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Murder, Treason, War. King Barius must be stopped.

Heavily influenced by a new dark power, this mad baron has razed his own kingdom through a desperate act of 'cleansing'.

Leonardo, Yoshira, Thana, and Garren have joined forces to stop this newly appointed king once and for all.

Explore the razed city of Hilian as you assault King Barius' castle. Danger awaits as you face off against three fearsome overlords: Daemaster Angelus, General Tybalt, and of course, Mad Baron Barius. Features equipment crafting, the ability to scribe scrolls to expand your ability arsenal, and strategic no-random encounters that require more then spamming the attack button.

Character Art: Thalzon, Jason Misla
Music: Noah Potter, NemesisTheory, Idrain
Scripts: Yanfly, Yami, Acezon, Mikhan (Text Cache), Lonewolf (Randomize Fix), Fomar0153, Khas, Venka

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Aesparia - The Fallen and the IGMC 2014 contest

Aesparia! My pride and joy.

I was happy to create and release a prologue of this game, and have everyone play it. It's a devastating and crippling fear to put your baby that you've put so much time into out in the world, especially if it may be torn apart.

Throughout all the sites, I've heard everyone loud and clear.

The Good
  • Mapping
  • Atmosphere
  • Music
  • Combat Idea


The Average
  • Combat Execution
  • Difficulty
  • Rewards
  • Difficulty


The Ugly
  • Character Development
  • Story


Aesparia - The Fallen was a decent game. And that is not a bad feat. But I don't want decent, or good. I want it to be great. I want something fun and engaging. And that's going to take some improvement. Because of that, I was slightly ashamed and hid the game until some improvements were made. However, I decided it was probably better just to leave this out here for those that would like to try and give it a go. I hope in the end it'll be something better, but for now, here's what it is.

I was very happy to get this feedback (although it hurt at times). These are things I can take into the core of Aesparia and the main game as well. This, after all, was only meant to be a prologue. I plan on releasing a new game page in the future for the main game, with the improvements made.

Here are some ideas floating around:
Difficulty increase (since full heal after every combat)
Some quick battles that may require some engagement, but enough to keep your attention
Longer battles like that of the prologue will still be present. If you fight again, conditions may change (like timers or enemy difficulty/change)
Full Crafting to have the items you create mean something
Unique loot for completing all battles (Flavor equipment/spells and additional challenge boss battles)
Better writing and character development.

Currently working with a writing consultant for the story and character development to improve.

As for a 're-release' of this prologue chapter, that would happen later down the road, if at all. My focus is on the game, and not on a demo. However, if there is a moment where I can do so freely, I may do so. I have not decided as of yet.

For those that have played Aesparia, thank you for spending your time doing so. And more improvements are coming in the future!
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nhubi
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
11099
07/12/2014 06:37 AM
Oh you brought it over here, cool. Though you do need to add a download.

You may also want to include the fact this is a 2014 IGMC entry in your summary, and a link that way if people like it here they can go and give it a vote on the contest page.

BrettUltimus
445
07/14/2014 01:53 PM
author=nhubi
Oh you brought it over here, cool. Though you do need to add a download.

You may also want to include the fact this is a 2104 IGMC entry in your summary, and a link that way if people like it here they can go and give it a vote on the contest page.



Thanks! I went ahead and updated it. However, I'm still trying to figure out the download. :)
Linkis
Don't hate me cause I'm Cute :)
1025
07/14/2014 07:41 PM
Just remember, this only concerns what I saw and played :)

Did not really understand the story, but I do know the King was a bad dude and had to be stopped. I also had trouble with the crafting and equipment.
That being said, and again, this is only me playing this game. Others may understand it much better.

All that being said, the characters, graphics, game play and mapping were
absolutley great.
It took me about 1hr 20min to finish, but then I had fun backtracking through the rooms and hallways.
The battle system, although difficult for ME to understand is also great. Once I figured out who had to be hit to finish off the bad guys I got through the battles each time.

Again, this is only me saying what I enjoyed, and it was pretty much the entire game.

Thanks BrettUltimus for a fun 1hr and 19mins :)
BrettUltimus
445
07/15/2014 01:42 AM
author=Linkis
Just remember, this only concerns what I saw and played :)

Did not really understand the story, but I do know the King was a bad dude and had to be stopped. I also had trouble with the crafting and equipment.
That being said, and again, this is only me playing this game. Others may understand it much better.

All that being said, the characters, graphics, game play and mapping were
absolutley great.
It took me about 1hr 20min to finish, but then I had fun backtracking through the rooms and hallways.
The battle system, although difficult for ME to understand is also great. Once I figured out who had to be hit to finish off the bad guys I got through the battles each time.

Again, this is only me saying what I enjoyed, and it was pretty much the entire game.

