12-08-2022, 12:41 PM | #1 |
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Zone Redo: New Fizz City
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Hi guys, Enigma here. So I've spent a good chunk of time into rewriting NFC as a whole. Some area's have stayed and some got removed from the "SubZones" but still are apart of the city. I will be posting the rework here in another post, please review it and post your feed back within this thread. This has been Leo and Sniz approved to go forward to you guys!
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With recent events regarding Time and Space being warped with the closing of Dialga's Gate New Fizz City has drastically gone under heavy reworking as a city overall, One who had travelled here before may still find familiar areas as well as faces, but can also discover new parts of the city that wasn't there before. New Fizz City still stands as a shining beacon of hope and prosperity for the world of Fizzy Bubbles. Built on the shores of Cape Effervescence over two centuries ago, the city started root as a trading port that fell into great prosperity during the industrial revolution. The port town attracted people from far and wide in search of a better life, quickly growing into a diverse and bustling metropolis sprawling for miles across the land and stretching way up into the clouds. As the modern urban center of Fizzytopia, New Fizz City boasts significant high-rise development, widespread use of cars and motorcycles, and one of the most extensive transit systems in the world; from its subway and commuter trains to the world-famous yellow cabs that shuffle along the city streets paired with the bus system, there is just about nowhere you can’t get to in the city. Famed for its vibrant neighborhoods and unparalleled culture, New Fizz City is a proud cultural melting pot where you are sure to encounter trainers from every walk of life. While many of the city folk have a strong sense of community you will find them just as welcoming to outsiders, although tourists are advised to keep out of certain districts after dark, Despite all of the effort put into changing the city crimes and gangs, they still manage to be prevalent and adapt to the changing times. Green spaces are now a bit more abundant, it's still rare to find those kinds of pokemon you'd see in other parts of the world, many species of Pokemon reside within this urban life. Resident strays have a certain street smart about them making them valuable companions, provided you can win their trust. As the locals will tell you, the city that never sleeps holds adventure on every street corner. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere! Downtown - The Business & Commercial District Downtown reply in Slate Gray Northeast NFC - The Culture & Entertainment DistrictsDowntown is the bustling financial center of New Fizz City and its most urbanized area, with historically laidback zoning restrictions giving rise to the tallest high-rises in the city. The biggest, busiest, and most crowded area in the city, downtown is a hive of activity for both shoppers and businesspeople alike; even if you're not mesmerized by the city's soaring skyscrapers and monuments, you could live a lifetime and not experience all the amazing things downtown has to offer. Northeast NFC reply in YellowGreen With NFC's heavy reworking, much of what used to be Uptown got reworked into the bustling district you see today you'll be blown away by its flourishing arts, food, and fashion scenes. From famed museums and art galleries to world-class sporting venues. Northeast NFC takes the best parts of what used to be Neon East and paired it with that of Alderboro. Within the futuristic buildings and landscapes, you'll still find pieces of history preserved along with the futuristic trend of NFC's growth. Midtown - The Industrial & Battle & Shopping Districts Midtown reply in Deep Pink Bohem use to reside here, much like other parts of NFC Returning trainers to Midtown will still find a familiar area, but notice that other areas have been moved around, to and from, making this a Shopping, Battle, and Industrial District all wrapped in one. Much of Artisan Avenue still resides in the newly named Midtown Market, most areas being untouched relatively compared to all of the rest of the city. Dimond Shores - The Famous Fizzy Harbor Dimond Shores reply in Light Sea Green
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12-08-2022, 04:42 PM | #3 |
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Okay, I have a lot of thoughts on this and not enough willpower to devote an entire paragraph to every single one, so I'll just list them off and elaborate on them later if I need to.
