With a string of successful hit games, Rovio's Angry Birds video game franchise is on a roll. No content with resting on its laurels, the company is now gearing up to release a turn based role playing game called Angry Birds Epic.
The Finish developer Rovio released the first Angry Birds game back in 2009 for the iOS. Since then, the company has released a number of other games based on Angry Birds including Bad Piggies, Angry Birds Space, Angry Birds Rio, and Angry Birds Star Wars. The series is also one of the most successfully video game franchises developed more mobile devices. The series has also expanded into other platforms such as PCs and consoles.
The popular hit series involving evil pigs, giant slingshots and the eponymous angry birds is now set to take on the world of turn based RPGs. As the name implies, a turn based style RPG involves alternating between making a move and waiting a turn for an opponent to respond with their own move.
Angry Birds Epic will also feature a robust crafting system normally seen in many RPG adventure games. Using the crafting system, players will be able to create their own weapons, armor and even potions different effects.
To take advantage of the crafting system, players will need to gather points that can be earned after every game. Aside from earning points by playing the game, players can also fast-track their crafting by purchasing points via an in-app store. While in-app purchases tend to elicit frowns of disapproval from many gamers, this business model is now a common sight in many recent video games regardless of the platform.
While previous Angry Birds games have something of a backstory to move the game along, the stories are often lighthearted and a bit shallow. With Angry Birds Epic however, Rovio may actually take a more story-driven approach. Most casual games often get away with undeveloped storylines. With adventure RPGs however, this may be more difficult and adding a full-fledged story to Angry Birds Epic may be a good move.
An early prototype of the game will be available in the iTunes stores in Canada and Australia sometime this week. The company plans on releasing the completed version of Angry Birds Epic later this year. After Rovio finishes making the complete version of the game, it will be released globally for Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8.
