by Jarbl Rock
The First Fantasy - A Classic RPG. A neighborhood has been displaced in a world of fog; Vic and the pioneers must brave the temples of anomaly to reconnect it to the outside. Otome Field - An Otome game. In the world of faeries, Deborah, a type of summoner known as a mage struggles with her looming fate and the threat of the fae possessed who she once knew as a friend. Soul of the Harvest - A farming and crafting/cozy game. In a small traditional villiage, Sally, the sky blessed chosen by her people, must hunt down anomalies birthed deep in the forest to protect her village and gather the energy needed to sustain their land. Lovecrafter - A sandbox/crafting game. In a post-apocalyptic city, the scavenger Dirk must build and fortify a bunker to protect him from the horrifying anomalies that roam the ruined city, all while tending to his crumbling psyche. Halcyon Sky - A dating sim. Elliot always seems to be the center of his group of friends back at his university, but dark secrets lurk under his surface, and those close friends feel distant to him. One day a prompt appears in the air before him, giving him a clear choice of dialogue that could help him remap is relationships as long as he is able to choose wisely. Hallow Liberation - An urban supernatural game. Sam was at the end of his rope and had all but given up on himself, but one day a fairy came along to give him a second chance and the power to make it happen. Sam becomes the hollow wizard, a user of supernatural magic that can protect his city from the anomalies of the sky that manifest beyond their vision. SIx souls were taken and placed in these games designed by spirits from beyond Hallowsia for the purpose of a mysterious ceremony. Inside the games, the six must change to change the world or else risk throwing away this one chance at redemption. Only they don't understand what is at stake, as far as they're aware these are the same homes they have always lived in. They are split between worlds, yet somehow they all appear in each other's games as parallel stories are told to slowly pull back the curtain of the tragedies from their buried histories. Along the way they will break, and they will heal before they can at last find themselves and each other. What to expect An emotional character driven narrative that peels back the layer one world at a time, starting shallow and then going deep. A slow burn that uses an entire volume to tell the story of one world/game each. Surrealism that pays homage to denpa visual novels, and allusions to many other games and genres light comedy inconsistent but meaningful drama/romance What not to expect To understand the plot right away. This series is structured similarly to when they cry with the first four volumes acting as the question arcs and the last four acting as the answer arcs. There will be many things said and happening in the early volumes that won't seem to have any meaning until much later in the series. Denpa Skies is part of the tentatively named overarching series Psalms of Iteration. Other books in the series can be found here. Lost Starlight Genesis Carrion Mind The worlds of each entry are independent and not necessary to understand the others, but they can add interesting perspective.
