Rainbow Moon

Sidequest Studios and Eastasiasoft are taking a break from space shooters and heading to fantasy realms. Their next project is a strategy RPG called Rainbow Moon.

 

Similar to other strategy RPGs players will move characters on an isometric grid. Rainbow Moon has fifteen types of terrain (mountain, snow, desert, savannah, mud, etc.) and six main characters. Eastasiasoft claims the story mode will take roughly 25 hours to complete, but if you tackle sidequests and develop all of the characters fully Rainbow Moon has 100 hours of gameplay. Rainbow Moon keeps track of your progress with detailed online stats.

 

Apologies if you were hoping for story details. Eastasia soft hasn’t said anything about the plot or the characters. Although, we have concept art for a handful of them. There’s plenty of time for reveals since Rainbow Moon is slated for a Q4 2011 release as a PlayStation Network download.

"Following our recent success, we are very excited to introduce a brand new IP," said Marcus Pukropski, CEO of SideQuest Studios. "With Rainbow Moon, we are continuing our principle of combining beautiful high-definition visuals with a deep focus on detail and gameplay. We are once again putting our heart and soul into this project to deliver another fantastic and unique addition to the PlayStation®Network."

 

Rainbow Moon key features (subject to change until the date of the game's release):

 

* Complex story mode with about 25 hours of gameplay, extended to more than 100 hours when including all side quests, missions and full character development.

* Isometric open world to explore with more than 15 different terrains, such as mountains, snow, desert, grassland, savanna, mud and others.

* Sophisticated grid turn-based combat system, featuring a large range of combat and skill commands as well as special attacks and effects.

* Unique action and puzzle elements in a variety of over 20 challenging dungeons and 50 quests.

* Six playable main characters with upgradable weapons, armors and accessories, allowing hundreds of gear combinations.

* Detailed online stats tracking each gamer's progress.

* Technically perfected game engine, constantly running smoothly at 60 fps with close to no loading times.

* Thirty dedicated background music tracks.

 

Rainbow Moon is anticipated to launch in the fourth quarter of 2011.