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My love letter to the early Phantasy Star games, Accelerated World ( or AW for short ) is going to be a deliberate retro romp to the good old days of those 90s SNES/Genny console JRPGs. Because nearly everything is custom, making a large scale project will be next to impossible.
Brief plot synopsis:
Two Aurers from the Stellar Solidarity of Spheres ( or ES3 for short ) are called to investigate a strange occurrence in relation to one of the planet's life-sustaining tech systems. An energy surge has got Commander Random worrying, and he dispatches Ayla and her partner Hyke to check it out.
Features:
- Simplified town maps. Instead of having dozens of NPCs and having the player wander into their homes, the towns are just hubs where the player can stock up on supplies at the chemist, heal up at the clinic or talk to an important/useful NPC.
- Retro pixel graphics.
- No fancy menu systems. After all, this game is supposed to feel like a 90s romp.
- I'm aiming for around 30mins - 1 hr of playtime.
Brief plot synopsis:
Two Aurers from the Stellar Solidarity of Spheres ( or ES3 for short ) are called to investigate a strange occurrence in relation to one of the planet's life-sustaining tech systems. An energy surge has got Commander Random worrying, and he dispatches Ayla and her partner Hyke to check it out.
Features:
- Simplified town maps. Instead of having dozens of NPCs and having the player wander into their homes, the towns are just hubs where the player can stock up on supplies at the chemist, heal up at the clinic or talk to an important/useful NPC.
- Retro pixel graphics.
- No fancy menu systems. After all, this game is supposed to feel like a 90s romp.
- I'm aiming for around 30mins - 1 hr of playtime.
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CloseI'm always a fan of simplified hub maps where the player can get what they need, but I'm also a huge fan of Wizardry so it kind of comes with the package.
Good luck with this; I hope the time will allow you to continue with the "everything custom" route.
Good luck with this; I hope the time will allow you to continue with the "everything custom" route.
I hope I can do that, but I have a feeling I will still have to use some of the default RMVX character graphics like those water effects and rocks. And the battlers are placeholders for now until I can make my own robots.
I absolutely adore the early Phantasy Star games, and this looks totally beautiful! I too am subscribed :DDD
Addit
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So this is what you’ve been squirrelling away working on and showing off in a little in the Whatchu Workin’ On thread and for the M.O.G. Events. I must say, this all sounds and looks really cool. And you say that is loosely based on the Phantasy Star series? The only Phantasy Star game that I’ve ever played was Phantasy Star 2 at my friend’s house a long, long time ago, since he was the only one that I knew that owned a Genesis and I had a Super Nintendo. We would often come over to each other’s houses and play games that he couldn’t experience and the ones that I couldn’t experience, like Road Rash, Shining Force, Golden Axe, Sonic, Streets Of Rage, and the such.
Anyways, I’ll give this a sub. Seems like everything that you touch and work on that I’m instantly glued to it. It’s like an obligation for me, or something.
Anyways, I’ll give this a sub. Seems like everything that you touch and work on that I’m instantly glued to it. It’s like an obligation for me, or something.
Yuna, is the mouse system optional? I really don't like them so I try to turn them off in any games I play, but in some they are hardwired and can't be toggled off, so I'm just checking.
Though like Addit, it's you so I'll play anyway.
Oh and hell yes, Happy Birthday!
Though like Addit, it's you so I'll play anyway.
Oh and hell yes, Happy Birthday!
