Baroque
Baroque is horror-themed action game with elements of survival gameplay. The whole game is set in the tower: you slowly work your way to the top, fighting demons as you progress. You have HP as well as stamina…
Baroque is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sting, released 21 May 1998 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
What Baroque is
Baroque is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sting and released in 1998. It was published by Entertainment Software Publishing Inc.. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set after a world-altering cataclysm called the Blaze that took place on May 14, 2032, Baroque focuses on a nameless, mute, and amnesiac protagonist. Early on, he finds himself tasked with purifying the Meta-Beings, once-human creatures that have lost themselves to the delusions inside them, and reaching the bottom floor of a tower to gain redemption for his forgotten sin. Through his interactions with the other characters and unlocked cutscenes, the player learns about the back-story and characters.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Baroque launched on 21 May 1998, within three weeks of Radiant Silvergun and Vigilante 8. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Radiant Silvergun, Vigilante 8.
Official trailer
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