The Gamer Social Club checked out the upcoming tactical RPG Capes:

Capes Preview – The Supes are back in town… well, almost.

Welcome to Capes, the turn-based tactics game based in a world where the supervillains won.

The streets of King City are suffocating under the boot heel of The Company, and it’s up to the Capes (and you!) to stop it!

Welcome to Capes, the turn-based tactics game based in a world where the supervillains won. This first game from Spitfire Interactive and Deadalic Entertainment is set to release in early May, and brings superheroes to the X-Com style of turn-based tactical action. Clearly a labor of the love of comic books, the game captures a modern day interactive vibe quite well. The devs were kind enough to provide GSC with a code and I was allowed to play the first chapter, which is pretty awesome!! Thanks to the guys at Spitfire and Deadalic for that! Now…onto the preview.

Since bein’ this is my first game preview, am going to stick to a similar structure to my reviews. So let’s start with the Good!

The Good!
First things first, the graphics are actually really impressive for a indie dev working on their first game. Lots of very modern graphics techniques at play here and optimized fairly well for a preview build; the game ran quite well at 1080p and High settings on my i7-3770K/1050TI machine. There’s a decidedly cartoon/comic book visual aesthetic to the world design and visual style, while still retaining the photorealism vibe of most of today’s game engines. Interstitial cutscenes and character bios are presented with hand-drawn characters and limited animation sequences between missions, all really nailing the theme the devs were going for. The writing is a little hit or miss sometimes, but overall, manages to fit right into the campy, over the top and intentionally cliche world of light superhero comics very well. The voice acting, especially for the villains(which is where the money was spent in this regard), is actually quite enjoyable. The villains are suitably over the top and comment on the normal superhero/supervillain tropes of the genre, which makes for some laughs when you encounter them.

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The tactical RPG Capes will be released on May 29:

Capes | Release Date Reveal

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The tactical RPG Capes will be released in May:

Capes - Meet the Team: Rebound

Ten years ago, the supervillains won.

Since then they’ve created a dystopian city where developing super powers is a crime. Nobody has managed to slow them down, until now.

Capes in a turn based superhero strategy game where you build a team of heroes and fight to take back the city.

Key Features

• Recruit new heroes, train them up, and save the city.
• Fight across scores of different locations in turn based combat scenarios.
• Team up with your allies to unlock unique abilities.
• Stand against a variety of superpowered enemies.
• Uncover the secret histories behind the heroes and villains of the piece.
• Take your place amongst the champions in this high octane superhero drama.

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Mortismal Gaming checked out Capes:

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A new demo has been released for the tactical RPG Capes on Steam:

Capes - Meet the Heroes Ep.1: The Ultimate Defender

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RPGamer checked out the tactical RPG Capes:

Capes PAX West Impression

Capes is a story about superheroes reclaiming their city from super villains and their agents, with a lot of characters to dive into there’s someone to connect with.

Superheroes have been a surefire way to gain interest in recent years.  There’s a vast array of possible directions for superhero stories, be they straight good-versus-evil tales or closer examinations of how they might deal with the general populace.  Spitfire Interactive’s tactical turn-based RPG Capes takes a look at an underground movement of superheroes as they fight back against the supervillain regime that won the fight for the city.

Capes is set twenty years after the supervillains initially took over the city, and players control a burgeoning group of crime fighters that are trying to reclaim it.  The party is built up slowly as they steadily find others with superpowers who want to change the status quo.  Recruitment isn’t one-sided, however, as agents track down anyone who gets superpowers, and they’re disposed of it they don’t join the supervillains.

In between main story missions, there are also repeatable levels and side quests to go through for extra levels and world building.  These quests have different objectives to deal with and are all launched from Cape, the headquarters for this intrepid band of heroes.  The demo shows two of the heroes: Facet, who is able to crystalize himself or nearby particles to provide high defence, and Rebound, who teleports short distances in a puff of smoke to be an agile member.  They are on a mission to save Mindfire, a wheelchair bound telekinetic, from being captured by agents.

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Wizard Worm checked out the Superhero RPG Capes:

Capes - Lead a Team of Superheroes! (Turn-Based Combat)

The Superhero RPG Capes has been annouced for 2023:

Capes

Ten years ago, the supervillains won.

Since then they’ve created a dystopian city where developing super powers is a crime. Nobody has managed to slow them down, until now.

Capes in a turn based superhero strategy game where you build a team of heroes and fight to take back the city.

Key Features

• Recruit new heroes, train them up, and save the city.
• Fight across scores of different locations in turn based combat scenarios.
• Team up with your allies to unlock unique abilities.
• Stand against a variety of superpowered enemies.
• Uncover the secret histories behind the heroes and villains of the piece.
• Take your place amongst the champions in this high octane superhero drama.