

Transforms Firebrand into Ground Gargoyle. Ruling over the earth, the crest gives great strength to its owner. Also, the player can collect life extensions, urns (used to store potions), vellums (used to contain spells), potions, talismans and spells. The player collects different Crests (Fire, Earth, Air, Water, Time and Heaven) which, when equipped during the game, allows Firebrand to gain different abilities and alter his appearance. As you progress Firebrand will gain more health. Each level can be played multiple times, and often the player has to revisit a level with new Crests to access areas, items and bosses that he or she could not before. Reki Kawahara will reveal more details about the new novel through a live stream on his official channel on Niconico on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 19:00 JST (6 AM ET).The gameplay is a mix of standard platforming, with mild RPG elements. However, he first uploaded all aforementioned titles as personal projects and contest entries before Kadokawa and ASCII Media Works offered to publish his works.ĭemons’ Crest will be available in Japan on November 10, 2022. Kawahara also has another novel series titled The Isolator, which had its first formal publication in 2014 in Japan. The author gained much fame for his works on Sword Art Online and Accel World. The Japanese press release added that Demons’ Crest will be Reki Kawahara’s first novel that he writes as a commercial product. After a forced logout, Yuma will wake up to see a Mixed Reality where world elements from Actual Magic appear in real life. Soon after defeating a dungeon boss with his classmates, a mysterious red light envelops Yuma’s avatar and causes the player to faint. Demons’ Crest will tell the tale of Yuma Ashihara, an 11 years-old sixth-grader who joins a test play for Actual Magic, the first MMORPG to employ the full-dive VR technology.
