![]() Tales of Aether is written by Ian Flynn, who's perhaps known best for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog comics, with art by Jack Lawrence and Matt Herms, lettering by Jack Morelli, as well as character designs by Rivals of Aether concept artist Marc Knelsen. While the stream's unorthodox format was certainly fun, and there were some great highlights - including Twitch chat winning the game of Rivals, something even the developers didn't expect to happen - the most exciting parts were the announcements made over the course of the stream, each one a reward for completing a different area's task.įirst up was a proper trailer for Tales of Aether, the comic series first teased at the end of the previous Rivals Direct. Throughout these segments, the audience votes on different options in dialogue trees and minigames via Twitch chat, from painting a picture via directional prompts to a game of Rivals of Aether controlled by Twitch chat While Fornace attends to the "important business" of playing with his dog Sunny, Carra takes matters into his own hands and attempts to hack into Dan Fornace's computer, culminating with him putting on a VR headset and finding himself in the world of Lovers of Aether as a student at Aether University.įrom there, the visual novel segments begin as the audience guides Carra around Aether University, meeting with several Rivals characters along the way. The stream started out with YouTuber Adam Carra talking with Rivals of Aether lead designer Dan Fornace over a video call, asking about what's in store for the third Rivals Direct, only for Fornace to say that he didn't plan on having one this year, saying he has important business to attend to before leaving the call. ![]() Just like Rivals Direct 2, despite the timing and odd presentation, these announcements are all real. Unlike previous iterations, which parodied the Nintendo Direct format, Rivals Direct 3 used a Visual Novel-inspired framing device set in the Lovers of Aether universe, mixed with audience participation the style of streams like Twitch Plays Pokemon. April Fools Day has come and gone, and with it came the third Rivals Direct. ![]()
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