Astria Ascending casts players as one of the eight demigods - guardians of Harmony charged with protecting the world of Orcanon from the mysterious Noises. There’s plenty more scene-setting in the trailer below - including mention of the delightfully named “Harmelon”, an instinct-suppressing melon used to maintain harmony across the land - but the gist is that it’s a side-on, turn-based RPG with some very nice hand-drawn art. Kazushige Nojima and Hitoshi Sakimoto - who discuss the game in a separate video - are onboard as scenarist and composer respectively, further cementing Astria Ascending’s connection to 2015 iOS JRPG Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey, which the pair also worked on. Astria Ascending is scheduled to launch later this year and will be available on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox Game Pass, Switch, and Steam.
