Celestian Tales: Old North
Ekuator Games · 2015 · RPG, Indie, JRPG, Turn-Based, Great Soundtrack
PC
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About Celestian Tales: Old North
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Lead one of six young nobles through a morally complex war where your decisions shape the story and carry over to the sequels in this hand-painted JRPG that strips away chosen-one clichés to explore what heroes will sacrifice for survival. Featuring turn-based combat, branching narratives told from multiple perspectives, and gorgeous hand-drawn environments, it's a mature take on classic RPG storytelling that forces you to confront the weight of your own choices.
Celestian Tales: Old North is a refreshing take on the classic turn-based Japanese style RPG. Scrapping away the cliché of a destined person or a boy/girl-saving-the-world, the story is tailored for a mature audience and questions the bare morals of a human being. Will you do anything to survive? Will you be steadfast in defending your faith and beliefs? Or will you let yourself be corrupted, little by little, in the name of greater good?The First of the Celestian Tales 3 Part Series, Old North is full of lush hand-painted environments, emotive portraits, memorable characters and a sprawling engaging moralistic storyline that is told through the eyes of six protagonists. The actions you perform and the decisions you make in Celestian Tales: Old North will carry over to the next installment of the series.
Experience what it's truly like to bear the responsibilities of a hero in the beautifully hand-drawn Old North. Take on the role of one among six young nobles, learning your way of knighthood and assisting the lords you serve. When an external force threatens the land, you find yourself swept in the tides of war where the deadliest enemies are those among your own ranks.
Featuring a turn-based combat system with plenty of character and party customization options, Celestian Tales allows you to play the game at your own pace in your own style. Enter the first decade of this epic three-game series and see for yourself what sets it apart.
Features
- Moral Confrontations - Situations are presented to the player throughout the game that force players to face moral questions and beliefs.
- Unique Story – By avoiding genre cliches, the story brings a fresh approach to RPG storytelling by allowing players feel the weight of their character’s actions.
- Multiple Story Arcs - 6 Selectable Characters allow you to play the game from 6 different perspectives. Play through the game as all 6 characters for a full experience.
- Traditional RPG Gameplay - Inspired by classic JRPGs with a turn-based RPG battle system, players can develop a personal combat style.
- Beautiful Art - Lush hand-painted background visuals and environments with detailed emotive character portraits and animated pixel-art characters create a full and complete world experience.
- Epic Music - A sweeping score that captures the pace and emotion of the story as it unfolds.
- More to Come - Old North is the First episode of a planned trilogy of games and your actions in this game will have impact in the next episode of the series.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
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The story is boring, the gameplay is insanely repetitive, there's SO MANY BUGS. The resolution scaling above 1080p is....nonfunctional. The progression systems of the game go COMPLETELY unexplained. Crafting and junk mats are not separated in any way; which is very bad because the game doesn't reward money for ANYTHING and yet *expects* you to constant be at the max possible weapon comp and upgrade in any given area. Most importantly, it's just not fun.1 found this helpful
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The gameplay is mediocre but the story is nice and the characters are interesting. Not the best RPG out there but worth the price.
good story, the art is great , the music is kinda standart on fantasy rpg genre. but somehow its lack of charm, icant play no more than a hour without take a break, even though its clunky, i haven found any bug, yet.
This game reminded me a lot of the Suikoden series, which I really enjoyed. As the first game in a new series, it's very well made. The characters are well-written and beautifully designed. It shows that the creators put a lot of thought into the development. The world-building and lore are also well done. Some might find the battle system too simple, but I think it's fine. Adding tougher enemies would help players develop strategies and better use each character's unique skills. The plot twist at the end leaves a lot of questions. I really hope the developers will continue the series and finish the story. It would be a shame if all this great work didn't lead to a proper ending.
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