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Download the sample soundtrack album for free here: https://forgottendawn-vgm.bandcamp.com/album/defrag-sample-ost

Current status: Abandoned

.defrag is a surreal experimental adventure game where the objective is to make your way through the strange surroundings and meet several colorful characters along your journey. Despite being made on an RPG-oriented engine, the game stays at its core an adventure game with an emphasis on exploration.

Your hero is given a quest to find several characters who have gone missing. However, that is only part of a bigger problem: a mysterious syndrome that corrupts the minds of the infected with no apparent chance of recovery. It is up to you to unravel the mystery behind the onset of "noise" and uncover the world's troubled past.

I made this game as kind of a self-imposed challenge over a span of 2 weeks in August 2016. Over time, .defrag evolved into something far bigger and more complex than I had originally planned, so much that it is still in development to this day.

The project is unrelated to my other game prototype "_fade", as of yet.

As a word of warning, the game features mature content such as suicide, violence, strong language, drug and tobacco references, which might disturb or offend some viewers. Discretion is therefore advised and the same warning can be found at the start of the experience.

It features:
- Monochrome, minimalist character and level design
- Strong language and mature content which might not fit to everyone
- An experimental soundtrack
- Colorful characters with intriguing backgrounds

Read the postmortem here: https://rpgmaker.net/games/9142/blog/25328

Git repos:
v1.3.0-dev5
v1.3.0-dev5.5
v1.3.0-dev6

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Github repositories available

I made some git repos in case anyone wants to mod the game, apply fixes or improve it in some way. As an added note, I'm not responsible for your own mods/forks. Please, try to keep it clean.

v1.3.0-dev5 > https://github.com/ForgottenDawn/.defrag_130-dev5
v1.3.0-dev5.5 > https://github.com/ForgottenDawn/.defrag_130-dev5.5
v1.3.0-dev6 > https://github.com/ForgottenDawn/.defrag_130-dev6

Discord: https://discord.io/forgottendawn
  • Cancelled
  • ForgottenDawn
  • RPG Maker 2003
  • Adventure
  • 08/19/2016 03:53 PM
  • 08/29/2023 12:41 PM
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author=Corfaisus
EDIT: Redacted.

I didn't have fun, but that's my fault. I hope you had fun making this.


That sounds better. Thank you =)
Corfaisus
"It's frustrating because - as much as Corf is otherwise an irredeemable person - his 2k/3 mapping is on point." ~ psy_wombats
7874
EDIT: Redacted.

I didn't have fun, but that's my fault. I hope you had fun making this.
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author=TheJudge
Okay. Looking further into it it looks pretty interesting. I'd say that judging from screenshots it looks like Lisa: The first but I could be wrong.


Eh, I'd say I took more inspiration from the likes of OFF and .flow :)
I've played Lisa: The First and, well, aesthetically the game is quite different. For once, it's pretty colorful and grotesque, while .defrag goes pretty much the opposite route :D
Anyways, I hope you enjoy the experience
author=ForgottenDawn
author=TheJudge
yume nikki fangame?
No.

Okay. Looking further into it it looks pretty interesting. I'd say that judging from screenshots it looks like Lisa: The first but I could be wrong.
author=TheJudge
yume nikki fangame?

No.
It is neat. I like adventury games. Sadly, the running is so slow/the paths so long, it is turning out to be more a test of patience. May finish at a later point.
AtiyaTheSeeker
In all fairness, bird shrapnel isn't as deadly as wood shrapnel
5424
Looks neat. Liking the minimalist style (just black with white outlines for stuff) for the game world.
Uploading it as we speak! Just a little bit of patience, thanks! =)
Is this completed? I don't see a download link.
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