Riviera: The Promised Land remaster launches for Steam on July 17
Sting has announced that Riviera: The Promised Land will launch for Steam on July 17. The RPG was previously released for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices in Japan.
Riviera is the second entry in the Dept. Heaven series of tactical RPGs to receive a modern remaster in English, following Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone in 2023 for Steam and Switch. While Yggdra Union is available on Nintendo Switch eShop in English, there has been no word yet of an English Switch version for Riviera: The Promised Land.
A release date trailer, Steam page description, and screenshots can be found below, via Sting.
You can enjoy the remastered version of "Riviera: The Promised Land", the first work in the Dept. Heaven Episodes series, on Steam!
Equipped with various additional convenient functions, the ease of play has been improved! It's full of elements that will satisfy everyone from first-time players to experienced players!
Story
At the behest of Hector, who is one of the Seven Magi, the Grim Angel Ein and his familiar, Rose, along with another Grim Angel named Ledah, all head to Riviera, an island floating in Asgard. On the way, Ursula, the guardian of the Riviera, appears and is thwarted by the Grim Angels' intrusion. Ein, whose memories were sealed by Ursula's attack, wakes up in Elendia, where the spirits live.
Game Features
- Easy-to-operate field exploration!
- A unique battle system where your skills are determined by the items you own!
- Who are your close comrades? A favorability system that changes depending on your choices!
- More than 90 illustrations to liven up events!
Remastered Additional Elements
- BGM change function with 5 types of sound sources!
- Play mode with up to 5x speed!
- Event skip function!
- All illustrations are available in HD!
- Reliable auto save function!
- Ease of play greatly improved by difficulty level and mode selection!
- Boost function that allows you to quickly learn skills!
- Improved user-friendly interface!
- Function to switch voices between Japanese and English!
User-friendliness has also been further improved in the Steam version!
