It’s always a pleasure to come across an indie game you’ve never heard of before, especially one that looks big and polished, as if you were going toe-to-toe with much bigger games. That’s how it feels to look at Thymesia, an action RPG with a dark setting and fast hand-to-hand combat against plague-infested brutes.
Watch this trailer to get an idea of what the combat will be like and what kind of world you will be exploring.
OverBorder, a Taiwanese development team, has been posting videos of the game for a few years, but the trailer above announces their publishing agreement with Team 17. Only seven people work at OverBorder, so it’s no surprise that they partnered.
The key to the game world is that it has been devastated by a plague, and Corvus, the protagonist of the game, is able to seize “enemy diseases and [use] them as weapons against their opponents, “according to the press release. Swords, sickles and spears are seen above, but I think the moments when they turn green are representative of Corvus wielding illness in some way.
Many battles also involve carefully timed dodges and defenses. In the press release, he explains that you can customize Corvus for different play styles and update your stats as you play so that each move is different. Knowing myself, I will lose to the first boss and never make progress.
Every year it seems to bring more games in that line.
Damn, there isn’t much information to share about Thymesia at this stage. Embarrassing! I’m really sorry to try to turn this post into an acrostic right now.