Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~ Windows game

Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~

Prismalice | Released Mar 1, 2023

Welcome in the world of Esperia, a fantasy turn-based tactical RPG! The game will be available in March 2023! (Store.steampowered.com)

On a fateful night, Diana Pendragon, the second princess of Mediana is betrayed by her own army, and set up as a traitor and a witch.In the middle of the war, King Uther Pendragon fell victim to a curse the court blamed on the young Diana.

Escaping with her most loyal knight, the princess set up on a quest to find allies and uncover what's really happening in the shadows, in order to clear her name and reclaim her title.

Little did she know that what she was about to discover about herself and the nature of the world would change her fate, her family and the country forever...

Features you expected the game to have (and we have those!):

Over 20 playables characters with their own story and development.
20+ different classes with their own weapons, movement type and skills.
A rich storyline with original elements you haven't seen anywhere else like a military empire, a dark cult, dragons, and heroes who fight for justice.
Around 25h of playtime.

Features you wished the game never had (and oh dear, we do have those!!):

Permadeath (disabled In Easy Mode). Because characters die when they're killed.
(Un)Fair RNG (you'll learn that 90% isn't a guaranteed hit...)
Depression caused by the sight of your precious waifu/husbando dying in front of your eyes to that 2% enemy critical hit

Features the game actually has, and you probably didn't expected

In-game choices that will influence your journey and unlock special story elements
Character exclusive quests, who focus on the backstory and relationship of each units.
High quality art for characters and in-game events.
Arthurian myths elements. Lots of them. Please, the heroine's family name is Pendragon, what do you need?

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Esperia V1.3 - New Battle UI and special promotion

Mar 2 2024 News

It's been a year since Esperia ~ Uprising of the Scarlet Witch ~ launched on Steam! Several updates later and we're at version 1.3, bringing new UIs and gameplay possibilities. The game is also on a 40% reduction to celebrate the one-year anniversary : it only lasts for 48h and a bunch of that time has already been used, so be fast ;p

Critical cut-ins and new battle UI

We all love to see our characters' serious expression before a critical attack that will likely defeat the enemy (unless it's on an armored unit and does 3 times 1 damage...) This update brings a critical cut-in animation for every playable character and most of the enemy bosses.

It has been implemented together with our new and improved Battle UI!
-The data that was previously split between top and bottom screen is now entirely on the bottom and faster to compare. The screen also changes depending on the unit affiliation.
-When a unit is defeated in battle, the "Face" image will fade away, critical hit will shake the screen on top of the cut-in, and a "Miss" message has been added when a unit successfully avoids an attack.
-Fullscreen battles have the same cool background as the map.

New mechanic : Transport

Positioning is the key in chess, as in SRPG games. While we already had some magic able to change the terrain by creating rivers, hills or forest, we were lacking a mean to reposition effectively, and this new gameplay offers it. The mounted units, be it on horse or dragon, can now transport units on foot to make them progress faster, and even, for flying units, to prepare new ambushes by going over rivers and mountains.

Chapter title changes

Among other graphical changes, we added a new introduction for the chapters. Esperia has 20 main chapters and several secret and bonus chapters, switching between perspectives. Diana's and Liliane's chapters feel more unique now!

There were a lot of minor adjustement and changes in the game since the last article, giving the game more ease to play, but I feel like it would be pointless to list them all.

Esperia is still regularly updated after one year and will keep getting new content, if you like "Fire Emblem-like" games and visual novels, you should try it! There is a 2-hours demo version on Steam, and the game is currently on a 40% reduction (hoping it'll still be the case when you read this article ;))

With best witches,

Alice