Shadow's Reach

"Join Errol, a crazy young Bard and sole follower of the God of 'Shiny Things' as he walks in the footsteps of heroes in an attempt to chronicle the greatest story ever written. A tale of fanaticism, bravery and the strength of a promise . . ."

A classical RPG set in an original world of high-fantasy. SHADOW'S REACH blends a rich and detailed worldsetting with a compelling storyline and a wealth of mini-games.

Shadow's Reach is an RPG in the traditional sense, I've done relatively little to modify the basic workings of RPG Maker 2000, but have been able to push those systems into new and interesting dimensions. At heart it's a game about character, mixing a strong plot-driven story and collection of interesting characters with a multitude of mini-games, subquests and missions that should help to waylay the linier qualities of the main adventure. Effort has been made to turn the world into a rich and interesting world-setting with sub-stories and a history to explore. Whilst the demo only contains a few books that can be brought and read in the Libraries, the full version will contain almost a hundred tomes that contain everything from enemy stats to original short stories and poetry, further fleshing out the distinctive feel of the game world. The characters themselves each have scripted personalities that vary from the comical to the heart-felt, and each fill distinct purposes in the mechanic of the game, both inside combat and whilst exploring in the field.

I've been working on this game for a long time now (several years in fact) and promise not to stop until it's finished. It's taking this long simply because of the HUGE world that I am trying to create and chronicle, fusing the story-driven narrative of an Eastern RPG with the multiple side quests and optional extras of a Western one. Don't be daunted by the download size of the demo (largely made up for by several .WAV files that contain vocal performances by singers, one of which is an original piece composed for this title) I strongly recommend that you give it a try!