INTI CREATES is delighted to announce its new project in development, “Card-en-Ciel”! The game has been confirmed for the Nintendo Switch, it will be released on October 24, 2024.
The announcement of the date is accompanied by a new trailer:
Unlike previous INTI CREATES titles, Card-en-Ciel is a turn-based card battle RPG with roguelite-style dungeons. You’ll control “gaming chair detective” Neon as he battles through these dungeons, each based on a different fictional game in the Card-en-Ciel universe. Battles take place on a 3 x 6 grid, allowing players to use their cards to attack, move or use special skills. Each victory allows the player to obtain a new card that they can put in their deck immediately and add to their collection later.
The game features a comprehensive story that develops as you conquer dungeons, with voice options in English and Japanese! All of the game’s character cards, over 300, will also be spoken in both languages! Additionally, the game’s soundtrack will include 50 songs.
Inti Creates turns fantasy into reality by creating a playable version of a game invented for Card-en-Ciel! Stay tuned for more details on “Divine Dynamo Flamefrit”!
About Divine Dynamo Flamefrit
Divine Dynamo Flamefrit is a 2D action game inspired by the style of robot anime popular in the 90s. Players are invited to explore a fantasy world from a top-down view, playing as Yuuto Hino, a young man summoned from another world. When he faces a boss, gameplay switches to a first-person view aboard his robot companion, Flamefrit.
History
In the world of the “full-dive” VR game Rust Tactics, characters from other video games begin to appear with their own will. When development team member Ancie asks for help, “Gaming Chair Detective” Neon springs into action to solve the mystery in the digital world. Explore games transformed into dungeons, meet heroes and heroines, make friends and save the video game world!
Characters
- Neon (Voice: Aleks Le) : A talented hacker who solves crimes in “full-dive” VR worlds, also known as the “Gaming Chair Detective”. When he accepts Ancie’s request to help him in the world of Rust Tactics, he discovers sentient characters from other games, sparking an adventure through the games’ multiverse.
- Ancie (Voice: Christina Vee) : A developer at Helios Interactive, creators of Rust Tactics, who asks Neon for help when an incident occurs in the game world. Ancie supports Neon during his dungeon exploration by analyzing enemy data to create maps.
Game Overview
Point 1: Explore virtual roguelite dungeons!
Freely navigate each dungeon at your own pace. By defeating each enemy, you add a powerful new ally to your deck of cards, but you can also skip fights to go straight to the boss when you’re ready.
The number of turns you take in a dungeon will determine your score, so make sure you go fast if you’re aiming for the best score! When you enter a normal dungeon, your deck will be reset, allowing you to try new strategies each time. But don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you lose the cards you collected in the dungeon! You will be able to use your collected cards by bringing them into dungeons as trump cards during critical moments, and in special Grand Battle dungeons that you unlock by playing the game.
Point 2: Each card is a character in its own right!
Card-en-Ciel includes over 300 different cards representing fictional video game characters, each with their own personality. Each card is fully voiced, from the moment you obtain it to the use of its special abilities in combat. They even react when you succeed or are in difficulty, and talk to their friends and enemies during inactivity! The characters on your cards come to life thanks to the “Link Etude System” in Card-en-Ciel. In addition to fictional game characters, characters from Inti Creates games are also featured on the cards!
Point 3: Powerful Muses support you with 50 unique songs!
Special cards with “Muse” characters will start singing in battle when you meet their conditions, providing powerful effects in addition to your cards’ normal abilities. Muses songs were created as if they were in their respective games, right down to the style of the era! 50 songs are included, ranging from opening and ending themes to exciting fight songs. You can bring multiple Muses into battle, where their songs alternate when you meet their conditions, making the action dynamic.
Point 4: Enjoy a complete story!
The story unfolds across over 10 dungeons, each with their own unique encounters, collectible cards, and Muses with new songs. Your dungeon crawls culminate in a challenging boss fight against the featured heroes and heroines of the game world, with twists and turns tied to the games themselves. After completing a dungeon, you will have access to 10 additional difficulty levels. These difficult modes not only strengthen enemies, but add new rules that you can use to your advantage to take on tougher opponents. In addition to story mode, you can compete against other players in real-time PVP or complete a daily dungeon to rank up on the online leaderboards!
