New EXE-CREATE RPG: Welcome to Arcana Academy!

[ChromaRaine]

- Academy: Magic Arcana Academy -

It exists somewhere in the world of "Sternship". Arcana Academi of Magic.

Here to become a full-fledged magic soil, the students are learning every day.

Yandex translate

 

The main protagonist, Girius, is a teacher at the Arcana Academy and the Homeroom Teacher of the first star class in which his students' companions belong.

- Outside World: A devastated world -

Some areas are full of dangers. You will encounter many people and truths in your adventure.
It sounds a little different from what you learned in class...?

 

- Growth System is back -



 

- New feature: Ice Thawing Room -

Thaw the mysterious ice that allows you to gain items over time and acquire crunchy items.



Site: https://www.kemco.jp/game/arcana/ja/#academy

Trailer:

[ChromaRaine]

Trailer description:

Arcana Academy" is a magic academy that shows its grandeur in a certain area of Sternship.
Here, boys and girls who dream of becoming mages learn magic and grow up.
Complete the assignments given by the teachers and become a full-fledged mage!

 

Growth System picture 2:



 

[Prajna]

Thanks for sharing this. This game seems to serve old wine in new wineskins, but as long as I don't play two or more of their games in quick succession, I'll never grow tired of the tried and true Exe Create formula.

[AlicePillow]

How can they develop this game one month later after Vampire Knight?

[Prajna]

Thanks, another Exe Create game to look forward to. I really should check the "queue" all the way back to the Japanese releases more often, even if I only intend to play the English PC versions.

As far as I can tell, Exe Create uses a solid game engine that doesn't occupy much of their time anymore. They reuse a lot of assets and game mechanics, and according to several games' credits, there must be different teams at work. Especially the guys working on the stories aren't always the same.

Exe Create's output seems to have slowed down a bit lately, but I'm glad to see that they can still churn out so many quality games in such a short period of time.

[ChromaRaine]

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How can they develop this game one month later after Vampire Knight?

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If my guess is right, they're already working on two games at the same time and the workload is halved per team and on hold for a moment to finish the other one. I speculate that they're already done this during Isekai Rondo's development or post-release since the game was released already in 2022 back ago in Japan. And since they can just reuse the asset from the previous game, the workload process by the person or team for the other game is lessened so they can focus first on the game they will release first.

It's not a surprise for me a little bit since I always check their Twitter account for updates, and because of a tricky question I asked before to them many months ago.

They have been so quiet lately, especially their Twitter account so they do not somehow surprise me a bit, but still, it's a bit too fast for a release. Hence why a lot of people were surprised and caught off-guard.

They possibly focusing on the Japanese market since they're getting popular as an indie developer and only have a little backlash for their games compared to the Western release.

(And I forgot some of the details I was supposed to say... sad.)

[ChromaRaine]

They already did this many times. Especially the era of Asdivine 2015 titles.

Let's just hope they don't rush and mess up this title and Nathan Duckworth again as the translator.

I will be grateful if it's Nathan again, John Sears has a bad history and caused us some major problems in the past.

[Mastertrek]

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Thanks for sharing this. This game seems to serve old wine in new wineskins, but as long as I don’t play two or more of their games in quick succession, I’ll never grow tired of the tried and true Exe Create formula.

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So long it's not like Jinshin (I could not get to like that game and deleted it after maybe an hour in which all I saw was boring story and theming.. And I like japanese stories in general, just this one turned me away..) I'll be looking forward to playing it since it looks cool in pictures and EXE-Create games for the most part are worth spending hours on..

 

Off-topic: The only things that should always be in their games they forget for some reason are: Area Search that automatically shows enemies in that location (Edit: I mean, the game automatically scrools to area where you are, that makes it easier to know if you are missing an enemy there or not); if there are metal/golden enemies to fill in there needs to be an area that actually contains all these rare enemies as you might spend hours without finding the one enemy you are missing.. And they need to always add post-game fun areas to explore.

[ChromaRaine]

More Info: (source: https://yoyaku-top10.jp/apps/MzM0MTIx?os=android)

RPG Welcome to Arcana Academy
Kotobuki Solution Co.
RPG of magical girls fighting

Price: ¥860 (/ $7-8 / ₱120)

Scheduled delivery date: June 1, 2023

Magic Academy "Arcana Academy".
Here, boys and girls who dream of becoming mages learn magic and grow up.

◆Life at the "Magic Academy".
At Arcana Academy, classes are held to learn unique soul-source magic and transfer magic. Complete the assignments given by the teachers and become a full-fledged mage.

◆Combat and "Magical Girls".
Confront demons in their transformed form called "Alma Style".
Attacking the enemy's weak point with your special attribute is important!

Using soul-source magic, you can also use unique abilities prepared for each character. Immerse yourself in a battle where tactics change as you progress.

Enjoy the various "growths" of the magical girls!
In addition to leveling up by winning battles, Power up with items that strengthen their basic status!
Purchase rare items to increase everyone's abilities! Or, make your favorite skill the most powerful by purchasing items that enhance skills?
The game is full of systems based on the theme of growth, such as: ◆A suspicious area in "desolation".

◆A suspicious area of "desolation"...?
As you travel around the world, you will occasionally encounter unnaturally devastated areas.
This phenomenon is known as "Lostness," but is it really...?

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