Couchpotato spotted the 2D RPG Scribe on Kickstarter:
More information.Scribe RPG: a 2D open world action, adventure, RPG
Combines retro platformers and point and click adventures feel, with beautiful graphics and feature rich game play.
Our intention is to create a feature-rich RPG that combines everything we love from old point-and-click adventures, action games, and puzzle platformers of the late 80s, all of this without the constraints of old technology, and with a strong emphasis on exploration gameplay throughout. We want to push pixel art aesthetics to their limits and use present technology for gameplay features and content that would never have been possible in the early years of computer games.
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