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Over two hundred years ago, the five heroes defeated the god of darkness; Ragnarok, in a climactic struggle for the fate of the world. Banished back to the realm of darkness known as the Abyss, the threat of the evil god had finally been put to rest once and for all...or so they thought.

Umbral Soul follows the story of Ragnarok’s loyal servant, Pandora, who joins her master in a quest to conquer the world and reclaim his lost power. In order to shroud the world in eternal darkness, they will have to find and recruit new allies, build an army of powerful monsters, and raise a force strong enough to crush anyone who dares to oppose them. Heroes, generals and rival overlords all stand against them. Do you have the power to make the world yours?



Pandora
A powerful dark sorceress with the ability to call forth monsters from the Abyss and enslave them to her will. Her burning hatred for the world and its people leads her to follow Ragnarok with unwavering loyalty.

Ragnarok
The god of darkness, who seeks dominion over the human realm. Once an extremely powerful being in the form of a monstrous demon, he has now been reduced to a mere soul. He wishes to plunge the entirety of the human realm into darkness, in part out of spite for his counterpart; the goddess of light, Lumielle.

Lanith
Beautiful, deadly, and self absorbed to a tee, Lanith is a succubus with a never ending hunger for the lifeforce of men. Having served under Pandora since she was only a child, she has a knack for getting under her skin, and does so whenever the opportunity arises.

Damien
A deeply twisted and sadistic young man, Damien loves nothing more than manipulating others and watching them squirm. While he has kept his true nature a secret, Ragnarok’s uprising marks the perfect opportunity for him to cut loose and have some fun...by killing as many enemies as possible.

Azrielle
The lord of all demons, who is fiercely loyal to Ragnarok and possesses an extreme, seething hatred for humanity. After failing to aid his master in conquering the world the first time, he has no intention of repeating the same mistakes again.




•A character driven storyline filled with unlockable side-stories

•Moving battle backgrounds for more organic battles

•Over 100 custom attack animations

•Custom sound effects

•More than 10 recruitable monsters and demons

•Engaging, story-driven sidequests

•Enhance your monsters with Darkness Points, evolving them into new and terrible forms

•Teleport to and from your lair at will

•Cutscenes and character interactions change depending on who is in your party



Celianna
Moghunter
Yanfly
Kagome-kagome
Katakura Hibiki Dark Hero Character Pack
Katakura Hibiki Fantasy Hero Character Pack
Katakura Hibiki Lords of Darkness Pack
Pandamaru
Mack
Chirno-chan
Mazeran
Gyrowolf
Closet
Division Heaven

And many more! Full credits list will be included in the game upon completion.
A big shout out to all the resource creators both free and paid out there. Your hard work inspires us all to get out there and create something special!

The time is now. Forget about saving the world, reach out and conquer it.



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I'm back, baby!

Hey everybody, hope you've been doing well. I'm pleased to say I was just recently discharged from rehab, so at long last after over a month I'm home. They ran a whole lot of tests on me and I had several surgeries, so I am finally no longer in danger of croaking. That means I'm finally free to double down on game development, when I'm not stuck sitting in some doctor's office that is. Thank you all for your well wishes, they went a long way towards improving my mental health through that strenuous time. Welp, that's enough chatter. I've got some game making to do.

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Hey wheel! I am working on a game as well and I’d like to know what you did for the game yourself. Did you map everything, write and proofread the dialogue and just program it to run? Did you do any of the art or scripts yourself? Anything that you can tell me would help! I am trying to understand since I am taking inspiration from this :). Hope the inquiries don’t bother you! (I read through your blog as best as I could since my page is permanently bugged or something).
Heyo Restia! So you're making a game yourself eh? That's gotta be exciting. All the mapping, writing, proofreading, eventing and resource selection was done by me, though if I could go back in time I would've had someone else look things over in order to catch glitches and whatnot. What I didn't do however, was write any of the scripts. At most I ended up modifying a few of them to get them working the way I liked. I didn't create any of the art either, rather I took preexisting images and modified them to my liking. Gimp is seriously my best friend.

