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About Arcade Spirits
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel set in an alternate 20XX where the 1983 video game crash never happened. You start a job at the Funplex arcade and encounter a cast of unique personalities while exploring romance and friendship.
The game offers deep character customization, role‑playing choices that shape personality traits, and an IRIS tracking system that records relationships and decisions. It supports a range of input methods and includes accessibility options such as self‑voicing for screen‑reader users.
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Character Customization
Players can design their avatar from the ground up, selecting pronouns, hairstyle, skin tone, hair color, eye color and more. These visual choices appear throughout the game’s artwork and dialogue scenes.
Customization is reflected throughout the game in both gameplay and artwork, giving you a personal visual representation that persists as you interact with other characters and progress through the story.
- Experiment with different visual combos to see which style feels most immersive.
- Take note of how your avatar’s appearance is reflected in cutscenes for a cohesive experience.
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Relationship Building
Arcade Spirits lets you develop friendships, platonic bonds, or romantic connections with seven distinct characters. Choices during conversations influence the depth and direction of each relationship.
There is no timed input requirement, allowing you to consider dialogue options at your own pace, which supports thoughtful role‑playing and varied outcomes.
- Spend time on dialogue trees to explore all possible relationship paths.
- Observe character reactions to gauge how your choices are shaping the bond.
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Identity Identifier System (IRIS)
IRIS records your personality traits—such as Quirky, Steady, Kindly, Gutsy, and Basically—and tracks relationship statuses with every character. These metrics influence future story events and arcade outcomes.
The system updates automatically as you make decisions, providing a clear overview of how your personality and connections evolve over time.
- Review your IRIS summary periodically to understand the impact of recent choices.
- Compare trait changes after major story moments to see cause and effect.
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Accessibility Options
Screen‑reader users can press V at load to activate self‑voicing and narrated menus, making the game fully playable without external assistive software. This feature can be disabled once active.
Narrated game menus and self‑voicing provide an inclusive experience, ensuring that all players can navigate the story and options independently.
- Activate self‑voicing early to become familiar with narrated navigation.
- Disable the feature after you’re comfortable to streamline gameplay.
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Supported Input Methods
Arcade Spirits offers Keyboard Only, Mouse Only, and Full Controller support, including DualShock and DualSense compatibility. Players can choose any of these methods at any time.
The game also allows saving at any point, providing flexibility for different play styles and hardware setups.
- Try each input mode to find the most comfortable setup for long sessions.
- Use the save‑anytime feature before major decisions to experiment safely.
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