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Bound Away (the Demo) is a story about a guy that was just out on a stroll in some forest, and some how or another got lost in an entirely different world, not to mention that that world seems to be in danger.(Isn't that dandy?) So our foolish hero has decided to save the world he barely knows, meeting it's people, and having some of them join him on his journey, while also finding a way back to his home world. But not everything will always go as planed, and this story is no exception, is it even possible to return? Can the evil doer be defeated by some random kid and his cohorts?
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- 08/27/2014 10:51 AM
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honestly,would rather play some cheesy game so long as its unique.
seen enough of some guy saving the world plots.
if it was at least a girl then it would be a a slight twist.
seen enough of some guy saving the world plots.
if it was at least a girl then it would be a a slight twist.
theaspiefox
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Alllllrighty. I just finished playing through this demo, and I'm ready to give a review (about a half hour after re-playing and re-analyzing).
First and foremost, there are quite a few spelling errors/typos/mis-uses of punctuation (and/or a lack of punctuation) (obviously, this excludes the Orcs).
The world itself seems good enough, though it is a bit compact. At least for the demo, I'd say if there's an area that is inaccessible that would be otherwise in, say, the completed project, then put some rubble there or something. I found myself hitting a ton of open dead-ends when I wanted to explore. I think there was also a bit of misleading/misinterpretation with the story? The intro story/plot mentions that Cole's new "journey" into the world he's not been to happened during a walk through the woods/forest? But that's when you save the girl and go on about the main quest of beating the Orcs? I think, from that, I was expecting to be somehow transported to this "new world" during a stroll through the woods of whatever world it is Cole's native to? *shrug*
There also is use of emoticons/smileys in dialogue, and, at least if you want to give a real presentation of a serious game, stay away from those. There do exist the little speech/emotion bubbles, y'know.
One thing that kind of bugged me, just as a personal pet peeve, is a lot of characters not having names. So, basically this consists of almost everyone that wasn't the little girl you save, yourself, Bob, or River. At least for me, each character should have at least a name. :p
Combat is good; there's quite a few skills to be had (I only made the characters to level 11-- though I'm sure there's more skills as the levels increase. The dungeon for the Orcs seemed a bit small and crowded. In relation to that, I also was a bit surprised at the fast respawn time Orc enemies had (and I can't help but be curious why they're all, but the boss, named "Bob's Acquaintence").
I also, just out of my own curiosity, took a look through the system files and noticed you had a few extra characters: "Alex", "Zage", "Meltana", and "Navillus". I didn't see them in Quiver town or anything; have they not been implemented in the game yet?
The demo is okay thus far. I give it a 6/10, considering it's a WIP (and apparently an early one at that). There's a good half hour or so of gameplay involved. Needs quite a bit of work, but it's still good.
Also, as a side-question, what's Cole's huge aversion to tea? Lol.
First and foremost, there are quite a few spelling errors/typos/mis-uses of punctuation (and/or a lack of punctuation) (obviously, this excludes the Orcs).
The world itself seems good enough, though it is a bit compact. At least for the demo, I'd say if there's an area that is inaccessible that would be otherwise in, say, the completed project, then put some rubble there or something. I found myself hitting a ton of open dead-ends when I wanted to explore. I think there was also a bit of misleading/misinterpretation with the story? The intro story/plot mentions that Cole's new "journey" into the world he's not been to happened during a walk through the woods/forest? But that's when you save the girl and go on about the main quest of beating the Orcs? I think, from that, I was expecting to be somehow transported to this "new world" during a stroll through the woods of whatever world it is Cole's native to? *shrug*
There also is use of emoticons/smileys in dialogue, and, at least if you want to give a real presentation of a serious game, stay away from those. There do exist the little speech/emotion bubbles, y'know.
One thing that kind of bugged me, just as a personal pet peeve, is a lot of characters not having names. So, basically this consists of almost everyone that wasn't the little girl you save, yourself, Bob, or River. At least for me, each character should have at least a name. :p
Combat is good; there's quite a few skills to be had (I only made the characters to level 11-- though I'm sure there's more skills as the levels increase. The dungeon for the Orcs seemed a bit small and crowded. In relation to that, I also was a bit surprised at the fast respawn time Orc enemies had (and I can't help but be curious why they're all, but the boss, named "Bob's Acquaintence").
I also, just out of my own curiosity, took a look through the system files and noticed you had a few extra characters: "Alex", "Zage", "Meltana", and "Navillus". I didn't see them in Quiver town or anything; have they not been implemented in the game yet?
