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New RPG Archaelund is Elder Scrolls with its foot stuck in Final Fantasy TacticsOut now in early access
Out now in early access
Image credit:4 Dimension Games
Image credit:4 Dimension Games
You’ll explore its landscape in first-person, roving sandy plateaus and frontier towns that remind me ofMorrowind, at times. Bump into a foe, however, and your first-person perspective undergoes a fission reaction, splitting into a full group of warriors who are controlled in top down.
Image credit:4 Dimension Games
Being confined to a small island, the kingdoms became locked in factional warfare and conspiracy. But then, after generations of strife, sailors discovered that the Horrors had finally abandoned Andoria, leaving it ripe for recolonisation. Well, if you discount the monsters and eldritch pollution, to say nothing of the Geldryn, a race of former Andorian slaves who retreated underground during the Horror occupation, and now aspire to inherit the surface.
Archaelund Trailer - Early AccessWatch on YouTube
Archaelund Trailer - Early Access
Theearly access buildencompasses the first chapter of the game’s main quest, with character progression limited to level 4. It includes one open-ended region with sidequests, challenges and secrets that is said to span 12-15 hours of playtime. It also gives you five playable races (including minotaurs, humans and goblins), fifteen careers, fourteen skills, over 60 talents or unique abilities, and over 50 spells. There’s no 1.0 release date estimate right now, but they do have adevelopment roadmap.
Archaelund is the work of 4 Dimension Games. The developer’s previousExiled Kingdomsis set in the same universe, and as the name suggests, deals with events on Varannar before the rediscovery of the sea route to Andoria. It’s the recipient of a Very Positive Steam reviewer consensus, and Archaelund’s early access build is also going down well so far. One to keep an eye on, I reckon.
