Had a quick look and didn't see any posts pointing out that this was in Open Beta as of yesterday!
What is it?
If you haven't played either of the Orcs Must Die! games before - they are tower / hero defense games - where you build traps and minions, whilst equipping yourself with weapons and trinkets; to hold off waves of orcs and other creatures!
Unchained is the latest iteration, but this time utilising a Free-to-Play model. It comes with a 1-5 player co-op Survival mode (like previous games as was described above), and a 5v5 MOBA-style PvP mode, which is new! This mode is named Siege.
May as well try it, how long does the Open Beta last?
Open Beta is from March 29th to April 13th (2016 obviously)
Can you point out some of the important differences between this and the other 2 games?
Sure, let's get a little list going with a couple of interesting tidbits:
- Now free-to-play, complete with cash shop options and a LoL-style launcher
- Because of this, you can craft traps, weapons, upgrades etc using a resource but there is also a cash option to acquire things faster
- Multiple heroes are now available as opposed to the 2 previously, all with different skills and traits
- Many of the same traps are available with a few twists and new ones
- As above for the orc attackers
- 2 Modes, Survival now has 1-5 players as opposed to 1-2; and Siege is 5 vs 5
- Different graphics style and engine
- 'Deck' system in place of previous loadout book
- Combos now help to build your 'unchained' meter faster, which is like a DPS buff/cooldown
That's just a few of the new changes - not sure how this will play out in comparison to OMD1 & 2, but it's free, what have we got to lose?
You can download it on Steam and on their website.
Submitted March 30, 2016 at 05:52AM by thespicyjim http://ift.tt/1Y0mm0k
