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The creators of Othercide, the grimmest TRPG ever made, are making a superhero dating simOK, it has turn-based combat
OK, it has turn-based combat
Image credit:Lightbulb Crew
Image credit:Lightbulb Crew
But I do acknowledge that it’san acquired taste, not least because the narrative and extra-dimensional setting are relentlessly unpleasant - a terrible soup of mother metaphors and Penny Dreadful imagery, in which you pit clones against Silent Hill monsters, then liquefy the survivors to spawn new characters. What’s the appropriate way to follow up a game like that? Ah yes, with an episodic dating sim.
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Over the course of an episodic story, you must suit up and “TEXT, DATE and FIGHT your friends and enemies alike” in turn-based combat. You must also put a stop to various beastly invaders from another dimension, and look into a cosmic mystery. But it sounds like the emphasis here is on getting to know other hot singles, with dialogue and skill progression carried out using an in-game phone. As you’d expect, who exactly you bed, snub, friendzone, etc will shape the overarching plot.
“Will you become frenemies, rivalovers, friends with benefits, or will you find true love amongst the chaos?” the blurb continues. “When you’re not getting down and flirty, use your strategic know-how, stylish combos, and the tactical timeline feature in turn-based battles against sexy supervillains and their ghastly goons.” From the trailer, it looks like they’re going with a classic side-on,Final Fantasy-style format, rather than the checkerboard approach from Othercide.
