The Game
Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond is a
role-playing game that combines
turn-based tactical combat with a story of
questionable morals seen through
multiple points of view. You play as the Companions of House Levant, six knights sworn to serve and protect the heir of the noble house, in their journey to survive a world where one's real enemies are often their closest.
If you have played Celestian Tales: Old North, the game will
read your end save and make those decisions based on the choices you've made.
If you have not played CTON and do not wish to, you're not missing out: Realms Beyond is designed to accommodate new players into the setting. At the beginning you will be asked about
what happened in the past, which
defines how the world of Realms Beyond is shaped.
Gameplay
At its core Celestian Tales: Realms Beyond serves as a vessel for its immersive story.
Discover a living, breathing world rich with lore and history, populated with hundreds of NPCs and dialogues. Enter a world where nothing is ever black and white, and failure to know which one to side with means losing everything you hold dear.
If you have played Celestian Tales: Old North, Realms Beyond offers not just
brand new sights to explore but also the
rediscovery of older places and the
continuation of previous character bonds, now evolved as years have gone by between the two points in time.
Combat in Celestian Tales is done in classic
turn-based style, allowing you to read the flow of combat and think a few steps ahead. Strategy is crucial as carelessness are heavily punished even against the most common of enemies.
Boss fights take this to another level, pushing your tactics, team composition, and character customization to the limit, each fight demanding deeper
mastery of the battlefield than the last. Harder difficulty levels are also available, turning boss encounters into intricate deadly puzzles for you to solve.
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