GUNVOLT RECORDS Cychronicle

GUNVOLT RECORDS Cychronicle (GUNVOLT RECORDS ) is a rhythm game featuring Lumen, Lola, and Luxia.
== Gameplay ==
Gameplay proceeds on two slides, with notes travelling down each one. There are four note types: Tap Notes (Green), Hold Notes (Blue), Flick Notes (Pink), and Slide Notes (Yellow). Variants of the notes exist: Strike Notes (Red) give a higher score, and Boost Notes (Rainbow) boost score gain for a limited time. There are four difficulties: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Expert. Easy does not have Slide Notes. Additional modifiers can adjust note speed and duration of Hold Notes. The Switch version has the option to play using touchscreen controls. There are 15 tracks in the base game.
The following songs are in the base game:
Lumen:
1. Beyond the Blue
2. Reincarnation
3. Indigo Destiny
4. Memoria of 'He'
5. Ergo Sum
6. Liberator
7. Melodic Wings
Lola:
8. Igniter
9. Luminous Promise
10. Command Prompt
11. Purification
Luxia:
12. Virtue of the Dawn
13. Ardent Eyes
14. Celestial Paean
15. Boundless Myth
Of the songs in the base game, only the ones with 3D music videos have unlockable full versions of playable tracks. Thus, the unlockable full tracks are as follows:
Lumen:
1. Liberator
2. Ergo Sum
Lola:
3. Command Prompt
4. Purification
Luxia:
5. Virtue of the Dawn
6. Ardent Eyes
7. Celestial Paean
==DLC==
Songs will be sold in packs of 4 for $3.99, with plans for 5 packs.https://twitter.com/IntiCreatesEN/status/1702160879633223813 The product description for the Japanese Limited Edition refers to these as the first group of DLC.http://gunvolt.com/GRC/jp/
Song Pack 1 Lumen:
*Rouge Shimmer
*Glass Paradise
*Parallel World
*Last Wish
Song Pack 2 Lumen:
*Pain from the Past
*Struggling to Dream
*Stratosphere
*Twilight Skyline
Song Pack 3 Lumen:
*Last Station
*Traces
*Reality
*Sign
Song Pack 4 Lola:
*Raison d'Etre
*Searchlight
*Beyond Probability
*Love's Sanctuary
Song Pack 5 Lumen:
*Sakura Efflorescence
*Cyanotype
* Tabula Rasa
*Reincarnation Fateful
The following are the song packs sold separately from the physical version of the game:
Song Pack 6 Lumen & Luxia:
* Nebulous Clock
* Iolite
* Paradox Stage
* Afsān
Song Pack 7 Lola:
* Kindled Spirits
* Inner Alarm
* Wordplay Magic
* Sparkling Elation
== Physical and Limited Editions==
Basic and limited edition physical versions of the game have been announced for Nintendo Switch and Playstation 5 in Japan, with the basic version being 5,280 yen and the limited edition being 9,980 yen. Both the basic and limited edition contain the first group of 20 DLC songs pre-installed. No English physical version has been announced yet.
The limited edition includes the following items:
*Instrumental album that includes all 35 karaoke songs included in the physical version on a 3-CD set.
*Drama CD featuring a new scenario with Lumen, Lola, and Luxia.
*An acrylic stand featuring the trio.
Various bonuses, some with images on the risque side, are available depending on the Japanese store the limited edition is ordered from.
==Development==
The decision to create Cychronicle was made at some point during development of Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2, and this led to Inti Creates CEO Takuya Aizu having the music videos for iX 2 made. Aizu selected Naoya Kiji to direct Cychronicle due to Kiji being a big fan of rhythm games who even plays them during his lunch breaks.Tokyo Game Show 2023 Day 1 Livestream (4:10:00) The game was developed using the Unity engine.
Footage of the game was first teased at the Morpho Super Live: Luxair Rising concert in Japan on January 8th, 2023. A short public demo with the Ergo Sum music video was made available at the Justdan Game Festival in Taiwan on March 18th. On that same day the website GNN News posted an article about their exclusive interview with Aizu about the project, which was only referred to as "Unpublished Mysterious Work" (「未公開神秘作品」), and uploaded a gameplay video. As of March 18th, the demo was all that had been made so far, the game was considered only 3% complete, and no release date or platforms had been decided on yet.GNN News article about the rhythm game The game was officially announced on September 13th, 2023, and released on February 15th, 2024.
