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[legend_of_lotus]

Greetings, sir or ma'am! My name is Danielle - my co-developer and I have recently launched our new PC RPG to Kickstarter - and we need your help to make it a success!

Please visit our project page for complete information, and to see a promotional video that we had a ton of fun making.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legend-of-lotus/legend-of-lotus-jrpg-with-a-dash-of-steampunk

The Story

Legend of Lotus is a Steam-Punk-esque, JRPG, that takes place in the world of Genos. Sentient life was spawned by the arrival of a powerful stone known as the Lotus.

As humans and elves matured as species and societies, they became enamored with ideas of utilizing the stone’s energy to improve their quality of life. Despite advancing technology spurred by their human counterparts, a subset of elves began to experiment with the dangerous practice of magic – utilizing the Lotus’ energy to alter the very fabric of space-time.

Due to a deadly accident, the Lotus exploded, destroying the shared capital of the elves and humans, scorching much of the land, and separating the two groups, eventually inciting war.

Ren, a new graduate of the human Officer’s Training Academy, is assigned a secretive mission. During the course of his mission, he comes to find things are not as simple as he’s been taught. He must put aside all prejudices, all preconceptions, and find his place in history.

Why We Love It (And You Will Too!)

As nerds and fans of old school RPGs - you know... the kind we'd run home from school to play - we wanted to make a game in the style of those nostalgic works like The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, and the classic Final Fantasy games. While we love the game play, style, and memories of staying home sick from school (when really we just held our thermometer under a lamp so we could finish the latest quest), all we dedicated fans of the genre have probably played our favorite entries a hundred times over. We know where every chest, secret room, and big boss battle will take place, and exactly what we need to do to get there.

Legend of Lotus fills that nostalgic longing for the retro-styled JRPGs we love, while bringing a fresh new story with a new cast of characters - and a few new technological developments that don't detract from the game play we miss but that enhance the storytelling. These include character portraits, animated battle scenes, and a relationship system with your friends, enemies, and two love interests.

Thanks in advance for taking a peak and, perhaps, even supporting us!