Battle Chasers was a popular comic from 1998-2001 that was created by Joe Madureira featuring a rich mixture of fantasy and science in a colorful universe. Interestingly it was never concluded because Joe Madureira left the comic industry to get into, what else, VIDEO GAMES!
Fast Forward 16 years and we are finally seeing a conclusion and a video game based on those comics!
Battle Chasers Nightwar can be played independently of comic lore knowledge (all is revealed with comic book style panels and cutcenes) And picks up after the end of the comic series.
Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.
Release Date: 10/3/2017
Platform: PS4, XB1, Windows - Steam, GOG, Switch (Switch is slightly delayed with TBA date)
Price: $29.99 (39.99 Switch)
Publisher: THQNordic
Features:
~Classic turn-based combat inspired by the console RPG greats, with a unique overcharge mana system and incredible Battle Bursts.
~Beautiful, randomly-generated dungeons loaded with traps, puzzles, secrets and loot.
~Explore an overworld peppered with hidden dungeons, rare bosses and randomly appearing friends and foes.
~Build your adventuring party by choosing three of six available heroes from the classic Battle Chasers comic series, each with unique abilities, perks, items and dungeon skills.
~Dive into the deep crafting system, using the unique ingredient-overloading system to create epic items!
~Fishing! (which isnt JUST a mini game, used to get unique items and such...)
~Crafting!
~Classic Style Overworld
~Garen from LoL! (inside joke for BC fans...)
Your Party Members:
Calibretto the War Golem, Gully the girl with the Gauntlets, Garrison the washed up ex-soldier, Knolan the quirky Wizard, Red Monika the roguish thief, and Alumon the mysterious Demon Hunter.
In-game Manual
https://imgur.com/a/nihnP
BTS
Character Featurettes (more to come!)
Knolan!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vJiqo_gKs8
Animated Cutscenes by POWERHOUSE Animation (Who recently brought us the Castelvania Netflix animation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfpA3otoTAQ
Opencritic:
http://opencritic.com/game/4905/battle-chasers-nightwar
Metacritic:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/battle-chasers-nightwar
PSU (9.0)
http://www.psu.com/review/34351/battle-chasers-nightwar-review
EGM (9.0)
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/battle-chasers-nightwar-review
Dualshockers (8.5)
https://www.dualshockers.com/battle-chasers-nightwar-review-ps4-pc-switch-xbox-one/
"Through hours of RPG combat and dungeon exploring, the game manages to stay interesting and fresh, which makes it difficult to put down."
Game Informer (7.75)
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/b...le-chasers-nightwar-game-informer-review.aspx
"The balancing problems create an uneven play experience, which is disappointing considering the good things this stylish RPG has to offer. Airship Syndicate's gorgeous art design and fluid animations are a wonder to watch, and Nightwar's overcharge ability system offers a layer of strategy that is often missing from turn-based RPGs."
Playstation Lifestyle (7.5)
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2017/10/02/battle-chasers-nightwar-review-headline-ps4/
"While not without its fair share of problems and technical issues, Battle Chasers: Nightwar still manages to provide plenty of tense battles that challenge players."
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Update 10/14/17!
Patch 1.02 is out fixing saved data corruption and most crashing bugs (crashing is mostly fixed, theyre still working on a few more, but they have a new save system that works under the hood making sure your save wont corrupt while auto saving)