Thanks skindzer, but I don't plan to submit this to any competitions, as it doesn't quite fit the bill for such things.

On that note, I'm working on the follow-up to my IGF honored game/experiment, which should certainly attract some attention in such competitions. =)

Fushin

France193 Posts

April 12 2011 11:16 GMT

#82

I'll try to say it in a supportive way : I would really be interested even there was a stronger emphasis on the story. I do like the idea of a difficult game, but when i play rpg, the story matter a lot to me.

Maybe the next one will be more to my tastes, i'd love to help a fellow TLer while playing RPG between GSL/TSL matchs

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

April 12 2011 13:23 GMT

#83

Hehe, that's funny that you mention that Fushin, because I actually am the same way. =) In fact, almost all my projects are heavily narrative focused (although not RPG's), but I wanted to take a break from that and focus on pure gameplay for this. While it's not focused on narrative directly, I was very careful about constructing the characters themselves.

The goal with the characters was to actually NOT have them talk much, but to have them take archetypal roles that players would immediately relate to. They're inevitably one-dimensional and predictable but that's what's so memorable about them in the context of the game (at least I hope). This game would be hindered rather than helped by a deep story, I feel. The character's entire personality is generally wrapped up into one defining word. + Show Spoiler +

Lisa(Blue), Alexi(Honor), Envictus(Faith), Nafarious(Friendly), Arcturus(Troubled), Vandorian(Insane), etc. etc.

You probably won't get this if you haven't played the game, but I'm sure if I asked someone who played this today, in 5 years, what 'Lisa, the Blue Girl' has to say about something, or what 'Alexi, of the Royal Flight' would say about something, they'd be able to tell me. + Show Spoiler [Answer] +

"blah blah blah, something about blue," and "blah blah blah something about royalty/honor/hisfather."

I like to compare it to the 'Punch-Out' games, where all these characters say like 2 lines of dialogue total, yet are very memorable and defined in people's minds. I feel like I know everything there is to know about a character like 'Glass Joe', yet I have only read like 4 lines of dialogue from him in total.

That was lengthier than I wanted it to be, I hope someone finds it interesting. =P

shinigami

Canada423 Posts

April 13 2011 14:35 GMT

#84

Any plans to distribute this over Steam?

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

April 13 2011 15:02 GMT

#85

On April 13 2011 23:35 shinigami wrote:
Any plans to distribute this over Steam?

This was mentioned back on page 2, but sorry it will not be released on Steam. Gamersgate and Impulse fit it better, since it's a bit small scale. The Gamersgate version is standalone, so you can add it as a 'non-steam' game into steam games list if you'd like.

shinigami

Canada423 Posts

April 13 2011 15:31 GMT

#86

Thanks, that definitely helps because I really dislike Impulse.

faylayen

Netherlands62 Posts

April 13 2011 18:11 GMT

#87

Is it a bug that Malvo doesn't have a hp bar?

I don't know if i am fighting him right now without it

EscPlan9

United States2777 Posts

April 13 2011 20:28 GMT

#88

There's a few bosses where there either is no HP bar for the entire battle, or just for certain phase(s) of it. Was Malvo the illusionist one? Talk with the NPCs and you'll be able to figure out which one you're fighting. I'm sure not having an HP bar there was intended - you need to know which ones are "adds" and which one is the boss himself. It would be too easy if the HP bar was shown and went down when you hit the right one. (Correct me if I'm wrong Mikilatov)

They still will die after some time - just you don't get privy to that information.

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

April 13 2011 23:31 GMT

#89

=) It's not a bug. A couple bosses don't have it for one reason or another. Malvo's being because, well, he's a sneaky bastard.

+ Show Spoiler [Malvo Tip] +

If you still can't seem to beat him, try to pay close attention to his debuff status manually (since you don't get the luxury of seeing his hp bar / debuffs), and try to keep 'ATK Down' on him.

oddsprout

53 Posts

April 13 2011 23:45 GMT

#90

bought and undefeated now rawr ~ ty for making this

<3 oldschool rpgs

faylayen

Netherlands62 Posts

April 14 2011 06:39 GMT

#91

Ok, Thanks EscPlan9 and Miki

I just have to try harder then, i thought i was doing it wrong because of it (silly me).

Frozenzen

Sweden97 Posts

April 15 2011 09:34 GMT

#92

After trying the demo this was bought quickly, love the concept. It reminds me a lot more of SMT games than other turn based RPGs though as there is a tactic other than "overlevel and destroy the boss in one round" needed

Panictek

United Kingdom34 Posts

April 15 2011 10:57 GMT

#93

Just bought this and really enjoying it

However sometimes it will launch into full screen (even though i have the option unchecked) at random, is there a workaround for this or am i just being an idiot?
In windows 7 64-bit if it matters

Thanks again for a really fun game :D

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

April 15 2011 13:33 GMT

#94

Panictek, try using alt+enter! That should toggle fullscreen on and off for you.

Mikilatov

United States3897 Posts

April 15 2011 19:34 GMT

#95

Hey everyone, this is gonna get closed up soon.

Thanks to everyone who supported this, and if anyone needs to get in contact with me for anything related (or I guess unrelated) to the game, feel free to PM me.

I've yet to have anyone who purchased it tell me they didn't like it, and I've gotten TONS of emails/posts/pms from people telling me they loved it, so I'd say it was an overall success!

It'll still be up on Gamersgate and Impulse for quite some time, so tell your friends about it, and if you're happening to stumble upon this after it gets closed, you should still go check it out. =)

Thanks again! <3
-Miki