It's been quite a while hasn't it? How has everyone been doing since Covid struck us? This has been the longest gap between posts but I felt like the speed at which we produced content was just too slow for me to write any updates on it. I wanted to wait until we got into a better spot and while content has still been quite delayed (especially because of Covid), I will try my best to show off things about the game! Worry not, I actually have things I want to show off for this week! As you could probably tell, Chapter 3 consisted of Hidou's party venturing into the Northern regions of Atlapolis, to the town known as Whitmoor. Whitmoor was actually one of the first places in Azur I had thought up of but I did not want it to just be a simple old snow town. I wanted to show off just how diverse Whitmoor was compared to Atlapolis. Where Atlapolis holds it's faith heavily to the Knights of the Round Table, Whitmoor holds it's faith in the guild and travelers, like Munefuyu Yagyu. Not only are is their faith diverse, but their culture has been slightly altered due to Munefuyu's popularity despite this area being under Mordred's protection.
Whitmoor was extremely fun to do and is when I began working on crafting sidequests and creating armor sets for the player. These are concepts I will talk about at a later date, but the battle system and armor have all become much more intricate over the span of this year and I am very excited to show it off!
Whitmoor also shares territory with Yukiko village so I will talk briefly on that as well. Yukiko was completely converted into the culture Munefuyu came from, hence it's much different appearance. Why only this village has been changed so much is up for the player to find out, that is if they feel like interacting with the NPCs there...
The Land in the north is a fairly moderate chapter full of small mysteries. The story will present to the player very little answers and a few minor questions, but do not think that they are not important to the story as whole.
Look forward to Chapter 3!
Chapter 4 on the other hand is quite the short chapter. It will take place in the shortest amount of time as well as in an enclosed area, however that area will be quite unique...
This chapter takes place within Arcadia, a train that travels between all three realms and is Atlapolis' pride and joy. Despite the enclosed space, Arcadia will have the most amount of battles taking place at once, ranging from inside the Neinophis, to the train rooftops.
The chapter will introduce the Jade Knights, a group that I've been hinting at for quite a while as well. They are led by Gawain, a former Knight of the Round Table. With this chapter we'll be showing off the cruelty of the empire and truly cause Shinta and the rest to consider just who is in the right or wrong here.
This is a fairly short chapter that will actually be holding up the next chapter, chapter 5. When it is time, I will discuss all that we have to show for it. It will be a fairly long post, indeed.
For the time being, I'll leave some of the Cg for this chapter as Nic has gone above and beyond for this chapter! Quality has certainly improved a lot and will only get better from here on out! We appreciate you following Azur no Owari's development!
