RideonJapan has announced Mercenaries Grace: Black Feather and the Golden Right Arm, the newest entry in the Mercenaries Saga series. It will release for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam first in Japan in November, with an English release planned for a later date.
In this new entry, players will form a mercenary company with a cast of characters that they can upgrade by either leveling up or equipping unique skills and gear. Players control characters with different roles on grid-based and battle across different stages that are quarter-view maps. Some of the Fighters include those that specialize in close-range attacks, Gunners proficient in long-range attacks, and Priests who heal and support allies.
The game will use a chess/shogi-style turn-based system in which one allied unit moves and is then followed by one enemy unit. The usual strategy of moving all of your allies before the enemy gets a turn does not apply, however, which means that players must consider the risk of an immediate counterattack with every move. RideonJapan will reveal more details about Mercenaries Grace: Black Feather and the Golden Right Arm at a later date.
Last year, Flyhigh Works, RideonJapan, and Esquadra released another of the Mercenaries Saga games, Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf, on PC (Steam). It is also available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The following Mercenaries Saga series of strategy RPGs are available as well on PC via Steam:
