Greg Micek writes: "Every day we see new Kickstarter campaigns launch; it's a seemingly endless sea of games to back out there. After a while though, things start blending together, title images start looking the same when you're looking at 40+ new campaigns launching every week. Highlands is different though. As I obsessively hit refresh on new campaign list Highlands from Burrito Studio gave me pause; the concept art had a very Maxfield Parrish vibe that I was drawn to. To learn more about Highlands I spoke with Burrito Studios' Jonathan Ortega; here's what he had to say."
Burrito Studios has brought a degree of simplicity to the SRPG genre, welcoming new players but possibly losing more seasoned players due to the lack of challenge.
Nevertheless, Highlands is a solid game at its core and a wonder to look at.
Conner writes: "Highlands is a story centric RPG set in a fantasy universe high above the earth, on cities floating in the sky, among the clouds. Whilst the general premise bears more than a passing resemblance to Bioshock: Infinite, the main meat of the game, and the story, is much more than what it seems, with a interesting (if slightly generic) storyline backed up by a unique art style and combat engine."
In this review, Alexx Discusses how Highlands blends elements of multiple strategy genres, stating - "Highlands is an interesting concept that combines the resource management and focus on strategy that fans of the Civilization series are familiar with, as well as the permadeath and emphasis on using classes effectively that one might find in a Fire Emblem title or in games like Final Fantasy Tactics."
