TELL ME A STORY WILDERMYTH FREE
A fantastical world has been fully realized, breaking free from the generic trappings of other games of its type. The art in these panels is hand-drawn and evocative, a forgotten picture book where wolfmen, gorgons, and animal deities rub shoulders with farmers, ruffians, and heroic warriors and mages. After every battle, successful or otherwise, the plot moves forward via comic strip-like panels where party members banter. During battles, characters appear as paper dolls and cardboard cutouts, but are still expressive and satisfying to move and give instruction to.
The art direction and overall presentation is quietly stunning, like a magical pop-up book. Will a lone traveler be ambushed, and permanently killed? Or will that greenhorn recruit be able to make it across three territories unmolested? Even though mechanically the player is simply clicking and assigning tasks to their characters, there is a nail-biting quality to trying to maximize efficiency.
But travel takes time, and tension builds when trying to reunite a spread-out party. Keeping one eye on the calendar is essential, but it also becomes necessary over time to split the party up, sending members to complete tasks all over the map. Characters inch ever-closer to retirement age, and actions like hiring new recruits or scouting nearby territory eats up in-game time, advancing plot beats and granting enemy forces powerful new Calamities. Most everything in Wildermyth is tied to a ticking clock. The battles themselves are deliciously complicated, with multiple character classes to master that all have their own strengths and weaknesses, and enemies that grow more powerful the longer the campaign goes on. Exploring the map and securing areas can yield more resources, which can eventually be crafted into powerful weapons and accessories for the player’s ever-expanding party of heroes. Between battles, players see snippets of story and send party members to scout the map. At its most basic, this is a fantasy-themed turn-based strategy RPG, broken up into chapters with discreet goals. Every element is striking, and once players settle into the rhythm of Wildermyth‘s storytelling, it is incredibly difficult to put down.įor fans of Final Fantasy Tactics or the many games it inspired, Wildermyth will feel easy to sink into. From tile-based strategy video games like XCOM to literal tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons, Wildermyth puts its own spin on familiar gameplay to great effect. Wildermyth is a celebration of legacies, both in its mechanics and in its storytelling. Image courtesy of Worldwalker Games Learning a Legacy
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