Playism has released Japanese indie developer Bluffman’s retro-styled JRPG, Artifact Adventure, completely in English. Featured above, you can view a trailer for the Japanese version of the game.
The game is styled after games in the classic Dragon Quest games by Enix. While Playism has made the game previously available in Japanese on their store, Artifact Adventure was originally a crowd-funded game, raising about 229,000 yen in roughly a month.
While the game is definitely inspired in looks by its older forebears, the game is actually an open world RPG. You’ll be able to completely customize your pixelated character in the beginning, with the biggest choice being the decision of which class (out of six) to play as.
From there, you’ll have to make a big decision that will drastically affect the beginnings and majority of your game – acquire an airship (to freely fly around the world), receive a special power via an artifact, or become the master of the mysteries of the world, with the key of time.
As you travel and experience the world, all of your decisions will affect the final outcome of the game. You can take on quests and finish them in a multitude of ways, as your choices here also change the future.
Playism teases: “Will you save the girl about to be sacrificed to the village fire god, or will you let her burn because it’s not worth your time?” All of your adventures and choices will determine which of the 70+ endings you’ll get in the end.
Artifact Adventure is now available for $6.99, via Playism.