Thanks BrettUltimus for a fun 1hr and 19mins :)


Awesome! Thanks for the glowing review.
Since this was a contest entry to what is going to be a bigger game, I hope to expose this to as many sites as I can to see what needs to be improved upon. As of right now, the story seems to be one of the weakest points, so I'm hoping to have improved upon it during the main game. I really appreciate your input, and in the end, glad you had fun!

If you enjoyed it, please feel free to rate this game to give it more exposure, so other players may be able to provide meaningful input like you just did :)

Thanks again!
juliab
0
07/28/2014 01:43 AM
My Chrome deemed download as malicious. Would like to play. Is it safe?
BrettUltimus
445
07/28/2014 03:44 PM
author=juliab
My Chrome deemed download as malicious. Would like to play. Is it safe?


It is.

I think Chrome has an issue with Dropbox files some times (since I hear this issue a lot with others). I'll upload a non-rtp version one day to this site itself, but feel free to download (and virus scan if you are worried), but it should be fine.
shayoko
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515
07/30/2014 02:54 PM
female lead and custom battle sprites!
gotta check this out!
shayoko
We do not condone harassing other members by PM.
515
08/27/2014 09:27 PM
As usual my thoughts and outlook on the game
Random thoughts-
Show

-oh the blond was a male not a girl!

-war,well lets see where it goes

-very nice avatars!

-now thats interesting,no load time going into the starting house,like its part of the map thats pretty cool!

-not sure i like the scrolls,if it teaches anyone any move then its stupid

-that is the Best crafting systems i have seen for this engine!
simple! you get a list of things you can make,it tells you what you need, done!

-enemy battle sprites are cool :3

-you have enemy behaviors! thats awesome! : D

-that armored boss was awesome : D

-those fire effects :O


Ok got around to this today,sorry about the delay was busy with other things
1st off ill start by saying this was shorter
much shorter then expected
and when it ended
it took me 5+ seconds to realize i was looking at the title screen as i never saw a end of demo message
regardless
what there was of the game,was really good
personally tho the battles were done quite well maybe because i lost a little interest in turn based games
i did not enjoy that as much this time around

the triggers were well done,intuitive and delicious!
i hope as a creator you would be willing to continue to create content
you would be a great asset to the community

One time glitch
Show

on the second floor,top leftist room where you fight 4 enemys
there was a glitch where the mages had the armor buff permanently
and were immune to all forms of damage
i believe i casted Tsunami when there was 1 knight and 2 mages left which may of triggered it
Linkis
Don't hate me cause I'm Cute :)
1025
08/28/2014 03:06 AM
Yes juliab, Chrome and McAfee both have problems UNLESS there has been many, many downloads of a game. Norton is another one that has problems with games that are pretty new.

I just tell them it's OK and the download continues.
BrettUltimus
445
09/03/2014 02:06 AM
author=shayoko
As usual my thoughts and outlook on the gameRandom thoughts-
Show

-oh the blond was a male not a girl!

-war,well lets see where it goes

-very nice avatars!

-now thats interesting,no load time going into the starting house,like its part of the map thats pretty cool!

-not sure i like the scrolls,if it teaches anyone any move then its stupid

-that is the Best crafting systems i have seen for this engine!
simple! you get a list of things you can make,it tells you what you need, done!

-enemy battle sprites are cool :3

-you have enemy behaviors! thats awesome! : D

-that armored boss was awesome : D

-those fire effects :O


Ok got around to this today,sorry about the delay was busy with other things
1st off ill start by saying this was shorter
much shorter then expected
and when it ended
it took me 5+ seconds to realize i was looking at the title screen as i never saw a end of demo message
regardless
what there was of the game,was really good
personally tho the battles were done quite well maybe because i lost a little interest in turn based games
i did not enjoy that as much this time around

the triggers were well done,intuitive and delicious!
i hope as a creator you would be willing to continue to create content
you would be a great asset to the community

One time glitch
Show

on the second floor,top leftist room where you fight 4 enemys
there was a glitch where the mages had the armor buff permanently
and were immune to all forms of damage
i believe i casted Tsunami when there was 1 knight and 2 mages left which may of triggered it


Thanks for the review! Sadly that is a glitch where if you kill both Guardians at the same time, it keeps the the immunity buff on the Daemancer. Sadly it was discovered after the contest entry.
Max McGee
with sorrow down past the fence
9159
10/12/2014 06:18 PM
May I ask sir from whence you got your enemy battler graphics? Are they custom made perhaps? If not, from whence were they sourced?
BrettUltimus
445
10/14/2014 11:53 PM
author=Max McGee
May I ask sir from whence you got your enemy battler graphics? Are they custom made perhaps? If not, from whence were they sourced?


Hello!

Moved credits over from IGMC entry page over here. Thalzon created the battlers, with some edited by myself.
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