Tobyn Manthorpe — who worked as a technical artist at BioWare from 1997-2007 — and his indie studio Cedar Hill Games have announcedEmissary of Wartoday. It’s a full 3D dungeon-crawler with a custom engine and even voiceovers. So if you’ve been complaining about a lack of core titles on the iPhone and iPad, you can stop now.
As a barbarian named Ghent, you are sent on a diplomatic mission that goes awry. With an alchemist companion named Hassock (this is what 10 years at BioWare does to you), you’ll be doing a lot of hacking, slashing, upgrading, and tactics management. There appears to be some mechanic in place that lets you balance control of the two characters. ADragon Agekind of game for iOS, perhaps?
It’s hard to say right now if thetiny teamwill succeed where many others have failed to bring a truly engaging game of this type to iOS, but with the experience of a ton of classic Western RPGs behind the studio,Emissary of Warmight just surprise us. Here’s to hoping the story and controls will be good, and that it won’t cost $9.99 or something silly like that.
