The game is about a group of various guardians from different temples assisting the Shadow Sprite in defending the Shadow Temple. Guardians are trained battle mages that maintain and defend temples. Their purpose is loosely inspired by JRPGs elemental temples. I was also going for a kind of magical girl vibe with the character designs, in that the characters aren't super serious, nor is the game really, but it has a kind of design contrast with the environment and enemies.
Some enemy artwork. The first level takes place in the Shadow Temple, but it's guardians have defected allowing an opportunistic necromancer to invade the temple with his undead army.
One of the characters, Terra. Uses a battleaxe with ether magic. Her mechanics are loosely inspired by Presea from Tales of Symphonia. Terra hits the hardest and with the most force. Each character also has 16 attacks and can combo/chain them together like in a fighting game. I'll be posting videos showcasing combat soon.
Artwork of one of the various collectible items you can find in the game. Only 1 item can be equipped at a time, each one has a different function for alternate tactics not possible without them.
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