Hello everyone, we want to officially apologize about the confusion concerning the previous release dates. Our goal was to get the game out before PAX. That did not happen and we had some more work to do. Our goal is to have a good release and there were just some things that we could not put on steam and expect you to be satisfied with. That is why we decided to take a little more time to iron things out and produce a much better experience. So we have added more animations, redefined the skill trees, and made your actions a tad bit more relevant than they were before.
Now we want everyone to understand what we are trying to achieve as far as an episodic game and we want you all to know exactly what you are getting when you make your purchase. This first release will be episode one of chapter one. There will be three episodes in each chapter. What we want to do is keep the game fresh, so with each new episode there will be more characters and more game play mechanics to keep you interested.
In this first episode you will play as Sen and Jagen and will be introduced to their individual origin stories. There are some other characters that you will play with that will have a small impact on your story. You will be introduced to the combo system mechanics and will be able to unlock the first 4 skills, first 4 combo finishers and character traits. You can use basic field skills to help you get items and explore your environment. Our goal for this portion of the game is really to familiarize you with our story, characters, and basic battle system.
Each new character you meet we will be adding a gameplay mechanic in battle, field and story. For example in episode 2 you will meet Jynx, we are planning on introducing environmental interaction as he is a resourceful character and can teach the other members in the party how to use the environment to their advantage. Although Jagen is an alchemist, he has little time and supplies as a Ridder to use them. So when you meet the character Mioni in episode 2, you will be introduced to our crafting system.
We can discuss some of these mechanics later in the week as well as a much better idea on when we are going to release. We are always around and hearing from people interested in what we are doing is one of the primary reasons why we do this. Thanks for all your interest and I hope we can talk more later.
Thanks,
- Tyrell White