ATHENIAN RHAPSODY collaborates with OTK Network, premiered at today's OTK Expo
Athenian Rhapsody, which launched on PC, consoles, and mobile this past May, has debuted its first ever online event in collaboration with the OTK Network. The game, which features a Gameboy Pokemon-style "event" system, allows players to log in over the next month to grab a limited time "OTK Rhapsody", granting them access to a special in-game event, with cameos from famous internet personalities such as Asmongold, Emiru, and more! This was revealed in a brand new trailer which debuted in today's OTK Expo, alongside an in-person developer interview segment.
Athenian Rhapsody was released on May 14th to critical acclaim from both critics and players. As a unique singleplayer RPG, the title drew inspiration from classic RPGs and JRPGs and mixed them alongside WarioWare minigames and modern exploration mechanics and humor. It's jokingly billed itself as "a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics". The game also features an extremely unique (optional) online system, in which your save files become trading cards! You can send your saves to your friends and even combine them. Moreso, the game promises every playthrough will be completely unique, making your save file not just a piece of data, but a memento of YOUR unique experience in the world of Athens. The newly revealed Event System is meant to build on this on a deeper level, in part by adding additional replayability - as well as free content for the game's active and growing community - in the form of retro, Pokemon-inspired online events.
Athenian Rhapsody is a one-of-a-kind RPG. Described by players as a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Meets Creature Collector Meets ARPG, the game prides itself on its highly unique gameplay, world, and of course, sense of humor - as well as its aforementioned cross-platform online system. Simultaneously a tribute to classic games such as Earthbound, absurdist comedy, and create your own adventure storybooks, the game can be found on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, and Android devices. It is published by grassroots indie publisher, incubator, and porting studio Top Hat Studios, Inc. More info can be found on the game below!
Check out the OFFICIAL TRAILER for ATHENIAN RHAPSODY's OTK Event below:
Made by solo developer Nico Papalia with a focus on tongue-in-cheek storytelling and vibrancy, you'll explore the colourful world of Athens as you make friends (or not), engage in rambunctious mini-games ranging from weight-lifting, shooting bugs, or drawing your own bosses to fight, and partake in excruciating challenges such as "Carry A Feather" as you travel from town-to-town. All this in the name of writing your own Rhapsody - a special, unique memento/token of your exact playthrough (PLEASE NOTE: THIS HAS NO RELATION TO NFTs OR WEB 3.0). The trials and tribulations of your journey make up this individualised story, which can then be shared online with other players to let everybody know how much of a psychopath you are! The newly released launch trailer outlines the mechanics of the game in further depth, building off of the game's two prior shared trailers.
FEATURES:
- Explore the colorful world of Athens, and hop from town-to-circus-to-UFO-piloted-by-cats-in-the-sky as you write your Rhapsody
- Answer a deep, meaningful personality test that reveals your deepest, darkest desires (such as wanting to be a bus driver)
- Party members galore! 16 potential companions await, each with a bold personality and some being a little bit more unhinged than others
- Tons of enemies for you to FIGHT or BEFRIEND! This world has no shortage of intense battles with opponents that range from weird, wacky, tough, cute, and outright goofy!
- Figure out why everyone's crazy for hoarding EXP (hopefully it doesn't have any side effects) and engage in tough Souls-like dating mechanics(?)
- Minigames that'll challenge your limits, like having to spell your own name, dodging space invaders, copying the circus mimes, and paying your taxes
- A branching narrative with different endings depending on your choices, friendships, and other stuff that just happens in life
ATHENIAN RHAPSODY also provides a whole on-going universe of content for players to engage in, with a unique online "Rhapsody system". With every playthrough, you'll write a unique Rhapsody - an individualised story that's a retelling of the journey you just took, with each decision, interaction, and friendship reflected on. Are you going to have the most chill time ever and making everyone your dude? Or instead, be a twisted maniac that replaces the chocolate milk with mud water from the local nuclear accident? The way you play completely changes how your Rhapsody is told, and no two of them are ever the same. Share them online with other players and your friends, and laugh & guffaw (or be horrified) at each other's stories. As noted earlier, this has nothing to do with NFTs (and we hate how they've taken use of the word token!!!) and is just a silly little feature to bring together the game's community.
Plus, with the newly revealed online event system, the game aims to bring itself even more to life, helping create a living, breathing community with an evolving world. Not only can you trade your saves with your friends, but the game's online events help create an even more dynamic world rich with unique content and endless possibilities. Jump into Athens today!
- ATHENIAN RHAPSODY on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1671720/Athenian_Rhapsody/
- Nintendo Switch (US): https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/athenian-rhapsody-switch/
- Nintendo Switch (UK): https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/ATHENIAN-RHAPSODY-2559965.html
- PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10009141/
- Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9p8nxgdkn7bm
- Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/athenian-rhapsody/id6451396348
- Android Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nicopapalia.athenianrhapsody
About Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Top Hat Studios is your favorite publisher of fine indie delicacies, primarily supporting Japanese-inspired, retro-themed, and highly creative titles. As a company started by and working with grassroots developers and incubating developer talent, Top Hat Studios focuses on supporting games all the way from blockbuster productions through to niche and boutique experimentations.
Top Hat Studios' diverse portfolio includes hits such as Athenian Rhapsody, Frogun, Ova Magica, SONZAI, Labyrinth of the Demon King, and many more. Unique in its relationship to its partnered developers, Top Hat Studios is more than just a publisher but rather a strategic long-term partner, and provides a suite of resources to its developers, which include publishing, business development, corporate advisory, product & long-term strategy, creative media, tools, co-development, and engineering & porting expertise working with all major engines and codebases.
