An original soundtrack that changes dynamically with every choice.An arsenal of magic-infused swords that can be crafted and upgraded.A deep skill tree where players can unlock powerful new abilities such as the Hookshot or even Time Mastery.Charming hand-drawn illustrations and a colorful storybook aesthetic.Fluid and fast-paced combat blending acrobatic swordplay, grab attacks, special abilities, and more.Unique choice-based narrative in which players explore many different storylines to find the path to victory.Stories: The Path of Destinies now runs on Unreal Engine 4.18 with enhanced graphics and better performance! KEY FEATURES But with so many choices to make, so many potential dire destinies, wouldn't it be great to be able to come back in time, learn from your mistakes and find the one true path? But Reynardo’s fateful decisions won’t always come easy: Sometimes retrieving a weapon lost at the beginning of time means sacrificing the life of an old friend. From tongue-in-cheek takes on heroic adventures to dark, Lovecraftian scenes, Stories’ repertoire is as diverse as it is action-packed. In Stories, each choice you make takes Reynardo into a unique narrative. Can he come up with a plan that won’t blow up in his face, for a change? Reynardo, ex-pirate and unintentional hero, suddenly becomes the last line of the defense against the mad Emperor and his countless ravens. It looks really rather nice, and you can check out a trailer and wishlist it here on Steam.Stories: The Path of Destinies is an action RPG set in a vibrant fairytale universe filled with floating islands, majestic airships, and colorful magic. Who killed her? You've got no idea, but a few trips through the world's last day might give you enough information to prevent everything going pear-shaped. Omensight's twist is a little more Groundhog Day the end of the world is coming, triggered by the death of the Godless Priestess. So, why are Spearhead Games giving away Stories: The Path of Destinies? Simple To promote their upcoming spiritual successor/pseudo-sequel Omensight, which is due out in just three days. Depending on just how you want to play it, your path may end up more than a little blood-soaked, but if you want to see everything, you might have to play the bad-guy sometimes. Vulpine protagonist Reynardo is a roguish sky-pirate by trade, which gives him a little more moral leeway than most. The only real issue there is that there's no option to skip through chapters you've already seen, so you'll probably experience a bit of repetition along the way.ĭespite the colourful, outwardly cheerful nature of Stories, many of the endings are surprisingly dark. But that's the lesser of Stories' two big features - the other is made pretty clear in the trailer below.Ī given playthrough of Stories isn't especially long - maybe a couple hours at most - but based on your decisions at various key story branches (with more options opened up by foresight from previous playthroughs), it can end up at any of 24 possible endings, plus one, final, definitive ending if you're really willing to put in the time and effort. While this particular narrator clearly isn't quite as charming (or actively verbose) as Logan Cunningham, he does a decent enough job of keeping you appraised of what's going on both in the world, and within the protagonist's head. It even borrows the concept of a reactive narrator. Stories is a lovely-looking fantasy hack n' slash adventure, perhaps making more than a nod or two to Bastion. Grab it now, keep it forever and play it a whole bunch of times because this one is built for the long-haul, if you don't mind a little repetition. Not only is The Flame in The Flood still gratis via Humble, but the similarly delicious-looking cartoon action-adventure Stories: The Path of Destinies by Spearhead Games is currently free on Steam. It is apparently a good week to not spend money on games.
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