Shattered Destinies

Last time, I covered a bit about how I'd like to incorporate mechanics from each character's home game into how they play in Shattered Destinies, and today I'd like to expand a bit on how this will affect party composition as well as how it we can encourage experimentation so that player's are more apt to use the full roster of characters instead of simply relying on one or two of them. I'd also like to reward players for understanding the game's these characters come from as

One of the cornerstones of any RPG is the battle system. It's the primary way in which players will interact with the world that you present to them and a solid foundation from which to build the experience. The best story and visuals in the world won't save you if the majority of players drop the game early on due to a boring combat system. One of the biggest hurdles when making a game like Shattered Destinies would be to find a way to blend characters and worlds that have v

Art by ItsumiCarlo "Oh my stars, did I do all this?" Originally code-named Van Buren, the game that would become Fallout: New Vegas was originally intended to be the third mainline entry in the series. Facing financial issues, Black Isle Studios was forced to cancel the title in December of 2003. In 2007, Bethesda purchased the Fallout intellectual property, releasing their version of Fallout 3 the following year. With Bethesda already hard at work on Skyrim, the company sti

Art by puptartist "Being noble has nothing to do with who you are as a person or how hard your life is." Introduced in 2019's Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Claude is the leader of the Golden Deer class which hails from the Leicester Alliance. Unlike the other houses the player can choose between the Golden Deer has a greater focus on commoners over nobility, and while Claude himself is set to lead the Alliance some day, he remains far more approachable, bordering on aloof. Whil