Alteil: Horizons has the structure of a CCG and the flow of a unit tactics game.
- Collectible Card Game Structure -- collect cards, build decks and duel either PvP for ELO ranking or in single player adventure mode.
- Unit Tactics Game Flow -- Field units with resources, no randomly drawn hands. Units have HP, AT, DF, AGI, RNG and take turns, highest agility first. Pick from the unitās Action Menu -- Attack, Move, Rest, or use special abilities!
- Hybrid Tactical RPG / Card Dueling Game mechanics
- Collectible cards with full RPG-style stats, alternate art and story
- Story and Art contributions from famous names in the Japanese game industry
- Over 2000 pieces of gorgeous card art, with more added each month
- PVP dueling / ELO ranking
- Single player story mode with 20 adventures at launch -- more added every other month
- Duel replays and spectator system
- Core tournament-legal set ensures tight balance
- Card crafting and player marketplace
With a little help from our very supportive friends in the Japanese
games industry, Alteil Horizons sports creative contributions from
some old pros and big names:
Story and direction by
- TAKUJI ASANUMA, director of Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile.
Art and design by...
- KATSUYA TERADA, concept artist of āThe Legend of Zeldaā
- HITOSHI YONEDA, lead artist of āThe Secret of Manaā
- SHUNYA YAMASHITA, designer of āFinal Fantasy Xā
- YUJI KAIDA, franchise artist for Transformers, Godzilla and Macross
Four Gods sleep under the Kingdoms of Menā¦harness their power!
It is you who know the truth of this world. You are one of the chosen few who know of the four Ancient Gods ā infinite beings forgotten by history. Each godās Sphere of Influence still permeates this world -- all living things are subconsciously bound to one of them. Tapping into the Spheres of Influence, you summon and command the might of enormous monsters, epic heroes and arcane dragons to defeat your enemies!
Each duel brings new challenges, with the huge amount of cards available, youāll always be up against strategies that push the limits of Alteilās various gameplay mechanics ā such as the day/night cycle and its effects on undead and lycanthropes, the Soul Card system that lets each player fine tune their Life Point total to better compliment rush or combo play styles, and the Revival system that turns extra copies of a unit in the deck into āextra livesā for that unit on the field. Every match also yields exciting treasure drops, to help you build a vast card collection or just fine-tune and perfect your favorite decks!
In addition to completing a successful Kickstarter and presenting at the Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2014, weāve been lucky enough to get some great press for Alteil: Horizons. Hereās what theyāre saying:
- Kotaku praised the team of artists, saying āAlteil: Horizons is actually an all-stars kind of ensemble title.ā
- MMO Attack focused on the game, saying āHorizons combines what players love from their favorite trading card games with RPG elementsā
- Massively.joystiq names Alteil a ācontender in the ringā in the card combat genre against HEX and Hearthstone.
- They also put Alteil at the top of their 2013 summer list of crowd-funding projects to watch!
- The Examiner noted, what āsets this game apart from its rivals is the amount and quality of the gameās art.ā
- JStationX calls Alteil Horizons āthe next best card-based RPG.ā
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