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Children of Morta Stream Recap and Impressions

Jason Love

The title follows the Bergson family as they set out to put an end to a vaguely defined "Corruption" that is spreading across the fictional land of Rea. In order to stop the Corruption at its source, the Bergsons must enlist the aid of three guardian spirits by working their way through a series of dungeons that are randomly generated each time you enter them (that's the rogue-lite elements). As you progress, you'll earn experience and skill points that can be spent to unlock new skills/abilities (there's RPG part), and you'll also earn currency that can be spent between dungeon runs to unlock permanent upgrades to stats (such as health, damage dealt, etc) or to improve different mechanics, like the duration of buffs you get from shrines in the dungeons. All of this means that no matter if you make it all the way through a dungeon and beat the boss at the end, or die a few minutes into your journey, you'll always be progressing and you're never left with the feeling that you're stalling out with no way to move forward.

Children of Morta's New Roadmap Includes Adding Online Co-Op

Jason Love

If you're unfamiliar with the title, you play as members of a family (the Bergsons) that have been charged with protecting their land from an evil known as "the Corruption." The main gameplay loop is that you'll choose two family members to play (from an eventual roster of six), choose a procedurally generated dungeon to tackle, and then hack, slash, dodge, and shoot your way through it until you defeat a boss. Once you clear a dungeon, new ones will open up that progress the story, though you can always go back to older ones. As this is a "rogue-lite," there is a mix of things that are permanent (such as experience and gold gained) between each "run," and things that are temporary. Even if you only make it through one level of the dungeon before getting killed, you'll always be making some progress to help with your next attempt.

Enjoy a Free Preview of Childern of Morta Until Saturday

Jason Love

The preview started today around 11:00 AM EDT and it'll go until the same time on Saturday; it's also only through Steam, so you're limited to the PC version. However, this limited demo does have enough in there to give you a good taste of what more is in store. You'll be able to play as two of the family members - John, the father, and the eldest daughter, Linda. Each of them has their own weapon and playstyle so you can see what works best for you and your co-op buddy as you play up to the first boss. This is one of those games where it's best to see it in action, so be sure to watch the video below, and you can also check out our interview with the dev team from five years ago where they first laid out their vision and hopes for this title.

Indie-Ana Co-Op and the Children of Morta Interview

Jason Love

By the time this post goes up, there will be approximately four hours remaining in the Kickstarter campaign for Children of Morta, a "story-driven hack ‘n slash roguelike." When we first reached out to developer Dead Mage about their game, the inclusion of local co-op was just a stretch goal. That goal is now surpassed and we wanted...