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Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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First release
Oct 03, 2017
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS) · Action, Fantasy
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an American made JPRG and dungeon-crawler, based on the best-selling Battle Chasers comic series by Joe Maduriera and inspired by JPRG greats such as Final Fantasy, Suikoden, Chrono Trigger, and Phantasy Star. It was developed by Airship Syndicate, funded through Kickstarter and published by THQ Nordic. The game features beautiful environments; a gorgeously animated strategic turn-based combat system; and hand-crafted dungeon rooms which are randomly arranged for a different experience each time. Players will battle enemies, find secrets, solve puzzles and explore the world.

Also known as Battle Chasers: Nightwar (バトルチェイサーズ：ナイトウォー), バトルチェイサーズ: ナイトウォー, BC.exe

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Storyline
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a turn-based role-playing game based on Joe Madureira's fantasy comic series. It follows a band of heroes, including the young Gully searching for her missing father, the brooding swordsman Garrison, the gentle war golem Calibretto, the roguish Red Monika, and the wisecracking old mage Knolan. When their airship is shot down over a mysterious island, the group is stranded among the countless treasure-seekers and villains drawn there by a vast source of magical mana. To find a way home, the heroes must brave monster-filled dungeons and confront the sinister sorceress Destra and her schemes.Read more

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a turn-based role-playing game based on Joe Madureira's fantasy comic series. It follows a band of heroes, including the young Gully searching for her missing father, the brooding swordsman Garrison, the gentle war golem Calibretto, the roguish Red Monika, and the wisecracking old mage Knolan. When their airship is shot down over a mysterious island, the group is stranded among the countless treasure-seekers and villains drawn there by a vast source of magical mana. To find a way home, the heroes must brave monster-filled dungeons and confront the sinister sorceress Destra and her schemes.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 03, 2017
Mac
Oct 03, 2017
PlayStation 4
Oct 03, 2017
All 8 release dates
Xbox One
Oct 03, 2017
Nintendo Switch
May 15, 2018
Linux
May 28, 2018
Android
Aug 01, 2019
iOS
Aug 01, 2019
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
68h
Completionist
75h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
jrpg, random level generation, dungeon crawler, roaming encounters, turn-based combat
… All 10, crowdfunding - kickstarter, pax west 2017, based on - comics, ea app, pax west 2016

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Critic Score
78
Main + Extras (IGDB)
68h
Completionist (IGDB)
75h
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