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Children of Morta Review
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Posted: 15 months ago, last updated 9 days ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer, Rich Adams and Jo Robertson.
Overview
Children of Morta is an adventure game about a family of heroes, each with different abilities and enhancements. You battle enemies and bosses while exploring dungeons within the cavern of Mount Morta and must avoid the corruption as it spreads.
Whilst playing you get flashbacks to the Family's past, building narrative and background to what happened as you play on. There is the option for co-op play allowing a second player to join as one of the 7 family members. The game includes a variety of biomes with new enemies as you discover the dungeons.
The style of the game is rogue-like, which means you are expected to die, and then start again with more experience and some of the enhancements you earned. Although unlike other dungeon rogue-like games Children of Morta is less punishing. This, along with its simpler combat and strong narrative, make it good to play together in families.
There's a real focus on the family line. Not only do you discover the history of the Bergson family but you use Uncle Ben and Grandma Margaret's ancient knowledge to upgrade the family’s gear and boost main attributes. You have to learn how to play about the different family members to progress.
Whilst playing you get flashbacks to the Family's past, building narrative and background to what happened as you play on. There is the option for co-op play allowing a second player to join as one of the 7 family members. The game includes a variety of biomes with new enemies as you discover the dungeons.
The style of the game is rogue-like, which means you are expected to die, and then start again with more experience and some of the enhancements you earned. Although unlike other dungeon rogue-like games Children of Morta is less punishing. This, along with its simpler combat and strong narrative, make it good to play together in families.
There's a real focus on the family line. Not only do you discover the history of the Bergson family but you use Uncle Ben and Grandma Margaret's ancient knowledge to upgrade the family’s gear and boost main attributes. You have to learn how to play about the different family members to progress.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 12
Release Date: 03/09/2019, updated in 2019
Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Genres: Action, Fighting, Narrative and Role-Playing
Developer: @DeadMageStudio
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Commitment
Costs
Children of Morta usually costs £17.99 to £19.79.
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Children of Morta: Ancient Spirits additional content can be purchased. It adds a new character with the ability to switch combat styles on the fly. It also adds new relics, charms, and graces to enhance the gameplay experience even further. This enhances combat and playstyle in both the Story and Family Trials modes.
Children of Morta
 | Xbox One | £18.49 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | PS4 | £17.99 | – | – |
 | Switch | £19.79 | – | – |
 | PC | – | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. Children of Morta: Ancient Spirits additional content can be purchased. It adds a new character with the ability to switch combat styles on the fly. It also adds new relics, charms, and graces to enhance the gameplay experience even further. This enhances combat and playstyle in both the Story and Family Trials modes.
Age Ratings
Content Rating
PEGI rated 12 because it features moderate violence and use of offensive language. Some blood is shown but damage is primarily dealt by numbers. When a life bar is depleted, the defeated foe falls to the ground, often disappearing in an inky puddle. The dialogue also contains an instance of the use of the word ‘*!@?*’.
Accessibility
We haven't documented accessibility features for this game yet. Our Children of Morta Accessibility Report details system-wide settings that may help, and suggests similar games with accessibility features. Tweet the developer (@DeadMageStudio) to let them know about our Accessibility Questionnaire.
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