"Soulburner" Video Game Announced: Moonbreaker, by Unknown Worlds

As I said on Reddit, VINDICATIOOOOOOOOON!

Now, outside of my sheer excitement of seeing Soulburner finally come to fruition, this game isn't the game for me. I'm going to try it out, as I would anything by Brandon, but the multiplayer and tabletop focus aren't my gaming preferences. Even if the game isn't my cup of tea, I hope that it's good and that it's wildly successful, as games are a great way to bring in new readers. 

It sounds like Brandon's involvement will mostly come in the form of the audio dramas. I assume the in-game intent is for the player to listen to these while painting their figures, but for those of us who aren't so much into the gameplay, I'm sure these will get posted to youtube or elsewhere.

For me, the gameplay looks possibly up my alley, but not so much the painting and customizing. I'll be picking it up, and I look forward to ripping the audio from the game files and adding them to my podcast queue!

Yeah, doesn't sound like my speed but I'll give it a shot. If the rogue-like mode is solid enough it might be something I do for a little bit here and there, between other things.

so i checked the trailer, and i read this, and i still have't gotten any inkling on what the game is actually about.

now, maybe the marketing guys know what they are doing and in average this strategy is more successful. but me, I want to know facts. especially before committing money and/or time to something

1 hour ago, king of nowhere said:

so i checked the trailer, and i read this, and i still have't gotten any inkling on what the game is actually about.

now, maybe the marketing guys know what they are doing and in average this strategy is more successful. but me, I want to know facts. especially before committing money and/or time to something

In a way, the game is about the gameplay. What you see is what you get. Story, characters, setting, they're all just dressing for the type of game this is. (This isn't a dig at the game, just how I perceive it.) 

This first look goes over some of the stuff we didn't see in the trailer, but most of it is a deeper look at the mechanics that we did see at least briefly. 

On the bright side, I'm sure we'll get a full promotional blowout once we're closer to release. 

18 hours ago, Use the Falchion said:

In a way, the game is about the gameplay. What you see is what you get. Story, characters, setting, they're all just dressing for the type of game this is.

regardless, i got no idea what the gameplay is. from the trailer it could have been something like LoL, or a roleplaying game like baldur's gate, or even a fantasy version of civilization.

that single line of description in the video you linked tell me instead it is something akin to tabletop warhammer?

5 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

regardless, i got no idea what the gameplay is. from the trailer it could have been something like LoL, or a roleplaying game like baldur's gate, or even a fantasy version of civilization.

that single line of description in the video you linked tell me instead it is something akin to tabletop warhammer?

It's a turn-based tabletop strategy game. The mechanics beyond that (such as resources like Cinder) are hinted at and/or outright seen in the video linked. But yes, it's like tabletop Warhammer (I guess, I never played Warhammer) with some X-COM thrown in from what I've seen. 

According to this interview, about 8 minutes in: https://www.ign.com/videos/moonbreaker-brings-your-tabletop-miniatures-to-life-gamescom-2022

The audio dramas will be released for free in a podcast feed. So even if you don't play the game, free Sanderson audiobook!