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Experience Past, Present, and Future simultaneously in this gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs

Cris Tales is a gorgeous, indie love letter to classic JRPGs with a new perspective. Peer into the past, act in the present, and watch as your choices dynamically change the future -- all on one screen as you play! Beautifully hand-drawn 2D animations bring to life a world where your choices will change both the present and the future across more than 20 hours of gameplay.
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21:17Willhelm, answer the door
21:18Go away, I'm busy
21:21Open the door, you pompous child
21:24We have important business
21:27Matthias?
21:28Huh, idiot frog
21:38You're a child
21:41Manners, you're speaking to a revered time mage
21:46Now, who might you be?
21:50Crisbell, um, sir?
21:53Crisbell has opened both crystals of time
21:58Ridiculous, impossible
22:00Why not even I have been able to?
22:04Yet it has happened
22:07No, no, no, no
22:10There's something else at work here
22:13Can someone please tell me what's going on?
22:17Patience
22:18I am Willhelm the Wise
22:20You, it seems, are a time mage
22:22As am I
22:23And while my powers have led to my
22:26Youthful appearance
22:28Yours are the gift to see possibility
22:32Possibility?
22:33I thought it was the future
22:36Incorrect
22:37It is a possible future
22:40Perhaps a practical demonstration will help
22:43Take this seed
22:44And plant it over there
23:06Tell me, what do you see in the future?
23:08A tree
23:10It's growing from the seed I planted
23:13Exactly
23:13A glow fruit tree to be specific
23:15But take care
23:17It will only grow if you care for it
23:18Otherwise it will wither and die
23:21So if I do something in the present
23:23I can affect the future
23:27Obviously
23:28Has that not always been the case?
23:31Now, however, you have the ability to see future possibilities
23:35So choose your actions accordingly
23:38I should use this to check up on Mother Superior and my sisters
23:41They'll be wondering where I've gone
23:46Thank you, Willhelm
23:49Yes, yes
23:50Go to your sisters
23:51You've given me much to ponder, young mage
23:57This is where I planted the seed Willhelm gave me
24:02I should get back to Mother Superior
24:04She must be worried
24:16Her powers?
24:18I haven't seen them since
24:20Han?
24:51I haven't seen them since
25:00No, how could this happen?
25:03Matthias, what?
25:08I have to tell my
25:25I miss your
25:34Chris Bell
25:35You had me worried
25:37Mother Superior
25:39You're okay
25:40The orphanage is still here
25:43Well, of course
25:45What's got you so excited, child?
25:48Did something happen?
25:50No, I mean, not yet
25:52I went to get my rose
25:54Then Matthias showed me how I could
25:57Matthias?
25:59Yes, he
26:01He was just here
26:03I need to find him
26:05At least give me the rose you spent all morning looking for
26:09Yes, Mother Superior
26:13Now go find your friend
26:15And don't take all day
26:17You still have to prune these roses
26:23Go on now
26:24And be careful
26:36Matthias?
26:37I thought it best not to upset your Mother Superior with the appearance of a talking frog
26:44Oh
26:46Chris Bell
26:47I am sorry if I upset you by leaving
26:50No
26:51I mean, yes
26:53But
26:53It's the orphanage
26:56I saw its future
26:58Abandoned
26:59Empty
27:01How could that happen?
27:03I do not know
27:04But let us look around town
27:06Perhaps your new powers can shed light on this
27:18Hey, Chris
27:33The miller's house
27:34And the apothecary's shop
27:36They've been destroyed
27:38Yes
27:40Quite unfortunate
27:42Unfortunate?
27:44The miller's are homeless
27:46Without the apothecary
27:48The town has no medicine
27:51Only in the future
27:52And only if you let it happen
27:55If I let it happen?
27:58But
27:59No, you're right
28:08Why would someone do this?
28:11Um, excuse me
28:12I think your shop has rot problems
28:16I don't have time to worry about that right now
28:20If you want to talk rot, talk to the carpenter over to the west
28:30Yeah, yeah
28:31Good morning, I guess
28:33Can you help me?
28:35There's a problem with the houses
28:37A problem?
28:38Great
28:39What did you see, girl?
28:42They're rotting away from the inside
28:44In a few years, there won't be anything left
28:48You saw rot on the inside
28:50From the outside?
28:52Neat trick
28:54Sounds like someone's been telling you stories about ash blight
28:58Happened back when I was a kid
29:01Would have lost most of the town
29:03If the old apothecary hadn't brewed up a batch of greenleaf tonic
29:09Can you make some?
29:11Do I look like an apothecary?
29:14Go ask June
29:15She's the one who knows about this stuff
29:18Charming fellow
29:26Why would someone do this?
29:28This will take forever to sort out
29:30Excuse me
29:32I was wondering if you could help me
29:34You in half the town?
29:36No, no, I can't
29:38Someone tore the label off of my mushrooms
29:42That sounds bad
29:44Bad?
29:46It's terrible
29:47One of these is Red Button
29:49Good for digestion
29:50Great on a salad
29:52One of them is Ground Death Cap
29:55Even the tiniest bit could be deadly
29:57An important distinction, wouldn't you agree?
30:01Of course, with no labels
30:03It's impossible to tell them apart
30:06Can't you just throw them out and make some more?
