We don’t talk terribly much about mobile games here, mostly because there’s a seemingly endless amount of them and we’d get swamped trying to tackle the market. But sometimes a title comes through and we have to give it some love because of one of many reasons.
Enter Chains Of Darkness, a card collecting-based RPG that was developed by Spicy Horse, the team led by American Mcgee, of American McGee’s Alice fame, who were also behind The Gate and Alice: Madness Returns.
The game’s synopsis reads:
A group of damned souls journey through the depths of Hell, seeking an escape from eternal punishment. Led by the mysterious and demanding William, the group must learn to collect, train, and fight demons. As the story unfolds, players will find themselves exploring questions of self-reliance, trust, and the meaning of Hell.
The game is based on the F2P model, which stands for Free-To-Play. You don’t have to pay for the game but there are items and ways to advance in the game that end up costing money.
McGee humorously tells Bloody-Disgusting:
I figure F2P games are so frequently demonized for being evil, bloodsucking, etc… we might as well put in the ultimate “exchange mechanic.”
This “ultimate exchange mechanic” is that the play can actually “sell their soul” – in-game, of course – in exchange for 500 pieces of gold. Now, we haven’t been told what that means or what it will do to your character, but this mechanic is a great way to poke fun at the scorn that a lot of F2P games get.
Head below for gameplay footage as well as an image of the new game mechanic, and make sure to download your copy for either iOS or Android.
