Reverse: 1999
Developer(s)Bluepoch
Publisher(s)Bluepoch
Platform(s)iOS
Android
Windows
ReleaseOctober 26, 2023
Genre(s)Role-playing, turn-based tactics

Reverse: 1999 (Chinese: 重返未来：1999; pinyin: Chóngfǎn Wèilái: Yījiǔjiǔjiǔ) is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed by Bluepoch.[1] The game has been available in Mainland China since May 31, 2023[2] and was released globally on October 26, 2023.

Plot

The game takes place in a universe where magic exists, and humans live side by side with Arcanists, a race of magic users able to use the powers of Arcane. On the last day of the year 1999, a mysterious phenomenon known as the "Storm" causes anything it touches to disappear or "Reversed". As a result, time doesn't progress beyond 1999 and different eras throughout history are disappearing.

The player controls Vertin the Timekeeper (voiced by Scarlet Grace in English and Natsumi Takamori in Japanese), a British Arcanist from the St. Pavlov Foundation, an Arcanist organization that protects humanity. As the only person that is immune to the Storm, she is able to travel throughout time and protect those under her care from the Storm. As Vertin time travels through different eras, recruiting arcanists from other countries and trying to learn the truth about the Storm, she must also battle other Arcanists including The Manus Vindictae, a Arcanist-supremacist group that wants to use the power of the Storm to rewrite history where Arcanists rule the world which were against alls will[3]

Combat

Reverse:1999 is a Turn-based RPG with combat designed around a card system. Each character has their own unique passive skills, two incantation cards, and one ultimate card. Each card ranges from one to three star-level, and players can merge cards with identical stars, advance them to a higher star level, and deal additional damage.[4]

Each character is classified in one of the six Afflatus (being: Mineral, Beast, Plant, Star, Spirit and Intelligence)[5] dealing either Reality or Mental Damage. They cyclically interact and inflict 30% more damage to enemies with weaker Afflatus.[6] Additionally, Spirit and Intelligence deals 30% more damage to each other.

There are also two sets of “Tuning Skills” which allows comprehensive strategy through Card randomization or upgrades in a timely manner without the cost of AP.[7]

In combat, there may only be 3 Characters at a time (except for some special cases), with the fourth one being labeled as a substitute if a character is defeated.

Development

The game's first beta test began on January 7, 2022, and the second began on June 10, 2022.[8] On March 23, 2023, Reverse: 1999 was granted an ISBN, which means a permission for its official release in mainland China. The game started a third beta test on April 14[9] before officially released in China on May 31, 2023. The global version beta test ran from August 4 to 13, 2023, and the game rolled out fully on October 26, 2023.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 浔阳 (2022-01-10). "《重返未来：1999》首测开启，它能否搅动二次元手游格局？". GameRes游资网. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  2. ↑ "《重返未来：1999》官方网站-深蓝互动". Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Reverse: 1999 | Off to the Next Era". re1999.bluepoch.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Introduction to the game | Reverse: 1999 | Prydwen Institute". www.prydwen.gg. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ Khaw, Claudia (2023-10-27). "New gacha RPG Reverse 1999 has been getting lots of hype, here's our early review". Vulcan Post. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  6. ↑ Acharya, Nidesh (2023-10-30). "Reverse 1999 beginners guide for strong start". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Introduction to the game | Reverse: 1999 | Prydwen Institute". www.prydwen.gg. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ↑ "《重返未来1999》即将开启二测". view.inews.qq.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  9. ↑ "《重返未来：1999》三测PV 招募开启 中配实装！". Bilibili. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  10. ↑ "Reverse: 1999 | Off to the Next Era". re1999.bluepoch.com (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
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