KROLAN'S PROFILE

(-4 14) (-7 47) (-8 ?)

I gotta say, this is not a riddle. This is a friggin' guessing game that only someone who had an advanced interest in Highschool mathematics can *maybe* guess correctly. It would actually be a nice advanced version of the number sequence puzzles often found in these RPG's, but for that, a third one should've been present. That's how number sequences work. If I just present you

2 5 ?, yes, you *may* guess 8, because the only relation between these numbers is the discrepancy of 3.

However, if I just present you 3 15 ?, you immediatly guess either (3+12=15 15+12=)27 or (3*15)45 or (3*5=15 15*5=)75, all three are wrong, and no, the solution isn't (3-15=)-12 either. The Solution if 53. Why? You were supposed to figure out, that you first divide the second number by the first(5), then, you multiply the second by the first(45). You take these two results and add them together (50) and then simply add the first number to get 53. Now wasn't that a well made 'riddle'?

That's expecting the player to randomly guess that they have to throw the rubber chicken against the waterfall to receive a monkey-butt that they need to use as fuel for a flying carpet to travel back in time and deliver a cactus to a parrot. That would be horrible Adventure Game design. And that's how figuring out the solution to this one feels like.

I eventually considered all possible relations to the numbers and made a pretty wild guess, that the -4 and -7 are 3 apart, and the sister number of the first means -4 was multiplied by 3 to get 12 then add 2 to get 14, assuming that operation wasn't complete nonsense, which wasn't clear, looking at the second part it multiplies -7 with 6 to get 42 and add 5 to get 47. So what were you supposed to do? Realize that the multiplier is N and that the adder is N-1, and that the discrapancy of N in the first part and N in the second part is also 3 each. Now we go to -8 and just assume these rules to be true, so, it is 4 apart from -4, so we add +4 (or +1 going by the second bracket) to the multiplier N of the third bracket, and to N-1 of the third bracket. So the first brackets 'Multiply by 3' becomes 'multiply by 7', and the 'Add 2' becomes 'Add 6' leading to (Click 'Show' for the actual solution, if you're a traveler from the future having a problem here)


That, is not a riddle. Any number of assumptions can be made about these numbers, one very very far fetched assumption leads to the solution. I got lucky. Worse is that the order of negative and positive number are reversed upon inspection. -7 is -3 away from -4, but N-of-7 as well as Nminus1-of-7 are +3 away from the factors of N-of-4 and Nminus1-of-4.
Any Person of sane mind expecting the Riddler to have made a logically structured Puzzle is correct in calling this one 'Impossible', despite me having randomly guessed it, expecting a flaw. The only reason people can get past it anyway is that the scale is small enough to brute force it (or they get lucky with their assumptions).

A Number Sequence puzzle only works if the solver can observe the first numbers relation to the next number and at least another number OR the relation of the next number to the next-to-next number (Numbers = Similar Instances for your Bracket Magic), and then you ask for the 4th.
In this one, to make this an actual riddle rather than a guessing game there should've been a third backet stating i.e. (-5 23). In that case it doesn't even need to be in order, but we can actually *observe* a pattern consistent between 3 examples, and can only come to one solution through deduction, not multiple solutions based on speculation. It would result in actual Challange, instead of resulting in Crap-Shoot.

With that, I'd even commend you for having made an interesting take on a somewhat 'boring' usually added arbitrarily number sequence puzzles in RPG MAK games.

And Just for fun, other Speculations leading to a result which the game considers false, but are no less viable to the actual solution:

-Simply add the numbers together in each bracket, then observe, then *speculate* to use the only relation you can see. (10) (40) (-8 78)/(70) making the Solution 78.

- -4 14 to -7 47, so, we multiply the first brackets solution by 4, so that must mean, we do it again, so the solution is (-8 168), because added together they are the solution of the second bracket multiplied by 4, consistent with 10*4 being 40 (+ 7).

And probably a number of random ass assumption that could be made.

