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Shiness- An amazing and unique JRPG gets crowdfunded through Kickstarter!

“Shiness” by Ynnis Interactive – Successfully Funded!

Shiness is an RPG game being developed by the team at Enigami and published by Ynnis Interactive. This game has recently succeeded in its’ crowd funding efforts by raising $139,865 of its’ $100,000 goal. With the extra money, Enigami has confirmed that Shiness will not only be coming to PC and Mac, but also to the PS4 and XB1.This is excellent…

In addition to reaching its goal, Ynnis has revealed a number of stretch goals. These goals range from subtitle translations to different languages ($110,000; the game plans on having their own language being spoken), local PvP ($120,000), New Game+ ($150,000), a symphonic orchestra ($190,000), online Co-op and PvP modes ($300,000), and console ports (PS4 and Xbox One, $140,000; Wii U, $170,000). As a matter of fact, the PS4 was already listed as a $140,000 stretch goal before the rest were announced.

As of this writing, the campaign for Shiness has raised $104,607 with 6 days left for funding. In addition, Shiness was greenlit for Steam. If you want to help this game reach some (or maybe all) of its goals, head towards the Kickstarter page. You have until 10:55AM EDT on June 8th to donate via Kickstarter.

Players will set out into the Sky Islands of Mahera with a party of five characters, each with their own unique set of abilities that can be used to solve puzzles as the game progresses. There are three races in the fantasy world of Shiness: humans, sheiks, and waki. On top of the world itself, a language was created just for the world of Shiness by post graduate students of linguistics at the University of Bordeaux.

Battle takes place directly on the main map, allowing for a more immersive battle experience inspired by shonen manga like Dragonball Z and Naruto. Fighting is done with a combination of different kinds of magic and martial arts rather than specialized weapons, and an “arena” can be summoned that will lend the battlefield the power of a particular element for the duration of the fight (air, water, earth, fire). This can help players and harm foes, but use the ability recklessly and you might be giving your enemies a boost as well.

Players can take on quests throughout their travels. Depending on their method of finishing each quest (there are multiple ways to take on even simple tasks), the player’s in-game reputation will be affected, changing how NPCs interact with the characters.

There’s a lot more to the game as of right now, including samples of the soundtrack, voice actor information, character profiles, and a lot more information on the world of Mahera and the game’s mechanics. To learn more, you can check out Shiness‘ Kickstarter page here. It’s planned for a PC and Mac release, but PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases are possible goals for the future (as listed on the game’s official website).

In the meantime, check out some of the images for Shiness.

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