If your characters survive long enough, they may just retire due to old age. Or you can have them go out in a blaze of glory, doing a ton of damage to an enemy. You can have them retreat, but they’ll have a permanent debuff. If someone takes lethal damage, you’ll have a choice to make.
That difficulty will potentially see you losing members of your party as well. Encounters give you a solid set of options and provide a solid challenge on higher difficulties. There’s nowhere near the depth of many tactical RPGs, but that’s mostly okay. You can attack right away if you start next to an enemy, but that might stop you from moving. Or you can move a shorter distance and do so. You can move further, for example, but won’t be able to attack. Some provide great tactical advantages, giving you chances to make the most of the game’s action system, which lets each character do so many things per turn. The maps here aren’t all interesting, but there’s a solid variety, and they consistently make sense. The environments are another high point of the combat. It works really well and provides a lot of versatility in some environments.
They can latch onto items in the environment and use their unique traits to interact with enemies. Mystics wield magic which is perhaps the most interesting combat mechanic here. Hunters wield bows and other weapons which do damage at a distance. Warriors are your frontline combat people. You have three classes of character, with your normal starting group featuring one of each. This is important because there are only so many recruitable characters, and inevitably you’re going to lose some.Ĭombat in Wildermyth is pretty standard tactical RPG stuff. Others will have children who can join your crew and make you stronger in later chapters. A character who started a transformation will continue to transform and change. The further you get into each campaign, the more those choices start to pile up. Your choices matter and they carry across the game. Perhaps a moment will come where one of them can give up their humanity for a big boost of power. While they start with defined traits, however, you’ll have a big impact on how they mash together. Your team comes together, with each randomized character managing to have a ton of personality. Tying into the book theme, which goes great with the lovely papercraft look of the game, each quest feels like a legend.
My favorite part of the game is how charming the storytelling is. Depending on how you do, you’ll earn a period of peace before the next chapter. Each chapter will have you working toward a goal and trying to complete as many objectives as possible for your crew. Each campaign will have either three or five chapters. There are five set quests to start with, each of which does a strong job of laying out the game. One had me tracking down an evil gorgon while another had me dealing with a group of ancient machines brought back to life. From there, you’ll explore the land, recruit new members, get into epic fights, and track down details of whatever your main quest is.Ī handful of pre-made quests are a nice place to get started. Once they do, they’ll decide the life of an adventurer is what they want, and you’ll end up on an overworld map. Inevitably though, your three characters will stumble onto some sort of danger and survive it. The details of your quest can vary wildly. Once you’re done getting that set, you’re dropped into a storybook tale revolving around your three heroes. You can customize them if you like, or just let the game give you three that look good. Inspired by tabletop RPGs, you start each campaign in Wildermyth by rolling three characters. With memorable storytelling, a great look, and tons of potential into the future, this is a game well worth your time. How can you do that randomly and still make it captivating? Somehow, Wildermyth pulls this off. A good RPG relies on the quality of its story like few other genres. Before playing Wildermyth, the idea of playing a procedurally-generated RPG would have sounded awful.
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