Helmsreach

Helmsreach is an old school JRPG with an epic, silly plot, some custom features, and a healthy dosage of humor. Play as an amnesia-struck hero who must collect the Four Orbs of Ultimate Power to attain immortality so that he may rise up to defeat the evil warlock Severyn and stop his hordes of monsters from taking over the world. Recruit some party members and make a few friends along the way as you discover information about your past life. Visit towns, go spelunking in some dungeons... all that good old typical RPG jazz. Helmsreach is currently very early in development, but upon completion I suspect it should encompass a solid 5-10 hours of gameplay.

This isn't what you would call a "serious" project by any stretch of the imagination, but it's been fun for me as a developer to work on and it's given me a chance to work with mechanics that I previously had little to no experience with (see: variables, branching conditions). I also love games that don't take themselves so seriously when the subject matter is so obviously ridiculous, so Helmsreach is a bit of a wet dream for me.

Features

• Custom alchemy system. Make your own potions (and maybe spells?) by combining different ingredients.

• Learn by doing in battle a la Final Fantasy 2. Using the "Fight" command frequently will boost your Attack, using the "Magic" command frequently will boost your Intelligence, etc.

• Bows that actually require arrows to use!.

• Lockpicking system based on your agility/intelligence (because thieves must be agile and intelligent)!

• Lock bashing for warriors and lock opening spells for mages!

• Move speed based on agility stat, and a run key!

• Other cool stuff!