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To kick this reply off I will be stating that some things are not up for debate of moving around or replacing or putting back. I have based this new iteration of New Fizz City on Anchorage, where I currently live. While it's not New York city, my home city is still a port/harbor city and is one of the significant albeit technical stops between Asia and the Pacific Coastline, for freight boats as well as Cargo Flights. My city has a lot of history and culture that you do not get to see because it's overshadowed by the flashier and more memorable cities such as Huston or New York, which in turn is even more of why people will be confused with a lot that I have put into this rework. I had to take and make a bunch of edits already, due to the fact it's hard to rework something that screams New York and turn it into a big city that sets itself apart from stereotypes. [1] Dimond is Intentionally misspelled. This is the proper spelling of the real-life counterpart area within Anchorage. Punctuation and other minor grammatical errors would have been fleshed out before posting however [2] Strange I can understand. I had to take some creative liberty here with where I could put Hoodlum I have two places here in Anchorage where I could base Hoodlum in. Dimond where it really is like a 'New Hoodlum' or Fairview which is currently like the current iteration of Hoodlum. However, I have to say I want New Hoodlum to be where I have placed it because I live within the area I am basing it in and I have to say it is upgrading and constantly changing each day. As I iterated, It's no longer truly abandoned anymore plus while it is said to have industrial roots, it was not stated to have abandoned industrial buildings. Implied, but never truly stated within it. [3] My basis for Midtown can only really be described as what Bohem was. I have a sports arena down here which is the largest sports arena we have in Anchorage, hence the Sivally Arena. I also have Factories and Power Plants that fall there under the "Midtown" marker area here in Anchorage. Yeah, I could have it within the Harbor area as they are almost stereotyped hand in hand, however, I was pushing to stray away from "Big City Stereotypes" [4] I am up for suggestions or alterations with the name of the inherent area however I will not be putting those three suggestions there. Grey Matter Labs is based on the largest tower I have in the City and I had to be creative with it since my "tower" is a hotel and restaurant and I do not want to have that be within Northeast NFC. This part of town is generally referred to by the locals here as either the East side or Northeast Side. On top of that, it holds all kinds of things I didn't want to lump in with downtown that I actually have here within that side of my hometown that I don't want to throw to the side to include or have replaced with Sparkling Strip or Florescent Funfair. I want Bars and VIP party areas to be inherently found in other parts of the city, rather than its own section because I don't have either of these here. That isn't to say I am not willing to have these areas make appearances while exploring a subsection, I just don't want it to be the main reason anymore. [5] I am not putting a garden as it's the whole reason I have the Botanical Gardens. I can rewrite it so it alludes to more grassy parks rather than the concrete jungle but that's about as far as I want to go on that matter I disagree with that last part. Again, not in New York anymore and I have the Ted Stevens International Airport within my city. It's a lake hooded area that generally is the main place people would be coming in. I did combine it and the idea of Central Station so it's not "just an Airport" and I AM willing to re-fluff it. [6] Totally agree with that But I want your guy's input on what you would like to think/see as a shadow area before I move where they were meant to be in the past iteration of NFC [7-8] I would like further input on this opinion before I make any statements
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Okay, before I keep talking I want to apologize for my last post; I admit that my criticism was rude and demeaning and I really don't want to do that to your hard work.
quick I-can't-use-a-physical-keyboard-before-you-see-this edit: I was super sleep deprived when I wrote this so most of this spoiler is just spinning my wheels while doing the very thing that I just apologized for. you can read it if you want to but it can basically be summed up as "thanks for telling me that this is based on Anchorage, however that and NFC are two vastly different cities and that will cause a few headaches." I also want to say that I'm not in agreement over some of the areas that you've cut because they were pretty vital to the zone's feel and helped give it its character. I can't elaborate right now, sorry Spoiler: show As for shadow areas, this is definitely an avenue that can be explored as much as you want here (and in this case it's possible to mean this literally). Maybe you could work in a secluded alleyway where all the "rebel" Pokémon hang out? Open a Grey Matter Labs shadow containment facility? The possibilities here are wide open and I can't even begin to try to cover the entire zone in one go. Anyway that's all the thoughts that I have right now. I'd edit this more but it's nearly 12:30 in the morning and I have work tomorrow so I need to drag my bleary-eyed self to bed before I wake up the next morning feeling awful again.
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I will return to this when I am done cleaning the house but a quick response.
