Raji – An Ancient Epic features a setting that is little, if ever, seen in games today. Taking place in Ancient India, the game sets player’s feet on an epic adventure through the distant past. The titular character, Raji “evolves through the atrocities of war and the loss of loved ones”.
Raji – An Ancient Epic features hand-painted environments, character art style that is flavored by Southeast Asian culture. In addition, it brings “gritty and fluid” combat through the use of a variety of weapons and gods. Players work to solve puzzles while traveling through and exploring ancient forts. Along the way, players just might pick up new knowledge of Hindu and Balinese mythology.
You can even check out a demo over at Steam, Indie DB or Game Jolt.
India & Raji – An Ancient Epic
From the official description from Nodding Heads Games:
The Gameplay
The gameplay is a blend of fluid combat and intriguing environmental puzzles. The combat is focused on blending the fluidity of movement and attacks of the player character against the mystical and powerful enemies you encounter. While the combat can make one feel a demigod residing within, the vulnerable human side is never too far. The focus of the gameplay is as follows.
Choose your Gods to favor you, each one of them provides you with striking abilities for various weapons, allowing you to fight against all odds.
Customize the various abilities for each of the weapons, allowing you to fight with competence
Fight against a variety of enemies, including mini-bosses and epic boss battles. Every fight is more challenging than the previous.
Explore the levels to discover intriguing locations and exciting puzzles.
Quick switch between two weapons, allowing you to maneuver your tactics and approach to best your opponent.
Combat & Enemies
The combat of the game offers a mix of fluidity in movement and attacks going against powerful and mystical enemies. The combat is empowering, making one feel like a demigod, but beware, her vulnerability as a human is never far away. The game offers you choices from various weapons as well as god powers gifted to Raji allowing for diversity and letting the player explore their own style of gameplay.. Raji will also come across several demon types and subtypes, including mini-bosses and epic boss battles.
All the demons in the game have their ranks among the army. While Raji can come across a demon from a specific race who gripped a stone mace, she might meet the same demon type later with full-fledged armor and advanced weaponry. Not only that, one will come across well-equipped demons, several subtypes with varying abilities and mini-bosses that can be found lurking in the game.
The game will be coming soon for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC via Steam.
You can learn more on the game’s official site or on its KickStarter page.
