Hello, friend!

How are you doing? I've been pushing Soul Saga forward and have made an exciting beta update!I'm going to keep this update quick so I can get back to work wrapping everything up for you!

Beta v10 Live!

The next Soul Saga Beta (v10) is live on Humble Bundle if you're a beta tier backer. This beta brings a lot of changes, and jumpsSoul Saga much closer to its finalproduction level. The beta covers approximately the first hour and half of Soul Saga, which is an important character building setting for the world and characters. For the sake of preventing spoilers, I won't go into detailshere, but here's a general list of changes. Also, you can find the change log on the Disastercake Forums herethat also has a list of important testing areas for beta testers.

More Story

The story has been appended to before and after where the previous beta versiontook place. The beta story line has also been adjusted to accommodate the new playable character. There is also a higher level of production quality on the main story line, with an opening that helps bringyou into the world and events that introduce the characters very well. The main story also always has an entry in the quest log so you never forget what to do next.

Interactivity

There is a lot more flavor text around Dragontree Village to build the world and characters. Both the environment and NPCs can be interacted with now. By the time I'm finished with development, every NPC in Soul Saga will have something unique and interesting to say, and residential zones will have lots of intractable environments.

Amber Synthesizing

Soul Saga's unique crafting system has been added this beta! Amber Synthesizing allows you to craft more potent amber using the items you find around the world as ingredients. The unique thing about this system is you can use any item combination you feel necessary to craft the amber. Each item in the world has an Elemental Equation, and your goal is to match the equation as close as possible.

Music

The latest Soul Saga beta reveals a few more tunes by the talentedRyan Camus. Contrary to the upbeat songs I've been revealing previously, this music is for the more emotional and heavy scenes in the story.

Flickering Shadows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75nQX6x3xUk

Stains of Ink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6uhR2ugv8

What do you think?

I'm excited to be getting Soul Saga closer and closer to the finish line! Years of sacrificehave lead to the moment I can finally share my humble JRPG with you, and it feels amazing to be so close to that time. Hopefully in a couple updates I can have the final release date in stone and get you Soul Saga as soon as possible. As always, your opinion is important to me. Please join us in the Disastercake forums for this update hereto discuss the update!

[ 2016-09-27 22:42:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

About

Soul Saga is a uniquely challenging JRPG-rogue-lite hybrid with a strong focus on challenging and skill-based airship exploration, rewarding and strategic guild management, and a world that's literally destroyed over time.

Features

TONS of characters! Soul Saga has a large cast of characters for you to discover, unlock, and recruit!


Strategic Combat! Soul Saga's unique ATB combat system allows you to position your units in defensive or offense stances to optimize your chances at victory. In addition, every turn has a special buff or debuff granted to whomever acts. By accumulating action points by either delaying actions or taking certain actions, you can control the flow of battle with well calculated strategies!


Your own Airship! Free roaming airship exploration with complex physics gives you the power to explore every nook and cranny of this vast world to uncover all of Medonia's natural and historical wonders! And... WOAH! Watch out there, cap'n! Flying an airship takes real skill, and you can crash that baby right into the side of a big ol' sky island!



Meaningful difficulty modes! The heat of battle too hot or cold for you? Then choose from either Cake or Disaster difficulty modes to match your play style and skill level!