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- Introduction -

Karma Flow – the Prototype is a Noir Open-Stealth game made with RPG Maker 2003 for a Short Game Contest held last year by an italian community. The game was developed in a month and a half.
As the subtitle implies, this is only a prototype for the real chapters which I'm working on right now.

Both the English and Italian version are now available for download!

The player takes on the role of the Meat Hunter Florien Kealborn, an hired hit. Throughout the five episodes that define the whole game experience, the player is tasked with the assassination of specific targets or is given specific mission objectives to carry out.

All of this must be done without alerting the Karma, a new and strange phenomenon that works under the "eye for an eye" principle.
He who kills dies the same way.

The player has complete freedom over the course of action. You can decide where to kill your target, when and how. However, all of this must be done without alerting the Karma. If you do, Florien will suffer the same death as her victim!
This requires you to find alternatives to direct kills.


- Synopsis -

After a devastating war, the country of Hardnam began to face a major economical and financial crisis, having been "confined" by the countries that won the conflict and being unable to trade or having any kind of relationships with the other countries.
This all changed after the crime families took control of Hardnam.
Soon, criminal activities became the main source of profit, the one thing that made the country survive the crisis.

However, a new and strange phenomenon started to spread across all of Hardnam after having made its first manifestation in the capital of Rolsara. No one knows exactly what it is.
The only things that is known is that it responds to the "eye for an eye" principle.
Killing means being killed, stealing means being robbed, etcetera, etcetera.

This "anomaly" has been called Karma.

Florien Kealborn is one of Rolsara's best Meat Hunters, an assassin, currently broke and without a job because of the Karma.
Since it's nearly impossible for her to find an honest job due to Hardnam's current condition, Flo decides to risk it:
the only way is to trick the Karma and get back to business.


- Characters descriptions -




Florien Kealborn
Age: 24
Occupation: Former member of the Old Major Organization
Description: Considered to be, by herself mostly, one of the most lethal assassins Rolsara has ever saw. She began working as a hired hit for the Eathan family when she was only thirteen, for unknown reasons. Daughter of Kenneth Kealborn, last boss of the Kealborn family and sister of Marien and Klerika Kealborn. Even though she is an extremely good-looking and sensual female, she's a bit of a "tomboy". She is tough, egocentric, sarcastic and can be really cold and ruthless on the job. However she is friendly and caring towards her closest friends, which aren't a lot, mostly her former colleagues. She's a heavy smoker and usually drinks a lot. She is extremely agile and athletic.



Chris Kaleido
Age
: 26
Occupation: Former member of the Old Major Organization
Description: Chris was a brilliant Project Engineer and worked for a very important company before it had to be closed due to what the conflict caused. He ended up without a job and without any money as he had to spend most of his fortune to help her mother overcome severe illness. She eventually died. Chris decided to use his very last foundings to create a small criminal activity and began his career as an hacker, hacking bank accounts and security devices mostly. He eventually draw Don Borkus' attention, which offered him a job in his crime family. Soon after, he left the family and joined the Old Major Organization instead. He was the "mind" behind the Organization, helping Florien and the other hired guns with their preparations before a murder. Chris is a very intelligent and composed individual and always manages to make rational decisions in no time. He, however, lacks the "ruthlessness" and all the other "qualities" that are standard among hired hits, so he never does any "field works" and always stays behind the scenes. He has a really deep friendly relationship with Flo, and respects Old Major a lot. He's a smoker, just like Flo, although not as an heavy smoker as her.



Old Major
Age: 63
Occupation: Former leader of the Old Major Organization
Description: A lot can be said about Old Major, from his many successes in the underworld business to the many allies he made among the other crime families. But there is little to none explanation about his personal info and his past. He was the leader of the well-known Old Major Organization. Most of the time he is silent and speaks only if is absolutely necessary. Florien and Chris always have a hard time remember the last time he smiled or showed any kind of emotion. He appreciates Chris' professionalism a lot but despises Florien's careless and unrespectful behaviour although he simply tries to let it slide. He dreams of expanding his organization and make it the most wanted service for criminals in need.



Marty Rivers
Age
: 31
Occupation: Former Machinegun Kingdom's celebrity spokesperson
Description: Everyone knows Marty Rivers! And everyone knows Machinegun Kingdom, the number one weapons and other kind of equipment supplier in all of Rolsara. Marty served as Machinegun Kingdom's celebrity spokesperson and always appeared in all of its commercials along with his girls who he refers to as his "Sexorgeous Chicks". With the manifestation of the Karma, most criminal activities ceased to exist aswell as Machinegun Kingdom, resulting in Marty Rivers losing his job. Marty's a very annoying and irritating kind of guy, always going nuts when surrounded by women. He was very popular among Machinegun Kingdom's followers because of his ridicolous and funny gags, even though he's convinced that his charm made him popular. He has a lot of connections among criminals and suppliers.


