{"rewrite":{"id":"r_860a19cacb6f65057033fd3d","clusterId":"c_28d17b314543f26840049dd2","slug":"astrae-oratio-closed-beta-puts-18-playable-mages-in-1989-tokyo","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Astrae Oratio Closed Beta Puts 18 Playable Mages In 1989 Tokyo","summary":"A closed beta test for Astrae Oratio, the new occult magic RPG from Dynamis One, runs from October 2 at noon to October 6 at noon on iOS and Android. Entry is limited to applicants who won a lottery slot, payments are disabled, and all data resets when the test ends. The build includes three main stories and two mini stories, plus enhancement, free time, gacha, and raid content, with 18 playable characters.","whyItMatters":"The test is the first build where the lobby connects story, battle, and character interaction into a single loop, so the beta is the point where the game's structure can be judged rather than just its scenario.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe closed beta is the first version where the lobby screen links story, battle, and character interaction into one flow. A day cycle structures it: the player clocks in at the Special Ward Agency, settles disputes between mages through a Trial, then uses free time to raise affinity with the cast.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector Jungyu Im has described dividing the ordinary world as day content and the hidden side as night content. The writer logged in each morning, and found the scenario volume large enough to take about ten minutes per story.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue: Tokyo, Civil Servant, and Mage\u003c/strong\u003e: episodes 01 through 08\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinato Ward Chapter: Sparkling Days of the Minato Ward Mages\u003c/strong\u003e: stories 01 to 07, plus Missions, the Maho-Tore battle tutorials, Challenge, and Normal/Hard/Very Hard Quests\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShinjuku Ward Chapter: The Vanished Mage and the Night of Ghost Hunting\u003c/strong\u003e: stories 01 to 12 with Quests, Challenge, and Missions, plus a mini game unlocked at account level 50\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYuruko Trio\u003c/strong\u003e: mini story about a clan of misfits at Risara Girls\u0026#39; Academy\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAkina Ghost Story Laboratory\u003c/strong\u003e: mini story shown as the group\u0026#39;s unedited activity footage\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"18 playable mages at launch means Astrae Oratio has to tune roughly 18 distinct kits against the same raid content. With payments disabled and data wiped after the test, this is a balance stress test, not a marketing demo.","twitterPost":"Astrae Oratio's closed beta ships 18 playable mages against identical raid content. That is a balance test disguised as a demo.","threadsPost":"18 playable mages in Astrae Oratio's closed beta means Dynamis One has to balance roughly 18 kits against the same raid and gacha content. Because payments are off and everything wipes at the end, the test is really about tuning, not retention.","newsletterBlurb":"Astrae Oratio's closed beta runs October 2 to October 6 on iOS and Android, open only to lottery winners, with payments disabled and all data reset at the end. The build carries three main stories and two mini stories, 18 playable mages, and raid content shown for the first time. Director Jungyu Im has framed the structure as day content above ground and night content underneath, and the player's daily loop through the Special Ward Agency runs through both.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2145759.html\",\"title\":\"Hokuro ni fukkin... kakite no \\\"kuse\\\" to shunen ga sugoi. \\\"Astrae Oratio\\\" CBT de 18-nin no mahoutsukai ni atte kita\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6485,"outputTokens":828,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791195266,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T10:09:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T10:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T10:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_28d17b314543f26840049dd2","canonicalTitle":"ほくろに腹筋……描き手の“癖”と執念がすごい。『アストラエ・オラティオ』CBTで18人の魔法使いに会ってきた","representativeArticleId":"a_f27b88f737be2a598e2b1a2f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Astrae Oratio\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Isao Nagato\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T10:13:23.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2145759.html","title":"ほくろに腹筋……描き手の“癖”と執念がすごい。『アストラエ・オラティオ』CBTで18人の魔法使いに会ってきた"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Astrae Oratio"],"studios":[],"people":["Isao Nagato"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}