This thread is the whole reason, I want to work with what I have in mind for NFC, but I still want opinions and narratives from you guys so I can take that into account and build upon it. I don't know how my tone of writing came across with my first reply post, but the Long answer, is I want to build its identity while still keeping what I have in mind, and that's hard. I'll come back here with a list of areas I am willing to relocate swap out or rework. I feel I might have come across as "here's my new thing, like it or not this is how it is now, and suck it." and I don't want to be that way. I want to be like I promised and still work with the community rather than for it or from it. I don't know if I am communicating it correctly but, I'll still try. Anyhow I'll be back
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Okay, I've had some time to think about what made me dislike your rework in the first place, and I've managed to categorize all of my thoughts into three main points. While this isn't a be-all, end-all list, I'm repeating a few points, and I'm pretty sure I might be forgetting something here, I think this will help you understand my perspective.
It essentially flattens the character that Emp's iteration of the zone added. I'm aware that at one point New Fizz City looked a lot closer to the rework that you're proposing, and that was viewed as acceptable at the time. However, Emp's take on New Fizz, however bloated, feels alive in a way that effectively captures the urban patchwork of most American cities. Vibrant Las Vegas Strip-esque drags, historic districts, and gentrified industrial areas all add to the appeal of the zone as it feels like there's always something around the corner that both updaters can work with and updatees feel intrigued by.It's not plausible. I know that I just dedicated an entire post to this, but you're essentially replacing a city of millions with a city of just a few hundred thousand. Districts are renamed without the consideration that their names tend to have historic value and don't get changed without significant community input, power plants are being moved inside the city limits instead of outside of them like virtually every real-life city, including Anchorage, has done, and areas seem to be hastily plonked in districts where they don't geographically make sense.It's not relatable. Like it or not, few people know what it's like in Anchorage, and Anchorage faces a relatively unique set of circumstances. It's geographically very isolated in a region that frequently experiences bitter cold and was founded more recently than most urban settlements, so it was built in a way that catered more to these circumstances and has had less time to develop. Most cities weren't developed this way, but also have unique challenges of their own that they've overcome.With that out of the way, please let me know if there's anything here that you don't agree with. I'm still awaiting your list of areas as well as the feedback that anyone else here may have as well.
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Alright, so the list that I am willing to work with is listed below.
Willing to move around:
Willing to rename/rewrite up:
Willing to forgo/change:
Things I would like to keep as is, plus their new locations;
I cannot deny the points you brought up, nor do I disagree with most of them. I'm happy that this thread exists rather than me pushing this out because as the ZA, while I still want to be a little selfish and add in things that represent my hometown, I realize I also shouldn't outright flatten and get rid of everything and hence that's why I wanted to present people with the draft that I am happy with and work with people so we can meet in middle grounds. "I'm not going to say that angling the city to include various bits of culture from Anchorage is a bad thing. Little Kanto exists as a pocket of foreign culture in the city, and I in fact welcome the concept. I just don't think that seemingly rewiring the entire thing to solely achieve this and nothing else is a good idea, especially when it comes at the expense of almost all of the culture that already exists in the zone." ~ this is something I would have done without realizing it. Being a ZA is hard, But I am glad to learn and grow with you guys.
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As Sneeze pointed out in the Discord, what made NFC work where other cities didn't is that it's pretty much the platonic ideal of a major city. The name and general vibe is definitely more geared towards NYC, for sure, but it's also easy for updaters and updatees to project features onto it from cities they've been to. I think we need to keep that aspect firmly at the core of the zone.
