14 DAY TRIAL // Arcadia Fallen is an upcoming visual novel successfully funded on Kickstarter in the summer of 2020. The goal of the Kickstarter was to raise money for AAA-quality voice acting by talents such as Joe Zieja (Fire Emblem: Three Houses) and Erica Lindbeck (Persona 5, Final Fantasy VII Remake), with voice direction by Philip Bache (Life is Strange, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim).
Arcadia Fallen is a Nordic-inspired fantasy where you get to roleplay a young alchemist apprentice bound to an illegal spirit. As you are drawn into a war between humanity and magic, you’ll have to team up with a group of misfits to escape and, hopefully, save the world.
Although this feels more like a generic premise, it’s the interactions between the characters and how you decide to roleplay your character that will make Arcadia Fallen stand out. To help with that, the game features a customizable protagonist and a dialogue system that allows players to shape their character’s personality as they play.
Throughout the game, players must spend time with the cast of companions joining them on their journey, four of which they can romance (LGBTQ+ friendly), and if romance isn’t your thing, you can always choose to form meaningful and deep platonic relationships with everyone.
Of course, interacting with other characters is not all there is about Arcadia Fallen, even if this is a visual novel after all. To reach the end of your journey, you’ll have to master your alchemy abilities in the game’s alchemy puzzle minigame, solve crises, assist your companions, and battle demons.
Developers have already revealed that there are no bad endings, and while decisions won’t keep you stuck, they will certainly influence what will happen to your character before the end of the journey.
Arcadia Fallen will launch on PC (via Steam) on November 17, but a Nintendo Switch version will be available this year too.