30:09Sure, of course
30:10It would take weeks to find the mushrooms
30:13Days to prepare them
30:16I don't have time to redo it all
30:19My father used to do all of that
30:21He bottled and labeled them years ago
30:25I'm sorry
30:26I wish I could help
30:29Me too
30:31It'd be nice to have help around here
30:33Since dad died though
30:36I try to keep everything the way he left it
30:38But there are only so many hours in the day
30:43Sorry, I've got to get back to work
30:45No wonder she's upset
30:47They all look alike
30:49I suppose they do
30:51Let me try something
30:55I can't see them in the past at all
30:58Allow me
31:16Just a little nudge
31:28Ah, there
31:31Well, this one has a skull on it
31:33I imagine this is the death cap
31:41That sticker
31:42I saw it today
31:44Some kids were playing with one
31:50I should tell June which one the death cap is
31:53Would she have any reason to believe you?
31:56No, you're right
31:58We need proof
32:05Check out the cool sticker we found
32:07It's a skull
32:08You took that from June's
32:11Do you know what you've done?
32:13It's only a sticker
32:16You can't just take things from stores
32:19Especially not the apothecary
32:21Some of her ingredients could be dangerous
32:24Sorry, Chris
32:30This is as much proof as we are likely to get
32:40Miss June, we found your label
32:42It goes on the bottle with the red lid
32:44Where did you find it?
32:47Some kids took it
32:48They just thought it was a cool skull sticker
32:50I don't think they meant any harm
32:53Of course they didn't
32:56What's done is done
32:59I'll talk to their parents about this later
33:03Thank you, Crisbell
33:05I really appreciate all you've done
33:09This might be a good time to ask her about the tonic
33:14Crisbell, was there something you needed?
33:17Yes
33:18Do you know how to make green leaf tonic?
33:22Of course
33:23Unfortunately, I don't have any glow fruit in stock
33:27It's very rare and it doesn't keep
33:30Not many uses for it
33:32But it's essential for green leaf tonic
33:34Is there any glow fruit near Noreen?
33:37Maybe I can find some
33:39I wouldn't get your hopes up
33:41But ask Magda by the cathedral
33:43She knows the plants in the area
33:45You might get lucky
33:47You might get impossible for the glitter
34:17Good morning, Mrs. Magda. Do you know if there's any glow fruit growing nearby? Miss June thought you might.
34:24They used to grow by the lake, but I haven't seen one in ages.
34:29The seed you planted for Wilhelm, it was glow fruit.
34:33I'm sorry, dear. If you find one, let me know. They're beautiful, glowing purple and orange.
34:43And they only bloom every ten years or so. Really lovely.
34:49Thank you, Mrs. Magda. That's just what I need.
35:18There's the tree I planted. But the fruit is going to take forever to grow.
35:23And perhaps we should skip ahead. Or rather, I will.
35:40Here it is. Now to bring it back to Crispin.
35:50You did it! It's not much, though.
35:54It will have to do. Let us go see the apothecary.
35:59This is where I...
36:06Her powers...
36:28I have glow fruit. Will one be enough?
36:31That will do. Give me just a minute. Here you go.
36:36There's enough only for one dose, but it's free of charge.
36:44Well, I finally have the green leaf tonic.
36:48I thought you would be happier. What is it, Crisbell?
36:52There's only enough to fix one house. What can I do?
36:56Ah, yes. Even with the crystals, there's only so much you can do to help.
37:02It appears you must make a decision.
37:05Oh, Matthias. No matter what I choose, one of the houses will be ruined.
37:10You are a time mage, Crisbell. Decisions such as this, they will not be uncommon.
37:18Crisbell, what can I do for you, dear?
37:21It's your shop. It has an ash blight infection.
37:24Ash blight? Why would you think that?
37:28I overheard the carpenter talking. He thinks a number of buildings could be affected.
37:34How awful. I remember my father telling me stories about ash blight.
37:40He said it came from a spore that grew near the farms.
37:44That it spread on the wind after the big fires.
37:47Well, no time to waste. We don't have much green leaf tonic, but perhaps I can find another solution.
37:54Thank you again, Crisbell.
37:57You're welcome, June. I'm glad I was able to help someone.
38:12Crisbell, look! Do you see how your actions have affected the future?
38:16I suppose.
38:18But what about the millers? Where will they live?
38:21One problem at a time, little one. Remember, most of the town remains unchanged.
38:27And we're no closer to finding out what happens to the orphanage.
38:31We have more immediate issues to deal with. Look!
38:36Smoke! The farms are on fire!
38:39That's what brought Ash blight to Nareem the last time!
38:42We've got to go!
38:44Crisbell, wait!
38:46Wait!
38:55Did somebody go camping in the farms?
39:01Dear me! It smells like burning, doesn't it?
39:09Are you seeing the smoke, Cris? This is so cool!
39:12Wait! You're not thinking of going there, are you?
39:25It can't be too late! It can't be!
39:29Crisbell, get out of here! It's goblins! They've torched the fields!
39:34Run, girl! There's nothing you can do here!
39:37I can help! Just let me!
39:40Don't be foolish! Let the soldiers do their work!
39:44And pray they're up to the task!
39:47He is right, Crisbell! The crystals won't be enough!
39:50Quickly! We must see Wilhelm again!
39:52Do gotta take care of all the villains!
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