{"id":39318,"date":"2024-11-05T16:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T07:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=39318"},"modified":"2024-11-05T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T07:05:22","slug":"elin-a-prequel-to-the-cult-classic-jrpg-elona-tops-the-steam-charts-in-early-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/elin-a-prequel-to-the-cult-classic-jrpg-elona-tops-the-steam-charts-in-early-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Elin, a prequel to the cult classic JRPG Elona, tops the Steam charts in Early Access\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lafrontier\u2019s <strong>Elin<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/cult-classic-jprg-elonas-sequel-elona-2-is-not-a-real-sequel-and-uses-the-name-without-permission-according-to-original-developer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the unofficial game Elona 2<\/a>) has been doing exceptionally well on Japan\u2019s Steam charts since it launched in Early Access, going so far as to momentarily surpass Capcom\u2019s Monster Hunter Wilds as the platform\u2019s top-selling game on November 2 (as spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2024\/11\/01\/146595.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a>). The game\u2019s initial concurrent player count upon entering Early Access on November 1 exceeded 11,000 players, and it currently has an all-time peak of 13,461 concurrent players.&nbsp;<\/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=\"Elin\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gFofs3XcnUU?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>A prequel to Elona, Elin builds upon the roguelike RPG elements introduced in Lafrontier\u2019s previous game by improving base-building systems such as cooking and weapon creation. While Elona features a classic top-down camera, Elin uses a more complex quarter-view camera to showcase the game\u2019s enhanced visuals. As with Elona, the main draw of Elin is the amount of freedom players have in an open world filled with both random and fixed content. You can craft items, build towns, raise a family, go fishing &#8211; pretty much anything you could think of when playing a cozy game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elin will remain in Early Access for at least one or two years. During this time, Lafrontier plans on including both main and side quests while further improving the game\u2019s existing content. At the moment, the game has a Very Positive rating on Steam, with over 1,000 reviews.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1516\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1516px) 100vw, 1516px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105-39318-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105-39318-002.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105-39318-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241105-39318-002-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who are interested in Elona and Elin can join the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/hE5DaKpGqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elona Discord channel<\/a>, where they can chat with the developers about the game and what improvements can be made to Elin before its full release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elin is available in Early Access for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2135150\/Elin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elin, the official prequel to the open-world JRPG Elona, finally released in Early Access on Steam, and it instantly topped charts in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":39320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-39318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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