City of the Shroud’s Kickstarter campaign is now live! Help us raise the funds for the remaining 3 character models by backing us at the link below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abyssalarts/city-of-the-shroud Every backer will get a Steam key with early access builds as soon as the campaign ends! We hope that you’ll support us at launch - first-day backers have a powerful ripple effect that influences the entire campaign, so your support is amplified!
We’ve got a bunch of other fun backer rewards, including t-shirts, hoodies, and other add-ons. Be sure to check out our Kickstarter page for details. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abyssalarts/city-of-the-shroud We’ll also be at EGX Rezzed this week showing the game, so if you’re going, come say hi! We’d love to meet you in person. Thank you for supporting City of the Shroud, and we hope that you’ll back our campaign. We can’t wait to bring this story to life with you! Best, Shibusuke & The Abyssal Arts Team

[ 2016-04-06 16:06:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Take part in a live, player-driven story as it unfolds over four chapters. Your choices, and the choices of every player, will drive a living tale of shifting alliances as you race to uncover the truth of the magical shroud that holds Iskendrun captive.

Choose Your Allies Wisely

Somewhere along the way, you made a huge mistake.

You got to the city. You bribed the customs agent to get in. You helped a poor, old haberdasher who was being robbed - the only decent thing to do, really - and then this monster from another dimension came out of nowhere.

It was already almost dead when you punched it and it fell over. You keep telling everyone that.

Except, now they’re calling you the Hero of Portals, the five most powerful people in the city are each clamoring for your allegiance, and just when you’re starting to think of leaving the city for good...

...a magical shroud descends around the city and traps everyone inside. Next thing you know, the place is devolving into civil war, there are monsters everywhere, and apparently, you’re the answer to everyone’s prayers.

Yeah, you definitely messed up somewhere.

Good luck.

Features

• The story is a living episodic campaign: in each chapter, every player's actions impact how the world, changing how the story unfolds for the entire community in the next chapter
  
• 4 chapters: each chapter is crafted based on the cumulative influence of every player's choices and actions from the previous episodes
  
• Real-time, combo-based battle system: think on your feet and chain your attacks together to defeat your opponents
  
• Play your way: an optional “Wait Mode” pauses the action while you enter combos, and you can choose to slow down or speed up the gameplay to suit your playstyle
  
• Multiple difficulty options let you choose between focusing on narrative and testing your tactical prowess
  
• Online PVP multiplayer
  
• Deep combo and stat system lets you customize your team to suit your playstyle
  
• A distinctive world, beautifully realized in 2D and 3D