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Can’t Stop Playing: WildermythIt’s my party and I’ll die if I want to
It’s my party and I’ll die if I want to
It’s good to know that the rest of RPS will play anything if I call them “cowards” enough. Kicking off 2020 with a strong start, the game weCan’t Stop Playingthis January isWildermyth.
Three farmers defend their village from invading monsters. They go on to travel the land, looking for the source of the invasion. It’s difficultnotto boil it down to that, and that is very deliberate. This wonderful turn-based drama mine is proof that the power of a story is in its telling, not its base elements.
From that most basic of hooks, this turn based tactical RPG tells dozens of stories. Each character is initially a random assortment of faces, hairstyles, and names, with a couple of personality traits. The romantic coward, perhaps, or the greedy leader. They will quickly become far more to you, as their travels and battles kick off and advance subplots that bring them to life.
Your greedy leader finds a fancy gemstone set in a pedestal. It’s up to you whether they’ll try to pry it out. The bandit who joined you to seek atonement when you put her crooked gang out of business suddenly, darkly walks off on her own instead of entering a tavern that she clearly recognises. Does your jovial mystic demand an explanation, or respect her independence? “Put your arm in me,” whispers a fire to your warrior. What a stupid idea. Let’s do it.
I’ve alreadyenthused about itseveral times, precisely becauseit’s moreish enough to consume an entire week off, and one of those where your words fall over each other as you try to talk about everything it gets right at once. You can expect more posts about this gem over the coming month.
