RideonJapan has released an introductory video for its upcoming tactical SRPG Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf, which is scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch on February 9 in Japan, with a PlayStation 4 release coming at a later date. Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf is also planned for a western release, but little has been revealed.
This new entry to the series inherits the game system from the previous titles while adding various new elements to make it easier to play.
▍Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf Story
A tale of a mercenary and a priestess facing their mortal destiny.
Several years have passed since a mysterious plague spread across the continent in the blink of an eye. Victims of the plague become moving corpses and begin to attack people. Mercenaries who fight for a living spend their days doing the dirty work of exterminating the zombies.
One day, Johan, the captain of the Silver Wolf Mercenaries, encounters a man who calls himself the Grim Reaper. Johan narrowly fights off the Reaper’s deadly blade. As he leaves, the Grim Reaper leaves behind an eerie prophecy: “In 100 days, when the evil omens are at their peak, you will meet an inescapable death”.
After Johan drives the Grim Reaper away, a young priestess appears before him. The priestess is said to heal people who have fallen victim to the plague by using miraculous. Was the Grim Reaper just a nightmare that Johan, who had fallen victim to the plague, was seeing?
Johan sees the light in his encounter with the priestess. Together with his friends, he becomes the priestess’ escort and travels around the kingdom with her. In a kingdom infested with pestilence, Johan must confront his mortality…
▍Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf Game System
Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf is a tactical simulation RPG in which players organize mercenaries who make their living in warfare, raise their character levels, improve their skills and equipment, and conquer stages.
The game features a quarter-view battle map divided by squares. The battle map is divided into squares, with fighters good at melee attacks, ranged attackers at long-range, and the Priest who heals and supports his allies, etc. The player controls characters with various roles to fight.
■ Events
Characters move on the stage map and a conversation window appears. After the events, the battle part begins.
■ Combat Preparation
Place the characters and start the battle. The number of people who can go into battle varies depending on the stage.
■ Combat Phase
There are two phases: the player phase, in which the player controls the character, and the enemy phase, in which the enemy acts.
The stage is cleared when the victory condition is achieved. (Victory and defeat conditions are displayed on the screen when the party menu is opened by pressing the X button.)
■ Organization Mode
After the event section is completed after clearing the stage, players will enter the organizing mode.
Change equipment and skills for your character, or purchase items in the shop.
▍Mercenaries Lament: Requiem of the Silver Wolf Characters
■ Johan – The Wolf Enchanted by the Grim Reaper
A young mercenary who leads the Silver Wolf Mercenaries. Concerned about his country, which is sinking into darkness due to the spread of the disease, he takes on a mission to exterminate zombies.
During the mission, he falls ill with the plague and has a chance encounter with the god of death, which condemns him to death in 100 days.
He is a calm, strong-minded individual who cannot overlook the plight of others. However, he hates crookedness and is easily provoked in the face of injustice and absurdity.
■ Amalie – The traveling priestess who exorcises the plague
She travels around the kingdom as a priestess of a small sect without power. She has the miraculous power to dispel and heal the disease of Kolodea, a disease for which there is no cure, and saves Johan from falling ill with the plague.
She is cheerful and always smiles brightly, encouraging her friends and people, but there is something lonely and shadowy about her.
■ Laila – Earth Mercenary
The only female member of the silver wolf mercenaries led by Johan. She uses her quick hands as a weapon.
She is from Westa, a country far away, she has a feeling of exclusion due to her brown skin, which is different from other people’s. She is quick to fight, has a foul mouth, and lacks charm, but in fact, she is secretly in love with Johan.
■ Marian – A straggler priest with a good eye
A handsome man with a serious and gentle personality. He is a priest belonging to the Silver Wolf Mercenaries.
Born of a noble family, he had been a member of the church for training, but he has given up on the church, which is powerless against the Kolodea disease and is now active in the mercenary army, hiding his nobleman status.
■ Elmer – Merry Shooter
A professional in combat, a little soft-spoken but strong with a large build, and skilled in archery. He has a big brotherly personality that takes good care of him. He is the oldest in the group but wants to be free and easy-going, so he leaves the leadership of the group to Johan.
He is looking forward to the day when the problem of Kolodea will be solved so he can enjoy himself with his friends and women at the bar as he used to do in the past.
