Roguelite adventure game fans can look forward to the upcoming "Arabian Nights inspired" game 'City of Brass'. While the developer, Uppercut Games, would say that the game invokes an Arabian Nights feel in players, we certainly got some Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time vibes from it. The game has a similar middle eastern setting and skeletal mobs and sword fights, just in first-person instead of third-person. Also the team that developed this title consists of some folks who also worked on BioShock. The game will make its way to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 4, 2018. You can buy the game on Steam right now, as part of Early Access, for Rs 619.
Set in a mythological metropolis undone by its love of gold, City of Brassfollows a cunning thief on a heist to obtain fabled treasure hidden in the heart of the opulent ruins. Armed with a bullwhip and blade, players will lash-and-slash their way through the legions of damned souls that haunt this legendary labyrinth while pilfering relics and other riches contained within its walls.
The rhythmic interplay between these tools gives the experience a fluid feeling as melee bleeds into movement. The versatile whip is used not only to disarm, trip, and stun enemies but allows players to swing to safety or obtain objects that otherwise would be out of reach. The whip also has the ability to turn City of Brass’ dangerous environment against itself. Players can wield it to manipulate hazards from a safe distance and spring deadly traps on unsuspecting enemies.
The game seems to have a lot of focus on creating a truly unique gameplay experience for all players with things like shifting streets that ensure no two playthroughs are ever the same and a Blessings & Burdens system, which can make the experience much easier or do quite the opposite. These optional modifiers can tweak everything from player health and damage output to item costs, ensuring City of Brass is tuned to everyone’s needs and desires. This system also extends to Mixer, Microsoft’s next generation streaming service, where viewers can interact with live-streamers by griefing them with additional enemy spawns or helping out with extra gold or healing items (talk about playing God!).
"City of Brass is a fast-paced hack-and-slash adventure leaping from the pages of Arabian Nights,” said Ed Orman, co-founder and designer, Uppercut Games, “We hope players will enjoy plundering the city for its treasures when the game launches this May.”