I wasn't really concerned about copyright which is why I grabbed a lot of stuff from all over, as I was just looking to make an enjoyable game for fun. That being said, sorry, I don't have any knowledge of scripting or drawing to speak of, but if you're looking to enhance an image I'm your man. Let me know if you need anything specific, and good luck with your game.
Thank you! I have a small team with a writer, artist and coder so we plan to use a lot of original assets. Thank you for answering and offering your help! We hope our game will be as enjoyable as yours was to play.

P.s. The artist on the team said she liked your game as well :)
Ha! Hey thanks a lot. I wish you and your team all the best, and look forward to seeing how your game turns out. And uh...when you guys become rich and famous, remember who your friends are, (wink wink).
Marrend
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Sometimes, the best response is to disengage. I may not like FactChecker's attitude, but, that's not reason to go after them either. The state of this game belongs in WheelmanZero's hands, and no one else's. If they say they want to make a special edition, or whatever, and mention it might take some time for it to come out, then the best thing anybody can do is support them however they can.

*Edit: Sorry. I think this might be hitting a little too close to home. I've a project I've got that I might actually abandon, and I should probably make up my mind about it.
Thanks! I've been fixing the typos so the ultimate edition will be more enjoyable to read. I'm inclined to agree with you, Marrend. I'm just glad the whole ordeal is over. If there's anything I learned, it's that you can never predict what life is going to throw at you next.
My god. I just finished your game and it is just excellent. The characters are awesome, the storyline is very engaging. The summons are incredibly fun, both to collect and use !
Just a few bugs I came across (though they are far from a big issue) :
- During the fight with Damian, my game crashed after I defeated all of my summons as he was controlling them (I know attacking them is kind of stupid but I wanted to see the lines for all of them)
- During the Phoenix fight, my game seemed to crash every time the phoenix transformed while under the effect of Marcus' rain (I defeated it without an issue without using the rain).

The only thing I found sad is that it is difficult to keep many summons at a reasonnable level, which means that there are usually a few summons that are too far behind to be used (which is a shame because they are all very interesting).
The arena is good for that but it is really time consuming. (maybe if demon's draught gave a little more exp, it would be easier)

Regardless, the game is great (This is the first game from this website I play and I wasn't expecting something of this quality !) and it is impressive seeing you still active here ! (I will definitely play the ultimate edition and the sequel when they come out)
I hope your health gets better and... have a good day I guess ? (I have no idea how to end this)
Yo EvilP, thanks for the bug report. You'll be happy to know that both of the bugs you mentioned have been cleaned up for the ultimate edition. I've also fixed the spelling errors and added a bunch of new content as well. Enemies will give way more drops, which will allow you to buy more demon's draughts, causing your summons to level much faster. A few of the summons that couldn't evolve before now have a new form, and a new summon is being added to the game. Plus there will be many more scenarios to unlock during your journey.

Thanks so much for playing and sharing your thoughts, I hope you like the ultimate edition even more!
Hello WheelmanZero.

I just want to say that i played your game some years ago, and even today it is still one my favorite RPGs and game of all times.

I come here from time to time to see if the ultimate edition already launched and i only read about your health issues now. I want to say that im really happy that you are getting better and i wish you a very good health from now on!

So im looking forward to the ultimate edition, thank you for making this brilliant game!

Also sorry for the bad english.
Yo Ivellios! Man, talk about a blast from the past. Hope you've been well, bud. I'm glad I was able to make something that brought you so much enjoyment. I still flip out a little when people tell me how much they've enjoyed the game. It's nuts!

As for me, I went to the doctor just yesterday and he said he's surprised by how quickly I'm recovering. I'm finally home now after a month of recovering, and my life is slowly getting back to normal. Thanks for the encouragement, I feel better now than I have in a long time.

I'm trying my best to make the ultimate edition live up to everyone's expectations, taking feedback into consideration and eliminating Umbral's weaker points. Hopefully it'll be even more fun than the first time you played.
How's the game going? Having the ultimate edition as a summer gift would be great.
author=WheelmanZero
Yo Ivellios! Man, talk about a blast from the past. Hope you've been well, bud. I'm glad I was able to make something that brought you so much enjoyment. I still flip out a little when people tell me how much they've enjoyed the game. It's nuts!

