Black Book
Black Book is an adventure role-playing video game, developed by Morteshka, which created The Mooseman, and published by HypeTrain Digital. The game was released on August 10, 2021. Taking place in 19th century Russia, the game is heavily inspired by Russian and Komi folklore narrative is based on Bailichkas.
Black Book
- Date
- 2021
- Publisher
- HypeTrain Digital
- Language
- English · Russian
- Genre
- role-playing video game
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Black Book is an adventure role-playing video game, developed by Morteshka, which created The Mooseman, and published by HypeTrain Digital. The game was released on August 10, 2021. Taking place in 19th century Russia, the game is heavily inspired by Russian and Komi folklore narrative is based on Bailichkas.
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• Title — Black Book • Developer — Morteshka • Publisher — HypeTrain Digital • Engine — Unity Engine • Platforms — Windows OS X Linux Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 Xbox One • Release — August 10, 2021 • Genre — Role-playing, adventure • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
In the game, players control Vasilisa - a young sorceress, who travels across the landscape of rural Russia, aiding commonfolk along the way. The players achieve that by solving puzzles and engaging in battle using a deck-building card combat system. Throughout the journey, choices made by the player will affect the plot and general progression of the game.
Development
Development
Development of the game started in 2017. The game was released for Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on August 10, 2021. It is the second game developed by Russian team Morteshka. Black Book was designed to bear some connections with the previous game, Mooseman. The game's scope expanded compared to what it was intended to be at the beginning of its Kickstarter campaign.
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Rock Paper Shotgun found that while the card battles were sometimes ill-balanced, they praised the game for its specific approach to Russian folklore, stating that it was where it "shows its heart".
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- 1.Card-based RPG and adventure game fusion Black Book announced for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. Gematsu. 16 January 2020.
- 2.Black Book launches August 10. Gematsu. July 22, 2021.
- 3.Nintendo Life. Sinister Adventure Awaits In Black Book, A Dark Card-Based RPG Headed To Switch. 16 January 2020.
- 4.Destructoid. Black Book is an adventure RPG about witches and demons. 2020-01-17.
- 5.Mróz, Michał. Magic, devils and mythology of northern Russia - an interview about dark RPG Black Book. Enklawa. November 13, 2020.
- 6.Black Book for Switch Reviews. Metacritic.
- 7.Black Book for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 8.Black Book for Xbox One Reviews. Metacritic.
- 9.OpenCritic. Black Book Reviews. 21 September 2021.
- 10.Black Book Review Aces high. RPGamer. 12 September 2021.
- 11.Black Book review: plays its Russian folklore cards right. Rock Paper Shotgun. 2021-08-05.
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