{"id":2212,"date":"2021-09-15T15:07:05","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T06:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=2212"},"modified":"2021-09-16T17:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:01:29","slug":"20210915-2212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20210915-2212\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex Astris, a turn-based 3D RPG announced by the studio behind Arknights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20210915-175770\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-09-15 14:39 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On September 15, Chinese game developer Hypergryph announced their first premium game <em><strong>Ex Astris<\/strong><\/em>. The game will be available for iOS\/Android, and it will be a one-time purchase game. Hypergryph describes the game as \u201can exploration of episodic narrative and 3D RPG gameplay.\u201d You can check out the announcement trailer and the pre-alpha gameplay trailer below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ex Astris Official Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFM07m9MVpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ex Astris Pre-Alpha Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGsF0YmK-L0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game takes place in an alien civilization on a \u201ctidally locked planet\u201d and the protagonist from the earth is assigned there for an investigation. According to the official website, creatures are \u201crarely seen on this planet as polar nights and polar days coexist, but a highly advanced civilization exists and remains untouched by any foreign invaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wording of the FAQ tweet is slightly different between English\/Japanese, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astris_JP\/status\/1437976968448905216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latter version<\/a> of the tweet has an additional information stating that the scale of the story won\u2019t be unnecessarily large. Instead, Hypergryph explains that they see value in depicting \u201cthe small stories that takes place in the big world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010Ex Astris FAQ\u4e28The first premium mobile game developed by Hypergryph.\u3011<br>_____________<br>As the sun brings an end to the night, all stardusts shall bid their farewell.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ExAstris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ExAstris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hypergryph?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hypergryph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSoGYzKfdl\">pic.twitter.com\/LSoGYzKfdl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ex Astris (@Astris_EN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Astris_EN\/status\/1437976968323112962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot of the game will be &#8220;like a road movie about stories of the human investigator and her traveling friends on a journey across the planet.\u201d The story is divided into multiple chapters, and it will unfold in linear fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of gameplay, Hypergryph is aiming to \u201cbuild a turn-based combat system that occurs in real-time. Players can block, parry and set combo attacks to launch, fixing the target in the air and strike it down. Players can also employ customized skill combinations to defeat different enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the FAQ tweet, the developer is planning to include \u201ccooking, alchemy, and nonlinear character progression\u201d as well. FAQ also mentions that in addition to the two characters that are already announced, there will also be \u201c4 upcoming characters available for the ally.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/20210915-175770-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hypergryph is known as the developer of <em>Arknights<\/em>, a Free-to-Play tower defense RPG. <em>Arknights<\/em> is well received by players for its challenging gameplay, and we are curious to see how <em>Ex Astris<\/em> will turn out. As mentioned above, it will be Hypergryph\u2019s first premium title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of <em>Ex Astris<\/em> is still in the prototyping stage, and the release window is unannounced. The game is planned to support multiple languages, and in terms of platforms, Hypergryph explains that they \u201cwill first make sure it is playable on both iOS and Android devices.\u201d For more information, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/exa.hypergryph.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official website<\/a> of <em>Ex Astris<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex Astris, a turn-based 3D RPG announced by the studio behind Arknights. 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