Hegemone Pass, an interesting looking 2D Stealth-based JRPG, has just landed on Kickstarter. It takes place in a setting based on the Underworld of Greek mythology. The game is built largely around an alert mechanic that sounds very similar to something out of Metal Gear Solid. You can check it out in the trailer below.
Hegemone Pass is expected to release sometime in June 2020. Those eager to try the game now can check out the Demo that launched alongside the Kickstarter campaign. The final product is expected to be available on PC, Linux, and if the stretch goal is reached, the Switch.
Detected or not, you’ll be battling in turn-based battles, and for both allies and foes, one of each is designated as the Leader: eliminating them is the key to victory! However, Leaders activate their “Title”, empowering their allies or oppressing their foes. Lastly, the Leader status can also be passed around from ally to ally with the titular technique “Hegemone Pass”, activating a new ally’s “Title”. When hunted, enemy titles are boosted based on the remaining time, making any encounter a potentially deadly one. To survive such encounters, eliminating the enemy Leader is your top priority.
So far Hegemone Pass looks like a fun, interesting, and unique game. We will definitely continue to follow its development. And should it release as planned, we hope to try the full game for ourselves next Summer.
