Pre-sale Tidings: Combat Improvements

Combat is the heart of Cryptic Legends, as our brave heroes live or die by the sword (or spear… or axe… or bow…) in proving themselves to be the greatest champions in all the lands of the West.

That’s why, for the pre-release, we didn’t change combat much: it’s still detailed and happens automatically, and you can follow it if you want to — or just check out the results if you do not wish to witness the gore and glory.

For those of you who do prefer it, though, we have a new game engine which allows for a much wider variety of attack effects and animations. And it is now actually 3D instead of 2D, so it looks crisper and better overall. Also, now you will be able to see not only attacks but spells in action, too (mostly because now your heroes can learn spell skills, but more on that in another post soon) in their full special effect glory.

Finally, we will add backgrounds to the combat screen, so now your heroes will have some context for their battles.

Check out our pre-sale announcement for more info and stay tuned for more details in the coming days!