{"id":156707,"date":"2023-05-01T00:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=156707"},"modified":"2023-05-02T00:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T00:28:09","slug":"wartales-a-journey-through-a-vast-and-evolving-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/wartales-a-journey-through-a-vast-and-evolving-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Wartales: A Journey Through a Vast and Evolving World"},"content":{"rendered":"           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>Wartales is a medieval open-world RPG where players lead a group of mercenaries in a world with turn-based combat, developed by Shiro Games, the French studio behind the Viking RTS Northgard.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The game combines various elements and influences, with its turn-based combat system being easy to grasp for anyone familiar with turn-based tactics games. The game's story-driven quests present players with morally ambiguous decisions, adding depth to the experience.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Wartales' isometric overworld, rich landscapes, slow pace, and wide horizons create a sense of vastness that makes it feel like an expansive, immersive world. Players manage resources, make decisions, engage in combat, and evolve strategies as they progress in the game.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The game has two separate difficulty settings for its turn-based combat and survival simulation, and players can decide how often they want to save their progress. Additionally, each character can choose a secondary profession that benefits the camp, further developing their personalities and roles within the party.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>While some players have reported that certain aspects of the game, such as resting and resource management, can become a grind in the later stages, Wartales' personal stories and experiences created through its mechanics make it a rewarding and memorable journey for those who invest the time and effort.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wartales, a medieval open-world role-playing game, has graduated from Early Access and is now available on Steam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developed by Shiro Games, the French studio behind the Viking RTS Northgard, the game allows players to lead a group of mercenaries in a world with turn-based combat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Combining Multiple Elements for an Immersive Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game combines various elements and influences, with some players drawing comparisons to Mount and Blade or Battle Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wartales&#8217; turn-based combat system is easy to grasp for anyone familiar with turn-based tactics games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game&#8217;s story-driven quests present players with morally ambiguous decisions, adding depth to the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Exploring an Isometric Overworld<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most notable features of Wartales is its isometric overworld, where players wander through forests, mountain passes, and rural laneways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game&#8217;s rich landscapes, slow pace, and wide horizons create a sense of vastness that makes it feel like an expansive, immersive world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Managing Resources and Making Decisions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wartales has two separate difficulty settings for its turn-based combat and survival simulation, and players can decide how often they want to save their progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The game operates on two layers, with an overworld reminiscent of Mount &amp; Blade and a stamina meter that determines when players need to rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companions expect to be fed and paid, adding to the challenge of managing resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As players progress in Wartales, new opportunities arise, such as taming wild animals with unique skill trees, capturing and exchanging enemies for a fee, and exploring tombs filled with hidden treasures.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    <\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Engaging in Combat and Evolving Strategies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combat in Wartales is turn-based and highly flexible. Players can choose their troop positions, attack order, and combine movement points, basic attacks, and special abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Units can have their fighting style influenced by their base class, skills, and equipment, and the way units regain Valour points for special abilities can be customized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As units gain experience and new strategic options emerge, players can adapt their combat approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, each character can choose a secondary profession that benefits the camp, such as angler, cook, blacksmith, or thief, further developing their personalities and roles within the party.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Expanding Opportunities and Personal Stories<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As players progress in Wartales, new opportunities arise, such as taming wild animals with unique skill trees, capturing and exchanging enemies for a fee, and exploring tombs filled with hidden treasures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each region features an optional story that can impact the lives of its inhabitants, and the game&#8217;s granular mechanics create a sense of personal attachment to the player&#8217;s party.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Potential Drawbacks and Areas for Improvement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some players have reported that certain aspects of Wartales, such as resting and resource management, can become a grind in the later stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the game&#8217;s structure can result in repetitive backtracking, and the world may not be as characterful as other RPGs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the personal stories and experiences created through Wartales&#8217; mechanics make it a rewarding and memorable journey for those who invest the time and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":156708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}