That said, I'll agree with Blu3 that the rework definitely loses a lot of its cultural charm. Condensing the list and tightening up the areas is good, but it also feels a lot flatter and less lively. The Points of Interest are there and still, well, interesting—but at the same time, it feels like they exist without context within their respective sub-zones. I think the better angle to go for this re-write is to do what actual cities to: Rebranding! Rather than drastically change the landscape of the city, I think a reframing of what's already here would be perfect. For instance... If we're going to have four sub-zones, then I think they should be Neon East, Bohem, Hoodlem, and Alderboro. Of the original sub-zones, these I think have the most identity. These are the neighborhoods that locals and tourists would navigate by, and I think they should be focus of this rebranding campaign over more geographically-based names like Downtown, Uptown and Midtown. The reason why is that the area around a POI matters as much as the location itself. It adds context to the zone as a whole, and also allows updatees to pick a place around which they can adventure. This allows updaters to more easily come up with unique one-off locations that aren't strictly within the Zone's pre-existing list of landmarks. So on that note, here are my suggestions: 1. Paint Downtown Neon. The current Neon East is extremely underdeveloped, and is honestly a bit of a waste of space despite being aesthetically interesting. Making the heart of the city a fusion of business and tech sounds like a wonderful idea, and allows for Grey Matter Labs, Alto Bridge and Central Plaza to be the main landmarks of this area. I understand the desire for the Airport, but to me it feels like a very one-use location that not a lot of people will visit, especially since Fizzytopia is a walled garden, gameplay-wise. I'd personally replace it with the Sparkling Strip from Neon East in order to go half-and-half. 2. Northeast NFC? How about New Bohem. I think considering Bohem's artistic roots, it makes sense for this area to house the artistic and cultural centers of NFC. Artisan Avenue should be kept, and replace the Museum as it's another very one-use space. The Foundry should replace the University, as the Performing Arts Center and Grey Matter Labs already fill a similar niche. Also, the restrictions on catching and battling make this area feel very stifling and not very enticing for certain players, so I would suggest cutting them. 3. Keep Hoodlum grungy. I think this part of the city is extremely important to keep for maintaining a balance in tone between the other areas being cleaner and more upscale. It's also honestly the one that needs the least changing. Rockabout Row is I think the main attraction, but Kickflip Park becoming a Shadow Area at night would make it a unique landmark, and I think a more dingy Silvally Arena has a great home here as a nod to the Team Skull Enforcer that wields it as their signature mon. In addition to that, this might be a bit of a reach, but I think you should condense the metro into a station for the Power Plant Line. By placing it in Hoodlem, you'd strengthen its connection to NFC's industrial sector and give visitors access to a unique landmark, while also not geographically relocating the Power Plant back inside the city. 4. Alderboro Harbor anchors down the Zone's outskirts. I 100% understand the desire to have a lot of locations outside the city to explore, but I don't think it fits within the new budget that Zones will have going forward. We want to keep things concise and focused, and unfortunately that means that city limits should also be zone limits. That said, I think once we remove the dedicated shopping areas (because shopping should be encouraged in most areas where it's reasonable to do so), we have space to do a fusion dance. Keep Little Kanto and Remembrance Park. The Sewers and Cape Effervescence (perhaps Cape Dimond?) from the harbor are I think the best transplants, giving this area a salt-licked J-Town vibe. I think that's everything I wanted to cover. Lemme know what you think, and if any adjustments are needed. More-or-less I'm okay with Dialga's Gate handwaving a few things, but ultimately I want the feel to be that the city is continuing to progress and build itself up. Old districts are amalgamating together into a sleeker, yet still culturally rich set of quadrants. I know that you have a vision in mind of what you want your NFC to become, but I'm definitely trying to compromise your desire to rep your hometown with what I think makes this zone both unique and successful as the go-to place for urban adventures.
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"Paint Downtown Neon" This Idea works for me, feels like the best out of the four so far. The proposed name for this could be NeoDowntown. Or Neon Downtown. Basically, love this one. "New Bohem" Fine with the name of this, Totally fine with cutting the restrictions those were in a bit of a What-If situation. Artisan Avenue, The Foundry. Cool with those Would like to place the Botanical Gardens here. I want the Botanical Gardens to exist, as for how I would like to rewrite that, I'll have to come up with concept stuff here after a bit that I will tie down below. I would like to keep it to four areas per subzone so any suggestions as for the fourth would be welcomed here. "Keeping Hoodlum Grungy" To be honest, this is sound and makes sense when pit as thus. Keeps the Sivally Arena, makes it seem like an illegal fight club ring arena which plays more into it so Sure. "Alderboro Harbors" Alright with keeping the Little Kanto here, as well as Remembrance Park. Still fits in with the map I'll whip up like how Leo had. Cape Effervescence is perfect here. However, I do not agree with the Sewers being the other option. Yes, it makes sense but I don't see the Sewers being used like such. People logically could enter a sewer area from any part of NFC which was the reason I didn't want to keep it. The first option I would like to place is Victory Island. I can see how that can grow stale so I am up for other solutions
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In terms of Botanical Gardens, I had forgot that was the big attraction you wanted. Now that I think about it. If Sylvally Arena is being moved, and the museum and market are being replaced, with Foundry being kept... then that leaves a 4th slot open for the gardens, doesn't it?
