revolve

Today Sega revealed their latest mobile project: a real-time strategy game called Revolve. Why should you care? Because just look at these credits: Koji Igarashi — yeah, the Castlevania guy. Masayoshi Kikuchi — the producer of the Yakuza series. That’s just the beginning. In Revolve, you’re dealt eight cards and tasked with toppling your enemy’s tower in three minutes. Why is this necessary? Ask the fairy tale characters that popular Revolve: they’re all sightly familiar, but with some weird twists thrown in. Cinderella is in the game, but she’s a pop star who rides a pumpkin motorcycle. Her Fairy Godmother is her sardonic manager who chews her out when she fails. The cast list is a mix of American, European and Japanese folk tales: Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin schmooze with Otohime and the Monkey King. You can tell Iga was eager to break from his usual gothic mode and go nuts with the designs: ● Strategically deep, real-time duels – Understand the strengths and weaknesses of your cards, which are