#Water Phoenix

[satoshi-mochida]

Archetype Arcadia for PS5, PS4, and Switch coming west on October 24

Gematsu Source

PQube will release visual novel Archetype Arcadia for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 24 in the west, the publisher announced.

Archetype Arcadia first launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch on October 21, 2021 in Japan, followed by PC via Steam on January 24, 2022, and iOS and Android on July 1, 2022.

Here is an overview of the game, via PQube:

A deadly disease has wiped out most of humanity causing nightmares, manic episodes, and eventually death. Take on the role of Rust, an older brother and one of the few remaining humans that must step into a virtual reality-world where the answers to the missing populace and the disease that caused it, seem to lie.

A Dark Science-Fiction Story – Take on the role of a brother desperate to save his sister afflicted with a deadly disease, across eight nail-biting chapters.

​​Vibrant Artwork – Step into a post-apocalyptic world brought to life with striking artwork that makes the experience truly immersive.

Experience the Story Through Different Lenses – See the story’s events unfold through different peoples perspectives. Piece together different parts of the bigger picture. Is our main character a reliable narrator, or can he too be mistaken?

Powerful Memories – Memories become powerful weapons in this Virtual World. Experience tragic and moving moments of the past in order to battle onwards.

Gruesome Boss Battles – Bosses hold special memory cards which pave a path to Rust’s answers, but their overwhelming power may prove challenging to defeat!

Key Choices – There are many options to choose from, each leading to different outcomes, but beware of the Bad Endings!

Archetype Arcadia is a dynamic visual novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where a mysterious disease called “Original Sindrome” plagues its victims. The story revolves around the protagonist, Rust, and his sister Kristin, as they enter the game “Archetype Arcadia” in search of a cure for the disease. Those affected by “Original Sindrome” suffer from insanity, sensory illusions, and uncontrollable urges.​

Gaming Saves Lives

Survival is the ultimate goal for everyone, and the game “Archetype Arcadia” offers a unique solution. By wearing the game device, players can utilize powerful memories and corresponding avatars to fight within “Archetype Arcadia” against the blight. While this virtual existence prolongs life, it also carries severe consequences.

Dark and unexpected events can occur within the game world that affects the world outside of it. Do your best to avoid adding to the worlds despair but making the right choices.

Only a Fool’s Hope

Shrouded in mystery and false hope, Archetype Arcadia blends elements of joy, pain, and betrayal in a dark and compelling narrative that will have you glued to your screen.

See scenarios through different perspectives to understand what others are going through, and jump into flashbacks and see the past as it was before the “Original Sindrome” took hold. Use these happier memories to fight against the darkness and try to save Kristin.

Vibrant and Striking Artwork

Experience exciting scenes with bold art that captures the vital moments in the story. Through bold and moving imagery, experience the emotions of the characters, and truly step into the world to battle alongside them. Fight terrifying monsters upfront, and witness moving friendships unfold before your eyes.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

[nearlydark]

June Lake, August 2024

🎞️Harman Phoenix 200

[milkcurdles]

Filling in gaps of the final SOJ case in my brain

[nightmareyuki]

I recently remade Luna’s ref sheet! She’s a character of mine from earlier this year and I decided to give her a bit of a redesign!

[mebeingrandom]

multiple type phoenix

Alright so this idea is pretty Simple. Actually it is not really a story this time.  Just on idea. 

The idea is that instead of only one type of phoenix there are 4.  one for each of the 4 elements fire, water, wind, and air.  

Not sure what kind of story would fit this idea but I like it and thought I share it.

