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Nora's Tale is an oldschool action/adventure game developed on RPG Maker VX Ace. It features four dungeons with various puzzles to solve and bosses to beat. Combat is action based rather than the turn based combat that rpg maker games usually feature.
Nora's Tale also features 100% custom graphics. Tilesets, sprites and effects are all handmade by the developer.
Story:
The kingdom of Alyon is celebrating its harvest festival. But just when the festival was about to reach its peak, the evil Mirror Queen steals the king's scepter, the most powerful magical artifact in the world.
To retrieve it, Nora has to set out to get the Spirit Blade, the only weapon that can kill the Mirror Queen.
Features:
-Retro GBC-style graphics
-Unique action combat
-Four challenging dungeons
-Full controller support
Nora's Tale also features 100% custom graphics. Tilesets, sprites and effects are all handmade by the developer.
Story:
The kingdom of Alyon is celebrating its harvest festival. But just when the festival was about to reach its peak, the evil Mirror Queen steals the king's scepter, the most powerful magical artifact in the world.
To retrieve it, Nora has to set out to get the Spirit Blade, the only weapon that can kill the Mirror Queen.
Features:
-Retro GBC-style graphics
-Unique action combat
-Four challenging dungeons
-Full controller support
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- 07/24/2015 12:03 PM
- 05/08/2016 06:22 AM
- 07/23/2015
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Thoughts 1h 44M
Starting with the bad. a few grammar improvements could be made,theres a few bugs that could crash the game or prevent you from continuing if you don't have back up saves.
also 2 rooms i experienced low frame rates.
the plot and characters are classic (empty) which is expected
besides that i enjoyed the experience.
which is fine in this case because the smooth gameplay is what you play this for.
of the zelda style games i have seen on a rpg maker engine this is by far the best! easy/quick to switch to the gear you want.
and good but not challenging what so ever enemies/bosses.
in that regard a improvement would be difficultys.
the current version would be easy
Overall
Fun game i recommend it.
you can change your name but if you did it wouldn't be noras tale o.o
interesting start! very class zelda :D
how is the location of something unknown but people say it's >insert location here<!?
its not unknown then!
its a bit late to say someone has to stop here after she ran away o.o
how does this random priest know all this?
and more importantly a book in the library said she died.
you'd think the least the townsfolk could do is give you some starting money since you will be risking your life for their sake!
infinite bombs! i was expecting to need to buy them
the death screen could probably be improved.
its a shame the map shows you on the floor when you're not.
interesting start! very class zelda :D
how is the location of something unknown but people say it's >insert location here<!?
its not unknown then!
its a bit late to say someone has to stop here after she ran away o.o
how does this random priest know all this?
and more importantly a book in the library said she died.
you'd think the least the townsfolk could do is give you some starting money since you will be risking your life for their sake!
infinite bombs! i was expecting to need to buy them
the death screen could probably be improved.
its a shame the map shows you on the floor when you're not.
Thoughts 1h 44M
Starting with the bad. a few grammar improvements could be made,theres a few bugs that could crash the game or prevent you from continuing if you don't have back up saves.
also 2 rooms i experienced low frame rates.
the plot and characters are classic (empty) which is expected
besides that i enjoyed the experience.
which is fine in this case because the smooth gameplay is what you play this for.
of the zelda style games i have seen on a rpg maker engine this is by far the best! easy/quick to switch to the gear you want.
and good but not challenging what so ever enemies/bosses.
in that regard a improvement would be difficultys.
the current version would be easy
Overall
Fun game i recommend it.
I found the same bug today, after downloading the game yesterday.
author=xshobux
I encountered a bug in the second dungeon. In the room with the moving spikes and the two posts at the bottom, if you hookshot the pole in the middle from the top and not the side, the character gets stuck.
argh
792
I appear to have run into an issue. In the Clockwork Citadel, I seem to have switched on the spikes in the upper-left room in such a way that I can't toggle them back again, as the only switch is out of my reach. I don't know how to upload an image, but there are spikes in front of the door with a switch behind them, right? I placed a bomb on the switch, went to the right side of those spikes, and waited for the bomb to trigger. Now I appear to be stuck.
