It will be vital to monitor the timeline bar and make choices accordingly. In fact, thanks to this bar you can plan the details of moves to be made, for example, decide to attack an enemy unit that is close to making his moves and make sure to delay it, or simply eliminate it, or using our party member abilities to anticipate a friendly unit turn and eliminate an enemy that is close to him.
During the battles, therefore, we will not only have to pay attention to the position of the enemy units but also to their turn order in the timeline bar.
This is just one of the fundamental elements that give a high level of strategy to Othercide. In fact, in Othercide each unit will have its turn. The red scarf around every party member turns black when their HPs are about to end Initiative Sequence systemĪs soon as the demo started, the first element analyzed was the timeline bar at the bottom of the screen, where you can see who will be the next unit to perform his actions. There are no procedurally created contents but everything is handmade. This is not a simple graphic choice but refers to the fact that some people dream in black and white and since in Othercide we are in a universe at the limit between the nightmare and reality, it is a very apt choice and at the same time creates a style one of a kind. The first element that stands out is definitely the graphic concept completely in black and white with the red as the only prominent color, which is used to highlight the various elements and details of the game. The new promising horror themed turn-based tactical game by Lightbulb Crew Horrors in black & white with some touches of vivid redĪs mentioned in the introduction, Othercide is a tactical turn-based game with dark plots, where we will be leading female warriors who will have to deal with horrors coming from parallel realities. Together with the Art Director, Alexandre Chaudret and the game designer, Bob Hands I was able to know more details regarding the gameplay and I found it absolutely fantastic. Last week, I had the honor and the pleasure of watching a demo of the promising Horror Themed Tactical Turn-Based Game, Othercide by indie Parisian Lightbulb Crew developer.