CHARLESGABRIEL'S PROFILE

author=harmonic link=topic=384.msg66649#msg66649 date=1237077364

author=Liberty link=topic=384.msg66586#msg66586 date=1237016924
^.^ I'm 26 actually. XP

No effing wai.

Thank your lucky stars! I'm also 26 and people say I look 30!

I'm 24, but I look 19.

I think that those of you who would like the individual resources protected, maybe should get one of those creative commons licenses... those are free, and even if you want to allow others to distribute or edit your original work, you can, there is an option for it.

And the whole "why won't you share" shit shouldn't even be asked in the first place. If you want to share it, wouldn't have you stated it from the beginning? well, at least that's what makes sense so far.

Honestly, using original resources from other developers without permission is a no-no to me. People can't compare ripping from commercial games with ripping from indie/rm2k3 original games... just like it was said in here, we are amateurs... for a lot of us certain things are too time consuming or even hard to make, whether they are graphics, engines, music or whatever the case...

And I agree with the phylosophy of "honor among thieves", however don't get me wrong, original resources are not ripped stuff, it is for the ripper, but not for the creator him/herself. I think that at the very least is the moral thing to do, to respect people's effort, regardless of the mindset.

Well, while this can be some flattery, even to me, there are things that I only want to see in my project, that's why I'm working hard for it, so think about it, imagine spending a lot of time working, spending time of your life that you will never get back, seriously... just drawing shit, or doing whatever you are for your game, cause you want it only to be in your game regardless of popularity, just being taken away from someone who didn't even had the courtesy or the manhood to ask or at least TELL that they were going to, or were using those resources... it is just wrong, or what I really mean, it is fucked up.

EDIT: Lol at this situation, I really never thought to come across this... if this gets really bad, remind me of writing a tutorial on how to encrypt your rm2k3 games just like how the rmxp/rmvx system is. If you guys want this, let me know before the 20th.

author=Craze link=topic=3310.msg66110#msg66110 date=1236767304
I prefer open-map Abyss battles over those from earlier Tales games that I've tried. It's a really cool way to go about battles!

Yeah, me too. In Tales of Legendia it was kinda retarded, cause aside from the random battles there was this water bubble that if you step in you fight some stronger enemies. I mean, it was original, but it didn't look too appealing to me. I hate random battles for the most part though... that's why I don't even do that in my rpgmaker games.

author=Neophyte link=topic=3310.msg66068#msg66068 date=1236731990
Can someone tell me the main difference between them?

It seems like if you've played one of them, you've played them all. The only thing that changes is the character and story. I don't mind games using the same formula, but when you use it 12 times it kinda loses its spark. I've only played Abyss, Phantasia, and the Vesperia demo. The only one I really enjoyed was Phantasia, and that was almost 10 years ago when I played it. From what I've played of Abyss and Vesperia, they play the exact same way, just with different characters and a new story.

I guess if you like the formula then you will like the series. There is a lot of pointless dungeons and tasks to do in the ones I've played, especially Abyss. I couldn't stand the dungeons in that game. Seriously, I was hoping the dungeons would get better in that game but nope, they don't.

The basic formula stays (combat, etc) but they usually add extra stuff to it... so in some games there is some sort of difference... not vast, but to an extent that feels kinda new.

In abyss, I liked the dungeons, mostly cause of the graphics, and the structure of them... puzzles were fine in my opinion (better easier than too hard), and well the battle system had more options, you could run anywhere if you unlocked that early feature that you press L2 (I think, can't remember, been a while).