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Arcaea[edit]
| Publisher(s) | Lowiro |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Rhythm |
| Players | 1-4 |
| Skill(s) required | Sensation and perception |
| 🌐 Website | arcaea.lowiro.com |
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Arcaea (Xār̒kheīy) (is a rhythm video game developed and published by Lowiro (stylized as lowiro).[1] The game was released on iOS and Android mobile platforms on 9 March 2017.[2]
A single-player version of the game was released for the Nintendo Switch on 18 May 2021.[3]
The selling point is its gameplay has a combination of floating notes and ground notes coming toward the player in a corridor perspective. Most of the songs are related to the story of the game and produced by the publisher.
Two young girls with lost memories in a shattered world of sound. They must find and collect multitudes of floating broken glass called “Arcaea” to restore their memories.[4]
In 2022, Arcaea has reached over 8 million downloads on every platform and more than 300 songs are available to play.[5]
Story[edit]
The game includes main and side stories that can be accessed in story mode. The story’s concept is about two girls who came to the world of memories without even knowing their self-identity. They both had to deal with whatever this world offered whether happiness or emptiness.
The last chapter of the main story was released on July 31, 2022. It was published with version 4.0 update with the name “Silent Answer” as an epilogue episode. This means the story of the two main characters is at the end of the line.[6]
Eternal Core
Introducing the worldbuilding and two main characters of the game, a world of glass that shows memories from different worlds. Hikari found that she woke up in this world surrounded by glass that shows happy memories and she is pleased just hanging around watching those memories. Tairitsu’s first impression was adversity. Those glasses, called Arcaea, show nightmares that grow her intention of destroying all those bad memories as she thought it was the only way to make this world more peaceful.[7]
Vicious Labyrinth
Tairitsu kept collecting bad memories as much as she could find. She found a labyrinth that contained corrupted energy. She went in and demolished it until she encountered the memory that made her realize that what she had done was meaningless. As her belief was destroyed, she lost all of her emotion and hope. All she wanted now was to see someone, not to share this pain but to hurt.[8]
Luminous Sky
Hikari had been admiring these beautiful memories for an unknown duration. Arcaea was repetitively showing these lovely memories to the point that she felt nothing about them. She lost all of her intention to do anything, she only felt emptiness. Until she found the red glass that shows a memory of herself who was once blissful when she came to this world for the first time. She came to her senses and set her goal of understanding this world, the world of Arcaea.[9]
Adverse Prelude
Both Hikari and Tairitsu met each other for the first time and had a conversation about what they had been through during being in Arcaea. They figured that they had no memory of their past self, only thing they had in mind was that this world was named Arcaea. Tairitsu revealed that she was in pain and unhappy, she wanted to transfer this pain to someone else. Hikari sympathized and consoled her with sincerity. However, what she did resulted in Tairitsu feeling undervalued and getting furious. Even Hikari managed to calm her down and gave her some hope but the glass then showed Tairitsu an unpleasant vision. That made her realize that no matter how she tried, it was meaningless, a good ending did not exist. She told herself that Hikari couldn’t be trusted, then released her rage and started to attack her.
Black Fate
Tairitsu began attacking Hikari, they were fighting with a glass in their hand and those that were orbiting around them. Hikari did not have the intention to harm another, therefore she only defended herself. During the fight, Tairitsu saw many visions in the glasses around her and those enlightened her about the truth of this place. Then she had the ability to control the glasses and get the upper hand. Hikari couldn’t resist this power and got stabbed by numerous glasses. She begged this place to help her while her breath was slowing down.
Final Verdict
The world of Arcaea answered Hikari’s pray. She got a sword that was able to counterattack Tairitsu and cornered her. They continued the battle and eventually, Tairitsu got impaled in her belly. After Tairitsu’s death, Hikari came to her senses and regretted what she had done.[10]
Silent Answer
This chapter has two different endings.
- One Last Dream
Hikari gave Tairitsu a second chance to live, She resurrected by filling the empty body with a real memory of Tairitsu that the Arcaea had collected. But, returning the life causes this world to scatter. Tairitsu returned without memory of the terrible thing she did. They both held hands and started to walk together. No more glasses orbiting around them and this world was slowly fading.[11]
- A Perfect Wish
The world of Arcaea restored itself from the damage of the battle. Hikari continues to live her life alone as a ‘God’ of this world she created with a guilt woven in her heart. She locks herself alone with depression as the world starts to freeze and cold along with her emotions.[12]
Gameplay[edit]
| Track | The layout plane four lanes note’s base use for playing area. |
|---|---|
| Floor tab | The bottom row of purple lines rests on the track is the plane for tab. |
| Tab note | Blue solid cube Appear on the Floor tab. is the basic note in Arcaea players required to tab along the rhythm. |
| Long note | Long blue notes Appear on the floor tab, players are required to hold until the end blue line. |
| Sky note | The purple solid cube appears on the sky tab or randomly appears on both Tabs, It has a similar gameplay as the tab note, players are required to tap to follow the rhythm. |
| Arc note | The Long free lines notes Blue and Pink Appear in both Floor tab and sky tab by blue line note is left-hand play and the pink line note is right-hand play which layers need to hold along the length of the note. |
| SFX sky note | The purple Transparent cube with small cube inside the note, has similar game play with other notes. this note only have in Final verdict pack and only appear on Future and beyond mode. |
| Combo | The number of combos will increase depending on how many notes players can tab without missing. If missing only 1 note, the Combo will Reset and recount to zero again. |
| Pure Memory | is a Full combo without missing any far notes or missing notes (all perfect combo). |
| Full-Recall | The Tab without missing any notes but didn’t get all perfect notes |
| Track Lost | The Recollection gauge does not reach the required threshold when finished the songs. |
Development[edit]
Arcaea is a rhythm-based mobile game developed by Lowiro. A general overview of the game and its history up to the last update in November 2023.
