Back in 2016, Snowcastle Games launched the quirky RPG throwback Earthlock, which earned mixed reviews but was generally considered a solid homage to PS1-era JRPGs. Now Snowcastle has officially announced Earthlock 2 for current- and next-generation consoles, with the game bringing some rather significant changes to the table.
As revealed by IGN, Earthlock 2 is set in the same world as the first game, but will be a "completely different experience." This is evidenced by the fact that Earthlock 2 is ditching the turn-based combat from the original game in favor of a real-time combat system. The game will also be using Unreal Engine, as opposed to the Unity engine that was used to create the first Earthlock game. Unfortunately, additional details beyond that are unavailable at the time of this writing, and the Earthlock 2 trailer doesn't show all that much.
Unfortunately, it may be quite some time before fans learn more information about Earthlock 2, as the game's release date is far off. It was confirmed by Snowcastle Games that Earthlock 2 won't be available until 2022, so fans will have to wait at least two years to play the game. It's unclear why the developers decided to announce the game so early, but hopefully updates will come on a semi-frequent basis between now and launch.
Earthlock 2 will launch in 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: IGN