The demo is okay thus far. I give it a 6/10, considering it's a WIP (and apparently an early one at that). There's a good half hour or so of gameplay involved. Needs quite a bit of work, but it's still good.
Also, as a side-question, what's Cole's huge aversion to tea? Lol.
Colelyoe2
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Thanks for the review "theaspiefox"
I do have a huge misspelling error problem, whether I hit the wrong key or just don't know how to spell, I'll check it all at a later date. I do plan to make the world more big and explore-able, but that will be secondary. Cole doesn't get surprised to things he's used to ,*wink*, and it is a serious game, but also not a serious game, the theme of the game basically is that "things are what they are, and what they're not", kinda like what's mentioned in the intro. I'm trying my best to have serious story elements there, and funny enjoyable moments in the game, it's a challenge but a fun one. I had a hard time with the battle system making a balance and it's good to see that I'm doing alright. The custom characters I made are PLANED to get in the game, Zage is in the next town(it's a city) and Navillus will be relevant in one of the plot points. P.S. tea sucks P.S.S. are you able to get the the next area, or did you just stop?
I do have a huge misspelling error problem, whether I hit the wrong key or just don't know how to spell, I'll check it all at a later date. I do plan to make the world more big and explore-able, but that will be secondary. Cole doesn't get surprised to things he's used to ,*wink*, and it is a serious game, but also not a serious game, the theme of the game basically is that "things are what they are, and what they're not", kinda like what's mentioned in the intro. I'm trying my best to have serious story elements there, and funny enjoyable moments in the game, it's a challenge but a fun one. I had a hard time with the battle system making a balance and it's good to see that I'm doing alright. The custom characters I made are PLANED to get in the game, Zage is in the next town(it's a city) and Navillus will be relevant in one of the plot points. P.S. tea sucks P.S.S. are you able to get the the next area, or did you just stop?
theaspiefox
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author=Colelyoe2
P.S.S. are you able to get the the next area, or did you just stop?
I'm not sure what "next area" you mean? Once I defeated the Boss, I was directed to go back to the Shrine, River said a couple things, then the "Game Over" screen came up, which led me to assume that was the end of the demo.
Also, if you need help with spelling/grammar/punctuation, I can offer help in that regard.
Colelyoe2
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Was Cole at zero HP? That might be why you got the game over screen, because river leaving your party would leave you with just a dead guy. I'll be sure to fix that but for now, use a stimulant to revive Cole, they sell them at the shop after you beat the boss. If it is not that then I don't really have a clue what the problem is.
theaspiefox
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author=Colelyoe2
Was Cole at zero HP? That might be why you got the game over screen, because river leaving your party would leave you with just a dead guy. I'll be sure to fix that but for now, use a stimulant to revive Cole, they sell them at the shop after you beat the boss. If it is not that then I don't really have a clue what the problem is.
Cole may have been dead... I didn't think about that. Hmm... Ah! Yes, he was, because River saved the battle in a victory with the Stone/Rock attack. Lol (she was down to like 10hp, too, so I was riding on her for the make-or-break attack of that battle to decide victory or defeat for me). I'll have to try that one again, then. Lol.
Either way, yeah, definitely add some sort of healing thing after boss battles to prevent the instances like the one I had (and I don't have the money to buy revivals post-battle since I used it all on potions and magic water. Looks like I'll have to backtrack and grind in a few more levels, eh? Lol.)
Colelyoe2
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To everyone who plays the game, in the mansion in the first main area, there is a puzzle that is quite tough to understand, that was on purpose, its optional so I think that's okay, to who can figure out the puzzle, I want you to PRIVATE MESSAGE me telling me what the easter egg is and I might just involve you in the development of this game, if you are interested. Good luck
Colelyoe2
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http://www.mediafire.com/download/4p178sxpcks0i5q/VL-PGothic-Regular.zip
go to this link, download and unzip the file, then install the two fonts by clicking on them and click "Install"
go to this link, download and unzip the file, then install the two fonts by clicking on them and click "Install"
It now worked :)
1st bug: At Quiver Town, in the left first house, the guy that welcomes me keep following me, so I got stuck in the kitchen lol but I could get out as sometimes he went to other side but that was after 10-20+ secs. There is also another bug before where the girl enter like trespassing door lol
(I noticed it wasn't fullscreen after watching photo lol)
1st bug: At Quiver Town, in the left first house, the guy that welcomes me keep following me, so I got stuck in the kitchen lol but I could get out as sometimes he went to other side but that was after 10-20+ secs. There is also another bug before where the girl enter like trespassing door lol
(I noticed it wasn't fullscreen after watching photo lol)
Error: Minor: It's a grammar error: it's typical, instead of thypical :) it's at the same house as the 1st bug, but 2nd floor.
