Beamdog reveals the ’80s cartoon-inspired MythForce, which enters Early Access next week
Beamdog is a Canadian game developer that has made its name with publishing a bevy of enhanced, longtime favorite role-playing games. You may have heard of the Enhanced Editions of beloved classics like Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment. Beamdog published both (not without some issues, however). However, it has dabbled in development. It created the Baldur’s Gate expansion, Siege of Dragonspear, which released in 2016. However, the company is stepping away from the RPG genre with its next in-house created project. MythForce, a game inspired by your dad’s favorite cartoons, has been in the works, and is heading to Early Access next week.
I’m not completely sold on the name, but I do love the premise. As a fan of “old person” cartoons, like the original Thundercats and Masters of the Universe, MythForce speaks to me. The game is embracing the campy, color-saturated cartoons of the 1980s, reworking the themes and art style into that of a dungeon-crawling, roguelike RPG.
MythForce is clearly channeling He-Man and the Masters of the Universe most of all. Sorry, fans of The Centurions. All 12 of you. The various heroes seen in the trailer are certainly inspired by the classic show. The enemies do as well, as one looks like the cousin of Beast Man, while the big bad is akin to a pre-skull-faced Skeletor.
MythForce is a first-person dungeon crawler, but you don’t delve into the darkness alone. You can play the game co-op with up to four people in a party. The game comes with four characters, representing your typical RPG classes: Knight, Mage, Rogue, and Hunter.
The Early Access version of MythForce includes its first episode: Bastion of the Beastlord. It’ll give you a chance to check the game out, level up, and try out the
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