Tales of Evera - Roguelike

📍 Stoke, UK (GB)

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What's the story?

Since the ancient times and the ancient people, there were always gods present upon us. Some are good, merciful, some are strict but right and rewarding, some are relentless and impulsive but keep balance in the universe. And then there is one, hated by those three, one that always tried to cause havoc and destruction just to get all the power for himself.

Those gods were brothers, the creators of the universe and supreme rulers of the cosmos. For centuries humans and beasts lived together in harmony showing respects to every other living creature, regardless of who or what they were. 

But one god always wanted to be on the top, he wanted to rule above everyone else and be the only one that will decide the faith of the kingdoms. He was disgusted by how all the races cherished one another, he demanded separation and expansion of some races, but he quickly got silenced by the holy judgment of the three. 

Seeking revenge, the rebel god decided to retreat in silence and gather followers that would follow his lead and overthrow the three brother gods. For centuries he kept expanding his influence under the nose of the other gods, clueless of what was going on. Until finally one day he came out of hiding and struck the kingdom with might and sword, annihilating the once cheerful and balanced relationship between the inhabitants. 

Enraged, the three stripped the rebel god of his powers and sealed him into a crystal, the God's Tear. But the plan was already in motion, the different races started blaming each other for the demise of their people, and that's where the conflict started; after years and years of battles, conflicts and territorial movements, finally peace has been reached, but the once beautiful Kingdom of Velentia now stands divided into different areas, each one of them ruled by a different creature and faithful to a different god.

• The lands of Flie, stood strong and let not one get into their territory, keeping what has been given to them, theirs and remained unbiased.
• The Desert of Mishad, loyal to the god Kasnir, settled on the west part of the kingdom, separated from the middle by a massive sand hill.
• The Velentians, native of those lands, once united with the others, now stands on it's own, unbiased.
• The Lands of Rofnir, up in the north where the ice meets the waters, latched onto Martnir, their guide and faith.
• The Dark land of Sarthaal, also known as the "god's forgotten" once followed the god of fire Volnir, but left faith due to dark magic practices. The only thing remaining of the god is the Fire Monastery, landlocked by the dark ruler.

And in the end, the once exiled god, still persists in the territory, followed by few, but loyal servants. Also known as the forgotten brother, Sarkan-Baal. Faith in him remains blasphemous still.

The lands now stand separated and no one yet was able to find common ground, nor the gods, or the creatures, living in a state of persistent limbo, waiting to see what happens. It will be up to you, the hero to tie this story to an end.

Game features

Core of the game

The game is a rogue-like where you have to use the town portal to do expeditions inside the dungeons. Inside the dungeons, you will be able to gather material, experience, or even skills but the longer you are there the harder it gets.

Contrary to the norm, your character will grow stronger after each expedition giving that you don't fail. You don't start each expedition from zero.

If you get killed before returning you lose most of your experience and resources accumulated during the expedition.

Map

There will be a total of 3 maps after game release.

In each map there will be deposit point where you will be able to unload a portion of your findings if you intended to continue longer. These will be kept even if you fail.

The goal is to be able to beat all the bosses and reach peak power!

Combat

The combat is skills based where you have to react to a variety of enemy and trap. Magic, sword play and archery will be present, each with their own attacks and skills tree.

Skills

You can learn new skills by a NPC in town, while doing an expedition or simply by doing certain actions.

Each skill makes you more powerful and will let you do longer expeditions!

Bit of Back-Story!

Who are we?

One day two minds met, two minds that had similar ideas, similar passions for games and similar taste in new gen games. Both of us always wanted to create our own personal gem of a videogame.

In the age of the RPGs, where people write stories how they see fit, we decided that this is something we want to do, we want to put forward our own imagination, our own ideas and create a world in a game that we would call our own! People might say that there are so many RPGs nowadays, so many options to choose from, and yes, that is true; but there are never two world that are the same; different story, characters, worlds and even approaches to creating a compelling game are something that we all look for; something that will keep us digging for more in order to find out "What's next?". We want to bring back the classic formula of an RPG that is focused on the story, on the characters because that's what makes those games important!

Taking inspiration from some of the biggest titles on the market from the last century, there are still amazing formulas that can be used to have a solid, interesting, and immersive game, but some have forgotten this "secret sauce" in the industry.

In the age of indie development, there is a lot still to give to the players, to those that know how wholeheartedly indie games are made, regardless of their size; whether A-AA or in some cases AAA, the power sits in the hands of those who dare taking the first step, and it's something we did and we pledge to do. 

We want to give you something, from the heart, as two veteran gamers ourselves, that simply want to create their own world to share with others.

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