Press release:
Tokyo September 6th.
The Tokyo-based (Japan) indie games publisher GRAVITY GAME ARISE Co., Ltd. and London-based (the UK) indie games developer Dreamnauts Studios (formerly Playtra Games), today announced with great thrill and happiness that their tactical bullet hell RPG “Grid Force – Mask of the Goddess”, is coming to PC via Steam on September 15th, 2022.
The game, which recently was one of the 3 Devcom award winners, will be releasing first on Steam in English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese, with Xbox, Switch, versions and French, German, Spanish and Portuguese language versions to follow soon after release.
“Grid Force” is a real-time tactical bullet hell RPG with a large diverse roster of over 28 heroes to recruit, train and evolve. Commonly mistaken for turn based, the battles are all real-time with lightning fast combat that is instantly addictive as you take on wave after wave or increasingly intense enemies in your attempt to conquer the grid!
A deep and passionate story, featuring an all female cast. Take on the mantle of Donna, a fighter shrouded in mystery, as she traverses the world of Gora meeting friends and building her team of heroines to unravel her origins and save her and her friends future. Told through beautifully hand illustrated manga-style comics embark on a journey where each decision you make could earn you a new friend or a new rival.
Build a squad of 4 heroes, paying close attention to their abilities, playstyles and elemental type. Actively switch between each of your squad members to meet the challenges the encroaching throw against you.
There are Champions, Spellbinders, Defenders and Valiants classes to choose from, and each character has their own unique regular and heavy attack and special skills. Which elements the characters use can also affect the damage you inflict and take. If you have trouble beating a certain wave of baddies, switching around your crew might be just the ticket.
Collect various shards from the waves of enemies you defeat and use them to power up your roster. Make sure you pay attention to the abilities and element type of the characters you spend your shards on. The more powerful a character becomes, the more skills and abilities you can unlock.
Lastly hunt down and make sure to equip the precious masks. Not only are these relics of incredible importance, they each will imbue a character for a time with the power of a goddess to devastate the enemy.
Key features:
Dozens of unique characters to recruit and upgrade.
Thousands of possible squad combinations.
Tough-as-nails grid battles and mighty boss fights.
Story told in beautiful, interactive manga-style comics.
90’s-inspired soundtrack.
Dense dialogue trees.
Pivotal choices that lead to branching story paths.
Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1379960/Grid_Force__Mask_Of_The_Goddess/
Xbox Demo:
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grid-force-mask-of-the-goddess-demo/9NT218VZG9DH
Official Site
https://www.playtra.com/grid-force-mask-of-the-goddess
Gravity Game Arise
https://indies.gravityga.jp/
About Dreamnauts
Dreamnauts is a London-based development studio dedicated to creating genre-defying games for the player in all of us.
We are a small and diverse team exploring our dream of creating experiences that connect players in every corner of the world. We deliver wonder and fun though artistically inspired games, exploring (and breaking) genres like Strategy, RPG, Simulation and Narrative.
Grid Force – Mask Of The Goddess is our first title, a Tactical Bullet-Hell RPG set to be released in Summer of 2022.
Official Website
https://www.dreamnauts.co.uk
About Gravity Game Arise
Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd. continues to passionately take on challenges and bring smiles to the faces of people all over the world by focusing on game publishing and development businesses, taking advantage of our strengths to freely collaborate with group and partner companies not only in Japan but around the world.
The Gravity group operates in more than 80 countries through its major group companies around the world. Their games have received high acclaim in each country, and each region is developing its business based on strong cooperation.
As a member of the ‘GungHo Online Entertainment’ group, we are working on businesses that take full advantage of collaboration with our group companies.
Official Website
https://indies.gravityga.jp/
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Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround
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