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Latest Patch: 1.69. If you have an earlier version, please download the latest patch as soon as possible.

The download has been updated to version 1.69. It includes all fixes up to this point. There is no need to re-download if you have patched in the fixes separately.

You know that game many aspiring devs create? The one starring their friends, often times based on a chat room, or some forums, or a MMO... or perhaps a fangame that barely resembles its source material. The one that gets maybe a half hour of gameplay finished and is completely unintelligible to anyone except that group of friends. Yeah, that one. Now, what if someone actually saw that project all the way through, and attempted to actually make it a fun, accessible, and playable game that was faithful to its source material?

Enter Legend of Balance. This game originally started out as a fun little project for friends, starring characters from Final Fantasy XIV. Over time, and with a ton of effort, it changed into a complete game of its own. It still stars our characters, and there are still a few injokes, but the plot has been set up as such that any Final Fantasy fan can get into the game and enjoy it as a light hearted Final Fantasy romp. Players of FFXIV will find quite a bit to enjoy as well. The story of the game takes place inbetween the end of FFXIV 1.0 and the start of A Realm Reborn(if you haven't played FFXIV, this part probably doesn't matter, and the game can be standalone).

The game revolves around a group of heroes, champions of the realm of Eorzea. In the midst of an intense battle to decide the fate of Eorzea, the heroes are transported away before facing certain death at the hands of Bahamut. Finding themselves separated in a brand new world, the heroes begin a journey to reunite and find a way home. However what starts off as a simple quest quickly unfolds into a classic journey of crystals, great evil, and steadfast allies. Before this adventure ends, they will discover the truth behind this strange new world, and uncover the binds that tie it to their own home and beyond.

-30 to 40 hours of gameplay, including a multitude of sidequests.

-Enjoy a faithfully recreated Final Fantasy battle system. Everything is as you remember it from the classics!

-Utilize classic abilities, including commands such as Jump, Runic, Blitz, Mime, Throw, Mix, Blue Magic, Dualcast, and much more, along with new commands and abilities based on other games in the series, such as Draw Out from Tactics.

-Equip Magicites to gain access to powerful summons and customize your stat growth.

-A huge cast of unique playable characters, including several hidden ones.

-Find and use faithfully recreated equipment. Favorites like the Ultima Weapon, Illumina, Brave Blade/Chicken Knife, Offering, and much, much more is all here to find and use to become unstoppable!

-Dozens of sidequests ensure there's plenty to do, with no need for excess grinding.

-Face off against familiar foes and brand new ones, including a nostalgia filled bonus dungeon for those who complete the main story.

-Facing a foe that your current party can't handle? Switch party members anytime, even in the middle of a fight!

-Buy rare and unique items at the Auction House, and battle in the Colosseum!

-Take part in minigames, including fishing and an arcade-style airship shooter.

-Customizable Battle Speed, Battle Mode, and Difficulty will get you the experience you want, be it tough as nails or a more relaxed game.

Latest Blog

Playing the game at higher resolution

Hey all! I just wanted to post a link to an upscaler that will let you play pretty much any rpgmaker game at a much higher resolution.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/magpie.mirror/

Download this and follow the instructions, open Magpie, then the game, then press alt+F11. I'd suggest using either the Anime4k or CRT upscalers for LoB. This will let you play the game in fullscreen and it will look really nice!

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author=JohnLeagsdurg
Lots of kudos for this decent Final Fantasy game in RPG Maker...
i hope many of the scripts (including the final fantasy styled scripts) aren't yours...

There's a lot of scripts we used (specifically the ones that aren't final fantasy styled) that can be found around RPG maker community sites.

Some of the FF related ones can be found around, but Rydia did heavy modifications to most scripts, and wrote his own to make the game really look like a FF game.
author=MKnance
when is the next episode coming

We are not currently planning to make a sequel or adding another episode to this game, but we are in the works of making another FF fan game. Currently Rydia and Myself are working on some of the initial stuff like creating sprites, creating a few maps, outlining the story and scripting.
author=wotgAshiee
author=MKnance
when is the next episode coming
We are not currently planning to make a sequel or adding another episode to this game, but we are in the works of making another FF fan game. Currently Rydia and Myself are working on some of the initial stuff like creating sprites, creating a few maps, outlining the story and scripting.
I can say that you can consider me a fanof that game even if you haven't released anything. I'm so weak for FF fangames, it's unbelievable. OTL
author=Noel_Kreiss
I can say that you can consider me a fanof that game even if you haven't released anything. I'm so weak for FF fangames, it's unbelievable. OTL


No info for a while! Well maybe this sprite is a little bit of info XD.