- Features -

  • Five episodes, and sub-quests, that gives you complete freedom.
  • Complete non-linear experience. Decide when, how and where. Study the game's map, the enemies movements, decide the mission's time of day, listen in on enemies conversations, set up traps... How to carry out the mission is completely up to you!
  • A noir-themed story and atmosphere with uncommon twists.
  • Four difficulty levels, in order to make the game accessible to anyone.
  • Ranking system for each episode.
  • Various extras, original artworks included.


Latest Blog

Sequel Announced!

Forgot to post a blog about it in here as well.

Karma Flow 2 - Steel Skin is now in development and its gameprofile page is up: https://rpgmaker.net/games/9472/
Have a look!

Thanks to anyone who followed and played this game. I hope you will find interest in its sequel.

See ya all and stay tuned!

Posts

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OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=MadJak91
Came back from my trip just as this got released and patched.
Downloading now :D


Yeah! Let me know! :D
Finally got around playing it :D
Wondering how much of a factor the time is. I guess you gotta do all sidequests while not alerting the enemy at all for the biggest grade boost.

I always save money in these games thinking there will be something good later but maybe I should just blow them on something...
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
5107
author=MadJak91
Finally got around playing it :D
Wondering how much of a factor the time is. I guess you gotta do all sidequests while not alerting the enemy at all for the biggest grade boost.

I always save money in these games thinking there will be something good later but maybe I should just blow them on something...

Time is a factor, yeah, both for your final score in that mission and both because, well, if you take too long it's game over. That and the fact that you need to do both all the sidequests and both avoid getting spotted for a good S-rank.

No worries, though. You can replay episodes anytime you want. Replaying them also allows you to skip cutscenes so you can focus on gameplay alone.
So yeah, you can play it normally for the first run and then go for a S-rank playthrough later.

Time is a factor for the first mission alone, though. From the second onwards the game "opens up" a bit and it's not a matter of doing things quickly anymore. You can decide when and where to kill your target and he moves according to the time of day, so keeping an eye on your watch gives you an idea of where he might be.

You should buy all the available equipments when you can. They are REALLY important. At least buy yourself a pistol when you get the chance.

And I... should avoid telling you anything else, ehrm. xD

Thank you, MadJak! Let me know if you have any question! ;D
Dragnfly
Beta testers!? No, this game needs a goddamn exorcist!
1809
And you can have fun walking along just as your target comes around a corner and panics, surprising the hell out of you. ;D

For weapons, I'd say I got the most use out of mines and of course the pistol. Eventually, you'll get pretty good at knifing people before they hit you so if you do get spotted and can't easily get away you can do it while only taking the one damage from karma. You'll lose score but at least you won't get killed.
I like the concept. I always loved RPG's that happen in a different background than a fantasy world (it's not that i don't like fantasy worlds, you know what I mean). Also I am intrigued by the stealth gameplay. Will download it and give it a try.
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=Dragnfly
And you can have fun walking along just as your target comes around a corner and panics, surprising the hell out of you. ;D

That can happen as well. xD

author=VicWhite
I like the concept. I always loved RPG's that happen in a different background than a fantasy world (it's not that i don't like fantasy worlds, you know what I mean). Also I am intrigued by the stealth gameplay. Will download it and give it a try.

I'm glad you like it, VicWhite. Let me know!^^

(Although this is not a RPG at all, it's a pure stealth game).
Yep! Lesson learned. Just buy whatever you can because if you do well, you will obtain a lot of points anyway :D
I need to stop being stingy.

Flo is way too cool though :>
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=MadJak91
Yep! Lesson learned. Just buy whatever you can because if you do well, you will obtain a lot of points anyway :D
I need to stop being stingy.

Flo is way too cool though :>


Oh yeah, she is. 8D

How are you holding up with the game so far, MadJak?
Sorry for the delay. Busy and do not want to spam here too much as it notifies every subscriber...

So far so... average. My playthrough, I mean. I usually do better in these games but since I am graded, I often panic :D
Currently trying to make EP3 better. Not sure about going for S-grades on every EP but at least A or B :D

Really do not want to switch to anything lower than Normal -_-;
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
5107
author=MadJak91
Sorry for the delay. Busy and do not want to spam here too much as it notifies every subscriber...

So far so... average. My playthrough, I mean. I usually do better in these games but since I am graded, I often panic :D
Currently trying to make EP3 better. Not sure about going for S-grades on every EP but at least A or B :D

Really do not want to switch to anything lower than Normal -_-;


Good luck, then! It's not easy to get a S-Rank, but you'll manage to eventually^^
I'm always here if you have any question.
Started playing this yesterday, really like it so far!
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=sbester
Started playing this yesterday, really like it so far!


Yeah! Thank you, sbester. :)
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=Ryoku
I subscribed! ^^


Thx!^^
This looks very unique and interesting! I'm loving the art-style and the main character looks cool! ^_^
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
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author=Starmage
This looks very unique and interesting! I'm loving the art-style and the main character looks cool! ^_^


Thank you, Starmage^^
OldPat
OrudoPatto, kisama!
5107
author=BluMiu
Great to see this up!


Yeah! Thanks, BluMiu^^
So I made an account here just to find out what the song that you used in the trailer was... I used Shazam but that didn't work :)
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