Decades after the war with Entity 0, the world lies in a ruinous and desolate state - a truly apocalyptic nightmare. Mutants and monsters roam the land, magic has grown wild, and the AI systems that once automated the world have gone rogue. The decimated human populace struggles to survive, eking out a marginal existence in this harsh environment.

A brave band of misfit warriors aim to change humanity's fate.

With the McGuffin Trigger in hand, they seek the Aether Pulse, a genesis device said to be able to restore balance and vitality to the planet. They make their way to the ramshackle town of Kamsack, a place of outcasts living at the edge of the Wastes and near the Sapphire Arcology - rumoured to be the origin point of Entity 0 and ground zero of the Entity War that nearly destroyed the planet. The Aether Pulse lies somewhere therein...


This game is being developed for the RPG Maker VX Ace Lite Cookoff event. Participants have 2 weeks to make a game using the limited RPG Maker VX Ace Lite engine. lolnotanymore!

Features:

• Awesome
  
• 4-directional movement system
  
• NPC discussion (press button to talk)
  
• Treasure chest looting system
  
• Quit Game System
  
• Custom class system
  
• Inn system (heals party fully when you stay at the inn)
  
• 2-Layer integrated mapping design
  
• Two towns, 5 dungeons! (dat ratio!)
  
• A carefully planned, focused plot.*
  
• A small cast of characters, who are not cliches, but instead have unique and interesting personalities.**
  
• The freedom of play expressed in several key attributes that are rarely seen in typical RPG genres.
  
• Stunning picturesque landscape that stimulates the mind.
  
• A bloated list of features
  

Featuring a unique and engaging story, Aether Pulse delivers an experience unlike any other. With so much more on offer than is mentioned here, there is no reason why Aether Pulse should not become your favourite RPG.***


*read: the story is pretty light-weight
**author realizes that cliches aren't inherently bad, and are in fact a handy literary device. In instances where "cliche-ness" and "interesting-ness" conflict, "interesting-ness" will win out.
***author assumes you've never played an RPG before