Arcaea was initially released in 2017 for both iOS and Android platforms. Lowiro has consistently rolled out updates for Arcaea, featuring new song packs, narrative elements, and various features. Players have the option to acquire these updates by purchasing new songs or unlocking them through in-game currency and gameplay. It has featured collaborations with well-known artists and composers, which have brought additional music and content to the game. The game has an active and dedicated player community, with forums and social media channels where players discuss strategies, share achievements, and provide feedback to the developers.[14]
Arcaea Version History[15]
Arcaea v5.2.0 (Latest Version), Updated: November 20, 2023, What's New in Version 5.2.0:
New Pack Append added(5 new songs)To WACCA Collaboration: WACCA Collaboration Chapter 2 : Ouvertüre / USAO & DJ Genki feat. Luin (Maki Kawase), Stratoliner / C-Show, eden / "漆黒"の堕天使《Gram》 †Versus† "聖刻"の熾天使《Gram》, XTREME / USAO , Meta-Mysteria / DJ Noriken New limited collaboration Partner added:Luin, New song added to World Extend: Alone & Lorn / Ponchi♪ feat.はぁち, New song added to Memory Archive: Wish Upon a Snow / 打打だいず Further updates to resolution quality (title screen, World backgrounds, and more)
Arcaea v5.0.0 - v5.1.3 (Old Version), Updated: October 1, 2023, - November 11, 2023 What's New in Version 5.0.0 - 5.1.3:
Update song(3 new songs)To the Furthest Dream / ii/night feat. 綺良雪 and Bug fixes New Contest Pack Append for Severed Eden: "Shifting Veil" (9 new contest songs), New World Extend Song: "FANTA5Y" by Moon Jelly & YUKIYANAGI, Further updates to resolution quality (title screen, World backgrounds, and more)
Arcaea v4.0.255 - v4.7.2(Old Version), Updated: July 12, 2022 - September 13, 2023, What's New in Version 4.0.255 - v4.7.2:
New Contest Pack Append for Severed Eden: "Shifting Veil" (63 new contest songs), New World Extend Song: "FANTA5Y" by Moon Jelly & YUKIYANAGI, Further updates to resolution quality (title screen, World backgrounds, and more)
Arcaea v3.0.0 - v3.12.10 (Old Version), Updated: May 26, 2020, What's New in Version 3.0.0 - v3.12.10:
New Contest Pack Append for Severed Eden: "Shifting Veil" (147 new contest songs), New World Extend Song: "FANTA5Y" by Moon Jelly & YUKIYANAGI, Further updates to resolution quality (title screen, World backgrounds, and more)
Arcaea v2.2.0 - v2.6.2 (Old Version), Updated: July 18, 2019, What's New in Version 2.2.0 - v2.6.2:
New Contest Pack Append for Severed Eden: "Shifting Veil" (51 new contest songs), New World Extend Song: "FANTA5Y" by Moon Jelly & YUKIYANAGI, Further updates to resolution quality (title screen, World backgrounds, and more)
Similar games[edit]
Chunithm
Main article: Chunithm
An arcade rhythm game that was released in Japan, in 2015. The game includes tap, hold, and some air notes that require players must hover their hands in the air under the motion sensor to hit the notes.
Sound Voltex
Main article: Sound Voltex
The arcade was released in 2012 and followed by many series over the years. The game is controlled by three layers of buttons; four white buttons for white notes, two black buttons for orange notes, and two knobs to turn left and right following the direction of the lasers on the screen. These movements are similar to how the DJ mixes the song.
References[edit]
- ↑ "lowiro official site". www.lowiro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "Arcaea - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Arcaea for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "Arcaea - New Dimension Rhythm Game". arcaea.lowiro.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/arcaea_en/status/1493374502067073024?lang=en". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-11-24. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Arcaea (Video Game)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ mellow_garden23 (2019-05-11). "Story of Arcaea?". r/arcaea. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ mellow_garden23 (2019-05-11). "Story of Arcaea?". r/arcaea. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ mellow_garden23 (2019-05-11). "Story of Arcaea?". r/arcaea. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Arcaea / Tear Jerker". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Arcaea / Tear Jerker". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Arcaea / Tear Jerker". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ↑ "Arcaea Gameplay".
- ↑ "Arcaea - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ↑ "Arcaea Version History - iPa4Fun". www.ipa4fun.com. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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