"Once there were life and light.
This world... so peaceful it was.
Our everlasting princess reigned fair and wise and did not age nor die.
But at this one day, without premonition, without farewell...
...she disappeared.
Thereupon the light was gone.
And only darkness remained."
The story takes part in two different worlds. One of them is the world we all live in.
So does Josh together with his father and his brother Alex. Josh loves videogames and books and isn't much interested in his own reality.
But his father disapproves this and blames his son. This became worse as their mother died.
But then on one day Josh finds a game in a small shop. It has no real cover and only one word is written on the CD-case.
Erayu - the games title. Josh takes the game home and starts playing.
The other world is called Erayu. It's the games world, where once an immortal princess reigned. But one day she disappeared and so seems the light.
Some places in that world are fallen into darkness and more followed soon. One, who gets into that darkness never returns; not alive nor dead. As if he never existed.
When the game starts, one plays a boy, who awakes among some travelers.
His memories are gone and so he tries to find his way through a world he can't remember.
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Main characters
Name: Josh
Age: 14
He spends much time reading books and playing videogames.
He is a bit shy and his only real friend is Naru.
Name: Unknown
Age: probably 13 - 14
He doesn't remember anything. Nor his name.
So the only thing he can do, is exploring the world he forgot.
Name: Josh
Age: 14
He spends much time reading books and playing videogames.
He is a bit shy and his only real friend is Naru.
Name: Unknown
Age: probably 13 - 14
He doesn't remember anything. Nor his name.
So the only thing he can do, is exploring the world he forgot.
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Secondary characters
Name: Alex
Age: 12
As his brother he reads a lot and is a calm person.
Their father favours him and often tells him not to waste his time like his brother does.
Alex tries to stay neutral because he understands his father and also Josh.
He isn't very happy about that situation, but tries to keep domestic peace.
Name: Jeremiah
Age: 43
Josh's and Alex's father.
Since his wife died, he isn't the same person anymore. He no longer has any contact to his family
and spends his time mostly working. He can't understand Josh's passion for games and tries
to keep him away from them.
Name: Naru
Age: 14
His parents are from Japan but he as himself never was there.
Josh is his best friend and togehther they are talking a lot about
games. He plans to become a developer someday.
Name: Alex
Age: 12
As his brother he reads a lot and is a calm person.
Their father favours him and often tells him not to waste his time like his brother does.
Alex tries to stay neutral because he understands his father and also Josh.
He isn't very happy about that situation, but tries to keep domestic peace.
Name: Jeremiah
Age: 43
Josh's and Alex's father.
Since his wife died, he isn't the same person anymore. He no longer has any contact to his family
and spends his time mostly working. He can't understand Josh's passion for games and tries
to keep him away from them.
Name: Naru
Age: 14
His parents are from Japan but he as himself never was there.
Josh is his best friend and togehther they are talking a lot about
games. He plans to become a developer someday.
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The gameplay is split into two parts.
The first is to simply follow Josh's storyline through his days. Here you won't have any spectacular mechanics.
The second part is the game Josh plays.
In the world of Erayu the gameplay is similar to a Point and Click Adventure.
Therefore you have:
Ringmenu
Every object you can interact with will open a small ring-menu.
Here you can choose what you want to do with that object.
Hints
By pressing SHIFT you will see every interesting object or exit on the map.
Combining
You can combine objects either with other objects on the map or objects in your inventory. You can also try to just use them for various effects.
Journal
In your journal you can read what happened and what you have to do next.
The first is to simply follow Josh's storyline through his days. Here you won't have any spectacular mechanics.
The second part is the game Josh plays.
In the world of Erayu the gameplay is similar to a Point and Click Adventure.
Therefore you have:
Ringmenu
Every object you can interact with will open a small ring-menu.
Here you can choose what you want to do with that object.
Hints
By pressing SHIFT you will see every interesting object or exit on the map.
Combining
You can combine objects either with other objects on the map or objects in your inventory. You can also try to just use them for various effects.
Journal
In your journal you can read what happened and what you have to do next.
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Collectables
There are different items, which are unnecessary for the game itself but will unlock
some artworks in the main menu's gallery.
Savegames
This picture is a savegame (and yes, at some point in development it worked.... but is now probably not compatible anymore... whatever. The ones the game makes are working :p)
The savegames are saved as png.files, which are created ingame. On them you will see:
- a picture of your current location
- your collectables
- your playtime
Sometimes you will get some special pictures. So if anything weird happened
you should consider saving your game. The picture is shown in the savemenu and
is also available in the games folder. (feel free to use it as signature or anything else : D )
There are different items, which are unnecessary for the game itself but will unlock
some artworks in the main menu's gallery.
Savegames
This picture is a savegame (and yes, at some point in development it worked.... but is now probably not compatible anymore... whatever. The ones the game makes are working :p)
The savegames are saved as png.files, which are created ingame. On them you will see:
- a picture of your current location
- your collectables
- your playtime
Sometimes you will get some special pictures. So if anything weird happened
you should consider saving your game. The picture is shown in the savemenu and
is also available in the games folder. (feel free to use it as signature or anything else : D )
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Author: Lucy Fox | Genre: Point & Click Adventure | Engine: RPG Maker XP | Playtime: 4-6 h
Get it here -> Full Version 1.1.2
Get it here -> Full Version 1.1.2
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