Eine sterbende Welt, verbrannt von unnatürlicher Hitze, zwingt den jungen Bauern Jory zu einer verzweifelten Reise an Bord des fliegenden Schiffs Solarius. Begleitet von dem Gelehrten Dante, der Betrügerin Laura, der Tempel-Novizin Victoria und dem Zeitreisenden Cooper aus einer zerstörten Zukunft kämpfen sie gegen die Legionen eines unsterblichen Tyrannen, um die Sonne zu erreichen und seine Herrschaft über Zeit und Raum zu stoppen. Die Vergangenheit jedes Helden prägt seine Stärken - Jorlys Robustheit, Lauras Beweglichkeit -, während Coopers Tech sie gegen hochentwickelte Feinde, menschliche wie mutierte, stärkt.
Spieler wählen einzigartige Klassen mit angeborenen Fähigkeiten und unzähligen Skill-Optionen, leveln nach festen Begegnungen auf und passen ihr Kampfwachstum individuell an. Kein Grinding stört den Vorstoß durch die Legionen bis in die Höhle des Tyrannen. Indie-RPG-Abenteuer-Fans mit Vorliebe für Klassen-Progression und storyreiche Teamkämpfe kommen auf PC voll auf ihre Kosten.
STORY
The world is dying. Many years after the banishment of the evil that plagued the land, the world was hit by waves of unbearable heat. Crops are withering, rivers and wells drying and the cattle is slowly dying out from illness.
During his desperate work to save his family farm from the heat, young farmer named Jory was suddenly visited by a mysterious stranger claiming that the land could be saved and that he is the one who can help save it.
Despite his skepticism, in desperation he accepted the strangers offer and was instantly transferred to a strange flying metal contraption where three other people waited.
The stranger explained to them that the thing that plagues this world is not a natural, but man made disaster. An evil and immortal tyrant, together with his evil legions from times past is manipulating the Sun that heats their world and the very fabric of time. All to fulfill his goal of utter time and space domination. Coming from a time where the tyrant already established domination, the stranger known as Cooper came back in an attempt to rewrite time and thus save both present and the future from utter destruction.
He explained to his four guests that even though they are not warriors they all carry genes of great heroes of the past. Using his superior technology he can make Jory and his new friends capable of combating any threat that comes their way.
GAMEPLAY
Each character will choose his own unique class among the rich variety that "The Space Crusade" offers. Despite this, they will not only be defined by their class of choice, but also with their inherent abilities (i.e. farmer Jory will be more sturdy then his companions, while grifter Laura will be more agile then the rest). Every class will be able to use a wide variety of abilities that will enable them to combat their more technologically advanced foes. The number of possible encounters is fixed, so there will not be any tedious level grinding. After each level up the player will choose new skills, and with it the way their characters develop combat-wise. Goal of the game is to reach the Sun where the tyrant resides while combating his legions, both human and mutated monstrosities.
CHARACTERS
Jory - small town farmer with a wild youth, but after his father died he settled down to run his family farm in his honor.
Dante - young scholar with an interest in engineering. He accepted Cooper's call to observe his advanced technology.
Laura - grifter from the Capital City that joined Cooper to flee the guards chasing her after her last scam.
Victoria - initiate in a secluded temple yearning for adventure and an opportunity to help her fellow man.
Cooper - time-traveling stranger from a ruined future. He traveled back in time to stop the problem at its root. Pilot of the vessel "Solarius", and leader of the team.