Concern: What's that in the floor below the bed? lol. Same house and same floor as 1st error.
Ok, I'm going to edit the post to keep adding here because I could post a lot lol
5:56 PM: What's that password for? hmmm...
6:03 PM: 2nd error: The old man at northeast house in the Quiver Town said: "sence". Did he meant "since"?
6:12 PM: "How?", good question lol (after character got out after orc battle at Quiver Town)
6:19 PM: River's skills Heal and Cure can be used outside of battles. Is that intended?
6:24 PM: Defeated by the orcs, lol.
6:28 PM: Defeated again by two critical hits to both characters from orc. Tough luck lol.
6:40 PM: The orcs were tough, had to use potions frequently and constantly in the mini boss (and yeah, I beat him in first try with River 0 hp lol). Is it intended to be that hard? Not problem for me, but could be for casual people that don't want things too hard. If it were, there could be at least a warning beforehand, like "Difficulty: Hard" in this thread.
6:52 PM: Wow, boss orc was MUCH easier! He lost balance a lot when I did that TP skill and I had more skills/level but it was 1 more only so lol I used like, 2 potions? Compared to 10 or more for mini-boss and other orcs, though River was with 0 hp at that time.
6:54 PM: LOL how the boss ran.
6:55 PM: Another error, character said "sacrafice". Did you mean "sacrifice"?
6:59 PM: Another error, River said "sence". Did you mean "since"?
7:08 PM: Did reset by a grammar error I saw but passed conversation, and then, I got way back to before fighting boss, and now he defeated me lol.
7:11 PM: Defeated again by boss. Really, there is an attack that is almost 1 hit defeat (800-900 HP), that is over-powered, lol.
7:17 PM: Well, defeated the boss. The key is the balance loss of the boss by the TP skill, but that is by luck (it is frequent but not like 90%, or is it?) so getting defeated or not basically relies on luck, lol.
7:23 PM: OK, got to the error, lol, here it is: Cole (saw his name after getting the menu a time, I didn't check the name earlier, lol) said, "Ladys first.". Do you mean "Ladies first"?
7:29 PM: Another error: Cole thinking said: "invovled" (lol funny), did you mean "involved"?
7:29 PM: Another error: Cole said "exterminater", did you mean "exterminator"?
7:41 PM: Another error: Guard said "ENTILL", did you mean "UNTIL"?
7:46 PM: In same conversation, guard said "THEIF", did you mean "THIEF"?
7:51 PM: Zage trespassed Cole, lol, at the first scene meeting him.
7:52 PM: text said (lol, "said") "theif", did you mean "thief"?
8:09 PM: Another error: Women said "here", did you mean "her"?
8:13 PM: Lol, found a funny bug: When you talk to the same women that said grammar error before, from right or up, she turns into a girl playing while talking, and then normal when conversation ends.
8:22 PM: The mini-boss guy was more easier now, hmm.
8:23 PM: Concern: "By the by"?
9:32 PM: Ok, I am going to stop, this is going too long, lol. Going to continue tomorrow (if I can).
Ok, I'm going to edit the post to keep adding here because I could post a lot lol
5:56 PM: What's that password for? hmmm...
6:03 PM: 2nd error: The old man at northeast house in the Quiver Town said: "sence". Did he meant "since"?
6:12 PM: "How?", good question lol (after character got out after orc battle at Quiver Town)
6:19 PM: River's skills Heal and Cure can be used outside of battles. Is that intended?
6:24 PM: Defeated by the orcs, lol.
6:28 PM: Defeated again by two critical hits to both characters from orc. Tough luck lol.
6:40 PM: The orcs were tough, had to use potions frequently and constantly in the mini boss (and yeah, I beat him in first try with River 0 hp lol). Is it intended to be that hard? Not problem for me, but could be for casual people that don't want things too hard. If it were, there could be at least a warning beforehand, like "Difficulty: Hard" in this thread.
