<s>
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
multiplatform	B-Operating_System
indie	O
2D	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
GyroVorbis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
WaterMelon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
previously	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
title	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
has	O
been	O
chronicled	O
in	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
series	O
titled	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Game	O
Development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
has	O
been	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
next-gen	O
2D	O
role-playing	O
game	O
"	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
hybrid	O
2D/3D	O
graphical	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
is	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
fuses	O
traditional	O
elements	O
of	O
2D	O
games	O
with	O
dynamic	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
perspectives	O
,	O
positional	O
and	O
dynamic	O
audio	O
,	O
rigid	O
body	O
physics	O
,	O
particle	O
simulators	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
modern	O
3D	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gameplay	O
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
re-invention	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
style	O
used	O
in	O
16-bit	B-Application
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planned	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
hybrid	O
2D/3D	O
camera	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
include	O
:	O
advanced	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
,	O
weather	O
and	O
a	O
day/night	O
system	O
,	O
customizable	O
characters	O
with	O
in-depth	O
class/job	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
caught	O
in	O
constant	O
conflict	O
between	O
magic	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
has	O
been	O
chronicled	O
in	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
web	O
series	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Game	O
Development	O
however	O
Falco	B-Application
Girgis	I-Application
 '	O
earliest	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
forums	O
was	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
uncertainty	O
as	O
to	O
when	O
exactly	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tools	O
were	O
simultaneously	O
developed	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
later	O
designed	O
to	O
target	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
platforms	O
including	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
worrying	O
about	O
porting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
has	O
gone	O
through	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
member	O
changes	O
,	O
however	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Falco	B-Application
Girgis	I-Application
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
Patryk	O
Kowalik	O
have	O
remained	O
constant	O
since	O
Falco	O
founded	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
Patryk	O
joined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
WaterMelon	O
Co.	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Pier	B-Application
Solar	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Architects	I-Application
,	O
offered	O
a	O
publishing	O
deal	O
to	O
the	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
Team	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
lead	O
developer	O
Falco	B-Application
Girgis	I-Application
tendered	O
his	O
resignation	O
at	O
ADTRAN	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
software	O
engineer	O
,	O
to	O
work	O
full-time	O
on	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
Girgis	O
and	O
co-founder	O
Tyler	O
Rogers	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
presentation	O
of	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
at	O
their	O
alumni	O
university	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Alabama	O
in	O
Huntsville	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
August	O
,	O
Elysian	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
received	O
national	O
coverage	O
by	O
WHNT	O
News	O
as	O
they	O
interviewed	O
the	O
team	O
and	O
ran	O
a	O
story	O
on	O
Girgis	O
and	O
Rogers	O
quitting	O
their	O
jobs	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Less	O
than	O
24	O
hours	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
successfully	O
funded	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
set	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
Free	O
the	O
Games	O
Fund	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
money	O
raised	O
in	O
Alabama	O
through	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
also	O
posted	O
news	O
about	O
ElysianVMU	O
,	O
an	O
emulator	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
Visual	O
Memory	O
Unit	O
,	O
allowing	O
non-Dreamcast	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
VMU	O
content	O
on	O
their	O
PCs	O
,	O
smartphones	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
