Citizens of Earth

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How Atlus Saved Citizens of Earth. July 23, 2014 . 5:00pm

Siliconera spoke to Citizens of Earth lead designer Ryan Vandendyck about what happened to their humorous RPG after Kickstarter and what it’s like working with Atlus as an indie developer.

I first saw Citizens of Earth at an indie press event. The game’s quirky humor and Earthbound vibe immediately caught my attention. In Citizens of Earth, you play the Vice President of the World and lead everyday people like Baristas and even your Mother in your party. All of the townsfolk in the game can be recruited.

About a year later, Eden Industries tried fund the game through Kickstarter, but unfortunately weren’t able to reach their goal even though they had a neat playable demo.

“It’s hard to get the word out. There are so many Kickstarter projects and it is hard to hit that critical mass for coverage. People just don’t know about it. We’ve had so many people come up and say ‘Oh, there was a Kickstarter I wish I would’ve known about it,” lead designer and Eden Industries co-founder Ryan Vandendyck said to Siliconera.



Enter Atlus, the RPG publisher behind the Shin Megami Tensei series and also indie games like Zeno Clash from Ace Team. Atlus picked up Citizens of Earth after the Kickstarter campaign ended and will release Eden Industries humorous RPG. “We were very fortunate. I had met Atlus and have been talking to them even before the Kickstarter. We didn’t have any deal yet, but we were in talks. After the Kickstarter failed, Atlus reaffirmed how much they loved the game and they were sad to see it fail. They said we would love to work with you. We would love to get this game made. They very generously stepped in and helped us out,” said Vandendyck.

I asked, “How else has Atlus helped, aside from funding Citizens of Earth?“

“Funding was a big one,” Vandendyck answered. “They have helped with the marketing of the game. They made a really cool website. We didn’t have a ton of experience making dialog for games. They helped us with an editing pass and with dialog with the game. They brought the game to get voice acting, all of the characters have voice acting, which is really cool. They’ve been really great at lending their eye to it and giving us design feedback. They’ve been a great partner.”



Atlus also hosted a contest where fans could vote on a citizen and the Beekeeper came out on top. She will be made into a citizen who can join your party in the game. The Beekeeper can use honey to heal characters and send bees to attack enemies.

What other citizens are in the game? “One of my favorite characters is the School Mascot. This is a person dressed up as the mascot of the school in town and you never see who is inside,” Vandendyck explained. “He’s a fun over the top character. Everyone in the game has a day job and he gives everyone a cheer. That translates to changing the difficulty in the game. If you raise it up you get more rewards, it’s similar to The World Ends With You if you’ve played it. In battle, he can keep people’s spirits high to do more damage. He’s great at manipulating stats like buffing characters.”

Citizens of Earth is slated for release this October on Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC.

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source:Siliconera

 

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Damn I'm half a sleep. I'll have it moved to the proper place later.

 

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  In this new trailer for Atlus' upcoming retro-inspired RPG, we get to take a look at the day in the life for the vice president you are controlling.
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Exploring Citizens of Earth

Citizens of Earth is a new RPG that pays homage to Mother and EarthBound. Shaun catches up with the Earthlings behind it to learn more.


source: EPN.TV

 

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Release Dates And Launch Discounts Revealed For Comedy RPG Citizens Of Earth. January 15, 2015 . 9:59am

Atlus has revealed the released dates for the RPG Citizens of Earth, as well as the launch discounts you’ll be able to take advantage of.

After a few delays, Citizens of Earth will be coming out on January 20th in North America (21st / 22nd in Europe). Its publisher, Atlus, revealed the launch discounts you’ll be able to take advantage of if you plan on buying it early.

• Steam for PC — 20% discount ($11.99) and soundtrack download. Available from January 20th until January 27th.

• PS4 and PS Vita — 20% discount ($11.99) for PS Plus subscribers. Available from January 27th until February 3rd.

• Wii U and 3DS — 20% discount ($11.99). Available until January 27th.

If you’re in Europe, the dates and, obviously, the currency is slightly different. The PC release date is the same and it’s also a 20% discount for you, otherwise it looks like this:

• PS4 and PS Vita (Europe) – “Similar discounts are planned for Europe, but exact details are unknown.” Available on January 21st.

• Wii U and 3DS (Europe) — 20% discount (€9,59). Available from January 22nd until January 29th. Additionally: “people who own either version can buy the other platform at 40% discount; buy one, get the other for €7,19 for one week only (through 1/29).”

If you don’t know, Citizens of Earth is an RPG in which you play the Vice President of the World. You have to recruit your friends, family, and anyone else in your hometown that can lend a hand. It’s inspired by Earthbound.

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source: Siliconera

 

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Citizens of Earth

It's time to get political as we accept the position of Vice President of Earth.
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Citizens Of Earth Campaigns For New Players. February 11, 2015 . 1:28am
Atlus and developer Eden Industries have a quirky RPG where you play as the Vice President of Earth. If you haven’t played Citizens of Earth yet you can try the game and hang out at Moonbucks next week

Atlus and developer Eden Industries have a quirky RPG where you play as the Vice President of Earth. If you haven’t played Citizens of Earth yet you can try the game and hang out at Moonbucks next week. A downloadable demo is scheduled to come out on February 17 in North America and February 18 & 19 in Europe.

When you battle monsters the Vice President sits back and lets ordinary citizens such as a Moonbucks Barista, Cat Lady, Photographer, and Handyman do the fighting for him. The battle system is reminiscent of Dragon Quest or perhaps more like Earthbound since the game has humorous monsters.

Read more stories about Citizens of Earth & Nintendo 3DS & PC & PlayStation 4 & PlayStation Vita & Wii U on Siliconera.