Developer Update, Week of 2-23-18
Hello all! We hope to post developer updates here at least once every week or two, if not more often. For the first update, we'd like to just give a better description of the gameplay features planned for Mage: Kingdom Divide.
Mage: Kingdom Divide is inspired by the Super Nintendo-era JRPGs. As mentioned in a previous post, the game will feature challenging turn-based combat that requires clever resource management and strategy when deciding your party members' moves. Here is a quick rundown of what you can look forward to in the final release:
- An engaging story rooted in a prejudiced medieval society, where Mages are hated by many.
- Choose to play as either a male or female Mage.
- 3 Primary Dungeons (plus 1 mini-dungeon) to complete in any order you desire. Dungeons feature enemies to conquer, puzzles to solve, traps to avoid, secrets to find, and bosses to vanquish!
- Lead a party of interesting characters, whose backstories and motivations will come to light as you progress in the story. Each character is of a unique class and will offer different strengths as they are added to the party.
- A "lite" loot system to keep you hooked! Weapons and armors are classified as Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Relic. Explore, earn spoils from battles, and barter in towns to acquire the best weapons and armors in the game to strengthen your party.
- Side quests (because we can)!
- Freedom to explore the world map as you please. There are 4 main islands in the Kingdom of the Isles, each with its own interesting locales, and there are small "dot" islands that house their own secrets and rewards, too.
- Use new special Skills that your party members learn as they level-up.
And there is quite possibly more that we are leaving out (because we forget things). If this sounds like your kind of game, we would love it if you would head over to the Alpha Demo we are offering currently and let us know what you think! You can find the demo at this location: https://tryagaingames.itch.io/mage-kingdom-divide-alpha118
That's all for now! We will be back in the coming weeks with updates on the development process. If you have suggestions on things to change or additional features to put in the game, we welcome those!