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You've prevailed upon your enemies, and now the Crown is yours.
You are the last of your kind, the only one with mastery over Aether, the mystical energy that can summon fire and lightning against your enemies.
With its long history of conquests, your kingdom is now short on allies.
To the north, your eternal enemies lie in wait, hidden in the snow.
To the south, tribes rebel against your family's ancestral rule.
To the west, your only ally refuses to trade in direly needed minerals.
And to the east, seas are quiet, but some suspect that they won’t be for long…
Your kingdom awaits your decisions. Strengthen your rule by any means necessary, forge new alliances, carve a new path for your realm, or watch it all crumble to dust before your eyes.
The choice, and the kingdom, is yours.
Create and customize your character.
Conciliatory, scheming, humorous; set your personality through your choices, and watch the world react to you.
Set the world state according to your experience in Arcadie: Second-Born. Old choices may come back to haunt you, or reveal pleasant surprises.
Rekindle your romance begun in Arcadie: Second-Born. Rejoin Cyril, your betrothed; return to Will, your most loyal commander; or get in bed with your enemy—literally.
You can of course remain unattached, though romance plays an important part in the narrative.
Travel across your realm and beyond.
Negotiate for peace, or scheme and poison your opponents.
Immerse yourself in a reactive world and a character-driven, interactive story. Each character has their own motivations and goals, and your relationships will determine much of the story.
Save and load your progress at any time. Reach different endings depending on your choices.
Make decisions that will reshape your kingdom for decades to come.
While Arcadie: Second-Born focused on your unexpected rise to power, Arcadie: Cold Lands follows an MC who is now monarch of the Kingdom of Arcadie and forced to start making decisions that will affect not just the citizens of Arcadie but all the surrounding kingdoms, all while continuing a romance from the previous game (or starting a new one). Thousands of lives are at stake: will you pursue war or peace?
On the surface, the series has made some improvements since Second-Born. The author moved to a more visual novel style format, with light background music and images, and the MC is far more powerful in this game and has far more agency. But with no stats, lower stakes, and no clear overarching plotline, it’s just not as strong a game as the first. A lot of fans are still really enjoying it, and I personally hope it does well enough for us to see a Game 3, but I get that some players are pretty frustrated with some of the changes.
If you liked the first game but aren't sure if you'll like this one, I've done a more detailed review for free on Substack. https://jotheplunderer.substack.com/p/arcadie-cold-lands-a-review