We probably wont have any info publicly for a while (like a games page and such), till we get a good amount of work done on a lot of the initial stuff, but we are indeed working on it .
Having problems getting Dark Ixion. I read the spawn locations but kinda confused about some. Could you please clarify the directions?
I actually changed that hunt since a lot of people seemed to be having a ton of trouble with it.

https://gyazo.com/3168f642a1b57028126a5dba3e8fd9a4

Just go to that location and it should be there, as long as you've patched within the past couple of months.
Hi there, sorry, but I'm stuck in the game. At the part near the end of the game, where Ramuh says to finish any side events you want to do, and then meet him in Aquaria, but I can't find him, not in Aquaria, or Castle Aquaria. Can somoene please tell me where he is? THanks!

BTW, this needs to be said. This is BY FAR the best rpgmaker vx ace title I've ever played. Thank you so much for making it!
Oh, there might be some dialogue issue there. Speak to Cid in Aquaria to continue the plot. He should be in the throne room.

And thank you very much for the kind words! I am glad you're having so much fun with the game. =)
what about the quest Sage Advice. Supposed to go back to wadapolis but I cant find the guy again to turn in it!
He should be in the library, above the item shop.
author=RydiaMist
Oh, there might be some dialogue issue there. Speak to Cid in Aquaria to continue the plot. He should be in the throne room.

And thank you very much for the kind words! I am glad you're having so much fun with the game. =)


He's not there actually. I can't find Cid either.

And no, thank you for finishing this project. There's very few completed Final Fantasy rpgmaker titles, and this is by far the only great one that I've played. Oh, and I say this as someone who finds FFXI and FFXIV boring.
author=MorteTorment
author=RydiaMist
Oh, there might be some dialogue issue there. Speak to Cid in Aquaria to continue the plot. He should be in the throne room.

And thank you very much for the kind words! I am glad you're having so much fun with the game. =)
He's not there actually. I can't find Cid either.

And no, thank you for finishing this project. There's very few completed Final Fantasy rpgmaker titles, and this is by far the only great one that I've played. Oh, and I say this as someone who finds FFXI and FFXIV boring.


You may actually need to talk to King Applesul at that point in the game if I'm remembering correctly. Try him :x hopefully that works out.

And I'm glad you are enjoying the game even though you find FFXI and FFXIV boring XD.
author=wotgAshiee
author=MorteTorment
author=RydiaMist
Oh, there might be some dialogue issue there. Speak to Cid in Aquaria to continue the plot. He should be in the throne room.

And thank you very much for the kind words! I am glad you're having so much fun with the game. =)
He's not there actually. I can't find Cid either.

And no, thank you for finishing this project. There's very few completed Final Fantasy rpgmaker titles, and this is by far the only great one that I've played. Oh, and I say this as someone who finds FFXI and FFXIV boring.
You may actually need to talk to King Applesul at that point in the game if I'm remembering correctly. Try him :x hopefully that works out.

And I'm glad you are enjoying the game even though you find FFXI and FFXIV boring XD.


Yep, that's all I had to do. Gonna be streaming the rest of the game on twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/rpgmakertv) in about an hour btw, it'd be cool if I could see you there.
Oops, sorry about that! ;;

I'll have a look for sure if I have time. Thanks for streaming it! =)
author=MorteTorment
Yep, that's all I had to do. Gonna be streaming the rest of the game on twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/rpgmakertv) in about an hour btw, it'd be cool if I could see you there.


I'll check it out while making sprites~
I have to say its been a long time since I have been addicted to a final fantasy game and this reminds me of my favorites in the series which is 4 and 6. Good work I know it must not have been easy making a game that actually feels like a final fantasy game also gotta say so far the Dark Knight would have to be my favorite character.
I'm glad you're liking the game! We were definitely trying to channel the SNES FFs in the design of the game, I'm glad it reminds you so much of them. And Gradd is actually one of the characters people seem to use less than others. Glad to hear you're liking him!
author=RydiaMist
Oops, sorry about that! ;;

I'll have a look for sure if I have time. Thanks for streaming it! =)
author=wotgAshiee
author=MorteTorment
Yep, that's all I had to do. Gonna be streaming the rest of the game on twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/rpgmakertv) in about an hour btw, it'd be cool if I could see you there.
I'll check it out while making sprites~


I wanna thank you both for watching my stream. It was an absolute blast going through the game. As I said during the credits, THANK YOU EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR MAKING THIS FANTASTIC GAME! You created a game that has so many features that I usually despise in an RPGMAKER title, from it being lighthearted, to the fact that it's very much a comedy, and yet you fucking nailed those features. You made me laugh in almost every conversation, and you got me extremely engaged in everything that was going on,

Again, I can't say this enough, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Was fun to check out and hear your commentary! And your Ashiee voice. I liked your Ashiee voice. Sorry I didn't really talk, I was in the middle of working on some other stuff too. I'm really happy you enjoyed the game so much, especially the writing, which I originally was worried would be the most polarizing aspect.

Thanks for playing and streaming it! It was great publicity too, judging from the chat. =)