In the legend, Majouj is taken away by force from Yajouj’s house and thrown into an endless abyss where she eventually perishes. Yajouj the human became smitten with Majouj the goblin.
Yajouj and Majouj An old legend among the people of the south tells of a forbidden love between a human and a goblin. When you return to the family home there are plenty of charming slices of family life to enjoy like Linda player her violin or John smoking a pipe.Ancient Spirits is the new DLC for Children of Morta, which introduces a number of things: a new playable fighter character with two unique forms called Yajouj’Majouj new skins for each character and an in-game package featuring new relics, charms and graces. In fact, children of Morta is all about family so when it gets too difficult concentrate on another character and refine their skills instead.ĭead Mage’s procedurally generated layouts offer a wide variety of choice for the gamer with NPC’s that offer seemingly random quests during gameplay bringing a fresh and unique feel to Children of Morta that other titles in this genre don’t have. This allows you to play as one of the others and receive group bonuses for mix ’n’ matching it. The gameplay is challenging with levels that get progressively harder as you continue but there are plenty of diverse boss fights.Īs you add more family members to your group of playable characters some can become fatigued by the Corruption reducing health. The FMOD sound effects engine does a good job giving greater depth to this sumptuous fantasy adventure. Each level has random side quests which help to combat any monotony during gameplay such as finding a special fungus to heal an orphan wolf cub, escorting a lost child to its mother or playing a game of Ping-pong.Ĭhildren of Morta is made with Unity and the game runs well with very little frame rate drop or stuttering. The story does also suffer from the usual fantasy cleches - Lord of the Rings style evil that has returned to a peaceful land, but it’s handled with such unique artistic flair and attention that it feels fresh. However, some levels are just reskins of previous ones such as the Silk caverns and the Lost trenches. The procedually generated levels offer different layouts everytime you play. It feels meticulously crafted with modern lighting techniques and solid mechanics creating a unique hybrid that’s inspired by other pixel titles such as Hyper Light Drifter and Dead Cells. There’s something nostalgic yet modern about Children of Morta. The sanctuary, gifted to the Bergson’s by the goddess Rea is a kind of bat cave that begins your adventure into the mysterious grounds around Mount Morta Initially you play as John, the head of the family, but as the game progresses you can play as other family members. Be part of a family called the Bergson’s and help heal the land of Rea from an ancient entity called the Corruption by gathering three spirits from the mysterious depths of mount Morta.Ĭhildren of Morta expertly combines narrative storytelling with traditional roguelike gameplay.
C hildren of Morta is a fantasy roguelike videogame with stunning high res pixel graphics and challenging top-down gameplay.