![]() Don’t get greedy, and continue to open fire when able. Once the Deacon is reduced down to 50% HP, he’ll enter Phase 2 of the fight. Holy Cross - Reaction to being attacked.Will damage any Daughters in a cross-shaped area. Once players know the layout of the reaction attack, they may be able to position themselves and cast skills that allow the player to move away after attacking (The Blademaster’s Lightning Strike). Liturgy - Damage any Daughters within the marked area for upwards of 900 damage after 60 initiative.This attack basically covers the entire arena aside from the area directly around The Deacon. Upon a closer look, The Deacon's Liturgy attack is essentially the opposite AoE of his Mass attack. The Deacon will still cast Curse, Damnation, and Confession during Phase 2. The Holy Cross attack is where a player’s Soulslingers will shine. They can stand outside the AoE and blast The Deacon with shot after shot. However, make sure they stay at a mid-distance as the Liturgy attack is only avoidable by moving in close to the Deacon. Enough landed shots/Interruption shots ought to damage The Deacon enough to end the Confessions and unroot the Daughters. At this stage in the game, players should have Spirit Haste unlocked for their Soulslinger. ![]() Use this skill to boost another Daughter’s initiative to either deal a crushing blow or escape an AoE.Ĭurrently being compared to XCOM 2, Othercide is making big waves in the turn-based RPG genre. The game is a great exercise in patience and strategy. Players who rush in without thinking will be easily overtaken by even the tiniest Scavenger. Suffice to say Othercide’s boss battles require a few tough losses before players will even stand a chance.A good tactics game is able to take the thinky pain of an RTS and match it with the palatability of a turn based RPG. Lightbulb Crew’s, Othercide manages to burn those synapses just right. ![]() Othercide wears its influences on its sleeve, but I’m not complaining. With a red, black, and white color palette reminiscent of the Grendel comics, Othercide places you in control of a team of no more than four. These frail looking women (referred to as daughters) cut a path through increasingly gruesome monsters. The Blood of Your EnemiesĪrt director, Alexandre Chaudret, mentioned the mangas Berserk and Claymore being big influences. You can see both titles at play as white haired women fight disturbing legions of beasts. It has a Devil May Cry meets Bloodborne “dark-but-cool” atmosphere. Othercide features a selection of three classes, with each daughter coming preassigned to a role. The classes play well off each other, with skills ranging from status effects, to jumping to an opponent and attacking. Things you’ve grown to expect from the genre. If you want to read more about Othercide here is a list of interesting articles:It seems like business as usual, sans highly stylized art, but that’s where the similarities between Othercide and other tactics games end. Review: Othercide – Review Related Articles And at certain times, you will need to make tough decisions, as in order to heal them, one will have to give their life as a sacrifice, but that will make the one who survived even stronger. You will have to lead this army of Daughters and choose their actions carefully, as not only are their fates in your hands, but your actions will also shape their skills and personalities. The Daughters are echoes of the greatest warriors who ever lived, and now they are the only ones who stand up against Death and Suffering. Othercide is a turn-based strategy game, and in it, you get to control humanity’s last hope, known as The Daughters. Whoa we just killed the Surgeon last episode! But now we are going straight to the second Boss! It’s the Deacon and we have to face completely different boss mechanics. Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew Lightbulb Crew ![]()
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