DEIVIDDO'S PROFILE

Good choice using the SNES version. I definitely prefer that one.

Thanks for the comments, Dyhalto and Bulmabriefs.

The issue with the cursor came from the data compression. The cursor always worked when I tested it in the uncompressed version. None of my play testers mentioned the cursor issue, but I was able to find it when I played a compressed version.

The fileutils.rb was in the Fonts folder as a last attempt to get the auto font installer to work. I shouldn't have left it in there. I apologize for the confusion.

I have uploaded a new version of the game (v1.004) with the cursor issue corrected.

I played your demo for RSW and here are my comments.

* BUGS - I don't recall any bugs.

* TYPOS - I don't recall any typos.

* DIFFICULTY - I played up to the cave after you get Nina. I found the encounter rate to be far too high and I became frustrated. I do think that the high encounter rate is just as an old school game like this would have been, but it removes a lot of the enjoyment from a game for me. So, I suppose there is a difficult choice between an authentically old school game and a game that is more playable. If the encounter rate were lower, I wouldn't have shut the game off. I might play more later. I do want to see more of where the game is going, but that all depends on how much I can withstand all of the battles.

* MAPPING - Mapping seemed faithful to the genre. I did get lost in the caves, but that is more my fault.

* LENGTH & PACING - I'm not sure how long I played because, true to the original BoFs on SNES, there is no game clock.

* STORYTELLING - The only time I was lost was in the beginning when I had neglected to talk to the guild leader to get my quests. That was my own fault though. I didn't feel connected to the story, but I wouldn't expect to in a game like this. I adore the original Breath of Fire, but I never felt connected to its story either. It was also probably too early to get very invested.

* TRIBUTE - The game definitely had the feel of what an NES Breath of Fire might have been.
One little silly thing I noticed is that in Breath of Fire games, when one searches for an item it will say something like "Anything here?". Then it will give you the item. I didn't see your game doing that. It's a minor thing, and I always thought it was odd that Breath of Fire games did that. It might make the game a tad more akin the the series though if you threw that in.

From everything that I have seen so far, I think you've done a very good job in making an NES-style Breath of Fire fan game. It's always nice to see Breath of Fire getting some love. Keep up the good work.

Thanks, Jayje. I was glad to see some other XP projects as well. It's still my favorite maker. I'll definitely be playing your game too.

I just played your RSW demo and here are my impressions.