The Waylanders
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| Developer(s) | Gato Studio |
| Director(s) | Sergio Prieto[2] |
| Producer(s) | Fernando Prieto |
| Composer(s) | Inon Zur |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 2020[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Waylanders is an upcoming role-playing video game developed by Spanish team Gato Studio. It is planned to be released for Microsoft Windows in 2020. The game is played from a third-person perspective that can be shifted to a top-down perspective.
Gameplay
The Waylanders is a role-playing video game played from a third-person perspective and isometric camera view.[3] It is a real-time combat game with tactical pause option.[4] The battle mode has 12 different combat formations.[4]
Set in the mythological kingdom of Kaltia (based on Galicia, mixing Galician and Celtic mythology), the game puts the player in the role of a warrior, guardian, explorer, mage, healer or rogue coming from a human, Mouro, Fomorian or werewolf background.[5] In addition to choosing the character's class and race, players can mark their origin by choosing from a Celtic soldier, Celtic druid, Egyptian, Moure diplomat, Moure protector, Ares hound mercenary, alpha wolf, and slave.[5] Throughout the game, players encounter various companions, who play major roles in the game's plot and gameplay.
Development
The Waylanders is under development by Spanish developer Gato Studio.[6] The game is inspired by Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age: Origins.[4][7] It will be released on Steam Early Access in Q2 2020.[7]
Critics
The website PCgamer critics the release as a rough start [8] based on mixed critics on steam ratings about game crashes and performance issues, since the release date, the game has an average under 10 daily users playing it on steam platform[9].
References
- ^ "O videoxogo galego 'The Waylanders', protagonista na principal revista anglosaxoa do sector" (in Galician). Praza Pública. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Bishop, Sam (9 September 2019). "The Waylanders hopes to be unique with its combat system". gamereactor.eu. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "The Waylanders RPG en Kickstarter". kickstarter.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Roberts, Samuel (20 August 2018). "First look at The Waylanders, a time travel RPG inspired by Dragon Age: Origins". pcgamer.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ a b "The Waylanders, el juego de rol fantástico gallego, muestra su editor de personajes" (in Spanish). Vandal. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Gato Studio". Twitter. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "The Waylanders, el rol español inspirado por Baldur's Gate, llega al Early Access en 2020" (in Spanish). vandal. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "The Waylanders could be the next Dragon Age, but it's off to a rough start". pcgamer.com. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ . august 14, 2020 https://steamdb.info/app/957710/. Retrieved august 14, 2020.
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