Tile-based action gameplay is also looking to be very clunky.
You also consistently misspell words like "powerful" and "protocol" to have two L's. Might want to fix that if you have time.
Edit: Destroying the upper-left pot in the Frigid Fortress room with the man who gives you a hint about the treasure in the cave crashes the game.
...Also why on Earth do you give an option to save at the end when that just effectively erases your save file?
Tile-based action gameplay is also looking to be very clunky.
You also consistently misspell words like "powerful" and "protocol" to have two L's. Might want to fix that if you have time.
Edit: Destroying the upper-left pot in the Frigid Fortress room with the man who gives you a hint about the treasure in the cave crashes the game.
...Also why on Earth do you give an option to save at the end when that just effectively erases your save file?
author=Linkis
:( Not sure what to do.
I've had 4 RGSS crashes.
Will there be an updated version or will all versions have the RGSS crashes??
VX Ace, depending on the version, has three possible dll files. The download from rpgmakerweb.com includes all three dll files. If that's not where you downloaded your RTP from, you might try it.
:( Not sure what to do.
I've had 4 RGSS crashes.
Will there be an updated version or will all versions have the RGSS crashes??
I've had 4 RGSS crashes.
Will there be an updated version or will all versions have the RGSS crashes??
TamFey
618
Wow, this got a lot more attention than I thought it would. Thank you all for the feedback. I'm glad that people enjoy my little game.
Hey Zackary200, I'm currently not working on a sequel. That doesn't mean that I'll never make one, but my current project will likely take another ~6-9 months. So yeah, if you want another Nora's Tale game, you'll have to be patient.
About the graphics: I used Gimp to make the sprites and tiles. I started out by editing LoZ graphics (you probably already recognized a few sprites), but quickly started making my own from scratch. (e.g. I made all the tilesets from scratch.)
Hey Zackary200, I'm currently not working on a sequel. That doesn't mean that I'll never make one, but my current project will likely take another ~6-9 months. So yeah, if you want another Nora's Tale game, you'll have to be patient.
About the graphics: I used Gimp to make the sprites and tiles. I started out by editing LoZ graphics (you probably already recognized a few sprites), but quickly started making my own from scratch. (e.g. I made all the tilesets from scratch.)
Tom_Bombadil_
236
This game looks really good. I have always been a fan of games in the vein of classic zelda I'll have to give it a look see when I get the chance.
Rose_Guardian
2346
Tamfey, this is one of the best games I have played on this site. I really like the custom graphics, and I like the Zelda inspiration. I agree Zackary200, you really should make a sequel to this game.
Dear Tamfey, You Should make a Sequal to Nora's Tale, But make the game even Harder, More Harder Puzzles, More Backstory, More Items, And did you use MS Paint to make the sprites Or Used the Link Sprite from LoZ: Oracle of Seasons/Ages then Edited??? Thank you for Replying.
xshobux
0
I encountered a bug in the second dungeon. In the room with the moving spikes and the two posts at the bottom, if you hookshot the pole in the middle from the top and not the side, the character gets stuck.
Nova420
59
i can't finish this game, it's bug infested :( there's always something that freezes the game, like when moving blocks and "skip if can't move" is unchecked :(
Ljink
1554
Wow, this game is pretty good. Just beat it. I've been craving some old school Zelda action. Great work.
Ace0Spades
163
I've been enjoying this so far, but I wanted to report a game ending bug. When in the second room of the ice dungeon, I got stuck in the sliding puzzle, only being able to move left and right, and was unable to exit the room, losing all of my progress up to that point.
Also, a smaller bug, but if you're on the far right edge of a map facing right and try to place a bomb, it'll show up on the far left edge of the screen instead. Something I noticed when playing the second dungeon. Overall, this is a pretty cool project, I'll try to replay when I get some free time.
Also, a smaller bug, but if you're on the far right edge of a map facing right and try to place a bomb, it'll show up on the far left edge of the screen instead. Something I noticed when playing the second dungeon. Overall, this is a pretty cool project, I'll try to replay when I get some free time.
TamFey
618
All the bugs that are mentioned here have been fixed. I'd say you have to try very hard to find a bug in the newest version. So it's safe to try the game ;)
