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Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: RPG/Action
Developer: Psycho Sorted

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'Everstar' (ALL) Announced, Seeks Crowd Funding - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 21, 2014 @ 9:40 a.m. PDT

Everstar is an epic fantasy game set in a physics-rich 3D world, where you can play tactically or as an action game.

Everstar is a game about a class of teenage gladiators who will charm and surprise you, follow you into danger, face their worst nightmares, and eventually tear down the world and stand atop the rubble in victory.  

In Everstar you control a party of up to 6 characters at once, each character's gameplay is deeply customizable with job and kit swap systems. The game's full campaign can be played with online co-op - invite up to 5 friends or go it alone - your choice. The host assigns control of as many or as few characters as they want (along with pausing rights) and retains control over all story choices. Be a battlefield general in Tactics mode, or get your hands dirty on the front lines in Action mode. Both styles of play support either a keyboard/mouse (PC only) or gamepad (all platforms).

Psycho Sorted (formed by ex-Bioware devs) has launched a kickstarter campaign, looking for $850,000, to finish development of Everstar.

You will not waste your time wandering huge empty worlds, jogging five minutes between encounters, or being forced to grind. Each game day you will explore the story, world, and personal relationships, fight rivals and creatures, and progress your characters how you see fit. Slide down steep terrain, dodge arrows, block attacks, leap off ledges, knock enemies into walls, explode them. There are no artificial miss chances or random damage numbers - this makes tactical play in our game more fluid and realistic rather than being all about statistics and dice rolls.

The day-to-day groove of the game gets shaken up by calendar events. These are the big encounters your characters have been training for, and they often feature intense, timed decisions to make.

Pause the combat at any time to give orders to your party - you can instantly jump from character to character and directly control them, actively block attacks, and use your powers. You also have the option to zoom back into tactical mode and let the combat AI take over. Created with powerful behavior trees, our AI imbues your party with life as they flank, block, combo, and use their abilities intelligently even if you haven't given them direct orders. A job-based skill system means you can customize and optimize every member of your party to your hearts content.


Key Features:

  • Everstar is the first truly 3D party-based action RPG – use height and terrain to your advantage!
  • Everstar features (optional) co-op play in the main campaign!
  • Everstar is about a class of teenage gladiators in a fantastic world who you direct through the choice driven story
  • Everstar uses high end physics based interactions for more interesting and visceral gameplay
  • Everstar has real-time, pausable combat that can be directed at the press of a button with tactical mode

 


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