
2018 · Spearhead Games · Role-playing · Adventure
Omensight
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Omensight is an action role-playing game framed as an action murder mystery. The player takes the role of the Harbinger, a warrior who appears only in times of great crisis, and uses a power that allows her to relive a single fateful day over and over. Combat is fast and built around a light attack, a heavy attack, a dodge, and a jump, with additional special abilities and the aid of a companion character. The mystery is unravelled by replaying events and joining forces with different allies rather than by sifting through evidence directly. It is set in the same world as Stories: The Path of Destinies, of which it is the successor.
- Released
- 15 May 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox One
- Genres
- Role-playingAdventureIndie
- Developers
- Spearhead Games
- Publishers
- Spearhead Games
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Third personBird view / Isometric
- Themes
- ActionMystery
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
About
Omensight is an action role-playing game developed and published by Canadian studio Spearhead Games. It is a spiritual successor to Stories: The Path of Destinies and is set in the same universe. It was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on May 15, 2018, the Nintendo Switch on December 13, 2018, and the Xbox One on June 7, 2019.
›Story
The Harbinger is a mythical warrior who appears only when the world faces catastrophe. She awakens in Urralia, a land that has been destroyed by the dark god Voden following the death of the priestess Vera. Using a power called Omensight, the Harbinger can travel back and relive the day of Vera's murder again and again, with the Tree of Life serving as her anchor between attempts. To prevent the end of the world, she must uncover how and why Vera died and stop it from happening. Across her repeated journeys she crosses paths with four figures caught up in the crisis, including a rodentian freedom fighter, a disciplined general, a sardonic bard, and an impatient emperor, each holding a piece of the truth she needs.
Keywords
- action-adventure
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game is described as an action murder mystery. However, according to one review, "[a]t its core Omensight is an action RPG." There is a mystery to be solved, but it is solved by playing through the game and not by the player puzzling through the evidence and the facts. In essence, the mystery is the driving story, and the gameplay itself is centered around the combat.
The combat itself is straightforward, based around four abilities: a light attack, heavy attack, a dodge, and a jump. The player also gains special abilities and can use the special ability of the companion character accompanying them. Combat is fast-paced and powerful because of a targeting mechanic that points the player toward the next enemy in the vicinity. The Omensight official website describes it as "fluid, stylish combat that combines swordplay and magical abilities."
Story
Set in within the same world as Stories: The Path of Destinies, the game centers around the player's role as the Harbinger, a mythical warrior who only appears in times of great crisis. The game's world, Urralia, has been destroyed by the dark god Voden after the death of the priestess Vera. The player is called to use the Omensight power to travel back in time and relive the day of Vera's murder again and again until the murder can be solved and prevented while using the Tree of Life as a hub. Preventing the murder prevents the end of the world.
Over the course of the game, the Harbinger comes in contact with four other companion characters who are the key to solving the crisis. These are Ludomir, an alcoholic but a powerful Rodentian freedom fighter and Vera's step brother, Draga, the studious and honorable general of the Pygarian Army, Ratika, a cool and sardonic magical bard and leader of the Rodentian Forces, and Indrik, the ruthless and impatient Emperor of Pygaria.
Reception
Omensight received "generally positive" and "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.
Gamesradar called the game "A time travel tale that manages to be comprehensible and intricate". Destructoid called it "a fun fantasy romp starring fuzzy animal things".
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Stories: The Path of Destinies & Omensight Bundle
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