MAGES. announced 2D sprite-based beat ’em up Ogre Tale is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S on July 11 for $19.99. In addition, a major update is now available for the PC version.
On PC, Ogre Tale received frame rate and UI bug fixes for Steam Deck. Additionally, a function for bulk sales in the store and descriptions in the special move detail screen were added to the PC version.
Moreover, Ogre Tale received multiple game balance adjustments, including a level cap increase to 100, Nightmare and Nightmare+ difficulty levels, improved drop rates, and more. These adjustments will likely be available in the console versions at a launch.
Ogre Tale is available now for PC via Steam. Here’s an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:
Once upon a time, Momotaro (a.k.a. Peach Boy) and his allies, Kintaro and Issuntaro, wiped out the tribe of ogres who plagued the Japanese countryside, and everyone lived happily every after.
…Until now, anyway.
Centuries later, Momotaro’s descendant — bored of life as a bar host (!) — decides to run amok and terrorize the Japanese countryside with mononoke and yokai and all those other Japanese mysticism-related things you’ve probably heard the tiniest bit about from some anime somewhere. Not because it’s his destiny or anything; just because he CAN.
With the hero now serving as villain, it’s time to flip the script and turn the villains into heroes! Or… comparatively less bad villains, at least? Ran, Hana, and Yume — sisters who are descended from the very ogres Momotaro once took down — must join forces with a kitty cat named Iroha who serves as their mentor, narrator, and caregiver (?) to rid the world of the pink, peachy menace and his fairytale folkhero-turned-villain flunkies in this action-packed tongue-in-cheek Japanese-inspired beat-em-up other-words-separated-by-hyphens romp-o-rama!
What kind of game is it, you ask? Why, it’s…
- …a 2D sprite-based beat-em-up with multiple playable characters! Three of them, in fact! Play alone, team up with friends in online or offline multiplayer, or mix and match as the spirit moves you!
- …a chance to take out your aggressions on unsuspecting Japanese demons and ghoulies! Unleash ground-shaking combos, counters, and special moves with ease, and chain ’em together to rain devastation upon all who stand in your path!
- …a showcase of weird and wonderful zombies and demons and crows (oh my!) who all want you dead, dead, dead!
- …an RPG, kinda, sorta! I mean, it’s got experience, coins, and other loot you can use to strengthen your characters and their skills, so that’s all it takes, right? Right?!
