If you only use 50 per cent (or less) of a Daughter’s action points, they might jump to somewhere in the middle of the bar, rather than returning all the way to the end of the queue. When a unit reaches the furthest left point of the bar, it’s their turn to attack.
As rounds progress and characters make moves, units shift leftward across the bar. Instead, Othercide makes use of something called a “dynamic timeline system.” At the bottom of the screen, there’s a bar showing every unit on the board. But it’s not a fixed your-turn/my-turn structure. It’s technically a turn-based game, in that you switch off with your enemies in who gets to make a move. When you complete sections, you earn currency you can ultimately spend to give a significant bonus for all Daughters in your party, usually a health or stat boost. Your goal is to strategically take out all of the enemy units before they can take you out. Their action points limit how far they can move and how many actions they can perform per turn. You order your units from spot to spot like murderous chess pieces. Each battle is set up like battles you’d find in many other tactical games.
The game is divided into five different sections, which culminate with a boss fight. They level up like you’d expect: by killing enemies and winning battles. Soulslingers are ranged warriors who wield dual pistols with deadly precision, and will feel immediately familiar to players of tactical shooters. Blademasters are comparatively more brittle but can dish out massive amounts of damage at close range. Shieldbearers are tough as nails, have high defence and health, and are effective at managing crowds. It’s all very dramatic and smacks of mid-2000s Hot Topic, even though the story kicks off in the twilight of the 19th century.ĭaughters can be assigned one of three classes. Led by a godlike entity called the Red Mother, the Daughters are locked in war against the omnipresent, otherworldly forces of Suffering. You control an army of Daughters, semi-immortal beings whose goth getups would make them fit right in at an underground heavy metal bar. Othercide, which has been playable on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 since July but just came out for Switch on Friday, is a visually striking tactical role-playing game with deep roguelike elements. Death comes quickly and brutally and recurs ad infinitum. Playing Othercide means rewiring your brain to tolerate and even seek out failure. Same for Fire Emblem (at least in Classic mode) and others of its ilk. In XCOM, once a character dies, they’re gone. Most tactical games condition you to avoid failure.
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