To give an example of how bad things are for them, Wind Witch Popo has basically been branded as evil for no real reason, being and banished to the outskirts of town. They then join, and this continues until you have all four. The first act of the story effectively consists of locating the witches one at a time, each of which are in terrible situations (except arguably Fire Witch Sakuya), and resolving them. Lisette can’t sing just yet, which is concerning, but that is set aside for the present. To do this, they need to find the four elemental witches, the first of which is Lisette. It’s at this point that they’re picked up by the kingdom’s army and join a special regiment that seeks to sing the Anthem to decrystalize the population of the kingdom and stop the Harbingers. The two eventually drive the Harbingers off in a process they don’t seem to understand themselves, but what is clear is that Lisette is now a witch and Alto appears to have some sort of ability relating to witches. Everyone but Alto and his “sister” Lisette are turned to crystal by Hilda’s Song of Destruction. One of the families there take him in, but it is eventually attacked by Time Witch Hilda, and her allies the Harbingers. The plot of this game concerns amnesiac hero Alto, who’s found in a lake near a small village. Well, why not start with the story? It takes place in a world where songs are restricted to magical use only (think Ar tonelico, Surge Concerto or imageepoch’s own Luminous Arc). Will this final game of theirs be an exception, or more of the same? Plot

After delivering the final build of the Japanese release of this game, the president of the company went missing, and it later came to light that the company was bankrupt. It is the swansong of imageepoch, a developer who honestly did not release a single game I enjoyed throughout their entire existence. It’s been a while, but it’s time for Under Your Radar! This time, we’ll be discussing Stella Glow, a 3DS game released in June 2015 in Japan by Sega, localized for North America in November by Atlus, and and finally released in PAL regions in March 2016 by NIS America. Hikari no Metamorphosis (English ver.) by Konomi Suzuki

Stella glow song lyrics