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Hero's Realm: Heroic Edition
I always wanted to publish a game based on everything I enjoyed as a kid. This will be the end result.



Lead four heroes and their teams against the evil forces of Mephistocles, the Lord of Demons in this retro-RPG adventure. Switch between the four heroes as you explore dungeons, ascend towers, spelunk caves, save villages and defeat the forces of evil! Reminiscent of classic NES/SNES-era RPGs, Hero's Realm is a fun romp in old-school RPG nostalgia.


  • Play as 4 powerful Heroes and their customizable party throughout a four chapter story, each with their own skillset & battle commands!
  • Come together in the final fifth to adventure with all four parties - switching between them anytime, even in boss battles!
  • Customize your heroes' party by selecting from 21 unique character classes split between the mage, warrior, and rogue specialties, including unlockable elite and master classes!



  • 25 character classes (12 base classes, 4 hero classes, 6 elite classes, 3 master classes)
  • Over 30 hours of game content and sidequests
  • Classic NES-era and SNES-era RPG gameplay
  • Multi-party switching system
  • Multi-party tactical battles
  • Expansive world map





If you like what I do and have done to date, consider being my patron so that I can continue doing it. A remastered game is just the start!
https://www.patreon.com/kentona

Hero's Realm has a TVTropes page.Check it out.
Alternatively, you can donate directly to my PayPal.



Latest Blog

Bunnyhug



For anyone still following, I am just plugging away on spriting items for the item animations (when you open a chest, search a pot, etc.). The plan is to eventually use them to make a game sheet manual, like what they used to make for the old Dragon Warrior games on the NES.



Super-soaker



You can see the many, many (many) images I've uploaded on the gameprofile here. I posted them regularly on Twitter, and even a quick summary on BlueSky ( https://bsky.app/profile/kentonagbone.bsky.social ). Please comment! I am desperate for validation.



Nintendium is the hardest material known to man



Again, I am focusing almost all of my efforts on making animations such as this because it is something I can quickly spin up and work on in short bursts, which is opportune with the kids' sports schedules during the week - I find myself sitting in a lobby of a sports complex or a nearby Tim Hortons several times in a given week.



Pelts and such



After I finally complete the item animations (I just have shields and weapons left - and for weapons I already have all of Avee's excellent weapon sprites. I just have to make miniturized 16x16(ish) versions of them), I will jump back into the battle animations. I need to figure out how to make FIRE. It's the next great challenge for me, spriting-wise! I'm oddly looking forward to it.



Flashdance Ashpants and Beefcake Pantyhose



When I started spriting in April of last year, I honestly never thought I'd make it this far. While I know I am relying a lot on references - and Avee's palette - I'm still pretty proud of myself. They are janky as hell, not all that great, but they're mine.



The top hats in the game!




Anyways, thanks for hanging in there with me. I promise that the updates will get more interesting soon.

I will leave you with this exciting teaser outline, courtesy of some secret work that Avee is doing...


who could this possibly be?

Posts

Oh, I get it. The overhead tiles that can be walked on too, they've been turned to Same As Hero instead of Above Hero, blocking progress.
author=Liberty
Oh, I get it. The overhead tiles that can be walked on too, they've been turned to Same As Hero instead of Above Hero, blocking progress.


Yeah, I saw that you can reset the switch by walking into the INN, so I told Hadriex and it works.
author=Liberty
Oh, I get it. The overhead tiles that can be walked on too, they've been turned to Same As Hero instead of Above Hero, blocking progress.


Yeah, I saw that you can reset the switch by walking into the INN, so I told Hadriex and it works.
Oh that bug. It is on my TODO list.
A Hero's Realm remaster SoundCloud is now a thing (for ease of sharing on Twitter)

I have posted 11 tracks there from pianotm and zDS.
Cave and the Town song are my personal favorites of my own work so far.
author=kentona
Thanks guys for the input on the keyboard issue. I didn't know about those potential fixes.

As for the Joker not being able to advance into a Daredevil - yes, that is a bug in my code that would prevent that from happening. It'll take me a bit to fix though and I have to get to work. (It's been a long time since I've looked at the code). I'll make the changes to the Temple of Class Change maps and upload it when I am done, but it won't be until late in the day. I'll post here when it's uploaded.

It's uploaded. Sorry it took so long. (it was a pain to fix, in the end, and a bigger pain to test!)

This bugfix will allow Jokers to change class to a Daredevil at level 20 like they were supposed to be able to.

Get the fix here:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/82/downloads/9271/

Paste the map file into the main folder for Hero's Realm and overwrite the existing file.
author=kentona
author=kentona
Thanks guys for the input on the keyboard issue. I didn't know about those potential fixes.

As for the Joker not being able to advance into a Daredevil - yes, that is a bug in my code that would prevent that from happening. It'll take me a bit to fix though and I have to get to work. (It's been a long time since I've looked at the code). I'll make the changes to the Temple of Class Change maps and upload it when I am done, but it won't be until late in the day. I'll post here when it's uploaded.
It's uploaded. Sorry it took so long. (it was a pain to fix, in the end, and a bigger pain to test!)

This bugfix will allow Jokers to change class to a Daredevil at level 20 like they were supposed to be able to.

Get the fix here:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/82/downloads/9271/

Paste the map file into the main folder for Hero's Realm and overwrite the existing file.


Thanks.


I posed a question to my patrons recently about what they might want from me specifically for their patronage. They responded and now I am opening it up to any one else who potentially would be interested. The biggest reward idea being Bigwig's tentative offer to allow patrons to design a monster concept for an in-game enemy.

If this, or things like a custom hand drawn world map from me, is something that excites you, please respond to the poll!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-are-you-for-13636232
The Font is slimy and I can barely read it. . . How can I fix it?
author=Notnosyknowsy
The Font is slimy and I can barely read it. . . How can I fix it?

https://rpgmaker.net/engines/rt2k3/utilities/1/
Install the fonts that you can download in that link. >.<)b

The Child of Light and the four heroes
Does the story change any except for some name changes?
author=Notnosyknowsy
Does the story change any except for some name changes?

Not really.


...except that the evil guy is now Lex Luthor, it is set in 1890 Texas but in one where aliens from the future handed Genghis Khan advanced tech, and a large race of subterranean intelligent super spiders are attempting to take over the world using cats.
Notoh
*Deeply Thinking*
1928
author=kentona
author=Notnosyknowsy
Does the story change any except for some name changes?
Not really.


...except that the evil guy is now Lex Luthor, it is set in 1890 Texas but in one where aliens from the future handed Genghis Khan advanced tech, and a large race of subterranean intelligent super spiders are attempting to take over the world using cats.


Oh yes.
You're remaking this?!? I'm thrilled! I came back to download a few old favorites and find this here. I will be back to see how this is coming!
author=SilverSoul
You're remaking this?!? I'm thrilled! I came back to download a few old favorites and find this here. I will be back to see how this is coming!

Well I can't disappoint you, now that you said this. I guess I should get on finishing it then!
It's funny that your latest post mentions taekwondo with your kids...when I first played this game, I was in college, I think? And now I also have kids, one of whom is doing taekwondo. So I totally sympathize in being pressed to find time to work on this. If you can, I'm gonna be very excited :-)

It is tough working on this in 12 minute spurts, sporadically late at night, early in the morning, and secretly while at work, with weeks-long hiatuses.