While Cychronicle was initially rated by the ESRB as E for Everyone, approximately a week after release the rating was changed and the game was temporarily removed from the Nintendo Switch eshop.https://twitter.com/IntiCreatesEN/status/1761908629861769601 It was restored with a T for Teen rating by March 4th.
==Gallery==
===Main===
Gunvolt Records Cychronicle.jpg|Key art with logo
Gunvolt Records Cychronicle Japanese logo.jpg|Japanese logo
Lumen GRC art.jpg|Lumen
Lola GRC art.jpg|Lola
Luxia GRC art.jpg|Luxia
Lumen GRC model.jpg
Lola GRC model.jpg
Luxia GRC model.jpg
===Song Cover Images===
====Base Game====
Beyond the Blue GRC.jpg|Beyond the Blue
Reincarnation GRC.jpg|Reincarnation
Indigo Destiny GRC.jpg|Indigo Destiny
Memoria of He GRC.jpg|Memoria of 'He'
Ergo Sum GRC.jpg|Ergo Sum
Liberator GRC.jpg|Liberator
Igniter GRC.jpg|Igniter
Luminous Promise GRC.jpg|Luminous Promise
Command Prompt GRC.jpg|Command Prompt
Purification GRC.jpg|Purification
Virtue of the Dawn GRC.jpg|Virtue of the Dawn
Ardent Eyes GRC.jpg|Ardent Eyes
Celestial Paean GRC.jpg|Celestial Paean
Boundless Myth GRC.jpg|Boundless Myth
Melodic Wings GRC.png|Melodic Wings
==== DLC Series 1====
Rouge Shimmer GRC.jpg|Rouge Shimmer
Glass Paradise GRC.jpg|Glass Paradise
Parallel World GRC.jpg|Parallel World
Last Wish GRC.jpg|Last Wish
Pain from the Past GRC.jpg|Pain from the Past
Struggling to Dream GRC.jpg|Struggling to Dream
Stratosphere GRC.jpg|Stratosphere
Twilight Skyline GRC.jpg|Twilight Skyline
Last Station GRC.jpg|Last Station
Traces GRC.jpg|Traces
Reality GRC.jpg|Reality
Sign GRC.jpg|Sign
Raison dEtre GRC.jpg|Raison d'Etre
Searchlight GRC.jpg|Searchlight
Beyond Probability GRC.jpg|Beyond Probability
Love Sanctuary GRC.jpg|Love's Sanctuary
Sakura Efflorescence GRC.jpg|Sakura Efflorescence
Cyanotype GRC.jpg|Cyanotype
Tabula Rasa GRC.jpg|Tabula Rasa
Reincarnation Fateful GRC.jpg|Reincarnation Fateful
==== DLC Series 2====
Nebulous Clock GRC.jpg|Nebulous Clock
Iolite GRC.jpg|Iolite
Paradox Stage GRC.jpg|Paradox Stage
Afsan GRC.jpg|Afsān
Kindled Spirits GRC.jpg|Kindled Spirits
Inner Alarm GRC.jpg|Inner Alarm
Wordplay Magic GRC.jpg|Wordplay Magic
Sparkling Elation GRC.jpg|Sparkling Elation
===Gameplay===
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===Store Bonus Illustrations===
GRC Amiami.jpg|Amiami
GRC Amazon.jpg|Amazon
GRC Gamers.jpg|Gamers
GRC Sofmap.jpg|Sofmap
GRC Trader.jpg|Trader
GRC WonderGOO.jpg|WonderGOO
===Early Pictures===
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==Trailers and Other Footage==
==Trivia==
*The motorcycle in the WonderGOO bonus illustration strongly resembles the Yamaha Morpho concept motorcycle, referencing the basis of Lumen's Japanese name (Morpho).
*This is the first game in the franchise which is not a platformer.
==References==
*Gematsu press article
==Series Navigation==
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