Innovation was everywhere at this year’s E3 and no genre seems to be safe from the winds of change. Even the venerable turn based strategy genre could soon be seeing some changes. It was at my meeting with German publisher Daedalic where I was first introduced to Blackguards, a title that looks to shake up the very traditional genre of the turn based strategy.
Blackguards is set in a fantasy world akin to Dungeon and Dragons. The gameplay is split between two different perspectives: the vast overworld, where you can go into towns and shop, and the unexplored regions where you can encounter random enemies. The main part of the game, however, is the battle grid. Here the play area is divided into hexagon tiles and each turn you and your opponent must strategically position your forces to win the day...
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