When it released onto Japanese Sega Saturns in 1997, Culdcept: The First brought gamers “engrossing, deck-building, gameplay and beautiful artwork.” Now, the game is coming to the west thanks to Clear River Games. When it does, it’ll be called Culdcept: The First Saturn Tribute.
This new version of the decades old title will feature quality of life improvements and English subtitles. These quality of life improvements include:
- Rewind the game to any point where a Checkpoint was passed at a Fort or the Castle.
- Quick Save & Load enables gamers to save and load at any time, independent of the main game’s standard save function.
- Bonus Pack increases the number of Reward Cards received at the end of a match. (can be toggled ON/OFF in the options menu).
- Reveal Hands is a brand-new feature allowing gamers to constantly display both their own and their opponent’s hand on-screen—information that was only visible at specific times in the original version. Reveal Hands can be toggled ON/OFF, and the display size adjusts automatically depending on the game’s screen layout.
- Language Switching allows gamers to play the game in either Japanese or English.
Culdcept: The First Saturn Tribute is targeting Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. It’ll be $34.99 USD for the standard edition, versus $79.99 USD for the deluxe edition.
Read on for more, from the release:
In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, gamers enter the fictional universe of Culdra Space, created by the omnipotent Goddess Culdra, creator of Culdcept, a book strong enough to wield the power of creation itself. Gamers assume the role of a ‘Cepter’ heading into battle with their Book, a self-constructed 50-card deck.
Traverse across the map, guided by the roll of the dice and summon a diverse range of incredible creatures, strategically using your cards to progress on the spaces where you land. In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, any land where you place a creature becomes your territory, and by using Spell Cards, gamers can manipulate dice rolls, support their creatures, or sabotage their rivals.
Making your way through the map will be no easy task however. Land on another player’s territory and it will cost you, as gamers are forced to pay in Magic Power as a toll. Don’t go down without a fight; summon a creature and win the battle, claiming the territory as your own! In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, the key to victory lies not only in a creature’s stats and special abilities but also in the various effects of the game’s Item Cards and support bonuses received from the land or from allies.
Seize territories and increase Magic Power to gain the upper hand, and the first Cepter to collect the target amount of Magic Power and return to the Castle is declared the winner. Once the battle is won, gamers receive a random set of cards based on ranking, which can be incorporated into their Book, refining their tactics for the next battle.