Faerie Afterlight

Faerie Afterlight is a 2D platformer developed by Clay Game Studio, a studio based in Malang, Indonesia. Set in a shattered world, Kimo and Wispy must reclaims the scattered broken shards of Light to restore lights and glory.

Prior to the game release, Faerie Afterlight was awarded with Rising Star Award during LevelUP KL SEA Game Awards 2022 .

## Story

The story recounted in the Book of Light narrates the history of a once-thriving realm named Lumina. This land was bestowed with radiant light and tranquility. Hovering above, a luminous source known as Lucentia was safeguarded by countless fairies, bestowing the gift of light that sustained all life below. Yet, a day arrived when a malevolent force emerged, intent on obliterating Lucentia. The maleficent Kradyrev fed off the act of fragmenting the light source.

The world descended into obscurity and became precarious. A young fairy named Wispy attempted to pursue the fragment of Lucentia but inadvertently plummeted into Lumina's underworld. There, she crossed paths with Kimo, a reclusive mythical creature. With time, their companionship blossomed, leading them on a quest to locate the remaining shards of Lucentia. The destiny of Lumina's realm, absent the illumination from Lucentia's power, remains shrouded in uncertainty. Nonetheless, the Book of Light prophesies the advent of a Hero of Light, destined to emerge and rescue the world from an everlasting abyss of darkness.

## Gameplay

As a 2d platformer, Faerie Afterlight is a metroidvania game where players can freely roam around the level and interact with NPCs. Each place contains bosses and rewarding players with additional abilites to overcome obstacles.In this game, players control two characters using specific commands, they must remained within the screen boundaries at all times. Wispy is a character entity that players can use to possess another object, aiding Kimo without injuring along the way. In Faerie Afterlight, players received five hearts, four abilities, and four stamina points. Stamina points reserved for wispy possessing object, each possession will decrease stamina points while health points reserved for Kimo.

## Characters

* **Wispy** is a young fairy chasing the piece of Lucentia, however unbeknownst to her she fall to the Underworld of Lumina.
* **Lucentia** is a creature from the underworld helping Wispy to find pieces of Lucentia.

## Development

### The Prototype

The oldest record of the development starts in 2014. The team creates a prototype under the title of Kimo Jump . The premise of the game is to dodge bullets while collecting stars as many as possible. The idea soon expanded into another prototype Kimo! . Kimo! serves as the foundational core from which Faerie Afterlight originated. Within this game, players are assigned to gather shards before the time is running out. Although the game's concept is evident, the team required additional time and refinements. On October 5, 2015, Clay Game Studio unveiled a preview for The Light Seeker (formerly Kimo!) on their YouTube channel . Throughout the development many aspect of The Light Seeker change such as story, game mechanics, even the game title to Faerie Afterlight.

### Faerie Afterlight

The game development soon under the radar for four years however on December 21 2019 an video released on Clay Game Studio YouTube. The video contains gameplay of the current state of the project, giving major face lift and visual overhaul. Clay Game Studio stated that they released an alpha build of the game that players can download and give a feedback on their experience. According to their reports from Devlog #1 Itch.io the game surpass 600 downloads after the release of the gameplay . The demo soon shipped to Steam platform on September 12 2020. In order to release the game without any issue, Clay Game Studio approach publisher Mastiff in order to help as game publisher and funding throughout the game development. The team needed clear date on when the game would release and according to article from IGN SEA, the game set to be released on Q3 2023 .

## Trivia

* Faerie Afterlight started as prototype under the title The Light Seeker.
* According to official website of Faerie Afterlight, the game inspired by Indonesian philosophy and folk art.

## Official Links

* Faerie Afterlight Steam Page
* Faerie Afterlight Itch.io Page
* Faerie Afterlight Official Twitter
* Clay Game Studio Official Twitter
* Clay Game Studio Official YouTube
* Clay Game Studio Official Website

## Gallery

Kimo fighting one of boss in LuminaAnother entity roaming on a derelict building
## References

1. ↑ https://www.gamerbraves.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-level-up-kl-2022-sea-game-awards/
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcTFMZ\_aseI
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsWohuMd99U
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibe2ca5BS8s
5. ↑ https://claygamestudio.itch.io/faerie-afterlight/devlog/112875/devlog-1
6. ↑ https://sea.ign.com/sea-indie-games/184226/news/indonesian-metroidvania-faerie-afterlight-will-finally-release-later-this-year