Remember the new game that Rovio teased us last week – the one that showed the red bird in a knight’s suit? Well, we now know a little more about what’s behind that teaser. A new game called Angry Birds Epic that will be a turn based RPG starring the birds and the pigs.
Angry Birds Epic is expected to feature a powerful story driven campaign with a turn based combat system. There will also be a crafting system for players to build in-game equipment such as a wooden sword, a frying pan, and a stick with a sponge on top, whatever that is! As you can imagine, this leaves room for plenty of IAP transactions.
The game will also include a leveling system where the characters, armor, weapons and potions can be improved upon to build a stronger hero who can then take on the legendary villain, the pig warrior.
Rovio says that the turn based battles between the heroic birds and the scoundrel pigs will be easy to play but difficult to master. The action is said to take place in tribal villages, frost covered mountains, tropical beaches, and mysterious caves in the fantasy Piggy Island. There is currently at least two character classes that we know of; the Knight (Red Bird) and the Mage (Yellow Bird) with more to follow.
Going by all the visuals we have, Angry Birds Epic certainly looks like a game worth checking out. However, Android gamers are once again put on the back burner as the game will first be soft launching in Canada and Australia on the iOS platform (next week) while we will have to sit it out until spring.
