Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition) (tuxdb.com)

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Defender's Quest II: Uematsu Music, Battle Art, Story!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=534120849 We've got a treat for you all today, a new Defender's Quest II story post courtesy of our writer James Cavin, a preview of the latest art, and -- the first of several tracks composed by legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu! Yes you read that right, several. Our initial deal with Nobuo Uematsu was for just one track, so we were surprised when instead we got nine. Some of these were short little diddies (think of a "Victory fanfare" or "going to sleep at the Inn" tune), but a few were full-length songs. So today you'll get to listen to one of the latter :) Some quick housekeeping updates:

We just released Spanish and Italian translations of the original Defender's Quest.
The HD remake of Defender's Quest (see here and here) is nearing completion.
The HD remake will be a free update for existing DQI owners
- It will use existing Steam/GOG/Humble store "slots"
- Save files will be tested for seamless compatibility
- You will still have access to the old "legacy" Defender's Quest build if you want
- DQHD is a native C++ app, so no Flash or AIR in any shape or form on any platform
- Yes, this means our Linux builds will finally not be a huge pain to install.

Since DQHD is powered by the DQII engine, DQHD's release will mark the end of foundational DQII engine work. After that "all" that's left for us to do will be to finish DQII content. Here's a rough schedule:

Next month or two: public demo of DQHD
End of 2015 (tentative but looking good): DQHD release on PC (Mac/Windows/Linux)
Q1 2016: DQHD release on certain home game consoles (unless there's certification delays)
When it's done: DQII

As for the rest of it, you can check out the full information at our blog: Defender's Quest II: Uemastu Music, Battle Art, Story

[ 2015-10-12 17:06:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

Level Up Labs, LLC Developer

Level Up Labs Publisher

2012-10-30 Release

Strategy RPG Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 51

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Overwhelmingly Positive (2650 reviews)

http://www.defendersquest.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten Content (Linux) [650.93 M]

Defender's Quest is a Tower-Defense/RPG Hybrid (Think Final Fantasy Tactics meets Tower Defense). It focuses on three things: tactical depth, customization, and story. That means no random encounters, no spikey-haired emo kids, no forced time sinks, and no tedious, repetitive battles.

The battle system builds off of tower defense, with individual characters taking the place of towers. Each character levels-up, learns skills, and equips gear individually, allowing the player to customize their battle experience and strategy. The overall game structure is similar to "tactical" RPG's, but with a real-time battle system. Game speed is adjustable, and commands can even be issued while the game is paused.

It also features an engaging, character-driven story written by an actual English major! The story strives to be fast-paced, snappy, and always relevant to gameplay with minimal exposition. Finally, it's got options and accessibility settings out the wazoo, so that you can have the best possible experience!

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NOTE: this game is currently locked at 30 FPS. This is mitigated by three factors: