Origins

Origins: The beginning of your journey

Origins: The Fall of Azoria is an open-map action role-playing video game by Shakiti Studios developed initially for mobile phones and tablets. It will officially be released in phases with first phase being the vertical slice of the game. The game leverages both Web2 mobile gaming along with Web3 game asset ownership giving players  account, inventory and skins ownership and tradability using NFTs. The game will subsequently be updated through expansions and DLCs, and extended to other platforms.

Setting

The world of Azoria is fantastic, otherworldly, and full of places for the player to explore. There is a sense of both urgency and distortion as the world seems out of time-space with some things within clear view and others ethereal or intangible all due to the Inclision event which has distorted time and placed the world into an uncertain place. Shakiti Studios has stated that they are focussing on creating a world that is both exotic and unique to players as well as something that should feel oddly familiar to gamers, with a variety of biomes to explore from forests to deserts to mountain-scapes, as well as worlds beyond imagination.

Synopsis

Before the Inclision event, the world was thriving in an era of enlightenment. Totemics had become a core way of life, enabling the five ancient races to live in harmony, prosperity and unity together. The world had finally become a prosperous and harmonious world during which the Ancients learned how to harness the power of Weka, to influence their abilities to influence time, space and matter. They mastered their abilities with Weka to interact with elements, crystals and organic matter to control the very elixir of the world they lived in.

The era of Discord, which nearly destroyed the world of Azoria, was thwarted by Cima and Arvid, two of the most prominent advocates of the Council of Ancients of this era.

After the Inclision event  the world has fallen into a dreamlike state that throws the rules of physics —of time and space— into spectacular and unexpected disarray. As you arrive, seek out those who may help you, and beware of those who may have alternative motives. You must determine your path and purpose within this world as you discover that all is not as it seems. With the help or hindrance of unusual characters and extraordinary creatures, some of whom are surviving Ancients, you’ll discover hints, clues, and relics that connect this chaotic present to a lost past of balance and unity.

Gameplay

Origins: The Fall of Azoria is a quest-driven RPG with an entirely new style of Gameplay, only experienced through dreams.

Exploration

• Many quests, achievements, challenges, puzzles, and secrets to unravel in a constantly changing world.
• Numerous NPCs for you to meet as you discover your Origins in a deteriorating world. Your decisions will influence the outcomes of your experience; who will help you or where you can go will be determined by the path you take.
• Choose how you want to explore: you can either fight your way through or be more strategic by sneaking.
• Complex climbing system to increase the verticality in the game and create a more interesting level design.
• The Wekapedia (Codex) and the Journal are the only two places to go to check everything you’ve learned about Azoria so far, from NPCs, Locations and Creatures, to Lore, Quests and more.

Weapon & Equipment

• Multiple types of equipment ranging from Quimmels, Power Gloves and Armor to Rings and other Jewellery.
  • Every equipment, with few exceptions, have rarities, tiers, base attributes, modifiers and a score.
  • Equipment can be found while exploring in Chests, dropped by enemies, as rewards from Quests, traded with Merchants or bought in the Marketplace.
• Quimmel: The ultimate weapon for every player
  • The Quimmel is a modular staff, composed of a:
    • Link, a physical and central handle / component containing a Core, which also powers the rest of the weapon
    • Head, the upper energetic component of the weapon or equipment.
    • Base, the lower energetic component of the weapon or equipment
  • Any part of the Quimmel can be exchanged with any other part of the same type found in the game, for an almost unlimited amount of combinations.
  • Adding on components to the top and bottom of the Link gives the player a range of ways to fight
  • Quimmels are the main item used both for combat and for other actions like cutting, mining, lockpicking and more.

• Power Gloves
  • Are mainly used for casting defensive or restorative spells, Armor pieces to get more defence, and jewellery to obtain more attributes.
• 17 powerful crystals
  • Attached to the Quimmel components or to a power glove, giving the player more than 50 unique Spells based upon where the Crystal is attached.

Combat

• Almost unlimited ways to influence the combat system based on your preferences
  • Quimmels are made of 3 components that can be changed at any time, giving the player almost unlimited combinations. The Head component determines players’ main fighting style (melee or ranged energetic combat).
  • Two different types of Camera and Targeting behaviors, for different types of players to enjoy the game at the same level. They can either use a more casual style with a free camera system, or a more tactical one with a locked camera on targets
  • Different types of attacks: normal, charged and jump attacks, each dealing different amounts of damage, using different amounts of endurance and having different durations.
  • Many Secondary Attributes have an important role during combat, like Health, Physical and Energetic Armors, Poise, Disruption and more.
  • A lot of unique Spells and tactical features like dashing and parrying for players to adapt to different encounters.

Levelling-up & Character Development

• There are many ways to develop the player character.
• Almost every action in the game will reward players with various amounts of experience. When enough experience is obtained they will level up.
• Each level will grant players Attribute Points and Skill Points. Attribute Points can be assigned to any of the 6 Primary Attributes, while Skill Points can be used to unlock Talents or Skills in the Skill Trees.
• More than 20 Secondary Attributes will allow players to enhance their character further, giving even more freedom to create unique builds.
• Skill Trees contain both Talents, passive upgrades for the character and Skills, active abilities or upgrades of Spells.

Crafting

• Harness the Power of Weka: infuse crystals or create elixir using Organic Matter with unique “crafting” mechanics.
• Manipulate time and space to gain access to information believed to be lost forever.
• A trade-based economy, where rare loot, inventory, and assets can be stored as NFTs and traded with other players online to enhance your gaming experience.
• Skins and other cosmetic items will also be available to enable players to customise their own unique-looking character.

Game Economy

Crafting: Organic Matter & Elements

Collecting Organic Matter (OM) is essential for players who will learn the art of crafting, and essential for gameplay to be able to use Elements. Players are able to collect a variety of OM, which are the most essential materials which come from Weka energy throughout the realm. Getting the right balance of OM will enable players to create Elements, the most powerful ways to interact and connect with Weka. Crafting requires that players have an empty crystal. Infusing Elements into crystals will make them powerful ‘Weka-charged’ items for players.

In-game currency

Players will also be able to find an in-game currency, as they explore the vast realm of Azoria. These coins can be spent in the game to buy items from Non Player Characters (NPCs) in taverns, marketplaces or other locations. They may also buy and sell OM, crystals and other rare items that they find. Players can also sell items from their inventory to the NPCs to increase their loot so that they can afford to buy new items.

Game assets, trading and store

Players who wish to trade their items, may find a variety of NPCs where they can sell and trade their items for in-game currency. Players are also able to visit the website marketplace, where they can buy, sell and trade their OM, Elements, weapons, armour, relics, and any other artefacts they may have collected in their inventory. Some items may be more useful to other players who have developed specific skills, so players can easily trade or sell their items in order to find items more suitable for their own gameplay.

NFTs, Tokens and the Blockchain side of the game

Origins: The Fall of Azoria is a Web2 game which has a Web3 bridge built into the game. The game is designed to ensure that all game assets can be fully owned by players. All assets held by the players are displayed and stored as Web2 assets in the player's inventory. Players who activate the Web3 function within the game will have full custody of their rare game assets (and player accounts, planned for the future).