Oh and incase your wondering they each no resurrect but in their own unique way.  Fire is obvious.  burst into flame on time of death then reborn in the ashes.  Water would bubble over and once the bubble clear a baby is there or maybe it freezes over and melts into a baby or something.  Earth would be crumble into dust and break out of the earth/rock.  Air would fade into the wind and slowly fade back in as a baby.  Not sure about the air one but own well.

oh maybe they are not even birds.  maybe they are elements with the rebirth ability but are not birds

[sasa-chan]

[grandline-phoenix]

Law never beating the nice guy allegations

[rendevok]

Skirting the truth

(aka i saw this meme and laughed so hard i lost my sense self control)

[lostuzumaki]

Luffy reincarnated to past AU

Part 9

Part8 Part9 Part10

[your-local-granny]

okay before i forget. i've been trying to put my finger on why people saying phoenix and maya are 'sibling-coded' pisses me off so much and I think a big part of it is how important mia is to both their introduction and also the foundation of their relationship and how calling phoenix and maya 'siblings/sibling-coded' waters down all of their relationships

phoenix wishing that maya was mia is a very big part of maya's arc as well as a big sticking point in phoenix and maya's relationship. phoenix spends the majority of turnabout sisters wishing that 'the chief' was there and when maya fails to channel her he shows outward disappointment. this is something that maya obviously picks up on and internalizes as we see throughout the rest of the games. most notably maya shows remarkably little self-preservation, throwing herself at von Karma's taser and in contempt of court to help edgeworth (and by extent, phoenix). she openly admits to feeling useless when she can't channel mia and phoenix never refutes this out loud until he of course presents the bullet to her showing that she wasn't useless. phoenix is notably bad at expressing his thoughts/ and feelings so its honestly debatable whether this gets through to maya but thats neither here nor there

on the other side of it, maya wishes that phoenix would be the caring adult figure that she was missing for most of her life (and especially after mia dies) and phoenix does not do a great job of being that figure. he likes her sure, and they're good friends, but he's definitely not nurturing or sensitive whenever maya is in distress. at the end of turnabout sisters when mia tells maya to "take care of phoenix" for her, maya starts calling him nick (because that's what mia said phoenix's friend calls him) and their dynamic for the most part is solidified. maya is not able to find mia in phoenix and accepts him as his own person and a part of her life as a friend.

phoenix has a more complicated journey with viewing maya as her own person partially because of the whole spirit-channeling thing, and partially because maya is younger than both the chief and himself. phoenix is constantly looking to a mentor for guidance and feels out of his depth for most of the cases in the trilogy. he frequently wishes that mia could be there, and is shown to value maya's ideas less, or at the least question them more at face-value. nevertheless, by the second game phoenix relies on maya greatly as shown with how he copes (or fails to cope) with her absence in rfta and 2-4, and 3-5. phoenix views her as both an integral part of his life and support structure, but also views her as someone he has to put on a brave face for, much like pearls. maya is phoenix's young friend that he leans on and wishes to protect.

maya's love for her sister is a core theme that spans the entire trilogy and culminates in maya almost dying in 3-5. phoenix's love for mia is a constant driving force that pushes him past what he believed himself capable of, and encourages him to trust those who become those closest to him. phoenix and maya's relationship is colored by their own relationships to mia, and how they view each others relationship with mia. they both represent a part of her that they never knew as well as a part of her they can keep loving in her place after she is gone, but most importantly, neither of them will ever be mia. no one else can be maya's big sister and no one else can be phoenix's mentor. they meet each other as two strangers set adrift by the same lost mooring, and though they'll never be secure in the way they were before meeting each other, they have a friend to help keep themselves afloat.

[luna-orix]

Docs' time!

Let's all assume our fav psycho is a trauma psychiatrist here.

[softcenteregg]

Thrilled to be able to post my work for @opchartingstars, it was an honor and a privilege to be able to work alongside such an incredible set of artists.

Our after5ale5 are open from now until July 1st, but packages are going fast, this project is very much worth grabbing if you're able to. Sticker pack and digital bundle are all that’s left!

[cristinaricci]

RIVER PHOENIX My Own Private Idaho (1991) | dir. Gus Van Sant

[majubengel]

Law and Chopper as Brazilian doctors!

reference

[doctorsiren]

Drew Trucy in a few more of my recent outfits

[singinsoftrock]

Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix on set of "My Own Private ldaho" dir. Gus Van Sant in 1991