Code Cosmos: Alternate Ghosts


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Code Cosmos: Alternate Ghosts is an upcoming Role Playing Game for the Zeo, GigaCom, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.

Its an almost original title, but there are allusions to The Adventures of Vanessa, VSRFX, Dream Revolution Saga and the Re: Vengeance series, despite this, it is not a crossover in a sense.

Small Summary
"Kids in these days don't understand the terms "Alter Ghost", neither the magic now that the world is fulled with TechnoMana..."

- An old man's tale

The Story is centered into a massive scale competition in a futuristic zone, in where a new system called the TechnoMana (A pun between Technology and Mana), which makes things a lot more easier for humans to live, however, behind these things is hiding somewhere darker than that.

The humans are divided in two, the "Artificial" TechnoMana based, and the "True" Mana based, ones, there's more artificial than real ones however.

One day, mysterious inhabitants of the another dimension, called the "Alter Ghosts", both good and evil, come to advice that frequent abuse of TechnoMana could end their lives, but however, some of the Mana are not altered by Technology, is authentic.

A third-year girl named Azura finds a ticket to a Dance Tournament, in the next day, wakes up and looks at a mysterious blue haired woman with a blue aura, butterfly-like blue and black wings and a wind-like essence, she's an Alter-Ghost whose name is "Vanessa", Azura is scared because in the school are considered urban legends, however, "Vanessa" seems to be pretty friendly and harmless.

It also explores with the wrongs and rights of the humanity themselves.

"What will happening next in the future City of Gratz there on?"

- Narrator

Humans
There will be ten playable human characters.

First Party

 * Azura "Blur" Banks: Azura is a 17-year-old girl who's studious and deals with the problems of her dysfunctional family, when took a mysterious golden ticket for a Dance Tournament, in the next day, she befriends Vanessa, an Alter-Ghost.
 * Dwayne "Hero" Ackerman: A D.J. who works in the shadows, he likes sunglasses and is a master in dancing circuit, he's kind of a prick, gives sincere advices, and means well, maybe for now. His Alter-Ghost is named Nero, an incredibly powerful demon.
 * Amber Lee: A very active, enthusiastic woman whose passion is the sports, she goes in the same class as Azura and they're good friends, she is a fan of acrobatics and gymnastics. So much that she is a member of one, her partner is Val.
 * Roy Lowell: A loud member of the Politics Club, a newcomer in the school, he's known for his hot-blooded speeches and aggressive demeanor, however, as time progresses, he matures a bit. His partner is Gawain.
 * Rita Green: A lover of nature, she's in the gardening club, and is one of the most pacific characters in the game, however she has a protecting side towards her garden. Her partner is Beltran a.k.a. Crystal.

Second Party

 * Adele "Pinky" Reynolds: A Cheerful Girl, tries her best to do well. However, since someone's betrayal, she hides her true feelings faking her happy and cheerful personality.
 * Cameron "Cam" James: He's a student from the cook club, and also the oldest in the second party, the only one in third year, same as Dwayne, he cares about his peers.
 * Violetta "Priestess" Maxwell: A girl who can see ghosts, she's not believed for this, even if she has evidence. Except her friends.
 * Tom "Cat" Brown: He's a man who adores cats. But also is a Mailman and gives newspapers to the people Mondays to Fridays.
 * Roman "Silver" Gray: A chess champion, intelligent and cautious, probably the least loud member of the Second Party.

Alter Ghosts

 * Vanessa: Vanessa is a Butterfly Alter Ghost, she has a tender-hearted personality and is pretty much heroic and cheerful, Azura treats her like an older sister (because the first is only daughter). Her attacks are wind based and turns into a Wind-based Spear when Azura fights.
 * Nero: A Demonic-like Alter Ghost, his personality is sadistic, heartless and violent, but prefers to do the duty in a pretty calm and serious manner, likes to fight a lot, his relationship with his partner is mixed to positive, he turns into an Longsword when Hero Fights.
 * Val: Athletic, destructive, and brutal, this Alter Ghost with the element of earth has her moments, but when someone befriends her, she can be very protective to her friends, no matter what the circumstances are. Her partner is Amber and turns into Stone-like gloves.
 * Gawain: Is an Alter-Ghost with Bird-like Wings and Fire Powers, his personality is serious but has expectations of his partner, but also he's impulsive. He's like a teacher to Roy due to the latter's impulsiveness. His partner is Roy and he turns into a Bow and Arrow.
 * Beltran/Crystal: Beltran is an androgynous and is a Fairy-like Alter Ghost, it doesn't mind the destruction of the earth, but they could destroy the nature, so it sides with the humans just for convenience, mischievous and mortal. Its partner is Rita and turns into a Lance.
 * Disselle: An Evil witch Alter-ghost whose intentions are mysterious, she's insipred from stereotypical witches and has a far more menacing appearance.
 * Seth: An Alter-ghost who resembles a Circus Master of Ceremonies, has tremendous yet evil intellect and curious ways of thinking.
 * Divine the Light: An angelic Alter-Ghost, but only in looks, its intentions in the other hand, are malevolent in nature.
 * Crane: A baby dragon Alter-Ghost.

Definitions

 * TechnoMana: The TechnoMana is a pun between Technology, and Mana. Is the magic in base of technology, however, many of the Alter Ghosts refer them as "fake" magic, and many humans use them because how "advanced" it is.
 * Mana: The Authentic Mana, basically magic without being touched by Technology, only few of them use the true magic.
 * Alter Ghost: Unlike In the Dream Revolution Saga and The Adventures of Vanessa games. They're inhabitants from another dimension, while all of them dislike TechnoMana, not all of them are evil, even joining forces with Humans, five of them are confirmed to be Vanessa, Nero, Val, Gawain and Beltran, they can transform into weapons as well as aiding them in battle.

Scenes/Environments
The Stages are Called Scenes or Environments, any decision could change a bit the environment. For Example, if an Azura accepts a "Dance Battle", the city will have flyers allusive to her in the battle.

In the final battle against  Crane, they change into a lifeless passage, people bored, emotionless and stressed.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack is based on those of the Sonic Adventure series and Guilty Gear series, with the majority of the battle themes being rock tracks, but sometimes, orchestral and mix akin to the Super Famicom Dragon Ball Z Super Butouden series.

Trivia

 * The Alter Ghosts are based on Vanessa Luxaloss, Keith Laurent, Valeria Lindbergh, Gavin Albain and Alison Evans/Angel Kennedy, and is possible that more of these arrive in the game.
 * This is the first game in In-Verse that literally skips the Nintendo Wii U, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles.
 * The Alter Ghosts, are more resembling the Personas in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series and the Stands from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders to present.
 * It'll have Mini games such as follow the music, puzzles, sports, training, etc.