Chromasia – Rock Paper Tactics
~CHROMASIA~
Chromasia, a new turn-based Tactical RPG, explores racism in the middle ages in the world of rocks papers and scissors. You will discover a unique, dark, mature story of vengeance, and murder. The challenging campaign delivers a story of vengeance, doubt, and loss. While still having comedic moments regularly! You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome. Players will immerse themselves in the epic struggle for the truth, as the fate of the world, lies in the hands of Psy and the members of your platoon.
Key Features
• Simplified combat system making it easier to play for those who have never played
this genre of game. While being quicker without losing the depth for veterans of the
genre!
• Unique rock paper scissors mini-game that adds more excitement every battle!
• Eight different endings!!!
• You take control of the three main characters and recruit nearly endless others to
claim glorious victory or end in devastating defeat.
• Dish out some serious damage with several special abilities … or find yourself on
the other end of them and be destroyed.
• Beautiful high bit pixel battlefields!
• Epic soundtrack!
• Recruit new soldiers generated randomly with nearly endless possibilities!
• Make sure you have plenty of snacks because this colorful comic fantasy adventure
has 20+ hours of breathtaking play time! 70+ hours for the secret ending 😉 Shhh I didn’t tell you…
• 15 unique maps provide a beautiful look at the world!
• More than 25 unique battle stages provide challenges that can be easy to hard
depending on your choices, luck, and level!
• Steam achievements.
• Full mouse/keyboard and gamepad support.
~Experience the soon to be classic SRPG, coming to Windows, Linux, Macs, & Steam
Machines!~
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
It's functional, I guess. The controls are a bit akward and the art work isn't that great but It's a good RPG for the most part.
The real issue is that they wasted the theme. You are living rocks, papers and siccors after all. You'd expect that being mirrored in the world as well. Maybe Towers are pencils? Are Doors Scissors shaped? But NOTHING has been done in the game along those lines. The towns are the most generic medieval fantasy setting stuff there is (and my I remind you that the art work isn't great to beginn with).
So that's a let down.
Steam User 9
Interesting spin on the rock paper scissors thing. The game is simple to understand that its easy to get right into it. While graphics , music and gameplay are simple it is still a fun game with interresting humor and is definitly better then what the store image might communicate on the game quality. All in all i can actually recommend the game and i think if you give it an hour you actually might like it.
Disclaimer i recived the game for free to test and give feedback. That said i dont like really turn based games but i actually like this game for odd reasons
Steam User 2
As of this review, I only made it 7/10 levels deep into Chapter 3 before I lost the desire to continue playing. That's not a knock against the game, I'm simply not the target audience as I don't have the patience for these types of longer RPGs anymore. I definitely still recommend it for JRPG and turn-based tactics players. It is one of those easy to learn, hard to master games, tactics-wise.
Pros:
Unique storyline
Rocky
Funny unit skills
High skill requirement for some battles
Cons:
Combat can be very repetitive due to perceived need to grind
Level repetition
Level parity with Enemy requires grinding
Steam User 2
This game is definitely fun and easy to pick up as a casual gamer. The tutorials are easy to understand, and I enjoy the humor in the story.
Steam User 2
What attracted me
The rock paper scissors thing got me curious since I do enjoy some RNG in my life.
The RNG factor
Helped me decide how I should approach each round, it didn't prove annoying, but definitely encouraged me to either go all out or buckle up instead.
Variety and potential for replayability
There are multiple, specific, spells for each character that offer you a different way of approaching your enemies, some, like the rock require you to get up and personal with the enemy, some allow for long range, more safe, attacks, like the paper while others, like the scissor allow you to risk more (suggested for more advanced players).
I've actually finished one of the game's endings, but apparently It was not really the "true" ending. I suspect that there are multiple endings, and thankfully I didn't lose character progress. So do not be afraid to explore them.
Do not forget the rules of rock paper scissors
Even if each character has different play styles and the RNG rolls for each round, no matter how good your scissor is, it will cost you if you try to fight a rock.
Variety of characters is a must.
Final words
A pretty refreshing experience, looking forward to finishing this game and checking out future updates.
Steam User 7
Super interesting turn-based strategy that goes right for the throat on Rock-Paper-Scissors strategy. Your individual units level up and gain skills/attacks as they improve. There are a few issues with unit targeting (maybe I don't understand how it works?), which I'm sure will be easy to fix.
So far, I love the little characters, the environment, and the story. Everything is very cute and very personable. Like its concept, it doesn't waste any time trying to be super flowery, it just gets right to business.
I really like this game, and can't wait to see how it develops! Great job, team.
Steam User 8
Chromasia is a really cool and sillly tactical rpg with a lot of replay value! It's so rewarding to crush your opponents with a giant book or slice them up with a big ol' pair of scissors, it's so whacky! The characters have great and cleaver names and the story is simple and easy to get into! The rock paper scissors mechanic before each turn is a neat concept that keeps the game fresh!