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I (Robin Ek, TGG) was just contacted by Black Shell Media, and they presented to me Sollysoft’s (they are a Hong Kong based indie games studio) upcoming and rather promising 2D side-scrolling ARPG “The Untold World” (for Windows and MAC). Anyways, this is what Black Shell Media told us (TGG):

“We would like to introduce to you The Untold World (TUW) which features real-time gameplay combined with ARPG elements. The gaming market is flooded with rip-off and copycat games. What we want to do is craft a gamer-oriented game with a long-term outlook. We are passionate to bring you an in-depth game with beautiful 2K/4K resolution graphics and advanced Dolby surround sound.

Explore expansive worlds through two completely different storylines: The Celestial and The Underworld. Get immersed in dramatic campaigns, side quests, in-depth battle, and crafting systems. TUW allows you take any kind of weapon you want. Various weapons provide distinctive skills, combos, and combat tactics. In addition, you can upgrade or unlock new skills as your weapon level-up progresses through the game”. – Black Shell Media LLC

“The Untold World” is said to be released during the 3rd quarter of 2020 for Windows and MAC.

That sounds pretty neat huh? Sure, but what about game features then? Well, these are the said features for “The Untold World”:

Game Features:
– Characters: 3 Different Humanoid Races both male and female: Humans, Elves, and Beastkins
– Two Storylines: The world can vary depending on your choices from two storylines: Celestial and the Underworld.
– Celestial: You are a bounty hunter for the church/government but you have your own religious convictions. You have been framed and betrayed by allied apologists causing you to abandoned the essence of truth. You leap through into the Celestial by assaulted an apologist in an accident.
– Underworld: You are a famous phantom thief and heroic outlaw in your country. Steal from the rich and give to the needy! But you are arrested in a roundup and are sentenced to death. – Fortunately, death has been supplanted by being exiled to the Underworld.
– Exploration: This immersive world unfolds as you explore! Adventure through Kill Zones, Towns, the Wildnerness, Secret Areas, Dungeons, and more!
– Items: There are 4 different tier grades for numerous items. Each weapon type set of the character is favorable for skill tree and combos. Spectacular skills are unlocked as you upgrade your weapon.
– Leveling Up: Item enhancements, enchantments, and elemental phase shifts.
– Crafting System: Craft items using materials you can gather by collecting drops from enemies, scrapping acquired items, or refining them to a component part.
– Transformation System: When you finish a series of secret quests for NPC’s, then your character can transform into the NPC’s appearance and cast their unique skills.

Say hello to the ladies of “The Untold World” :3

It’s also worth pointing out that Sollysoft plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign for “The Untold World” (we are yet to be told when the campaign will kick-off, the same could also be said about the game’s Steam Greenlight page):

“Estimated release date will be 3rd quarter 2020, even if our crowdfunding’s goal was reached on Kickstarter. Let’s think about it, we still have spent quite some time to Hire a lot of Genius(estimate of the total number of staff around 23~26), Buy many Hardwares for our future development, Rent a bigger office, etc. So we are willing to accept your any suggestion, we’d better change Greenlight’s type be a prototype(concept). Hope this is clear and thank you so much. We are happy to discuss and look forward to receiving any supports : )” – Sollysoft

So there you have it =) And if you like the sound of that, then you can watch the Untold World intro video down below.