6:52 PM: Wow, boss orc was MUCH easier! He lost balance a lot when I did that TP skill and I had more skills/level but it was 1 more only so lol I used like, 2 potions? Compared to 10 or more for mini-boss and other orcs, though River was with 0 hp at that time.
6:54 PM: LOL how the boss ran.
6:55 PM: Another error, character said "sacrafice". Did you mean "sacrifice"?
6:59 PM: Another error, River said "sence". Did you mean "since"?
7:08 PM: Did reset by a grammar error I saw but passed conversation, and then, I got way back to before fighting boss, and now he defeated me lol.
7:11 PM: Defeated again by boss. Really, there is an attack that is almost 1 hit defeat (800-900 HP), that is over-powered, lol.
7:17 PM: Well, defeated the boss. The key is the balance loss of the boss by the TP skill, but that is by luck (it is frequent but not like 90%, or is it?) so getting defeated or not basically relies on luck, lol.
7:23 PM: OK, got to the error, lol, here it is: Cole (saw his name after getting the menu a time, I didn't check the name earlier, lol) said, "Ladys first.". Do you mean "Ladies first"?
7:29 PM: Another error: Cole thinking said: "invovled" (lol funny), did you mean "involved"?
7:29 PM: Another error: Cole said "exterminater", did you mean "exterminator"?
7:41 PM: Another error: Guard said "ENTILL", did you mean "UNTIL"?
7:46 PM: In same conversation, guard said "THEIF", did you mean "THIEF"?
7:51 PM: Zage trespassed Cole, lol, at the first scene meeting him.
7:52 PM: text said (lol, "said") "theif", did you mean "thief"?
8:09 PM: Another error: Women said "here", did you mean "her"?
8:13 PM: Lol, found a funny bug: When you talk to the same women that said grammar error before, from right or up, she turns into a girl playing while talking, and then normal when conversation ends.
8:22 PM: The mini-boss guy was more easier now, hmm.
8:23 PM: Concern: "By the by"?
9:32 PM: Ok, I am going to stop, this is going too long, lol. Going to continue tomorrow (if I can).
Colelyoe2
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Thank you, Marsigne for pointing out all of the grammar errors, I suck at spelling. By the by(that's a thing I heard of and I like it), the password leads to an easter egg if you can figure out the puzzle, it's very vague(on purpose) so that it may lead to what the hold game is based off of.(the puzzle itself that is, the actually easter egg was put there for a good friend of mine.)
author=Colelyoe2Haha it's a funny quote, by the by, lol, and your welcome :) hmmm...
Thank you, Marsigne for pointing out all of the grammar errors, I suck at spelling. By the by(that's a thing I heard of and I like it), the password leads to an easter egg if you can figure out the puzzle, it's very vague(on purpose) so that it may lead to what the hold game is based off of.(the puzzle itself that is, the actually easter egg was put there for a good friend of mine.)
8:39 PM: Started playing again!
8:48 PM: Those holes protecting chests, lol... Can't I just jump and get it? (lol)
9:11 PM: Defeated Terra in 1 try :) She was kind of normal as I were using techniques and I defeated her eventually :) in lvl 22.
9:11 PM: Well, stopping now as my mom will use computer :)
10:05 PM: Came back :)
10:05 PM: So entered the teleport, and it was the end? lol :)
Nice :) Finished with 3 guys lvl 23, 2 hours and 47 minutes played, well, a lot more than expected :) So to know the password, you have to finish the game and then I continue to discover it, right?
8:48 PM: Those holes protecting chests, lol... Can't I just jump and get it? (lol)
9:11 PM: Defeated Terra in 1 try :) She was kind of normal as I were using techniques and I defeated her eventually :) in lvl 22.
9:11 PM: Well, stopping now as my mom will use computer :)
10:05 PM: Came back :)
10:05 PM: So entered the teleport, and it was the end? lol :)
Nice :) Finished with 3 guys lvl 23, 2 hours and 47 minutes played, well, a lot more than expected :) So to know the password, you have to finish the game and then I continue to discover it, right?
Colelyoe2
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You actually don't have to finish the game to figure out the password, the only hint to find out what the password is, is on the sign next to the password. Sadly you will have to start over or load an old save to go back, didn't think about that.
author=Colelyoe2I hope it's something of the game, not off the game (like reference to other games, etc.) lol
You actually don't have to finish the game to figure out the password, the only hint to find out what the password is, is on the sign next to the password. Sadly you will have to start over or load an old save to go back, didn't think about that.