You'll only really need the mouse system to navigate the town menus. =) It is entirely optional and yes, you can turn it off.
thats not a problem lol,and usually people makes threads for reasons i don't understand and would probably disagree with b4 even a demo is produced
was made only 5 days ago o.o
was made only 5 days ago o.o
author=shayoko
thats not a problem lol,and usually people makes threads for reasons i don't understand and would probably disagree with b4 even a demo is produced
was made only 5 days ago o.o
That... might be taking Max's comment too literally. I'm reading it in a more "This game is so awesome, I want to play it now!" kind of way.
emmych
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HOLY BEANS YUNA i didn't notice this before now. OTL
This looks mega exciting! ;w; I can't wait to plaaaay~
This looks mega exciting! ;w; I can't wait to plaaaay~
author=Marrendauthor=shayokoThat... might be taking Max's comment too literally. I'm reading it in a more "This game is so awesome, I want to play it now!" kind of way.
thats not a problem lol,and usually people makes threads for reasons i don't understand and would probably disagree with b4 even a demo is produced
was made only 5 days ago o.o
yeah...yeah this...I expect to be misunderstood sometimes but wow.
Matseb2611
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Hi. I saw you mentioned on another post that you were making a sci-fi game, so I had to check it out, since I'm a sucker for sci-fi.
A rather interesting game, if a bit short. The artwork is very nice. So you made it all by yourself? That's quite impressive. I like the general style of tiles and enemy battlers. The character sprite is a bit stiff at walking though (maybe an extended frames script could do the trick here). Music is nice too and fits the atmosphere.
The battles were fine. There wasn't a whole lot of strategy to them, but they were balanced reasonably. The only thing that annoyed me a bit was how quickly the characters ran out of energy, so I just had to keep buying and drinking energy potions. I do like the battle animations a lot. Good work on that.
I was a bit disappointed that there was no boss fight at the end of the second level (the satellite). It was a bit of an underwhelming and sudden ending. Overall the story was a bit so-so. It seems to lack a proper beginning and a proper end, as if I am just playing a chapter in the mid point of a bigger game. The text-based intro was a bit of an info dump too (which is the same thing I said about your other game, Enelysion). It's a lot more gripping to show rather than tell. Also, why is the Commander's name Random?
Lastly, and this was perhaps the biggest flaw in my opinion, is that the font was horrible. It was small and difficult to read, even at full screen. Letters such as Bs, Os, and Ds often looked the same and everything just looked stretched. I would highly suggest to change the font, because the current one is just really really bad.
Overall the game is pretty nice. I had a certain amount of fun playing through it, though wish it was longer. I can certainly say it's better than Enelysion in many regards.
A rather interesting game, if a bit short. The artwork is very nice. So you made it all by yourself? That's quite impressive. I like the general style of tiles and enemy battlers. The character sprite is a bit stiff at walking though (maybe an extended frames script could do the trick here). Music is nice too and fits the atmosphere.
The battles were fine. There wasn't a whole lot of strategy to them, but they were balanced reasonably. The only thing that annoyed me a bit was how quickly the characters ran out of energy, so I just had to keep buying and drinking energy potions. I do like the battle animations a lot. Good work on that.
I was a bit disappointed that there was no boss fight at the end of the second level (the satellite). It was a bit of an underwhelming and sudden ending. Overall the story was a bit so-so. It seems to lack a proper beginning and a proper end, as if I am just playing a chapter in the mid point of a bigger game. The text-based intro was a bit of an info dump too (which is the same thing I said about your other game, Enelysion). It's a lot more gripping to show rather than tell. Also, why is the Commander's name Random?
Lastly, and this was perhaps the biggest flaw in my opinion, is that the font was horrible. It was small and difficult to read, even at full screen. Letters such as Bs, Os, and Ds often looked the same and everything just looked stretched. I would highly suggest to change the font, because the current one is just really really bad.
Overall the game is pretty nice. I had a certain amount of fun playing through it, though wish it was longer. I can certainly say it's better than Enelysion in many regards.
Wow...just, this was great.
As someone who despises Phantasy Star I-III as a whole, but loves the atmosphere and storyline of Phantasy Start II, this feels like a dream come true.
Thank you Yuna, just thank you!
As someone who despises Phantasy Star I-III as a whole, but loves the atmosphere and storyline of Phantasy Start II, this feels like a dream come true.
Thank you Yuna, just thank you!
