Tower Song is an upcoming, retro-fusion JRPG coming to Steam for PC/Mac on 22 November 2023, and we are now running an open beta test through Steam!
Beta Features
- 2-3 hours of gametime over 2 chapters (plus an early preview of the 3rd)
- Play as the cosmic witch, Tali, and her cat familiar, Jiji
- Ally with the sniper, Solace, and the Mana Knight, Kiran
- Milestone-based leveling
- Unique combat encounters, challenging at level 1
Sign-ups are free -- simply go to the store page and click "Request Access" under the Join the Tower Song Playtest heading.
Want to leave us feedback here? Head to: https://www.omegaintertainment.com/feedback
Good luck!
Full Release Patch Notes
The test also includes a number of bug fixes from our demo release, which will soon be available in the demo version as well. Read on for details!
New Features
- New Playable Chapter: The Soul Tower -- Delve into the heart of the mysterious Soul Tower, team up with the first Mana Knight, Kiran, and stop the enigmatic Guardian!
- Early Preview Chapter: The Fall of Vistham -- Journey to the Kido Desert and meet the honorable Mist Legion!
- Early Preview Feature: Guide -- Access the Guide from the Main Menu or in battle to see detailed information about game mechanics and reference any previously seen tutorials.
- Early Preview Feature: Guided Tutorials -- Tower Song's more unique combat mechanics are now explained via guided tutorials during fights. This can be disabled in the options menu for seasoned Tower runners.
- Pet the Cat -- Be sure to visit Jiji next time you're at camp.
Combat
- Encounters
- Bereaved Ent: HP increased by about 200%
- Cedarspur: HP increased by 250%
- Road to Dondomis: Encounter difficulty increased
- Vermin: Swarm adjusted to still trigger the attack even if < 3 Swarm creatures exist at the time of cast. Swarm still requires 3 or more Swarmable enemies to exist for the enemy to attempt it.
- When the party is defeated in combat, players now have an option to access the main menu in order to swap their equipment or Mods.
- Wounds are capped at Major Wound for Normal and Story Modes.
- Tali
- Tarot Pull: Spell icons now use the same Tarot card art for clarity
- Tarot Pull: Revealing the Upright Tower now grants Volatile Spray
- Tarot Pull: Revealing the Reverse Tower now grants Catastrophe
- Summon Familiar: Cooldown reduced from 5 to 3
- Solace
- Scatter Shot: Damage reduced from 100% ATK to 50% ATK.
User Interface
- Jiji will no longer appear in the Mods window
Quest
- Tali's Story:
- Script reworked through Emerald River questline
- Jiji now properly appears during camp cut-scenes when he has dialogue
Bug Fixes
- Riverbank: Abandoned campsite text re-centered above event
- Emerald River: Fixed mis-placed obstacles in the environment throughout
- Ranger's Camp: Talking to Jiji now properly shows busts
- Ranger's Camp: Fixed mis-tiled dirt
- Ent Miniboss: Re-arranged enemies so hornet is not overlapped by turn order
- Wolf Matriarch Fight: Adjusted enemy positions to prevent the rightmost wolf from being untargetable
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the following folks who reported some of the bugs we fixed!
- MoxieMils (catch her on Twitch!)
- ThekBob