Arc Symphony
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Arc Symphony is an
As part of the game's release, fake game boxes for the JRPG, in the style of those for
Overview
Arc Symphony is a text-based
Development and release
Arc Symphony was developed by Matilde Park and Penelope Evans using the
After the completion of the development, they thought about how to launch the game, and came up with the idea to put together fake game boxes for the fictional Arc Symphony, consisting of a PlayStation-style
Following a countdown on the fan site, the game was released on May 15, 2017, through Park's Itch.io page,[7][8] and is available both as a browser game and in a downloadable version playable on Microsoft Windows, MacOS and Linux.[7] The game is also accessible from within Park and Evans' game Subserial Network.[9]
Reception
Julie Muncy of
References
- ^ a b Kawai, Ritsuko (2017-05-30). "実在しないゲーム「Arc Symphony」:それはSNSの投稿者全員が仕掛人のPR企画だった". Wired.jp (in Japanese). Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- USgamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the originalon 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ a b c d Muncy, Julie (2017-05-24). "The Story of Arc Symphony, a Game About a Game That Doesn't Exist". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jackson, Gita (2017-05-15). "People Are Reminiscing About A PS1 JRPG That Didn't Exist". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ USgamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the originalon 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ "Releases". Aether Interactive. Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ a b "Arc Symphony by interactive, penelope evans". Itch.io. 2017-05-15. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ a b Frank, Allegra (2017-05-15). "Arc Symphony is the classic JRPG everyone loves — that never existed (update)". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ^ Aether Interactive (2018-01-06). Subserial Network (Microsoft Windows).
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archivedfrom the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-08-27.