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2016 · N-Fusion Interactive · Action role-playing · Adventure

Ember

Nintendo console exclusive

A passion project 10 years in the making, Ember is a homage to classic role-playing games (RPG). Enter the world of Ember as a resurrected “Lightbringer” summoned to protect the dying Embers as the world is on the brink of collapse. Beginning in the Deep Barrows, traverse vast environments divided between aboveground and underground realms – ranging from lush forests to dry deserts and dark abysses – to reach the City of Light. See how the story unfolds through encounters with strangers by making pivotal decisions about your own destiny.

Released: 9 September 2016
Platforms: Nintendo Switch Windows iOS macOS
Genres: Action role-playing Adventure Fighting Indie Puzzle Role-playing Strategy
Developers: N-Fusion Interactive
Publishers: 505 Games
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action Fantasy Historical
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB T PEGI 16
Languages: English
Time to beat: 16hmain story21hcompletionist

About

Ember is an isometric role-playing game developed by N-Fusion Interactive and published by 505 Games. The game was released on iOS and Windows. Ember was inspired by the 1992 video game Ultima VII: The Black Gate and has received pre-release comparisons to the Ultima series and to Baldur's Gate. The game was initially meant to release in 2014 and 2015, but was pushed back in order to expand the game.

›Story

Back in the earliest days, there was no sun and the world was dark. The heavens opened up and stars fell like beacons into the pitch black world, and they were known as “Embers”. Powerful and wise druids of a primordial race, “the Lightbringers," roamed the land searching for this luminous matter. They performed a ritual of awakening to call the “Embers” out of their deep sleep.

Suddenly the world became bright, and the veil of darkness was lifted. The Embers were the embodiment of magical flame, light, and life, but as word spread about the sheer power of the Embers, they came to be hunted and captured…and so the War for Ember began...