Celestian Tales: An Indonesian Retro RPG Game Comes To Kickstarter

There aren’t too many Indonesian games being pitched on Kickstarter, so it’s interesting to see one making its appearance today. That game is Celestian Tales: Old North, and it’s being developed by Bandung-based game studio Ekuator Games. On the game’s very first day, it has received backing as high as $2,700 out of its $40,000 funding target. It’s off to a good start so far.

Inspired by classic RPG titles in the 90s, Old North is a computer-based RPG game with a retro feel. There are six playable characters inside the game, each with multiple ending scenarios. The team promises 20 hours of gameplay for each character. Nice.

Detail matters

Ekuator Games is putting a lot of emphasis on its game story development, as the characters will go through three decades of adventure. Ekuator representative Cipto Adiguno tells more about the team’s philosophy:

Ekuator focuses on storytelling, and for us the game boasts more mature storyline with freedom of choice and the consequences which come with it. So many RPGs (especially J-RPGs) have the same story: chosen one destined to save the world. We deviate from that same old cliché and craft a deeper narrative.

Looking over the Kickstarter campaign, it seems like the Ekuator team is quite connected to prominent local game developer Agate Studio, and Ekuator representative Cipto Adiguno confirms that. A few Ekuator team members came from Agate Studio, but now they are both different independent entities, but are still keeping a good partnership together. One of the prizes offered on the campaign is Old North’s soundtrack, which is developed by Agate Simfonia, part of the Agate Alliance.

Backing them on Kickstarter

If the team reaches the funding target on Kickstarter, they plan to launch a Steam Greenlight campaign next. But before doing this, they need to be sure first that they have plugged their financial concerns through Kickstarter to make sure they can finish developing the game.

If everything goes smoothly, the team will release Celestian Tales: Old North in August 2014 at retail price of between $12 to $14, depending on the resellers’ terms. Another Indonesian game developer that has successfully completed its crowdfunding campaign is Digital Happiness’ horror game DreadOut.

If you’re one of those classic RPG lovers and appreciate multiple ending scenarios in games, then you might want to check and back the team’s campaign here.