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author=Shade_Hunter
It seems that you are a skilled developer. I deffinetly suscribe this one.

You have been creating games 8 years, how long have you been doing this particular game?

author=Rixel96
I've gotta say I'm really looking forward to this, the realistic features included I feel is going to break the RPG standard in so many ways. And more than that, the dark atmosphere, I'm gonna have to get this.

Two things I'd like to say: How about random encounters? This game will be my new favorite if there aren't any and you can see the enemies you're gonna fight on screen before getting into battle. I hate random encounters!
Second, what about armor? Does that give you a GP that will never go away-- but also cannot be used for attacks? I guess this is turning into more of a suggestion than a question, here's my thought; A person's defense, or, Guard is increased by equipping armor. Unless it breaks (not saying to incorporate breaking armor) it is always there to raise defense.
So here's how I'm thinking this would work in this game: Part of the bar at the end of it is Yellow to signify Armor, the Armor cannot be used to do attacks that cost GP, all it acts is as a defense against attacks. If an attack is higher than the Armor it will bleed through into the HP, if it is not then it acts as a perfect defense against it (or maybe one or two point can still bleed through, your call.) This is merely a suggestion, feel free to write me off as an excited new fan because that's just what I am and I look forward to this game with or without my suggestion-- and that's all it is, a suggestion.

author=Jparker1984
I've got to say game looks amazing, but to be honest. Most of the things you didn't include in the game turn me off. All of those "nonsense" things you mentioned are a very common thing in most if not all of the very successful RPG series. Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, Tales Of, Grandia, Star Ocean and more. It may be just me, but I enjoy all those off the wall RPG standards. Realistic games for the most part bore me. Well, atleast as RPGs go. Again it looks great, but the description isn't my cup of tea.

EDIT: I do however like the Mass Effect style for your character relationships. Also the art work in really great. I'm not opposed to trying this out, but it jusr dosen't apear to be my type of game.

author=SiegfriedCalibur
Good day.
First of all, subscribed. The game looks good so far, I like challenging RPGs with dark fantasy genre. I also enjoyed the description, a lot of changes in the standard RPG system, plus (as I expect) a great lore and story would certainly drive me towards anxious anticipating.
A few questions, if you don't mind.

1) -No elementals! (no fire,earth,water, holy, dark etc)
Why? Your world centers around magic, surely the elemental system, if done correctly, would be a great asset for the game, giving it more versatility and variety.
2) -A dark realistic fantasy.
I assume the realistic part touches the story, right? Because, in my opinion, it would be difficult to make a realistic actual gameplay with Manapank universe system.
3) You mentioned, that characters will have relationships with each other. Does that mean this game will have a romance elements in it?
4) Regarding the last question, will the game have different endings, deviating from your choices?
Thanks.

author=X-Tech
I like battles in this game. Cool Animations and a lot of gameplayfeel like in Alter Aila Genesis. I admire technical/battle executions in this project. This is why i am so interested.

author=icovoc
Hey Grayborders, finished the demo and I like it quite a bit. Because this is a very early project I'm going to focus mostly on criticism, but I just want to say I think your goals are very relevant and important for rpgs as a genre--dropping cliches, remaking dumb systems, and (of course) the ambitious scale of the storytelling. Also the music and visuals were great (especially that tileset for the forest, and the battle sprites).

On the other hand, I think the maps were probably too big for their own good, and it might be better to try more intuitive layouts rather than big patches of blank space. Also, though I like what the combat system is attempting, it still feels really uneven (though not in the more obvious sense, since I like that the characters were actually at very different levels). The main thing is each character seemed to have multiple moves to do the same thing, but a lot of them weren't very useful, and I think it might be better to focus only on abilities that have a clear use. Also having so many copies of the same enemy in each dungeon makes the fights a little monotonous, and I'd say there should either be more variety or fewer fights. One other thing is the town at end glitches really bad--there's a missing chest image at the top, as well as a missing song in one of the houses, and each of them crashes the game.

"Realism" is always a very general principles in rpgs, but I think you do a good job moving in that direction and introducing new mechanics. There isn't a lot of story yet, but the glimpse of mana technology and the setting in general is fascinating.

Anyway though, I can't wait to see how this project shapes up. I'll definitely buy it whenever it's out; or if I have money I'll probably contribute to the Kickstarter. It's great to see a game that tries to do its own thing--even with the early mechanical problems at this stage, I think your general idea is interesting and fresh enough it makes the game really stand out.