Description
The game we imagined is a typical fantasy RPG at first. You play as the hero who tries to protect the world from an antagonist, who was previously part of the council and suddenly started attacking the city of Kateénia along with a group of followers. It is now up to the hero to stop the antagonist and discover their reason for attacking. The story unfolds along with the themes of the chosen tracks.

Tracks:
#1 The World of Kateénia
The first track is played during the initial introduction of the world. The city is shown right before the attack of the antagonist which none of the people living there suspect yet.

#2 A Double Edged Sword
This track is played before the first mayor battle against the antagonist, in a cutscene in which the hero and antagonist get to talk about the reasoning behind the attacks for the first time. But the only explanation for the sudden violence the hero hears from the antagonist is: "I'm going to make this my world."

#3 The Terms of Fate
In The Terms of Fate the player starts a cutscene after the final battle in which the antagonist got fatally wounded. In their last moments the antagonist starts talking to the player instead of the hero, thus breaking the fourth wall. The antagonist asks the player for their real name. They finally reveal that they were hoping to reach the hero and disrupt the course of the game with their attacks. But they had to realize that the hero was controlled by the player since the start of the game and they couldn't change the course of the story. Every character was just a mere puppett in a game for the entertainment of the player.

Message from the artist
We are a team of three sociologists who like to be creative together: Basti, Rico & Terri.

In tracks 2 and 3 Bianca did the vocals for us as a guest star. Thank you for your help!

Theme

How does it fit the theme?
The antagonist is represented musically by analog sounds (mainly the kalimba/ thumb piano and vocals) - this is intended to illustrate the attempt to break out of the player's digital world. However, the dulcimer represents a link between the role of the antagonist in the game and his attempt to break through it.

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/3qQUVnFSUcPojSRG6

Number of tracks
3

Genre

Soundtrack use permission

Yes (CC BY)

Any project