14 DAY TRIAL // Heart Forth, Alicia is a metroidvania role-playing game inspired by '90s classics, where players assume control of a young wizard and guide her in her journey to stop an evil Spirit from consuming her homeland.
The game, currently in development at the hands of Alonso Martin studio, is undergoing a crowdfunding campaign that has already almost reached its basic goal, with 28 more days still to go.
Now that the game is sure to come out, Risk of Rain and Starbound developer Chucklefish has announced plans to publish the game and eventually bring Heart Forth, Alicia to platforms beyond the initial Windows PC target.
Heart Forth, Alicia is meant to be an ode to the classics of the genre, its origins hailing back to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Zelda and Xenogears, and as such is crafted in the pixelated spirit of those great adventures.
The story presents the repercussions of entire centuries of struggle and bloodshed between cultures and races, gradually unfolding through the course of the 16-bit and 32-bit gameplay infused with modern mechanics, in order to deliver a fantastic journey of intertwining stories.
Players will be able to engage in fast melee combat, with upgradable attacks and a wide array of mobility skills, or master devastating spells to annihilate their enemies by the way of magic.
The game also has a healthy dose of role-playing game elements, allowing players to improve their gear, pursue side quests, upgrades, crafting and venture into deadly dungeons filled with hidden wonders, puzzles, and, above all else, peril.
In the journey of Heart Forth, Alicia, you won't be alone, as you will discover five secret fairy companions which you will use in order to freeze, burn, crush or shock your enemies, or save you during moments of need.
The action starts in an island in the sky, on which sits the small wizard village of Brenia, one of the last remnants of the Old World, a time before a great star struck the Earth, making the mountains crumble and the land and sea pour into the great Void that lies beneath the clouds.
Half a century ago, the wizards of the village decided to take the power of the island for themselves, and where, thereby, cursed by the Spirit of Light to never have children again. Today, the Trial of the coming of age of the last two wizards of the bloodline commences, and you are one of them.