Tales of the Elements · published
Hello, everyone!
This is Last BeNeVoLeNcE and I have some great news!
First off, the issue that some of us were experiencing with the game installing itself as an empty folder has been fixed! So, the new update for the game is fully tested and working! I apologize for any inconvenience that issue may have caused in the last couple of days.
Second, Tales of the Elements 2nd Chapter is finally coming out on February 9th and you can even check out the trailer and screenshots in the store!:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/779720/Tales_of_the_Elements__2nd_Chapter/
The 2nd Chapter will include a bunch of new content--The second half of the story, 2 new playable characters, new locations, new special stages, several different endgame sidequests, and secret bosses!
That's not even the best part--even though it will DOUBLE the content of the base game, the price is set to be only $3.99!
How come?
This is because the Tales of the Elements 2C album will be completely optional and will be available for purchasing separately or together with the game. And of course, it will be only $2.99.
Third--After finishing up 2C, I've added in a new update for FC which fixes several different bugs as well as adds in the hand drawn art used in the maps of 2C (Drawn by Snowberry, the same artist who's done the cover artwork for 2C's album)!
There have also been some changes to the game's systems. For one, BeNeVoLeNcE's "Sample-flip" ability is now useable through one single skill instead of being available as 3 different skills. This is more convenient for players because there's no need to switch skills when trying to use the sample-flip that corresponds to whatever is equipped to BeNeVoLeNcE's secondary equipment/weapon slot.
I'm really looking forward to the release of 2C as it brings a lot of much needed improvements, content, and enhancements to the game!
As always, thank you guys for your support and if you have any questions or if you find any bugs--feel free to post up in the community forums or send me a message anytime!
Edit:
I received a bit of feedback and I thought it would be a good idea to address some concerns right here:
I intended to release the "2nd Chapter" with some new achievements to unlock but there was no way to do that besides adding it to the base game's achievement stats.
But after receiving some much-needed feedback, I realize that it wasn't a good idea so I've decided to remove the achievements for 2C. All of the achievements are now fully unlockable in FC alone! Hopefully this is a positive development for our completionists!
Also:
The "2nd Chapter" DLC is separate from the main game to match the albums' releases. They're meant to be episodic with FC as the first game and album then 2C continuing as the DLC and second album. Hopefully that clears some things up!
For any questions about it--feel free to post up here in the community or email me at: [email protected]!
Thanks!
- LB