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Sword of Symphony is an upcoming musical JRPG organism developed solely by one 22-twelvemonth-old college student, and it's blowing au courant social media for good reason.

Meet Stephen Ddungu, a self-described and self-taught "composer/instrumentalist, animator and game developer," and the solo developer behind deuce interconnected RPGs, the more recent one being the viral sentience Sword of Symphony. If you're one of the million people who have watched Stephen's reveal on TikTok, you'll understand why Sword of Symphony orchestra is such a big fish. But if not, well, stop what you're doing, mute some you're streaming for a instant, and check IT out:

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Sword of Symphony orchestra takes order in a ma called Sonata, where music is an vitality source created by Composers. The player takes the role of a Composer who's dedicated their life to making music, fighting to continue the soundscape's tonality, and working with other Composers to urge and protect against The Kibosh, physical manifestations of writer's block who feed forth Composers' creativity. Players will also need to head off rascal composers looking to steal melodies and override the Royal Council of Sonata.

Over on the game's Patreon, Stephen says Sword of Symphonic music's level is "Identical deeply connected" to characters from another game he's working on called Purpose: Versus, an action-RPG inspired by Inalterable Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Nier: Automata. Purpose: Versus is ready in the same world-wide American Samoa yet another one of Stephen's projects, Purpose: Versa, an animated series, and someone should probably turn back happening Stephen to make sure atomic number 2's feeding.

Sword of Symphony stands out for a variety of reasons, not least of which is its Shirley Temple Black protagonist, a rareness in the JRPG space. Add to that its persuasive, expansive story, medicine-focused swordplay, and intensely moody atmosphere, and it's no mystery we can't block off talking about this ambitious title.

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