Release Date: 2024-10-08
Developer: JPDE | Patreon – Website – Itch – Twitter – SoundCloud – Discord – Kofi – YouTube
Censored: N/A
Version: Episode 9
OS: Windows, Linux, Android, Mac
Language: English
Prequel: JPDE – Sonata of Fire
Overview:
Three years have passed since the day that has come to be known as the Fall of Beacon.
A darkness revealed itself to the world of Remnant. In its wake, it aimed to split her, break the spirit of her people and erase the city of Vale in its entirety. The world broke apart, trust between nations was forever damaged. Many lives were lost… But the spirit endured.
It endured and burned bright like a roaring flame. Even as evil laid his clawed hand on Remnant, her defenders left it singed and crushed. Through actions and defiance, strengthened by unique bonds between individuals of all backgrounds and walks of life. Finding themselves unwillingly at the center of it all and yet, never giving up the fight.
Three years have passed since that fateful day. Remnant, and her people, have been forever changed…
And now darkness encroaches again.
FEATURES
– Experience the world of RWBY through a completely new AU story of grand proportions! Interact with brand new characters and see what old ones have been up to!
– Engage your enemies through the PRESS GROUP battle system! Control elements and turn order carefully!
– Explore Remnant! Quests and secrets may lay behind any corner… And conversation.
– Form a team and fight alongside dozens of characters! But don’t ignore one-on-one down-time…
– Upgrade your Dust Suit! In a world where Dust is becoming increasingly rare, Polendina technology comes in clutch!
– Jam to the OST by OddTillTheEnd, with guest tracks by other artists like Husky by the Geek!
Developer Notes:
Disclaimer – This is not endorsed by Rooster Teeth in any way. Views, opinions, thoughts are all my own. Rooster Teeth and RWBY are trade names or registered trademarks of Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC. © Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC.
This is a freely distributed fan-made game. If you are being charged by anyone anywhere to play JPDE or JPDE2, you’re being scammed. Donations go towards paying the members of the dev team for their efforts.
Content Warning:
Due to some of the Themes and Events depicted in this Fictional Story, it is intended for consumption from a Mature Audience, where Mature stands for: having reached a stage of mental or emotional development characteristic of an adult.
This game contains elements of [NON DEFINITIVE LIST, GAME IN DEVELOPMENT]:
- Violence
- Death
- Suicide Ideation
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Panic Attacks
- Racism
- Prejudice
- Disability
(2024-10-19) Episode 9
The art assets are struggling to catch up to the story.
That’s, in a nutshell, what’s happening with the game. Unlike JPDE1, which was an experimental wild west of a game, where I did whatever I wanted while figuring out how making a game worked, JPDE2 has a clear long-term story. I already know the big players, the big events, the arcs, who and what if not the how.
Unfortunately, though, my team’s artists can only work on so many pieces each month. For example, Chocojax, who does all our amazing sprite work, can only make two sprites per month. If you add in that she’s also a busy artist on Twitch and going to cons, it makes sense. Then of course, there’s the general needs of breaks for vacations, sometimes family emergencies, etc…
The result is that: for the last couple releases JPDE2 has been barely getting the assets it needs in time, and with the next story arc it’s going to be even worse. Just to give you an idea: Team ARSN -Aka, Jaune/Ren/Sierra/Nora- needs to be complete before we go into Menagerie, and we only have half of them. That’s without counting the other characters, like Jacqueline’s Mom and Assam Morlus of the Red Fang, just to name two…
So the choices presented to me are: either compromise the story I want to tell or take breaks in-between Arcs of JPDE2 as we wait for the art assets to build up…
You can probably guess from the [END OF SEASON 1] part which one I chose. But that doesn’t mean we won’t release anything in-between!
It just means that, while JPDE2 builds up strength for the next arc, well… We have a Remaster to work on, don’t we? 
The first demo of JPDE1REFRAIN is already out for Supporters!
Also, be sure to check out BABELOMANIA, our original entry for Spooktober VN Jam 2024 over on Itch.io! Leave us a rating if you liked it!
With that said, I hope you enjoy Episode 09! Also, I hope you don’t kill me for that double cliffhanger…
Win: GOFILE – KRAKENFILES – WORKUPLOAD
Mac: GOFILE – KRAKENFILES – WORKUPLOAD
Android: GOFILE – KRAKENFILES – WORKUPLOAD