Edge of Memories - Dev Blog #1

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Say Hello to Midgar Studio & Edge of Memories - Dev Blog #1

Hello everyone!

This is Midgar Studio, the team behind Edge of Memories, our new fast-paced, third-person Action-JRPG, and the follow-up to Edge of Eternity. Today, we’ll introduce our studio, philosophy, values, and some background on developing the ‘Edge of’ series.

You may be wondering how we got here…

We’re a French indie studio focused on building refreshing worlds and experiences, where the technical, aesthetic, and storytelling aspects are the focus. In 2014, we started working on a turn-based JRPG, Edge of Eternity, mixing our passion for Japanese culture with a French touch.

In the early stages of development, we decided to start a crowdfunding campaign to assist, with the help of over 4000 supporters, we raised over 3.5 times our initial goal. That support meant we could expand the team to about 15 developers (we were 4 before that) and work alongside amazing talent like Yasunori Mitsuda, releasing our 30-hour indie game in 2021.

Where do we go from there?

After that, we started thinking about what’s next. We dabbled with the idea of making spin-offs, including a game with a card-based combat system. We worked on this idea quite a bit, but in the end, we decided to follow up with a direct sequel to Edge of Eternity.

We’re now a team of almost 40 professionals working on Edge of Memories, an even more ambitious project. This allows us to build on the series' story while challenging ourselves by creating a dynamic action RPG.

Edge of Memories

Edge of Memories takes place in Heryon, the same world as Edge of Eternity, but on the continent of Avaris. Our original pitch for EoE would have seen players visit both continents, with Avaris being reached via Fallon’s ship. As Early Access went on, we rethought this idea as it was a bit unrealistic for a team of our size.

Our lead narrative designer, Guillaume Veer, rebalanced the story, shaping it into what you know now as Edge of Eternity. But there were stories left to tell. Some of you may remember our original Edge of Eternity key art. This character was meant to be an addition to the main cast, but in Edge of Memories, you’ll play her.

Eline is a Soul Whisperer with Fragmented memories of her past. Aided by her not-so-typical mentor Ysoris, and Kanta, the shaman prince of a lost tribe, as they look for a way to cure the rise of the corrosion. In Edge of Memories, Eline is the only playable character, but you interact with these companions during exploration and combat.

It’s not required to have played Edge of Eternity before playing Edge of Memories. There are a few ah-hah moments and callbacks for those who experienced Daryon & Selene’s journey, but Edge of Memories is being developed as an enjoyable standalone experience regardless of your experience with the series.

What’s next?

We hope you’re excited to learn more about Edge of Memories. We’ll be sharing more behind-the-scenes content in a series of dev blogs covering sound design, visuals, inspirations, gameplay, and the talented Japanese developers helping us bring Edge of Memories to life.

Edge of Memories will be available at the end of 2025. If you want to support us, wishlist now on your platform of choice.

See you soon!