The Mandate is a Kickstarter which is getting some serious press and a huge push. We think they will end up being successful despite their lofty funding goals. So let us talk about why it is getting so much buzz.
The Mandate as a Game
The focus of the game is on your crew. They level up, interact with you and grow over time. If you lose someone they are lost forever. You are charged with bringing a massive fleet back together in order to save an empire. Battles focus on ship-to-ship fights and boarding actions. Overall it appears to blend some of the best elements of RPG and Strategy games.
The game also focuses on how your choices change the galaxy. In “The Mandate” power shifts and systems change as you go through space. By the end of the game you will have shaped the history of the universe.
The Artistic Side of “The Mandate”
The music is reminiscent of many other space operas such as Star Wars. The art has some impressive 2D animation. In our book that is a winning combination overall.
The Mandate Prologue Creator
The team has also released a special character creator. You can check it out here to make your own character for the game. This is something we are seeing with a lot of companies. It’s one of the few things they did right with Saint’s Row. We expect a majority of games with RPG elements to do this a few years in the future.
The Mandate Kickstarter
The rewards for this Kickstarter focus on you being a part of the story in the game. You can get journal entries, engravings on the wall of heroes in game and much more. Of course you can also get copies of the game as well.
