Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" delivers retro-style tactical turn-based combat in a fantasy setting with custom lore and magic. Players navigate a world map across more than 50 hand-crafted levels and over 80 scripted scenes or battles. A robust system handles facing, targeting styles, actions, delayed actions, and reactions, all rendered in 2D isometric from 3D assets or optional top-down view.
Unlock 14 classes, over 50 skills, and more than 140 powers like elemental magic, archery, and imbue poisons, alongside three-and-a-half tiers of gear. Train units in non-fatal fights against AI or another player to earn XP and skill points, or play cooperatively by assigning troops during deployment. This 25+ hour strategy RPG with new game plus appeals to fans of 1990s console tactical RPGs.
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" is a retro-style tactical turn-based video game in homage to console tactical RPGs from the 1990s. Its set in an in-house fantasy setting with it's own lore and magic, It also uses techniques to convert to a 2D isometric look from 3D assets.
The dream behind this game goes with the roman numeral five in its name, which was originally the code name differentiating it from four other tactical game systems the programmer, Paul Metcalf, had made.
Content Included:
• Robust combat system (with many mechanics: facing, targeting styles, actions, delayed actions, reactions)
• World map navigation.
• >50 hand crafted levels
• >80 scripted scenes/battles
• 25+ hours and new game plus
• 3 ½ tiers of gear/weaponry
• 14 unique unlockable classes
• >50 skills (proficiencies, abilities, power casting unlockable)
• >140 powers (Elemental magic, close range, Archery, Imbue poisons, etc.)
• Optional cooperative main-game via assigning troops to another controller during deployment
• Training option allowing a non-fatal combat to be controlled by player(s) or AI to gain XP and Skill points
• Optional Alternate top-down perspective available
