A spellbound RPG where your songs can shape the world
Eastshade Studios have announced their next project, this time headed into the world of both magic and music.Songs of Glimmerwickis a witchcraft academy RPG aiming for a PC and console launch in 2023.
As you might guess, Eastshade Studios is the team behind thewell-liked painting adventureEastshade. Rather than the canvas, though,Songs of Glimmerwicklooks to notes, scales, and chords. Using the power of song, magic users in the world ofGlimmerwickcan commune with trees, turn tools into their animated helpers, and shift the earth.
Here’s thetrailer, showing off some of the magic that’s in store:
While the music-to-magic feel is definitely reminiscent of games likeWandersong, it’s intriguing to see the same nature-bound focus inSongs of Glimmerwickas there was inEastshade. The beauty of the natural world, and its inherently magical properties, is fun fodder for a magical school setting.
In terms of the RPG side of things, there is gardening and crop-tending; narrative quests and a story to unfold; character progression that will let you specialize into different skills; and an island to wander around between classes, complete with NPCs, rumors, and happenings around town.
With other games likeWitchbrookon the horizon, it sure seems like magical academy RPGs are set for their time in the sun. AndSongs of Glimmerwickcertainly seems like more than just a virtual Hogwarts. Its world of magic and music seems like it will be intriguing to explore when it arrives sometime in 2023 for both console and PC.