As for me, I went to the doctor just yesterday and he said he's surprised by how quickly I'm recovering. I'm finally home now after a month of recovering, and my life is slowly getting back to normal. Thanks for the encouragement, I feel better now than I have in a long time.

I'm trying my best to make the ultimate edition live up to everyone's expectations, taking feedback into consideration and eliminating Umbral's weaker points. Hopefully it'll be even more fun than the first time you played.

Nice and great news!!
Yo peeps, sorry for the stupidly late reply! Development is going well and I'll do my best to finish things up as soon as possible so you can enjoy it. I just want to improve the game enough to warrant another playthrough for those who have already beaten it. As always, thanks for the support guys!
I think it's insane that you're still working on the game/adding stuff to it. The game felt seriously full (In a good way) when I ran through it.

I guess idle thoughts (I don't even want to call them suggestions, because most would require a lot of additions) on what I think would make me go 'Ah, that's new' when replaying.

More side convo's for different summons. Doesn't have to be as indepth as the succubus and how she has an insane amount of side dialogue, but more input from your monster summons, even if they are just 'The dragon tilts his head funny at a certain situation'. Or the manticore growling at a threatening situation. Etc. I'd see something like that and be like 'Oh look, that's different'. Even small stuff like that might be kinda pain in the rear though.

I'm curious what sort of stuff you were adding anyway, if you're willing to slip the basics out?
Of course! I'm thrilled you're still interested in the game and would be happy to share the additions I've been making. No secrets here. Back in the day they used to call me Transparencyman Zero.

I'll start off with a feature I think you'll like, since you brought up the idea of more dialogue for the summons. Whereas Lanith was previously the only one who made a comment during major boss battles, now all talking summons do the same. Also, talking characters now make noise when taking damage, or if they're in the party when you flee from battle or win a battle. It's a little thing, but I think it's added a little more personality to the game.

Apart from the obvious bug and spelling fixes, I've also added a few quality-of-life improvements. Enemies drop more items that can be sold at shops, allowing you to afford more Demon's Draughts to level your summons faster. Also, Demon's Draughts and Drafts can be used back to back instead of one at a time. I have my friend to thank for showing me how to do that.

I've also tweaked a bunch of the attacks to make them more enjoyable to use. For instance, Pandora's healing spell has a new animation and Lanith's Soul Stealing Kiss no longer has a TP cost. She also starts out at a higher level, so she's more useful from the start.

More sidequests and scenarios have been added as well, and when I say sidequests I don't mean kill 10 bats. The sidequests have their own respective bosses and scenarios attached to them,and will hopefully flesh out some of the characters' backstories.

In addition to that, I've been adding a new campaign where you play as Serene's party that features new enemies, attacks, dungeons and bosses. I've improved the facesets of a few characters like Rozalin, Pandora's mother, and Narissa, and have redone some of the maps that I wasn't all that happy with.

So yeah, it's a lot of stuff but I think it'll be worth the effort in the end. I'm certainly open to suggestions, so feel free to let loose if you'd like to.
author=WheelmanZero
So yeah, it's a lot of stuff but I think it'll be worth the effort in the end. I'm certainly open to suggestions, so feel free to let loose if you'd like to.

I believe. Game making with or without maker at alone is just that. sad.
author=WheelmanZero
So yeah, it's a lot of stuff but I think it'll be worth the effort in the end. I'm certainly open to suggestions, so feel free to let loose if you'd like to.

What about Azrielle and Pandora roma-
SHUSH SOMBER! Pay no attention to the crazy man, folks! Nothing to see here.
author=Somber
author=WheelmanZero
So yeah, it's a lot of stuff but I think it'll be worth the effort in the end. I'm certainly open to suggestions, so feel free to let loose if you'd like to.
What about Azrielle and Pandora roma-
you mean azrielle and his throne romance? only possible option
Hey can someone help a idiot here,
My quest is to talk with azrille but i can only recruit him onto my team. So how do I exactly 'talk' with him ?