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VirusChris · **on:** March 18, 2012, 10:04:52 PM

Ciel no Surge

Created by GUST, and made currently for the PS Vita, tells the story of where you, the Player, take care of a girl named Ionasol, nicknamed Ion, who has lost her memories and help her restore her by using fairies called "CHAR" to dive into her mind and restore her lost past. It is also a spiritual successor to the Ar Tonelico series.

Ion is a mysterious girl with amnesia. It’s your job to awaken her memories by connecting Ion to terminals and entering her mind. Inside you’ll see a broken world and repair points which you can mend together by using the power of Ciel. Fix these and you can restore Ion’s memories.

The story of Surge Concerto begins with a solar system with a swelling sun. La Ciel’s residents have two plans to deal with this impending crisis. A group (loosely translated as) the Astronomers are developing a plan to teleport residents to another planet. Meanwhile, a Terrestrial group wants to save the solar system by harnessing the power of song magic. Public opinion is split between the two groups and the fate of the world falls on the president-elect… Ionasol.

Ion lives life on a 24 hour clock (this takes place in real time) and she does her own thing depending on the time of day. You will see Ion eat, sleep, and wash up in her daily routine. Ion also has costumes she can change into. First print copies of Ciel no Surge include a PSN code to download clothes and accessories. Ciel no Surge has other planned downloadable content in the future.

Ion’s hair grows as time passes and she gets more talkative too. Players can also change Ion’s clothes and customize her look.

"Players interact with her by selecting choices using the Vita touch screen, and care for her over a period of three years. Ciel no Surge is the first game in the Surge Concerto series, which Gust say will be spread across multiple platforms." ~ quote from Siliconera article

Building a relationship with Ion and talking to her is one of the key parts of the game.

Ciel no Surge is tied to the Vita’s internal clock so Ion’s actions depend on what time it is. Players can talk to Ion and build a relationship with her. The goal of Ciel no Surge is to restore Ion’s memories, which you’ll do in the Dream World. As Ion’s memories are restored through event scenes in this other world the mystery behind La Ciel will unfold. The bond you make with Ion affects the memory restoration process. Ciel no Surge has other characters Ion can interact with when she leaves her house.

"Reminiscent of Ar tonelico, players will dive into Ion’s mind, which is a world of its own. As a symbol of Ion’s broken heart, the dream world is in ruins. Players will have to repair it with the help of a fairy to restore Ion’s memories. She can recall recipes to use in the real world while interacting with the player." ~ quote from Silinocera article

In the beginning of the game, Ion makes friends with three neighborhood kids – Tabo, Plum, and Cass.
Tabo is a boy with red hair and the first person Ion meets. He is the leader of the trio of children in the article and his parents own the general store. Plum is a young boy with blonde hair and glasses. He’s polite and interested in astronomy. Cass is a girl with silver hair from a wealthy family and is described as tsundere. The children can see Terephanken, an imaginary creature that looks like a dragon.

"Ion lives in her own world and when you power on your system she’ll greet you… unless she’s sleeping. Ciel no Surge is tied to a real world clock and if you want you can eat meals with Ion. Ion will ask players what time you can meet her so you can set a dinner date. Ion will cook and as you play the game she learns how to make more meals., but sweets are always her favorite thing to eat. Ion will try to create items on her own, but she often makes mistakes. Players can give her advice and after Ion creates an item she will ask you out on a date.

Dates take place outside of Ion’s tiny home. One of them is on a beach and if you tap the screen you can talk to Ion. Gust plans on releasing additional items as online DLC that trigger date events." ~ quote from Silinocera article

The Player creates fairies, called CHAR, by scanning barcodes using the Vita's camera feature as each barcode makes different kinds of fairies to use with unique hairstyle, outfit, personality, and combination of all of them. Each fairy with their unique personality can interact with each other game's fairy. Players need to use the CHARs to go into Ion's mind to restore her ruins and her memory.

"Ciel no Surge also has a built in Twitter-like system where players can type short messages called micro quasars." ~ quote from Siliconera article

First Trailer of Ciel no Surge
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Second Trailer of Ciel no Surge
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Deluxe "Agent Package" of the game:

Gust will release free and paid downloadable content for Ciel no Surge. Clothes and extra scenarios will cost money while new motions and voices for the communication part will be free. Ciel no Surge comes out on April 26.

There is also online community features as you can look at other player’s profiles through your friend list which shows how much HymP they have. HymP (Hymmnos Points) let players customize fairies in the game called Char. The game has various hairstyles, clothes, and accessories to buy. Some items can only be unlocked using the Micro Quasar system. Everyday, Chars send energy to a server. All of the energy is combined with other players and if there is enough everyone gets a new costume. And the online feature also helps players gain new costumes for each other for Ion to wear.

Screenshots
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ION'S MEMORY