Final Fantasy IV Alter Destiny

First I'd just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who downloaded FF4AD! The game is nearing 1,000 total downloads and that's amazing! While it's got a few issues (namely that lag which I have an idea how to get rid of it), I'm very proud of my first completed game and I'm so glad people are enjoying it. =D

I will be putting out a significant update for the game hopefully within the next month or two, once I've completely fixed the lag issue and some tileset passability errors and a few other small things I noticed during some of the lets plays I've been watching.

With that update out of the way, I'd like to talk with you all about my next game. I've been debating back and forth with myself of doing an alternate take on Final Fantasy Tactics, a remake of Langrisser 1 (known as Warsong for the Genesis), a prequel to Final Fantasy X (featuring Auron, Braska, and Jecht), or something else entirely.

I'm going with the something else entirely. A complete, 2D remake of a 3D game from the PS1 era. Doubtless there will be some different events, and an upgraded script from the original, but it's considered a masterpiece by many and a game I absolutely love. It's also a massive undertaking, one I'm not shy about knowing this is likely to take years. The game is...



















That's right, folks. Xenogears. I'm going to attempt what many think is improbable. What makes me different from others who may have tried this before, is that I'm actually going to do it. It's going to take years, I realize this, but I want this to be as authentic an experience in 2D as it can be. Saying that, I'm planning on using the MV engine since it renders in HD, and that the plugins I can use for it are pretty awesome and will work well with what I have in mind (Yanfly's battle engine has a great system for Deathblows).

Soooo...I'm putting out a call for artists/spriters out there interested in working on this project. For the kind of style I'm going for, the world map will be an animated parallax map, and while I have purchased tilesets and even character creation packs from PVGames, I don't think they're going to be the right type of art style for an anime-type game like this one. Sure, I could just remake all the characters and NPCs using the editor's generator and just rip the enemies from the 'net as much as I can, but I think that's a bit bland as well. I'm not an artist, so that's why I'm putting out this call. To give the game that added "oomph" in the art department it really ought to have.

The graphics I'll need help with are: field sprites, enemies (if I have to just use upscaled rips I'll do that), character battlers, and tileset creation and/or parallax map assistance. Whatever I gotta do on my own I'll do my best, and if it ends up I gotta do it all then so be it, but there's only so much I can do and make it look decent in the graphics department. =P

If you're interested, DM me or comment here and let me know what you'd like to help with. Just know I can't pay you (I can barely afford to pay me these days), so this is strictly a passion project. A massive one for sure, but one I know we can have a ton of fun creating. Thanks!