In most games, your goal is to remain alive for as long as possible. This rather standard plot mechanic has permeated action-based games since the genre?s inception. So as you might imagine, it came as a bit of a surprise when developer tri-Ace decided to buck the trend a bit. In their newest release, Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky, the entire cast is introduced by having them bite the big one. Seriously. From the word, ?go,? you have already gone the way of the Dodo. So how do they manage to make that work" Let?s just say that there is more than a little magic in store.
Exist Archive was developed by many of the same folks who brought us the classic PlayStation title, Valkyrie Profile, over 15 years ago. With that in mind, it should come as no shock that this spiritual successor borrows rather liberally from the source material. Taking place in an odd, supernaturally inspired limbo of sorts, the entire cast of 12 has to come to grips with the fact that not only are they dead, but they have little hope of restoring the status quo. An Evil Guardian
This hodgepodge of different characters from all across Tokyo must band together to try and help recover from the destruction that was wrought by the mysterious Yamatoga; a dark force bent on destroying their newfound home. It turns out that this individual is also responsible for each of their demises. Further complicating things, Yamatoga has embedded a portion of his power into each of the dozen, in hopes that ...