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Generic RM2k3 RTP Gaming Fun!

I always wanted to make that game based on everything I enjoyed as a kid. This is the end result.



Hero's Realm creates a super-synergy of proactive features to create a gaming experience greater than the sum of its parts.


Lead four heroes and their teams against the evil forces of Mephistocles, the Lord of Demons in this retro-RPG adventure. Toggle between the four heroes as you explore dungeons, ascend towers, spelunk caves, save villages and defeat the forces of evil! Reminiscent of classic RPGs such as Dragon Quest III and Final Fantasy V, Hero's Realm is a fun romp in old-school RPG nostalgia.


-22 character classes (12 base classes, 4 hero classes, 3 secret classes, 3 master classes)
-TONS of game content and sidequests
-Classic NES-era and SNES-era RPG gameplay
-Great music
-Multi-party switching system (like Kefka's Tower in FFVI!)
-Multi-party tactical battles (at least 5 of them!)
-Massive world map
-Fun


The story is split into 5 chapters, with each of the first four chapters focusing on a new hero, and the 5th chapter bringing them all together.

Chapter 1: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?
Chapter 2: There is Something Fishy Going on...
Chapter 3: Land of the Rising Son
Chapter 4: True Calling
Chapter 5: The War on Terror


This is a list of websites where Hero's Realm has been mentioned or linked to.


Download and unzip this file. Install the fonts in your C:\Windows\Fonts folder.
http://rpgmaker.net/users/kentona/locker/Fonts.rar


Hero's Realm has a TVTropes page.Check it out.
Did you enjoy Hero's Realm? Consider helping me out so that I can make more games in the future.


Latest Blog

Hero's Realm: Heroic Expedition



Calling all heroes! Hero's Realm: Heroic Edition has launched its gameprofile. Further updates and announcements and requests will be made through this new gameprofile. Follow along there if you are interested in the revamp!

So long and thanks for all the downloads!



  • Completed
  • kentona
  • RPG Tsukuru 2003
  • RPG
  • 06/25/2007 11:50 PM
  • 08/17/2023 01:18 PM
  • 06/19/2009
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Max McGee
with sorrow down past the fence
9159
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If this comment seems long, it was an alternate description for the game. I guess a shorter one went up instead, because apparently now in addition to getting rejected from shitty jobs I apply to for money and getting my stories rejected by magazine editors at least 20 times a year, now I need to get shit I wrote for RMN rejected by them also, isn't that great for my fucking ego. : P

"Hero's Realm Really Delivers

Hero's Realm really has 22 character classes (12 base classes, 4 hero classes, 3 secret classes, 3 master classes).
Hero's Realm really has TONS of game content and sidequests, sprawled across a truly massive world map.
Hero's Realm really has Classic NES-era RPG gameplay.
Hero's Realm really has 100 hidden tiny medals for you to collect.
Hero's Realm really has:
-Day-Night system
-Multi-party switching system (like Kefka's Tower in FFVI!)
-Multi-party tactical battles (at least 5 of them!)
Hero's Realm has, to our great relief, tongue firmly-in-cheek.

Hero's Realm really has fun! Both in the sense that fun is waiting within it for you, and its creator obviously had fun making it (which always makes a game more enjoyable to play).

Hero's Realm, in short, has all those features every RPG Maker game promises, and so, so, so pitifully few deliver. If you like (s)NES-era jRPGs, and you're not playing Hero's Realm, why the heck not? Answer that and stay fashionable. "
i love old school rpg's and this one is very good thanx for the game bro
Wow Max. You enjoying your pity party? As for HR, awesome game dude, but I'm sure you've heard enough of that.
Awesome,Kentona!

I haven't done anything with the community in years and I log into RMN to see that your game is finished. What a treat. Playing/testing HR was probably the second most exciting thing I did in the community next to making stuff.

I'll be back soon to tell you how much I'm sure I'm going to like it.
15:05] @WIP> kentona
15:05] @WIP> Hero's Realm has got over 10,000 pageviews on RMN.
15:05] @WIP> Since the 25th of March.
15:06] kentona> wow
15:06] @WIP> Featured Game cranks up pageviews quite a bit. =)
You should have had extra ads added to the gamepage and kept the extra revenue. :P
My time as Featured Game is nearly at an end. It's been a good run!
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15150
I just recommended this to a friend. <3
I hope he enjoys it! Any plans for that Let's Play you were talking about?
Kentona, I've noticed that you can choose Champion, Sage and Joker when you are first making your team at the outposts. Is this a bug? I ask because I'm onto Zefiryn and I have a sage on both her and holdana's team. According to the website you can only turn into them at the temple.
You've stumbled into the secret perimeter of wisdom! (They are secret classes, available from the start, but I wasn't about to reveal that in public)
Thanks for answering, I was just wondering if it was a bug that was too troublesome to fix.
To tell you the truth, they were a lot of work to put in! But I had always planned on having "secret" classes implemented one way or another. While what I did end up implementing was less obscure than I planned, I think it turned out pretty well.
dragonheartman
Developer, Starless Umbra / Heroes of Umbra
2966
kentona very sexy game developer admin guy. :)
started playin' this yesterday. really cool game! very immense. finishing it seems like a daunting task, but I'm working away at it.
Hopefully, you should be able to just download it, extract it, open the HeroRealmRTP folder and play the RPG_RT.exe file. I used Brickroad's no-RTP trick, but since I have RTP installed, I can't confirm if it worked.

