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NEWS: ICE on the EDGE Figure Skating Simulation Game Announced for PC via Steam




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Nachtwandler



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 2:21 pm Reply with quote
Someone really wants to cash out on Medalist popularity.

Overall looks like Idolm@ster but with figure skating and worse animation.
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Lin Liren



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 4:19 pm Reply with quote
Theyre not even trying to hide their attempts to appeal to the “Medalist” fandom, even straight-out using the “Jupiter Suite” of Inori’s first victory routine as the trailer’s backdrop.
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ElFacilNoEiyuu



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 5:38 pm Reply with quote
is the artist TiV? the girls kinda look like their designs

this is 100% gonna be on the vein of Uma Musume, Idoly Pride and Gakumas


the medalist "acussations" are kinda...ok i guess? to be completely honest i dont see Medalist as this omega hit (although i dont see the japanese side of anitwitter) and Jupiter's Suite is one of the most, if not the most, popular song for figure skaters


all in all, Melpot i think its a new indie developer, so i wish them the best, gameplay could be nothing new, but the concept is fresh
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 6:46 pm Reply with quote
Seems to be a skating boom in Japan thanks to Medalist.
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tsog



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:19 am Reply with quote
ElFacilNoEiyuu wrote:
is the artist TiV? the girls kinda look like their designs

Good eye! Yup she sure is!

Both TiV and game confirmed her involvement as well:
https://x.com/ice_on_the_edge/status/1900034081863459054
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キャラクターデザインはTiv先生

Tweet also mentions TiV used to take figure skating classes as a kid, all the more reason to collaborate with her.

ElFacilNoEiyuu wrote:

all in all, Melpot i think its a new indie developer

https://melpot.com/product/list

Founded 2016, game resume includes Link! Like! Love Live! and IDOLiSH 7, seems well on their way to relevance by now.
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Nachtwandler



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2025 3:59 am Reply with quote
ElFacilNoEiyuu wrote:
is the artist TiV? the girls kinda look like their designs


This is like one of the first things merntioned in the PV. It is my frirst time hearing about this artist but I immediately noticed them putting it in a spotlight in the video.

ElFacilNoEiyuu wrote:
the medalist "acussations" are kinda...ok i guess? to be completely honest i dont see Medalist as this omega hit (although i dont see the japanese side of anitwitter) and Jupiter's Suite is one of the most, if not the most, popular song for figure skaters


Medalist is very popular. I am not sure what you based your popularity assumptions on. It may be not as much discussed on the western sites because people either ignored the anime bacause of the studio or because of the horrible Disney+ and Hulu subs, but it is not an indication. And the song may be popular among figure skaters but there are million other ones they could use fror the PV but for some reason they chose this one which was used by Medalist for two of her iconic performances o far.
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