Review of The Beacon: A Quest to Save the City of Altaris

The Beacon

A fantasy-action roguelite RPG. Venture into dungeons, defeat evils & expand the Beacon's protective light!

This is one of the games that are on treasure.lol, “The Nintendo of web3”. It looks like a pixelated game, which does not make it less fun to play, but it seems a bit strange at first glance.

It reminds me of a Pokémon style world, but who didn't spend hours on their Nintendo catching them all?

The story about The Beacon:

You arrive in a dangerous, faraway land.

The city of Altaris has dispatched its citizens here on a mission. The Beacon that lies in the city's heart is waning, its protection weakening. And so, you must help secure the resources needed to sustain it.

Settle down, make yourself at home, and start looking around.

What is the goal behind the game?

The game looks like it is meant to be fun, and… you can also collect NFTs! Yay!

The Alpha release is planned for 2023, but it appears that you can already hatch something (again, Pokémon?).

Let's have a look at their next steps:

Dec. 16 – Dec. 17

• Generation-0 Pet Egg Mint

Mid-January 2023

• Pets Hatch
• Pets reveal their traits

2023

• Alpha Release
• Fuller gameplay available
• Fuller game economics

GETTING STARTED

In The Beacon, players will be able to participate in various activities such as:

• Dungeon Expedition: Players can try out the prototype PvE combat system, where they must clear a small dungeon of enemies in a limited amount of time. Players can choose one of three exits containing a chest with loot rewards.
• Tavern Quiz: Players can win rewards by visiting Igor, the tavern drunk, and answering a question that tests their knowledge of the world of The Beacon. Players can earn loot rewards.
• House Customization: Players can personalize their in-game housing by decorating it with items obtained through gameplay. The house editor allows players to place and arrange items, make changes, and preview them in the game. Players can also rotate and remove items from their current position.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Generation-0 Pet

Moonfae have two types of traits: Body parts are cosmetic and can include different parts of the Moonfae's body such as head, back, belly, body, eyes, and mouth. Certain body parts, called Ancestral Body Parts, will only be acquired randomly at hatch time by generation-0 Moonfae. All subsequent generations can only acquire these traits via inheritance. The number of Ancestral Body Parts a Moonfae has will determine their yield boost, with a minimum boost of 10% and a maximum of 20%.

Blessings provide quality-of-life benefits in-game. Generation-0 Moonfae will be allowed to hatch with more blessings than subsequent generations. Therefore, each generation-0 Moonfae will be guaranteed to have at least two blessings. The blessings will be revealed in the future.

The yield boost and blessings will be available in mid-2023.

• Founding Characters

Having a Founding Character grants players several in-game benefits, such as acquiring NFTs as rewards when opening chests, item recycling features, and customizing their character with cosmetics. This contrasts with a free-to-play player, who would not have access to these benefits.

The game can be played for FREE, but to get access to the game's full content, you must hold a Founding Character.

Closing thoughts

As mentioned a few times, it looks a bit like a copy of a pokémon game which doesn't make it less fun, of course, and it is fun to play. It’s one of the games on the Treasure.lol platform, and more games like these make sense if they go in the direction of becoming the Web3 gaming Nintendo!

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