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I know Blu has ideas they'll post later so we will work from there. I would like to state I want to iron this out before I leave for my vacation so I can just whip up a thread and like Leo or Sniz can like do the mod shtuff of reviving and locking and moving them around. So basically, Finalizning this by December 25th
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ok ok I'm here now. bold of the box in the garage to wig out on me and the repair guy to not get here for nearly a week before I could finally use an actual, physical keyboard to post again. at least it's given me more time to deliberate on these things? anyway
One thing that I wanted to bring up is to keep at least a bit of downtown. As much as all the feedback in this thread emphasized the more offbeat areas, I feel like there should still be a little wiggle room for "something happens in a more mundane part of town." You could probably put all the important, catch-all stuff like Silvally Arena, the Botanical Gardens, and Grey Matter's headquarters there; that's where they typically go in a city setting anyway. Alternatively, in the case of Grey Matter, you could go the Apple route and throw together an entire office complex/lab on the outskirts of the city. Disregard this if it's already being planned, but I also think that you should put together another draft for us to give feedback on before jumping to finalizing it by Christmas. If you don't, then there will probably be a few issues with the zone that we can't give any input on because everything's already set in stone by the time that we see your new proposal.
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Popping in to say one of my initial thoughts was to keep mention of the more high-end shopping district areas in Commercial Boulevard/possibly add a specific big department store like in the games - though this was before learning about the Anchorage inspiration so I'm not sure how fell that fits with the setting. Just figured I'd throw it in there though. *shrug*
(Will also miss the cafés but I guess we have enough of those in free RP
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*Stumbles in with an overfilled glass of eggnog*
I apologize if this is coming in late, but Christmas week is full of forgetti juice and things have only just now calmed down. Anyways. I don't have any other major suggestions at this point, and based on the current state of the thread I think a second draft is probably warranted. In terms of mundanity, I definitely do see the appeal in having a district of the city that's more or less normal. My main philosophy is less that the city needs to be fantastical, and more it should feel like these are the must-see sights in NFC, condensed down into a form that's easier to read, and less overwhelming than it had been before. Strong theming helps not only with drawing interest, but also creating inspiration, as it's been noted in the past that Updaters felt some areas weren't giving them much to work with for creating interesting adventures. I think it will be okay either way if people prefer Downtown over Neon East, but I do think it has to be one or the other. If we start adding more sub-areas to hit every theme or vibe that people might want to adventure in again, we end up circling back to biome bloat.
