Lilac ventures into the planet, followed by the besotted Jacob Coad, her self-proclaimed boyfriend. Serpentine seeks the "Chronopearls", eleven pearls capable of altering the passage of time. One of Lilac's foes General Serpentine has landed on the planet and begun transforming it into a concentration camp for the captured Spectrum Chasers with his evil army. She goes on a solo mission to the Yellow Lake, where an extraterrestrial body, "Microglobe", appears on the last month of every year as described by the Royal Magister. Sash Lilac receives a note from Commander Torque that a certain planet is being occupied for use as a prison to confine the captured surviving chasers. It features an Adventure Mode and Classic Mode. Torque plays like his Freedom Planet beta counterpart but can collect suit upgrades and unlock "Last Stand Moves" (similar to the Megaman X series' Giga Attacks) along with them. Lilac plays largely the same as her first game's incarnation but features Blink Dashing and the ability to pickup and use temporary melee weapons including oxtail sabers. The game has only two playable characters (for storyline consistency reasons), Sash Lilac and Commander Torque. Players start with three lives, which are lost when they suffer any type of damage in their possession losing all lives results in a game over. The game is split into seven levels called rounds each round is split into three zones, the third of which culminates in a boss fight. Coad, Metal Lilac and several never before seen alien chasers, and includes animated cutscenes.įreedom Planet CD's gameplay formula is largely similar to the first game's but also included hints of Freedom Planet 2's gameplay features as well as several never before seen gameplay alterations. The game features the debuts of Austin J. The artstyle of Freedom Planet CD is more akin to the first game than the second's, except with fewer Chinese-styled motifs to lean more towards the extraterrestrial aesthetics that the first game also featured. Carol Tea and Milla Basset return but not as playable characters due to LIlac's decision go on her own.
By traveling through time, players can access different versions of stages featuring alternate layouts, music, and graphics based on the time period. Freedom Planet CD is distinguished from other Freedom Planet games by its time travel feature, a fighting style indicator (similar to what you see in 3D Mortal Kombat games) and rescuable POWs, a key aspect to the story and gameplay. As a Freedom Planet series platformer, Lilac runs and jumps through several themed levels while collecting crystals and beating up aliens and robots. The story follows Sash Lilac as she attempts to save an extraterrestrial body, "Microglobe", from remnants of Brevon's Army. Single-player Freedom Planet CD, abbreviated as FPCD, is a fan game concept by Mryayayify inspired by Sonic CD.