If it isn't working, let me know what the error message is.
Wow...I didn't notice the pages in the new layout and totally answered a really old post. Ignore the previous post.
What Party Combantion do you Recomend Kentona?
I recommend having one from each type in your party - a mage-type (Red), a warrior-type (blue) and a rogue-type (green). I would also be sure to have at least one healer and one spellcaster.

Healers (in order of effectiveness):
Druid
Paladin
Warlock
Harlequin
Ranger

Spellcasters (in order of effectiveness):
Wizard
Warlock
Druid
Mesmer
Ranger
Black Knight
Harlequin

As long as you have healing and spellcasting covered, I wouldn't worry too much about your party make-up, though. All of the base classes are effective in their own way, plus you get to make 4 different parties, which encourages experimentation. Furthermore, you can discover secret classes AND upgrade to elite classes (using elfstones) in chapter 5.

This is my tiered list of all the classes (including secret, elite and hero classes).THIS IS JUST MY OPINION and I have heard reports of other classes being used much more effectively that I did. After you play the game, let me know what you used and what you found to be effective. I'm interested to know!

GOD TIER
========

Daredevil
Dual wield + Strike (x5 or double damage) is devastating. With two Ultrawhips (x2 attacks) with a x5 Strike, you can get 20 attacks per round for nearly 8000 damage. And this was with a Level 23 Daredevil in the final dungeon. Also, superfast AND has access to all the Ranger, Ninja, and Bandit skills and all the songs.

Hunter (Holdana)
Pummel at higher levels can do x4 or x5 attacks per round. Combine that with kickass hero-only equipment AND competant spells (like Thordain and Poison and healing and revive spells) AND that Hunters naturally have a 50% resistance to elemental attacks == WIN.

Templar
Has Pummel (see above) AND Chainmagic (x2 spellcast/round) AND an awesome spelllist AND crazy HP AND able to equip everything that a Black Knight can. Basically like a Hunter.

TOP TIER
========

Magus (Zefiryn)
Has Magicombo (x2 spellcast/round) and Thordain. Plus can turn into a Weremage (x2 INT). Remember Terra from FFVI? This is basically the same thing. Instant Demon Death.

Channeler
Casts powerful magic without needing MP.

Champion
Has Pummel and can equip awesome stuff and lots of HP.

Sage
Has Chainmagic and a good selection of powerful spells.

MID TIER
========

Shapeshifter
Has werewolf form (x2 ATK/AGL + regen), powerful weapons, good HP and insane STR. Equip the Blade of Arborlon for 3000+ damage mid-Chapter 5.

Ninja (Akira)
Throwing weapons are good early and mid game weapons, but become increasingly useless as the later game develops. Still has hero-onyl equipment and spells, though.

Monk (Raj Ahtan)
Same hero stuff, plus dual-wield and has some good healing skills, but lacks any real special talents.

Warlock
Alchemy FTW, plus revives are usefull.

Wizard
Lots of good spells early, but is outdone by the Sage, Channeler, and Templar.

Ranger
Lots of good spells, too. More useful if the Training Guides are applied.

Druid
Healing spells are a livesaver, and the earth spells are good, but not much of a damage dealer.

LOW TIER
========

Mesmer
Demi FTW. Plus, Bikill (x2 ATK) and Focus (x2 INT). Makes other party members awesome, but is not so awesome himeself, especially late-game.

Black Knight
Pretty strong, lots of HP, good equipment, but lacks a powerful punch. Has some low level spells, though.

Ronin
Dual-wield can be effective, but spells are lacking, and Toss is underpowered (but too hard to fix! I'd have to change every single battle event).

Bandit
Useful early on, and stealing is fun, but doesn't do much damage, nor adds much to battle skills.

Harlequin
Tarot cards can be very powerful early and mid game, but loose their luster late game. Heroic Ballad is awesome, though.

Paladin
No real damage dealing ability, and healing skills pale against other classes.

Engineer
Tools are good early on, but loose effectiveness later.

JOKER TIER
==========

Joker
This is basically a goof-off. They can become Daredevils WITHOUT needing an elfstone after they reach level 20 or so.

REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, and like all tiers, completely subjective.
Where and how i can get all of the elfstones? I haven't unclocked daredevil class yet...