Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Action, planes, roguelike, isometric view, top-down, indie games, shoot 'em up, shooters, dieselpunk, singleplayer
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An action title with elements of classic arcade shooters and roguelike productions. Developed by Blindflug, the game is a continuation of Cloud Crashers. The action takes us to a dieselpunk world. The main protagonist, Amelia, lives in the flying city Granaria. To make a living, the girl catches fish dwelling high in the clouds, and she is aware of the social inequalities of this sky utopia.
Airheart for PC is an action title combining classic arcade shooters aspects with roguelike elements. The title is developed by Blindflung, the team responsible for Cloud Chasers.
Plot
The game features a dieselpunk style which resembles fantasy realities of the 1920s. Again, you assume the role of Amelia, the heroine known from Cloud Chasers. In the previous title, together with her father, she made a long journey through the desert in order to find a better life in the flying city of Granaria. Eventually, she did not reach there, which cost her father’s life.
When the game kicks off, Amelia is already a young girl employed in a little garage for small airplanes. She is making a living from catching fish which dwell high in the clouds. The plot focuses on Granaria’s social inequalities. Ecological aspects also play an important role – initially, fish seem to be an inexhaustible natural resource, but the intensive fishing leads to a decline in their population, which begins war between different groups of fishers.
Mechanics
The camera in Airheart put out on PC hangs over the heroine’s airplane. Maps are open and procedurally generated. At the begninning, you concentrate on fishing exclusively. By selling fish, you get money with which you can upgrade your flying vessel, and thus reach better fishing grounds.
As a rookie, all you need to care of is to avoid other units and obstacles. Later, you begin to come across enemy pilots (including bosses), so is it vital to arm up your airplane. The harpoon is also very important. You need to use it in order to catch big fish, tow the defeated enemies’ wrecks, and disassemble them.
Between missions, you visit the base in which you can upgrade the airplane, construct new parts based on acquired blueprints, manage finances, and unravel the plot. With the progress, you discover different landing grounds placed higher and higher, which translates into visiting numerous atmosphere layers. The main objective is to catch the legendary Skywhale which dwells in the place no pilot has ever reached. Whoever performs this glamorous deed, will possess an untold wealth and eternal glory.
Last updated on April 13, 2017
Videos and Screens
[1:37] Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings launch trailer
[0:45] Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings trailer #1
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings Summary
Early Access:October 13, 2016
Platforms:
PC Windows July 24, 2018
PlayStation 4 July 24, 2018
Xbox One August 14, 2018
Developer: Blindflug Studios
Publisher: Blindflug Studios
Airheart: Tales of Broken Wings System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 8800 GT or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows XP SP2
Cloud Chasers dev's Airheart will soon hit Steam Early Access
Having been greenlit on Steam, Airheart is soon going to launch in Early Access. This arcade shooter with roguelike elements will continue the story started in the mobile game Cloud Chasers.
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