
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West
Release Date: June 29, 2023
RPG, fantasy, turn-based, roguelike, books, tactics, 2D, indie games, singleplayer
A cross between a card game, RPG and a roguelike, inspired by Journey to the West. Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West has us playing as heroes, traversing the Realm of Divinity, facing danger.
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West is a cross between a card game, RPG and a roguelike. It was developed by an indie Z Studio.
Plot
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West is set in a fantasy Realm of Divinity. The playable character travels the land, trying to discover the truth regarding the darkness enveloping it. The story is inspired by Journey to the West, a famous Chinese novel by Wu Cheng'en, featuring a staggering 60 different endings, affected by our actions and decisions.
Mechanics
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West features five playable characters - Wukong (the Monkey King known from Journey to the West), The Holy Monk, White Dragon, The Swine King and Faithful Devil. Each character has their own backstory, unique fighting style and set of skills.
Players must traverse the game's vast world, complete main quests to progress the story, as well as various side missions. Throughout the game we can permanently recruit companions and temporarily recruit neutral NPCs. One must remember these characters are not immortal. Nevertheless, just like the protagonists, they have access to unique abilities that prove indispensable on the battlefield.
Speaking of battle - players will face many enemies in turn-based combat. During battle, we must play cards corresponding to specific moves and attacks, needing compose a team (and, therefore, a deck) effective in every situation. Apart from increasingly powerful cards, along the way we also gain relics, the skillful use of which can change the course of battle.
Technical aspects
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West makes use of a colorful, cartoonish artstyle.
Videos and Screens
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Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West Summary
Early Access:March 10, 2022
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Z Studio
Publisher: ParasGames
Age restrictions: 12+
Divinity Chronicles: Journey to the West System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1/10
Recommended: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 or better, 6 GB HDD, Windows 7/8/8.1/10