Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan - Early Access Watcher -

Disclosure: This game copy was offered by the developer via Curator Connect.

Take on the role of either a Guardian or one of the Abandon in the battle against the cybernetic Broken. Featuring 12 classes (24 planned, most locked until you reach max level with other classes), plenty of linear dungeons and 3v3,5v5 PvP (could not test due to lack of players) in decent looking sci-fi settings scattered across Titan. Kill your foes, loot gear and fight in one of 4 raid areas.

The game's visuals are a bit dated, but they are not bad for the most part. Hub towns are particularly barren with just a couple of interact-able people outside the main city that houses the class trainers and priority vendors. Music is ultimately forgettable, which is a shame given the setting. Attack animations, particle effects and the majority of character models all look great. It is just a shame the enemy models tend to be reused for most of the dungeons with a few exceptions.

Combat takes center stage and provides a simple auto-attack with roughly ten or so abilities for each class that can be upgraded every five levels. The standard tank, healer, and dps formula remains the structure for group events, but the use of telegraphed moves make it important to utilize the dodge function to avoid damage. There are also three ability sets so you can switch between more offensive or defensive builds on the fly. It functions properly for the six characters I managed to test, but I will say the telegraphed moves appear too fast and make dodging them almost impossible for most bosses.

Leveling is relatively easy and I was able to get a character to max level in little over an afternoon. The issue comes with the linear format created by the main quest, which forces the player to go through dungeon after dungeon until they complete them all and unlock normal, then expert difficulty. It lacks any form of open areas until you hit 50, which hold harvest-able materials used in crafting. These areas ar..