We have known for a long time that the world of The Witcher and the card game Gwent: The Witcher Card Game will be enriched this year with a new single-player project developed by CD Projekt RED under the auspices of working designation of Project Golden Necker. Until now, we didn’t know much about it, but now that’s changing thanks to IGN, who provided full details on the game. Gwent: Outcast Mage. She even will be released on PC and mobile devices tomorrow, i.e. July 7/July 2022..
Source: CD Project REDProject Golden Nekker based on Gwent will not be released on consoles
The rogue magician will available at an attractive price of $9.99 (converts to CZK 250), though there will also be a $19.99 (CZK 500) premium edition that, in addition to accessing the game itself, will also offer skins, cosmetics, and card packs for Gwent itself. Anyway, the novelty is The single-player roguelike game returns to the world of The Witcher, where we will travel through a procedurally generated map, facing difficult moral dilemmas and use Places of Power. Suitable for strengthening a set of cards that can then be used in card matches against cards taken from Gwent.albeit in simpler packages.
GWENT: Rogue Mage is our first single player expansion!
And you can start playing tomorrow!Find out more in the announcement from @IGN
📰: https://t.co/XEwSOOJNWg pic.twitter.com/UYeVmkSOSX— GWENT (@PlayGwent) July 6, 2022
Rogue Mage focuses on a story set hundreds of years before the birth of Geralt of Rivia. In particular, it is about the story of the wizard Alzur trying to create the world’s first warlock. We have already met Alzur in Gwent itself, in particular, in one of last year’s journeys that work like a battle pass. Journey then suggested a story about Alzur’s meeting with a certain Galantea, but Rogue Mage will obviously focus on other events.
However, this time for the developers at CD Projekt RED, the gameplay was more important than the story, since Gwent: Rogue Mage was not intended as an official expansion of the backstory of the Witcher world.. Rather, the creators’ goal was to offer players and fans enough context about who Alzur really was, what era he lived in, and what his motives were.
In any case, players always start with a deck containing about a dozen cards, while Each of the four available decks, which are always built around three key cards, are designed to focus on easy-to-understand central themes., for example, pumping mechanics. By playing and exploring the map, of course, you can get additional cards, albeit gradually, so as not to be overloaded with information, as well as experience points. Passing levels is intended to increase the supply and strength of the cards available on the next pass.
According to game director Vladimir Tortsov, collecting and completing everything in the game, including many achievements, took over 30 hours. However, since this is a roguelike game, the gameplay usually consists of shorter passages that require about an hour of your time. That is, unless someone hires you right away. It also depends on the choice of genre. the presence of bosses or the risk of being defeated on the chosen path in order to start over. Luckily they will be available. different difficulty settings for each of us to make the game just relaxing or challenging.
Rogue Mage is considered a standalone offshoot of Gwent due to the sheer scale of the entire project, which has swelled quite a bit from the start of development until the end of 2019. The good news is that Rogue Mage will not offer any microtransactions or release the campaign in installments. In short, you buy the title itself once, and then you already have access to all of its content.. In addition, it can be played offline, although some online features will be available, such as leaderboards or cross-platform sharing of saved positions.
Judging by the first published screenshots Rogue Mage shares with Gwent itself not only the cards and game mechanics of card matches, but also the graphics and user interface.. Unfortunately, this also means that we will probably have to say goodbye to Czech localization. While we’ve become accustomed to it through many Witcher-branded projects, Gwent hasn’t been translated into Czech, and even the excellent 2018 single-player spin-off Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales didn’t offer localization. sometimes, but don’t count on Czech just yet.
Recall that CD Projekt RED is preparing a completely new Witcher.
Source :Indian TV
