Feather Beyond

Description

Feather Beyond is an introspective, narrative-driven RPG focusing on the themes of personal growth, self-discovery, and coping with the loss of a friend. The story is set in a modern-day Tokyo suburb, following the daily life of Yuki, a media studies student at Tokyo University of Technology.

USP

The USP is the combination of turn-based combat in a pixel art role-playing world with clever and tactical dialogues and monologues. The Combat is based on dialogue and the impact of words to overcome despair and give hope to oneself and others. 

The characters are inspired by team members.

The game addresses various personal problems and challenges faced by different people, such as the loss of a friend or perfectionism, and how to deal with them. 

Team Roles

Development and collaboration and goal

This game or prototype was created as part of an international collaboration between students from Germany (Harz University of Applied Sciences), Japan (Tokyo University of Technology) and Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). The aim of the project is to experience and strengthen intercultural communication and cooperation. In order to capture these aspects in our game, we thought about actively incorporating the personality, appearance and behaviour of some to all team members. So we have a memory of ourselves. 

Lecturer: Prof. Dominik Wilhelm (GER), Prof. Julio Broca (MEX)

Course: ‘International Game Studio’ (summer semester 2025 --> June to August)