Other than that, I've been enjoying the Remaster of this game for what it is, and I like the straightforward simplicity of it, as well as the execution. Earlier sections are sometimes deliberately repetetive, but as the game moves on, Quality of life improvements show. It is like 20 years ago someone made a single map for an RPG, and then made the second, then the third, and as time passed, things were balanced out and systems implementet to compliment what's already present. From my perspective, it's a timecapsule of how a well made RPG Maker game from ages past looked like, when we didn't have all these fancy scripts and sprites to work with. It's almost like following a Developer on their Process of continuasly adding and improoving to the creation, while leaving the 'mistakes of the past' intact for genuinity. So Kudos to that! :) Nostalgia intensifies

P.s.: And no, the third puzzle is also not 'fair' as one poster from the past claimed (realized a kindred soul actually already provided the solutions to all three puzzles, check the first page, bottom). It suffers from the same problem, it needed in that case at least a second already fully presented 'instance' (1st number times 3rd number equals 2nd number is an observation you do at random, it is simply easier to guess that that's also the expected operation for the second string, which isn't even presented as such.) To make that one viable as a riddle, and not rely on people simply assuming the right solution, it needs to be 1st number times 3rd number equals 2nd number, 4th number times 6th number equals 5th number leading to the magic of *repeated observation*, from that, and only that, the rules are clear, and then it is fair to ask 7th number is x, 8th number is y, what Number is 9th?

P.p.s: I played the Hell out of Lufia II when I was a kid/teen, and I really love the inclusion of its music everywhere :) I guess that's why the combat system ends up being so well made, forcing me to use all the spells, items and tactics (defend) which I often neglect in other RPG's. Lufia had a similar effect, especially in the Cave of the Ancients. I'm also a sucker for the Chrono Trigger Soundtrack, and some Final Fantasy inclusions I also recognize. Well, that's that, thanks for making this ^^

P.p.p.s.: AND Terranigma Musix too!! ^.^

First Time Player in 2022.
Final Verdict

AMAZING

Love Enri =)

I'm here to second the report given by ngoomie. I'm running Vanilla Win 7, so the issue shouldn't be related to the windows. It happens without fail after exiting the room reached by the well through the right path. At that point, the game is borked. You can go anywhere on the overworld map as well, but any door transitions are inaccessible, though event-transitions, like the one towards the castle, or big Staircases still trigger, nothing cancels the glitch though. I'm sad now, because I'm pretty sure I got everything, I bought the oil before the rope, after I already had the glitch triggered and reverted back to a previous save. No matter when and how, the glitch triggers and the last cave can't be entered (which probably leads to the puzzle that was altered somehow when stepping on a button at the magi-kitties ):(

When interacting with a door from behind xP :


Update: Actually, when positioning oneself in front of where a door would block you, facing it, interacting with it, while the glitch is active, it cancels the glitch. Sadly there are no doors that'd allow us to proceed to the final cave after the glitch has been canceled and cave entrances as well as the entrance to the castle remain un-interactable when re-triggering the glitch.

Come to think of it, this glitch happens precisely at the only cave_entrance-to-Big_Staircase transition in the game. Maybe the glitch rests there. Funnily enough, when the player goes back down the staircase to arrive in the room seen on your fourth screenshot for the game, the glitch cancels as well, but re-enables itself without fail when going back up.

Side-Note: I read in your comment under the review you received that you fixed a sequence break with the bunny suit. I don't know exactly if we mean the same, but there is an easy way to get past the bouncer-bunny by approching from right below it, then it stops you. You cancel the Dialogue, and remain standing in the place where he halted you (there doesn't seem to be an 'step backwards' trigger or the like') and one has only to move into the direction behind that bunny to skip it entirely. I didn't exploit it, I wasn't out to break the game, but I guess you could look at that one again.

Just started playing and am wondering wether or not you get to fight the first "Big Atlas Cloud" at a later time (once you have your wolfy guest, you cant really return to it) or if I'm supposed to grind out some levels for the main character to stand a chance, and, if that is the case, if I am just supremely unlucky or the standart mobs in the area dont drop any healing items.

I'd also like to know what it's percentage chance to do the paralyze attack (instead of the bleeding one) is, bc I swear the game became self-aware and started mocking me with the order in which the paralysis attack happens and hits.

A swift reply would be appreciated ^^'

Greets.

I am unaffiliated to that guy, but I thought I'd let people know anyway, that the Project is still being worked on, apperantly the final town is just about to be finished.

But I also want to adress that in a comment section 2 days in the past, the Creator stated that the actual final game will probably take another 2 to 3 years to finish (apperantly the last town, much like in the original game, is merely a "last checkpoint" affair)

Also it was stated that the creator plans of releasing the "half-way demo" as he puts it up soon.