Age of Decadence Public Beta

By: Derek Yu

On: May 4th, 2012

Iron Tower Studio has released a public beta for Age of Decadence, their up-and-coming role-playing game, and opened it for preorders. As far as I can tell, there’s a lot here to get hardcore CRPG players excited: AoD appears to put a heavy emphasis on role-playing, dialogue, and combat, with the three carefully intertwined. Quests are designed not only with multiple solutions, but also multiple starting points. One playthrough, for example, may have you assassinating a certain character while the other will have you protecting them – it all depends on how you choose to play. And the combat, which is turn-based, promises to be extremely punishing to players without the requisite stats and skills.

AoD takes place in the shadow of a crumbling, Roman-themed empire, where various political factions are vying for their own agendas. According to the FAQ, these factions play a strong role in the game, and as a player you can make and break alliances and even double- or triple-cross your allies. Or, if you want, you could try to ignore them and remain unentangled.

It sounds like Iron Tower is hellbent on delivering a complex CRPG in which your choices truly have deep consequences and role-playing is at the forefront. Enjoy the beta while you wait – Age of Decadence is slated for a 2013 release.

(Source: Chef Boyardee)

Posted in Previews, RPG, Windows | Tags: Iron Tower Studio

BananaGuy

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http://twitter.com/gnomeslair Gnome

Colour me excited! This does look brilliant and even comes with an original game world. Mind you, the wait has been pretty long, but apparently worth it!
Ollyoxenfree

This is pretty interesting. I like the theme of cyclical civilization.
http://www.youngwebbuilder.com/forum Teen Business Forum

The lighting looks nice.
novelweapons

Just wanted to chime in and say that the beta gives hardcore CRPG nerds plenty to be excited about. The combat is AP based and difficult but fair, the game offers a wealth of various outcomes for almost each and every quest, the tone is alternately high-fantasy serious and irreverant, and the deep stat-driven gameplay will have you pouring over your character sheet for minutes on end deliberating the next upgrade. Also, it’s worth mentioning that stat checks feature prominently throughout this and the outcomes of many situations will boil down to your choices in character development, a welcome and sorely missed feature in many modern RPGs. Color me excited. Don’t sleep on this one.
Guest

Cunt.