2k/3 - Cause and Effect

A young girl has disappeared from her home, and it's up to you to find her. You both find yourselves in a bizarre alternate world from the one you once knew. Your actions and choices, no matter how insignificant they may seem, can and will have rippling consequences. The fate of the girl, the world, and the universe, are in your hands.

Choose wisely.

Cause and Effect is a traditional RPG with a large amount of narrative choice. Players are given many choices throughout the story, many of which can completely transform a playthrough. The game world follows a branching-path structure which will bring players to drastically different areas with unique atmospheres. Venture through a world where the night never ends in search of a young girl who has disappeared from her home. Interact with a cast of unique characters all with their own unique backstories, and learn their relationships with one another through repeated playthroughs; the game must be played through multiple times in order to piece together the entire story and get every ending. The Lost Underworld will not be kind, however. The tyrannical overlord known as The Overseer has tasked his armies with destroying both you, and the missing girl. Throughout your journey, you will seek out the missing girl, whilst learning about the dark history surrounding the world in which you’ve found yourself, and what happened years prior.

Features:
-Multiple branching paths that lead to dramatically different playthroughs.
-A detailed and advanced morality system that keeps track of your specific choices, and brings the consequences of those choices in effect later.
-A Side-view ATB battle system that revolves around strategic use of Magical Notation (Sharp, Flat, Natural) to best your opponents.
-Choose how to treat potential allies when you meet them. Recruit, attack, or abandon potential allies for varying effects.
-A cast of characters with unique backstories that feed into the larger picture.
-My signature high-contrast art style that brings a warm, yet dark atmosphere to the game world.
-Abstract animated battle backgrounds.
-Treasures and other items that are exclusive to certain types of playthroughs, adding variability to gameplay.
-Original soundtrack composed entirely by me.
-Recruitable party members with unique abilities to add deeper strategy.
-Quick Time Events for more dynamic cutscenes and actions.
-Fun and silly gameplay segments with different members of the cast.
-Hidden lore to discover.

THE Mercenary
The main character of the story, played by you! You can give her whatever name you want. Her morality reflects your own, and so it's up to you to make the tough choices.

BETHEL ALEXANDRA FROST
Age 17
Powers: Zodiac
A young vampire who was orphaned at a young age, raised primarily by her very immature older sister. She can invoke the power of the Zodiac constellations in order to achieve amazing feats.

CHAZ RICHARDS
Age 16
Powers: Diplomacy
A hip cool kid who grew up in the Lost Underworld. He dual-wields yo-yos, and can try to talk it out with enemies, to varying funny effects.

BAN "DONUTS"
Age ??
Powers: Metamorphosis
A being of pure antimatter who can transform into various objects in battle. He speaks in a friendly, familiar way. His motives are unknown.

SUNNY GODREZI
Age 14
Powers: Luck
A young elven girl with a penchant for Tabletop RPGs. She primarily acts in battle through a magical dice roll, offering many different effects to shake up combat. She’s very clingy and jealous, especially of the other females in Chaz’s life.

The Lost Underworld is an alternate world from our own, in which monsters are real, and the sun never rises. The trees glow a fluorescent orange, and the cold, howling winds of the night never cease. You are unwanted in this world, and will be hunted down.