Sci-fi fantasy action RPG Babylon X announced for consoles, PC
From former Flying Wild Hog, Saber Interactive, Owlcat Games, and MY.GAMES developers.
Mighty Boy Studio, a studio founded by veterans of Flying Wild Hog, Saber Interactive, Owlcat Games, MY.GAMES, and other studios based in Yerevan, Armenia, has announced Babylon X, a new fantasy action RPG coming to unspecified consoles and PC. A release date was not announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via Mighty Boy Studio:
About
Set in an alternative history of the Ancient World where the Tower of Babel is being built and humanity faces with the impending apocalypse, Babylon X combines the best elements of western and eastern narrative and directing, taking inspiration from classic JRPGs such as the Final Fantasy series and Hollywood action adventure films of ’90s.
Babylon X is a fantasy action RPG that takes place in an alternative history of the Ancient World where energy, gravity, and its connections with ancient magic were discovered and led to technological advancements in Babylon and Egypt. Players follow Samson, a former prophet who is now a runaway slave and avenger, and Leykah, a young moon cult priestess, as they band together to face the impending apocalypse of their dying world and search for the answers that just might save it. Beyond the epic setting, developers will focus on delivering a simple human story that with an emotional and personal tone for players—during the journey protagonists will get to know themselves, find a new purpose in life, and maybe even fall in love.
Beyond the beautifully crafted universe, Babylon X will contain a robust action combat system with tactical elements, a unique magic casting system, a dynamic semi-open world to explore, solve puzzles and interact with intelligent NPCs.
Key Features
- Customizable Adventurers – As players adventure with both Samson and Leykah, a wide range of gadgets, weapons, abilities, and magic will be available for players to choose their style of play that best suits them as they traverse the dangers that await in the Ancient World.
- All-New Fantasy Setting to Explore – The Alternative Ancient World combines the popular images of Babylon and Egypt mixed with techno-fantasy. Players revisit a fresh approach to the legend of the Tower of Babel with a unique non-canonically fantasy telling of the mythical tower.
- Robust Combat and Magic Systems – Players will experience a robust action combat and spellcast system which prioritizes (and rewards) controlling the battlefield, find enemy vulnerabilities, combine weapons and abilities, and use the environment to dominate. Players will also be introduced to the GraviOrb, a universal tool allowing the use of gravity force for both exploration and encounters.
- Role-Playing With Meaningful Choices and Impacts – Bablyon X is a dynamic world where events are triggered not only by scripts alone, but also by the grey morality and choices that players will be asked to make. With an original narrative system with interactive cutscenes, its world does not fit into the black and white morality, forcing players to make difficult choices along the way that will have real impacts on the world around them.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.