This adds another strategic element on how to utilize them. The Daughter that absorbs the sacrificed one will receive a trait whose effect depends on the level and class of the sacrificed Daughter. The only way to heal a Daughter is to sacrifice another one that is of the same level or higher. You do unlock a fourth class later on, but it would have been nice to have maybe one or two more class types, to add even more variety. Many of your units will die, and so you can’t necessarily get attached to them. The small number of selectable classes is probably by design to make sure you aren’t slowed down in menus. The Remembrances also ensure that if you do wipe out on your current run, you’re never too far off to get back to where you were originally on your next one. There’s not much preplanning besides making sure your Daughters are healthy and that they’re equipped appropriately. Battles are short and snappy, which is important in this subgenre, especially when in contrast to much longer battles seen in standard strategy games such as Fire Emblem. What Othercide does great is streamline all of its mechanics to fit the roguelike experience.
These bonuses can include being able to resurrect a single Daughter, or allowing you to skip an entire Era, so you don’t have to go through it again. The Shards you earn throughout your runs are permanent and can be used to summon Remembrances, which are bonuses that apply to your new run. However, you will absolutely die many times, and when you do, it’s back to square one. They provide skills with some extra benefits, such as granting an additional hit or restricting enemy movement for a certain amount of time. Memories are dropped from downed enemies during battle and function similar to item equips. Vitae has two different uses, birthing a new Daughter to join the fight or can be spent to equip Memories onto skills. Winning a battle gives you experience, Vitae, and Shards. While at the beginning you’re going to be performing mostly basic attacks, during the later Eras where most if not all of the battle system’s intricacies have been unlocked, each fight can be quite a spectacle when you have a variety of different skills.īattles can range in difficulty and objectives, and choosing harder missions offer more rewards. A timeline appears at the bottom to dictate which units act in which order.
Being a parent is toughĪdditionally, the Daughters will also learn Traits, which are passive abilities that grant specific bonuses, such as a set experience boost percentage after a battle or extra damage against a certain enemy type.īattles are played out on a turn-based grid. As the Daughters level up, they will learn new skills that can help them in battle. Each stage in Othercide is known as an Era, and you have to fight your way through a number of battles before you discover the boss of that Era.ĭaughters are the remnants of Mother, and initially come in three main classes: the Blademaster, Soulslinger, and Shieldbearer. Continuing as merely a spirit, the Red Mother must send her Daughters to fight creatures known as Others and bring an end to the Suffering. The game’s story takes place following the death of Mother, who was humanity’s greatest hero, seemingly immortal after hundreds of years of defending the Veil.Īn entity known as the Suffering threatens to destroy the world.
Othercide ’s tone is incredibly dark and gritty, but it shines through as a fantastic roguelike strategy game.
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