Foretales is a title from Alkemi and Dear Villagers that’s currently still in development. Players in Foretales will go on an adventure as told by playing cards and reading the text that’s displayed on screen.
Players will have two types of cards at their disposal. Skill cards and Consumable cards. Playing these two sets of cards together is what the game is all about. Using these two types of cards, players will target a “Location card”. These can be other characters or actual locations. The trick to progressing in Foretales is to make use of the cards that you’ve been dealt in order to progress further along in the story.
Players will also encounter hostile enemy units. These can be located on top of a location card and will need to be dealt with accordingly. You can either avoid confrontation with them or take them on head on. Players can also negotiate with hostiles based on the cards that they have available and not all conflicts can be resolved with violence. As such, you’ll need to weigh up your options as you try to progress in Foretales.
Additionally, on top of the Skill cards and Consumable cards, there’s a rest deck on the right-hand side of the screen. Using a rest card replenishes some of your cards on hand but if you deplete your rest deck, it’s game over for you. Players can also swap a Skill card with one in their character’s deck by paying a price of food.
Foretales involves using whatever cards you have available and at your disposal to progress further along in the story. Once you reach a certain point in the game, it opens itself up to you and allows you to make decisions by taking on specific missions. These missions and their outcomes will affect the game’s story and it’s all rather intriguing and gripping.
Foretales also revolves around replayability with different storylines being present in the game leading to multiple endings. How this works out in the final release build remains to be seen but from what we’ve played so far, it’s definitely shaping up to be a solid card-based adventure game with a core focus on storytelling.
Graphically, Foretales looks amazing with beautiful artwork and effects for the cards themselves and the story scenes. The voice acting is also on point but unfortunately, not every single interaction is voiced. If the developers can include more voice acting in the game, it would be even better than it already is. A lot of the character cards would benefit immensely from having voice lines attached to them.
The soundtrack of Foretales so far features some great chilled out music that fits its fantasy medieval theme perfectly. Given that this game is still in development, what we played through was already extremely polished and incredibly enjoyable with the soundtrack backing it up. The final release build is surely going to be a hit game when it’s released.
If you are into card games that are story driven and that make you think, Foretales should be on your radar. This is a game that shouldn’t be overlooked. It’s great fun and will surely captivate players once it’s fully released.
Publisher: Dear Villagers
Developers: Alkemi, Alkemi Games
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch
First look was on PC
Pre-Order and Grab the demo on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170080/Foretales/
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