Hey folks! Have you ever wondered what the Rangers of Harbourtown do? Well, its time for us to go into more detail
If you played our Steam Next Fest demo, youll already know the basics. At the beginning of Cassette Beasts, you wash up on the shore of New Wirral, an island on what seems to be another world. There you meet Kayleigh, a kind and friendly ranger, who takes you to Harbourtown and shows you the ropes. Along the way, you and Kayleigh encounter a strange and otherworldly creature known to the residents of New Wirral only as an Archangel.
Finding more of these Archangels is the key to finding the way off New Wirral and back to your home world. But to survive them youll need to get stronger--and thats where the Rangers come in

Rangers

Harbourtowns Rangers exist to support the community. They maintain the town, manage supply lines and deliveries, and keep important routes safe for travel. Occasionally, more dangerous situations pop up, and these fall on the Ranger Captains--the highest ranking rangers--to resolve. The Captains are also responsible for training new recruits, and in your case that means battling! Each of the 12 Captains has tapes based around a particular strategy they favour in battle. If youre not prepared with a strategy of your own it can be a difficult fight.
Stationed in New Wirral Park, Captain Wallace is most likely the first Captain youll face. We first showed him on our stream in December. His preferred strategy uses walls to block incoming attacks, so consider setting up your tapes with moves that will let you take them down quickly, otherwise youll get nowhere!
Ranger Wilma is an essential part of the Rangers organisation. Certain scarce items and upgrades--invaluable in the pursuit of Archangels--are stored and distributed by Wilma from the Rangers HQ in Harbourtown. The more your training under the Captains progresses, the more shell be able to provide you with.

Postgame

While I wont spoil how the story ends, I will say there is a lot more to do in Cassette Beasts after it! People dont stop arriving on New Wirral after your appearance, of course. Just as you received help from the Rangers early on, after youve completed your training and become a Ranger, youll be helping orient some of the new arrivals yourself!
If youve seen these bad boys in screenshots and videos before and wondered what they are, theyre what the Rangers call Rogue Fusions. Rogue Fusions are unnaturally strong monsters that have fused in the wild. Some Rogue Fusions surround themselves with a swarm of other monsters, and others seem to increase in power in other ways As a Ranger and a recognised combat pro itll be your job to keep them under control. But why do they form, and why are they becoming more frequent and dangerous? In the postgame, there are new monsters to encounter and record, and new bosses to fight. Each Ranger Captain can be rematched. This time they wont hold back, and will unleash their perfected strategies on you! And of course if thats not enough for you, beating the game unlocks additional game modes, including permadeath, and various kinds of randomisation.
Thats all for now. Let us know what you think in our Discord! And of course you can also find us on Twitter. Until next time!