RPG Rise of the Third Power will launch on February 10

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RPG Rise of the Third Power is set to officially launch on February 10 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, developer Stegosoft Games and DANGEN Entertainment announced.

What’s described as a “retro-themed” turn-based RPG that brings back the good ‘ol 16-bit sprites into the spotlight, this is turn-based RPG that would interest those who miss playing classic games like Chrono Trigger. 

It's an old school JRPG that is a “love letter to the glory days of the console style RPG”, according to the developers, mixing in both “Japanese and Western style of gameplay and writing”, while adding in modern day features such as auto save. 

Here’s the features according to the Steam page for Rise of the Third Power.

Key Features

  • Story Driven – Join a party of eight, each with their own unique ambitions, perspectives and personalities as they embark upon a suicide mission to topple the Arkadyan emperor, Dimitri Noraskov. A blend of humor, drama and tragedy await players as they navigate the treacherous world of Rin.

  • Political Intrigue – As the world of Rin recovers from the Great War, the balance of power remains badly skewed, with vacuums of power still waiting to be filled. The player’s party will be both beset and aided by schemers, liars and betrayers, all while the clock ticks down to a reprise of the greatest war in human history.

  • Custom Battle System – Rise of the Third Power offers eight playable characters in a battle system built from scratch, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, all of whom are meant to participate in battle simultaneously without the need for tedious party management. Combine each character’s unique powers and disadvantages, analyze the abilities of your foes, set your formation and charge into battle.

  • Persistent Equipment – Each piece of equipment found, purchased or stolen is a permanent, unique upgrade for each character. Instead of purchasing replacements, the player purchases upgrades. No more buying that awesome helmet back in town only to stumble over a better one as treasure in a dungeon. Each character has three equipment slots with 8 upgrades each, with 192 to find in total. This system avoids the tedium of inventory management, while also giving the completionist something useful to hunt for.

If this RPG is right up your alley, there’s a playable demo of the PC version of Rise of the Third Power on Steam right now.