Operencia: The Stolen Sun News

Hey Adventurers!

We could not be happier to share that Operencia: The Stolen Sun is featured in the DevGamm Awards Sale with 50% off! The reason behind it is that our game has been nominated for the award in two categories: for the “Grand Prize” and “Excellence in Narrative”! Of course, this wouldn’t be possible, without all the adventurers out there, so we would like to say a huge Thank You! You are the king of our dungeon!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/985950/Operencia_The_Stolen_Sun/



We hope that it will be an event which will make Attila and the whole team proud!

[h3]Hi adventurers!

I'd like to intrude with a little cross-promo for our title 'Dread Nautical'. It is also turn-based and has a tactical element you might have enjoyed in Operencia. Might be worth checking out? [/h3]

Dread Nautical arrived on Steam today, with a whopping 40% launch discount, get it this week while the deal is hot!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1426900/Dread_Nautical/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Sales+%2F+Installs&utm_campaign=Dread+Launch

Once you secured your ticket aboard the ‘Hope’ -a cruise liner that offers luxury frights and (non)catered accommodation - we invite you to enjoy the sight of this evil dimension from any of the ship’s 20 decks and socialize with Lovecraftian horrors.

Aren’t they charming?

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On the very real chance that you will be attacked and attempted to be devoured mercilessly, please equip yourself with the huge selection of deadly items we have available on deck. Make sure to maintain these and it could help to get acquainted with other survivors...um, passengers.

[h2]We wish you a pleasant struggle on the ‘Hope’![/h2]

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In the first two episodes if the series, we presented you the roots of modern RPG design and the implementation of real-time battles to RPG games.

This time, we would like to show how Ultime Underworld and Final Fantasy led the way technologically, achieving breakthroughs in the immersiveness of games.

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“Immersion” can be a problematic term in game design because several factors contribute to the abstract feeling of immersion, but as RPGs become more graphically complex and start to venture into virtual reality, we can look back at early RPGs to better understand what factors and technologies bring a world to life.

As a side note, we recognize that Final Fantasy VII may not be a CRPG in the purest definition of the genre, but its impact was significant.

Sit back and enjoy the nostalgic feeling!

Hi Adventurers!

In the first episode of the series, we showed you how Bard’s Tale beat the limitations of PCs from the ’80s and adapted the tabletop RPG, Dungeons and Dragons into the computer platform. If somehow you missed that, go ahead and check it out here first.

As CRPGs began to mature, early designers experimented with various approaches to capture the action of the combat that we saw in our minds. Even today, we see designers taking very different approaches when bringing RPGs to life in new, vivid ways, and we can see the earliest forms of these modern ideas in classic games.

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In this video, Pat Holleman presents us how Eye of the Beholder and Dragon Slayer II implemented real-time battles to their games in different ways, which was a completely unique innovation at that time. Crazy, isn’t it?

Join us on our retro journey to the roots of RPG games, it is quite unbelievable how the innovations, which we take for granted nowadays, directed the genre to its today’s form.

[h2]Dread Nautical, the creepiest tactical RPG you'll ever play arrives on Steam on October 27 - just in time for Halloween!

Please wishlist today![/h2]

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Hey Adventurers! This is not strictly Operencia, or the world of classic RPGs, but we thought you might enjoy some more turn-based combat in a different setting!

Get into the spirit as one of four unlikely survivors:

Miraje, a lounge singer who’s not going down with this ship
Hatano, a katana-wielding badass with a troubled past
Vi, a young gamer who will need to grow up fast
Fargo, a personal investigator who’s too old for this ****

A tactical turn-based RPG with roguelike elements, Dread Nautical combines immersive gameplay with a colorful, but deeply eldritch tone. Supernatural forces have overwhelmed a cruise liner called Hope whisking away the entire clientele and crew to a different dimension.



Manage your scarce resources effectively, and convince scattered survivors to fight alongside you. You’ll need them for any hope of escaping this “vacation” alive.



Traverse all 20 decks of the to unlock the mysteries of the Hope. Think several steps ahead during each battle, plotting the optimal use of each character’s action points. Your weapons, bandages, and other items deteriorate, and your resources are very limited. Make sure your companions rest, or panic may overtake them.



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