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King Arthur: Knight’s Tale returns to a grimmer, darker kingdom next yearThat rascal Arthur’s been up to no good.
That rascal Arthur’s been up to no good.
No, notthat Knight’s Tale. While I’d love to be proved wrong, I’m afraid Paul Bettany probably isn’t going to show up to give your latest tussle a bombastic shoutout in NeocoreGames’King Arthur: Knight’s Tale. Announced today, the developers of dimly-lit action RPGs likeVan HelsingandWarhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyrare returning to their Arthurian past for a nightmarishly dark, tactical-RPG twist on the English legend.
Announced today, Neocore’s Knight’s Tale is gearing up with a Kickstarter campaign ahead of its planned launch early next year. Here’s a wee peek at their grim ‘n’ slimy medieval fantasy to set the mood.
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While not explicitly linked to my knowledge, this is Neocore’s first step back on Arthurian soil since theirKing Arthurstrategy games from back in the day. According to Jim Rossignol’s (RPS in peace)King Arthur review, those games were a high fantasy, ye olde English twist on Total War’s blend of turn-based grand strategy and smaller, real-time tactics. Your man Art has become something rather rotten, twisted, and you can’t take a long death nap until you’ve dealt with his menacing forces across the Isle ofAvalon.
That said, there is a little bit of greater resource juggling, with a little Camalot management screen that seems very reminiscent of the Heroes Of Might And Magic games. The devs are boasting 7 opposing factions to take on, with weighty decisions dotting the story and an emphasis on the permanence of death. Your own heroes are a dour lot of armoured bastards, and while you can train them up to be powerhouses on the battlefield, they won’t hesitate to abandon you should you make the wrong decisions in your quest.
King Arthur: Knights Tale just kicked off itsKickstarter campaign, and you can mosey on over there for more deets on the project. Should all go according to plan, Neocore hope to begin their quest on Steam early next year.
