Azure Dreams: Monsbaiyan Tales

by Estrelita Farr

In the azure sky, the Monster Tower looms. In its shadow, a town surrounded by golden sand. A place where dreams and hopes are realised, where everyone's heart is touched by one monster tamer... this is Monsbaiya. One-shot novelisation collection. A NaNoWriMo 2013 winner.

1. Foreword

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Azure Dreams: Monsbaiyan Tales

Foreword

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To those who have played Azure Dreams (PSX version):

I really enjoyed playing this game years ago! I had fun climbing the Tower and getting eggs and building the town and going through the story events, though of course the dialogue could be better. It's a game I still play once in a while, and each storyline's events are separate and simple enough that I could use it as my guinea pig for writing my first themed short story collection. xP

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To those who haven't played Azure Dreams (PSX version):

It's a fun game to play! Not for the story, of course, but for the gameplay – turn-based battle system in a randomly generated dungeon with monster raising, some town building and a bit of dating sim. If you have a chance to play it, please do! But if not, don't worry. If you don't mind spoilers, this short story collection covers pretty much every storyline aspect of the game and more!

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To those who have / haven't played Other Life: Azure Dreams (GBC Version):

The GBC version has much more stuff in the Monster Tower than the PSX version (a freaking 100 floors compared to 40!) but got trimmed down town-wise – no girlfriends, no town-building, etc. I've never actually played the GBC version myself though, so I'm not sure how much storyline is actually left on there. o_o

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To every reader in general:

In this novelisation, I decided to write it in a different style than my other novelisations. Instead of a typical chapter-by-chapter narration in (mainly) the protagonist's point-of-view, I decided to have a themed collection of short stories with different characters' PoV, with the protagonist as the one thread connecting all of them. Something new, so I hope you'll enjoy it. :D

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Thanks and Credits:

Thanks to Konami for making this unique, enjoyable game!

Thanks to Krysmphoenix at LPArchive for Let's Play Azure Dreams! It makes a good reference material. :D

And thanks to you for reading my story!

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Disclaimer:

Azure Dreams: Monsbaiyan Tales is written by Estrelita Farr, who does not own anything from the actual game. And a terrible curse shall befall those who try to steal this story. xO