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2012 · Cyanide · Role-playing · Strategy

Confrontation

Confrontation is a strategy video game adaptation of the fantasy miniature wargame by Rackham. Developed exclusively for PC by Cyanide Studio (Blood Bowl, A Game of Thrones), Confrontation finely mixes strategy and numerous role-playing game elements, offering a rich, unique gaming experience, and emphasising tactics and intense battles.

Released: 5 April 2012
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Role-playing Strategy
Developers: Cyanide
Publishers: Focus Entertainment
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: France
Languages: English French German Italian Polish Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat: 10hmain story37hcompletionist

About

Confrontation is a tactical role-playing game developed by Cyanide and based on Rackham's miniatures game. The game is set in the fantasy universe of Aarklash, a continent riven by an unending war. The player follows a party of Akkylannian fighters in their quest to seek out and destroy the source of the latest threat posed by the Alchemists of Dirz. Their journey will take them through numerous settings with rich decors where they will encounter other races which populate the continent.

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Confrontation aims to reproduce the tactical combat of heroic fantasy classics as Baldur's Gate. The party is made up of four characters, chosen by the player amongst 12 available classes. Various synergies are possible and any combination could work to succeed a mission. However, it is far more challenging with an unbalanced party.

Four of Aarklash's factions are found in the game. The Akkylannian people built an empire whose aims are both religious and military. The Syhar are depraved scientists, specialized in alchemy and ungodly experiments. Their origins lie within the Empire of Akkylannie, but their quest to create the perfect being led them to be condemned for heresy and they were forced to flee.