Another Angle Games’ Shadow of the Road is an upcoming turn-based RPG that looks like it’ll blend the best aspects of Ghost of Tsushima and Baldur’s Gate 3. While it doesn’t have a release date attached to it yet, a new trailer has shown off some gameplay.
Set in 1868 Japan, at the fall of the Edo period, you play as a party of characters each with their own unique weapons and abilities. The group consists of Shōgun Tokugawa’s spymaster, two rōnin he recruits, and a mysterious boy.
As Japan sits on the brink of a political collapse, it’s up to your party to set off on a journey to reclaim their honor. The game’s store page description reads:
“Experience a country at a pivotal crossroads, torn between its cherished ancient heritage and the relentless march of modernization. Which side will emerge victorious? The fate of Japan hangs in the balance.”
If that sounds like a straight-up historical RPG - you’d be wrong. Shadow of the Road is also somewhat of a magical game too. According to the developer, this version of Japan is home to magical beings and advanced machinery far beyond what was possible in the 19th century.
As you play, Shadow of the Road will continually have you make choices too, with the outcomes drastically changing how the story unfolds. Role-playing game fans are no strangers to this type of storytelling, but the exact nature of how these choices affect the narrative remains to be seen.
Judging from the trailer, which you can view above, it looks like the game is going to have a deep combat system depending on the character you’re playing as. Similar to Baldur’s Gate 3, each character class is going to have their own weapons and abilities that will prove advantageous in certain situations, and less useful in others.
Shadow of the Road currently doesn’t have a release date set yet, but it’ll be launching on PC for Steam when it does. You can also sign up to beta test the game when that goes live by requesting access on the Steam page.
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