Well, we haven't reported on this one in a while! Coming from 11 Bit Studios and developer Dead Mage, Children of Morta is the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign which originally included a Wii U version, although you can guess what became of that. As with so many games, though, Wii U's loss is Switch's gain and this hack-and-slash action RPG arrives on 15th October.
The trailer above takes you through 11 different features and facts about the game to bring you up to speed if it's new to you or your memory doesn't extend all the way back to 2015. Heck, with all the video games coming out we have trouble remembering everything from last month, let alone four years ago!
Children of Morta is a procedurally generated hack-and-slash in which you take control of a family of heroic adventurers that level up together as you progress. While you probably won't be surprised to hear it has roguelite elements, permadeath isn't a feature and you can switch between one of six family members between runs. As you would expect, they each have different skills and and weaponry including daggers, swords, fireballs and more.
With three different lands, unique bosses and randomly spawning items, the game also features local co-op for two players and there's online co-op coming in a free update at some point down the road. Here are a few screens showing off some of pixel graphic art style:
The game has been well received on PC and currently carries a 'Very Positive' rating on Steam, so this is certainly one to look out for if you like your pixel-y roguelites.
If the comments are to be believed, pixel graphics ensure this will get a healthy 11/10 from Nintendo Life, but what do you make of it from the trailer? Have you been following Children of Morta's progress? Let us know with a juicy missive below.
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Have this on steam. its awesome. It's so worth it.
"If the comments are to be believed, pixel graphics ensure this will get a healthy 11/10 from Nintendo Life"
lol
Overwatch and Witcher 3 come out the same day. I’m getting those before I even look at this
@Whalehome I thought that date sounded familiar...
Im very looking forward to this - instant buy
@mcpedwards how would you describe the gameplay like? I mean quick description of mechanics and gameplay loops or even story which it seems to have more of than the average roguelike?
I've been pretty burnt out on roguelike lately, particularly those with permadeath, but it's one of the very few in curious and interested about these days.
@Ludovsky It's much more story driven than other rogue lites. Almost every time you finish a run or unlock a new area, there are little narrated story vignettes. Also, as you progress you unlock multiple main characters who all play very differently.
Finally, I played solo, but from all reports it's even better as a coop experience, if that's your thing.
@Ludovsky The gameplay is played top-down, like gauntlet or hyper light Drifter. The controls are sharp too. It's a dungeon crawl game so you'll have to navigate through three levels deep dungeons and fight a boss. The story progresses with more dungeons and quest completed. But what’s cool is that even when you die the story moves on. the characters seem to grow when you play, regardless if you complete a dungeon. What makes it rogue-like is that you'll have to start a dungeon all over when you die but you keep all experience and quest items. Also, when exploring dungeons, you will run into side quest that are cool and dark. such as finding a girl whose family was killed by monster and escorting her to safety, stuff like that. The main characters all unique and interesting as well.
Sorry if this info was overwhelming or disorganized. kind of writing as things come to mind.
This looks quite a bit like Mana Sparks mixed with Torchlight/Diablo
and a dash of Legacy of the Wizard
I want to want to buy it, but I don't know. The fact that it's not permadeath is a big plus. I'm tired of buying these games where I find out after purchase, "oh it's permadeath."
So I'll keep a lookout on this one.
Reminds me a bit of Moonlighter. Definitely interested.
Saw this on Steam and was hoping it would come to Switch.
I played the demo for this on Steam. It decent imo, but this pixel art style is just not my thing.
Yea.... hammer watch promised online play too. I’ll hold off and wait.
@Whalehome been there done that. This game looks pretty cool and I will be picking this up.
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