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War of Lovers title screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Story<\/h2>\n

Five years have passed since the War of Heroes concluded. Marth, the Hero King, defeated the Dark Dragon Mediuth, finally putting a decade of warfare to rest. The Seven Kingdoms of Akaneia were unified, and Marth became Emperor of them all. He also married his wife, Sheeda, making her Empress.<\/p>\n

However, Marth has been missing for two years, and his united empire is crumbling at the seams. Akaneia is in a civil war, with the sage Marich and the hero Kris struggling for control at every turn. More distant regions dream of freedom, and rebel for independence. All claim loyalty to the absentee Emperor, but ambitious figures are more than willing to prosper from the chaos.<\/p>\n

While Akaneia burned, Marth had gotten engaged with Alear, from the far-off Lythos. His prior loyalties had been replaced with loyalty to Alear. But engagement wasn\u2019t sufficient: marriage was on the table. Marth and Alear\u2019s wedding day will prove to be fateful\u2026<\/p>\n

Information<\/h2>\n

War of Lovers evolved from my attempted Hack Jam 2 entry. Though the story outline and basic idea of the gameplay was decided, the hack was completely unplayable and I chose not to enter – in the end, the three successful entrants were all declared “winners”. The only feature working was the unit randomisation: at certain points, a random unit will join the party. The fact that I failed to finish didn\u2019t sit well with me, as I usually enter hacking contests. With “International Hack Release Day” – the 1st of April – rolling around, I decided to take what work I had put in and try to release something. I did release something, and that something is now planned to be a full 30-chapter hack.<\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n