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Popping in, to say ill come back and edit this post here with the reworked draft once I get home from work in like 2 hours and fifteen ish mins as im posting this
Hopefully the closest to the final draft ill need before I leave on my trip EDIT: working as I go here As time passed within Fizzy's largest city, it was inevitable that change reached the shoreline megalopolis. New Fizz City still stands as a shining beacon of hope and prosperity for the world of Fizzy Bubbles. Built on the shores of Cape Effervescence over two centuries ago, the city started root as a trading port that fell into great prosperity during the industrial revolution. The port town attracted people from far and wide in search of a better life, quickly growing into a diverse and bustling metropolis sprawling for miles across the land and stretching way up into the clouds. As the modern urban center of Fizzytopia, New Fizz City boasts significant high-rise development, widespread use of cars and motorcycles, and one of the most extensive transit systems in the world; from its subway and commuter trains to the world-famous yellow cabs that shuffle along the city streets paired with the bus system, there is just about nowhere you can’t get to in the city. Famed for its vibrant neighborhoods and unparalleled culture, New Fizz City is a proud cultural melting pot where you are sure to encounter trainers from every walk of life. While many of the city folk have a strong sense of community you will find them just as welcoming to outsiders, although tourists are advised to keep out of certain districts after dark, Despite all of the effort put into changing the city crimes and gangs, they still manage to be prevalent and adapt to the changing times. Green spaces are now a bit more abundant, it's still rare to find those kinds of pokemon you'd see in other parts of the world, many species of Pokemon reside within this urban life. Resident strays have a certain street smart about them making them valuable companions, provided you can win their trust. As the locals will tell you, the city that never sleeps holds adventure on every street corner. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere! NeoDowntown NeoDowntown is the bustling financial center of New Fizz City and its most urbanized area, with historically laidback zoning restrictions giving rise to the tallest high-rises in the city. The biggest, busiest, and most crowded area in the city, downtown is a hive of activity for both shoppers and businesspeople alike; even if you're not mesmerized by the city's soaring skyscrapers and monuments, you could live a lifetime and not experience all the amazing things downtown has to offer. New BohemCentral Plaza: The Municipal Plaza went under heavy reconstruction with the new city management system, despite the uplifting redo you'll still find that it hosts the city hall, banks, and hospitals that it did before. The headquarters of both the New Fizz Police Department and the Fizzytopian Investigation Bureau are also still present here. What the plaza lacks in wild Pokemon it more than makes up for in human activity - you’d be hard-pressed not to get swept up in adventure strolling through Central Plaza If you want to get away from the traffic and crowds to kick back with the more beatnik populace of New Fizz City, head on over to New Bohem. Years ago, artists seeking affordable housing, open studio space, and a lifestyle away from the mainstream metropolis seeped into this deteriorating industrial district and gave it new verve. They converted the abandoned warehouses into lofted art studios, independent galleries, and coffee shops buzzing with character. Visitors are invited to pull up a chair at the local coffee shop or stroll through its galleries, where you’ll meet all manner of artists, musicians, and creative types. Artisan Avenue: The streets of Bohem are a blank canvas for the city’s most talented street artists; where this creative expression culminates is the aptly dubbed Artisan Avenue. The colorful street is closed off to road traffic, giving creatives free rein to brighten up abandoned storefronts, turn corrugated gates into canvases, and cover entire apartment blocks in provocative murals. You’ll find the avenue sprawling at any given time with artists selling their crafts as well as a lively assortment of street performers, their acts occasionally interrupted by curious stray Pokemon. Hoodlum Hoodlem is economically poor and the most deprived of the now four boroughs in New Fizz City, characterized by its run-down housing projects, pockets of small-time businesses, and shops that have presumably failed shortly after their establishment. Although the district has industrial roots, it has been experiencing gentrification over the last few years with tourists seeking to escape the downtown hustle in favor of this urban Shangri-la. Abandoned buildings and decrepit warehouses are a common sight in Hoodlem, overrun with wild Pokemon that give even the local street gangs a hard time. Silvally Arena: A worn-out dingy sports arena located within the confines of the run-down sector of Hoodlum, during the day it hardly sees use, but that tune changes come dusk. Throughout the night the local gangs gather here, to either duke it out over territory or to settle disputes. The local peacekeeper that calls this arena home makes sure these disputes are honorable. Travelers are warned not to risk setting foot here at night... Alderboro Harbors The largest natural harbor on the Fizzytopian Coast and its busiest waterway, Alderboro Harbor welcomes thousands of ships carrying millions of metric tons of cargo from around the world each year. The harbor is also serviced by several cruise lines, commuter ferries, and tourist excursion boats; if you ask around you might just find a captain offering a sightseeing tour or a job on their boat. Further down the wharf, Alderboro Harbor is archetypical of a seaside funfair, with several attractions and a Ferris wheel, though the promenade at night is a sight for sore eyes to drown their sorrows on. Remembrance Park ~ Shadow Area: New Fizz City wasn’t always a land of peace and prosperity – as a reminder of its feudal era, a shrine was erected to forever remember citizens lost. Surrounding the shrine is a beautiful sakura-lined cemetery spanning acres of land. Despite its size, the graveyard is meticulously cared for and while peaceful for the most part, has its share of ghostly stories and tragic tales.
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