Forty year-old me just released a game fifteen year-old me dreamed about more than anything. It’s a fangame Tactical RPG with superheroes and characters from multiple universes, which I called The Lonely League.
The Lonely League by calunio (itch.io)
The game was actually based on a dream I had almost ten years ago, about an RPG with a party formed by Superman, Batman, Venom and John Lennon. It felt pretty “lol weird” at the time, but as a game dev, I just love the challenge of turning weird silly concepts into robust, meaningful games.
As you can imagine, the main conceptual challenge was to balance a party that included both Superman and John Lennon. John just couldn’t be a character that leveled with superstrong units. My solution was to make charisma and interactions an important part of the battle system.
I’m a sucker for Tactical RPGs, and my system was mostly inspired from Shining Force. Since my game has no walking and exploration, I decided to pack all the usual interactions of an RPG inside the battles. In The Lonely League characters can not only attack, but talk, get items, operate objects, and sometimes even shop in the middle of the battle. The diversity of actions add a layer of strategy to the game that will challenge even hardcore SRPG fans.
Having said that, my strong point as a game dev has always been writing, so I put a lot of thought on the story, narrative and dialogs of The Lonely League. It’s a 15+ hour game with heavy focus on character development and psychologically and socially meaningful undertones.
If you like tactical RPGs, superheroes, comicbooks, The Beatles, crazy crossovers, 2d pixel art and a narrative that will make you think, be sure to give The Lonely League a go!
Source: itch.io