Each feather represents a single stock, adding up to 5, and special attacks will use up stocks. SP Gauge: A yellow meter under the HP gauge that resembles a bird wing.The health bar is shared by the two characters and if it empties, the round ends. HP Gauge: A bar at the top of the screen that starts at blue and as damage is taken goes to yellow, then red.The player also has the option of playing Normal Mode or Princess Mode: Normal Mode is the standard control scheme while Princess Mode omits some moves but makes button inputs easier to do. Players are thus encouraged to switch between characters to make use of their abilities and to perform combos. Gameplay involves the use of the Meta-World, enabling the use of super moves and activating passive abilities. Players select two characters the active character known as the Attacker and the inactive character known as the Reserve and fight other pairs in matches. Golden Fantasia consists of a 2D fighting style with sprites used for the characters. īefore the first expansion for Golden Fantasia was released, an event was held where fans could post fanart on the website pixiv and get it added to the game. Later expansions added characters based on popularity polls. Ryukishi07 began development on Golden Fantasia around the time Banquet of the Golden Witch released, wanting to do it because 'I simply wanted to play a fighting game of Umineko.' The characters included in the first version of the game were those who had fight scenes in the original story and were popular. In Golden Fantasia, matches are tag-team fights between two pairs of characters from the Umineko series, each sharing HP building SP for each other through a unique mechanic - the touch system!ĭuring combat players can consume their SP Gauge and initiate their Meta World, but only if your opponent chooses to or otherwise cannot argue their truth and cancel yours!Īdvertisement for the art contest, featuring Black Battler and the tentative title of Ougon Musou Kyoku 2. George, Jessica, and Rosa from the Ushiromiya family join the fray, as this release of Golden Fantasia includes the Cross Expansion from the original Japanese version! All the lines used during combat, story mode, as well match opening and closings are fully voiced in Japanese to bring realism to your combat! The tag-team fighting game based on the original 'Umineko When They Cry' series, finally released on Steam, in English and with improved rollback netplay!

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