Pong is coming back! And for its comeback, the classic from 1972 extends its gameplay a little. Instead of just having two squares that move a point back and forth, Pong Quest gets an entire RPG system.
What makes Pong Quest different? You can create your own angular hero and dress and equip your balls with different skills. There should be a total of 50 of them. There are also other elements from role-playing games such as a story, loot and puzzles.
Bars of life instead of endless matches
The description of the game on Steam meanwhile provides clear details about the story or even the gameplay. However, a little can be drawn from the trailer that we embedded for you at the beginning of this news.
One of the most significant changes are likely to be the life bars of your … bars be. Because instead of simply trying to fire the ball from the field on the opposing side of the screen, as in the classic, you now lose life points each time you touch the ball. That should make the matches a bit more compact and at the same time more exciting
With it you'll get Items that you have to use tactically wisely and change the properties of the game ball. These include things like a Curve Ball, Curse Ball, Mimic Ball and Bouncy Ball. For example, the former has the peculiarity of simply jumping along the bottom of the screen.
Pong Quest – view screenshots
Pong with "character"
In the course of Pong Quest you will also become a whole Get to know a number of charactersagainst which you have to compete in common pong matches. The story itself is supposed to be about "The Secret of the Balls" and "The Secret of the Haunted Door". However, more information cannot be elicited from the sporadic description.
There is currently no exact release date. On the Steam page, only spring 2020 is specified. Then you should the game for about 15 euros able to buy. In addition to the PC, the title will also be available on the consoles.
