Pets will have other uses as well they'll work as effective pack mules, with huge amounts of storage for all your extra items. One fish we saw transformed a fire beetle into a deadly venomous spider, which is helpful when you want to poison your enemies. The type of fish you feed it will determine what kind of creature it transforms into. Never fear, however-even if your pup or kitty won't be much of a help in battle, you'll be able to transform it into an entirely new kind of pet by feeding it fish. You'll start out in the game with a pet, either a dog or a cat. Summoned creatures won't be the only help you find in Fate, however. Attack and defensive spells are pretty self-explanatory charm magic gives you the ability to charm foes you encounter in the dungeon or summon creatures to assist you in your battles.
Skill categories include a number of individual weapon types, such as staves, polearms, spears, clubs and maces, swords, and axes, as well as three different magical classes: attack, defense, and charm. Instead, as you level up your character, you'll earn attribute points you can distribute as you see fit, as well as a number of skill points that can spread across numerous skill categories (or you can simply pour them all into one, if you're so inclined). Fame, as defined in the game, acts as a secondary experience system that will also determine your overall notoriety in the gameworld and the title you carry.Ĭombat in the game is of the point-and-click variety, and the types of attacks your character can use are entirely dependent on what kind of skills he or she posseses. You won't be able to use epic- or legendary-level weaponry unless your fame rating is high enough. That same focus on quantity will be found in the game's weapons, items, and clothing, which feature a number of different power levels. Fate producers told us that the game includes around 100 unique monster models, but, when you consider different power variations for each model, the game will run well into the hundreds in terms of types of foes you will face. The gameplay in Fate will be all about raiding level after level of random dungeons, putting a pounding on the hundreds of monsters that inhabit those underground lairs, and collecting your ample reward all the while. The third-person isometric point of view will be familiar as well, though you will have limited control to swing the camera to peek around corners.
Perhaps most noticeable is the overall look of the game, one that merges menus and item container screens straight out of Diablo with a cutesy anime style for the hero, non-player characters, and gameworld and that brings to mind Final Fantasy IX. We got a chance to take a guided tour of this game with the producers from the WildTangent publishing house to see how this game tweaks the tried-and-true Blizzard formula.
Dungeon crawling, item collecting, and loads and loads of gold are all at the heart of Fate, a PC-only fantasy action game that finds its roots firmly in the Diablo tradition.
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