One of the most unexpected and striking announcements that the 2021 Summer Game Fest left us was that of Metal Slug Tacticsa new spin-off with graphic care pixel art from SNK’s legendary run and gun saga that changes the frenetic action that has always characterized the series for a much slower and more strategic proposal with roguelike elements.
However, Since its announcement, information about the title has been very scarce and the project is completely missing in action. In fact, it was initially stated that it would arrive on PC and Switch in 2022, although in August of that year it was announced that the game still needed more development time and that it would not finally hit stores until 2023. Since then, it has not been revealed. to know anything about it, so there are more than reasonable doubts about whether it will finally arrive in 2023, a year that is about to end.
Of course, There’s still a chance that he ends up making some kind of last-minute comeback. and confirm an imminent release date, something that could happen, for example, during the gala of The Game Awards which will be celebrated on December 7, although the secrecy surrounding the project makes us remain cautious about it.
Of course, on the official website of Dotemu, its publisher, the title continues to appear set for 2023, although it should be noted that its page has not received updates since the delay in 2022 was announced. The same can be said of its social networks or from the official sites of Leikir Studio, its developer, so we do not know the status of the project currently and when it is scheduled to premiere, since no further announcements of any kind have been made.
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What is known is that when the game is finally released, whenever that may be, it will offer us a turn-based role-playing and strategy adventure in which we will have to overcome countless combats similar to what we see in titles like Final Fantasy Tacticsso We have to move our units (the heroes of the saga) through various battlefields divided into squares to finish off our enemies and meet the objectives that they indicate to us.
Of course, As we overcome confrontations, we will gain experience to improve our characters and we will be able to unlock new weapons and abilities. Among its mechanics, it has been confirmed that we will be able to carry out synchronized actions so that all the members of our squad carry out a joint attack. In addition, we can summon reinforcements and artillery attacks and unleash powerful special techniques by filling the adrenaline meter.
As we said at the beginning, the title will have several elements roguelikeso everything is designed to be a very replayable and challenging adventure in which we are expected to fail numerous times before reaching the end.
