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Read-on Classic RPG with an artistic approach.

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The reason why I said 9999 is that the Master Guardian's ATB bar filled up completely when the team's ATB bars did not move a single pixel.

Also, this is one of my favorite RPG Maker games, you did an excellent job balancing the damages and everything.


Oh! I'm glad to hear that, I thought you weren't enjoying it. I've gotten a fair bit of criticism on the difficulty, but every time I tried making it easier, it became so easy that it was no longer fun. Balancing was tough. Glad you're having fun!

author=AnneLaurant
Yup. ;^) It's a pretty sneaky one! I'll tell you if I beat it lol.


Awesome! Defense ignoring abilities are your friend. Tip, X level spells ignore defense.

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I mean, you are exaggerating the stats a little bit. The literal agility cap is 999, as it the ATK stat, neither of which is what either of those enemies have, but in the case of the Guardian, you're supposed to lose that fight. Which is why the game continues after the loss. I'll reiterate, if you're having difficulty with the combat, adjust the battle settings and see if it helps, and make sure you're well prepared with items. That's the best advice I can offer you, it's up to you if you want to take it. This game is meant to be a challenge, but it doesn't have to be if you try new things.

Hope that helps, and I hope that didn't come across as rude, I'm genuinely trying to help you out here.

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Hey AnneLaurant, no that's not a bug. That was intentional at the time, but only for new game plus. I actually completely forgot about that. It's not really necessary for that to be a feature any more, given the changes made this last year, I just forgot to change it. Thinking about it now, that kind of makes certain characters... Somewhat useless in that fight, except to use items. Hopefully beating them isn't too much of a grind, but thanks for pointing that out, I realize it's not exactly the best "feature" and I may remove it later.

Also, out of curiosity, did you manage to find the secret final boss? You mentioned your party was at max level, I'm curious if you've stumbled across it yet!

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Honestly, you're actually probably over leveled for that part of the game. The mission you're on now has a built in fix (later on) that gives you a couple extra levels just in case you're below level 20. I've beaten the Leviathan before at around level 17. I'd recommend playing around with the battle settings (the Tips and Tricks video helps explain them better) or stocking up on medicines and stimulants by completing side missions offered by the assassins in the sanctuary. Also, if you haven't already purchased Heal and Life tomes from the merchant in Amethyne, that can help immensely. And forging new weapons from the merchant in Diamo should be possible with the carbon and iron that you've mined from the cave so far, or purchasing equipment from the general store. Hope this helps!

EDIT: Ha ha, I kind of like your comparison, although it's not QUITE that dramatic. Kind of makes me feel like I can at least create a challenging boss fight though. Canonically, it's a sea creature that is subject to deep-sea gigantism, prefers cold climates and isolation, and are very territorial. The holes that extend to the ocean floor in Glacio's Throat are an ideal habitat for them, as they connect to the open ocean, so traveling through the area is essentially invading it's territory, but it's not exactly meant to be a god-level monster of mythic proportion.

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So... I downloaded the RTP, and I tried downloading the game, but for some reason it won't run on my computer. I'm using windows 10. There might have been something wrong with how I extracted it, since it's a .rar file (people still use those?) and I had to use an online extractor. But every time I launch the game it says "This app can't run on your computer." Which is weird, I'm trying to run "RPG_RT.exe" which should work fine. How did everyone else extract and run the game? Am I missing something really obvious?

EDIT: Aaaaand it's working. No idea what I did wrong the first time. Alright, let's do this!

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How have I not been a member of this community sooner? This is the best way to celebrate Christmas I've ever seen.

Dreaming Mary

I just discovered the HIDDEN hidden ending/developers monologue, when you...

Use hadouken mode, beat the "yeti," then just repeatedly answer no when asked to return to the title screen. By the way, the joke of giving a game over at the end had me in tears laughing. Monk class master assassin trained by her father?


I absolutely love little hidden gems the devs throw into their games like this. I've got a few in my own game, and I think it's hysterical when someone randomly finds them. Awesome game, loved seeing this style of a game made with VXA!

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Wow, way to grind! I didn't actually expect anyone to TRY to find the secret final boss, it took me almost 4 playthroughs to get to max level. You actually just need the party leader at max level, but it's definitely best to have a solid party when going into the fight. Also, great job finding that other secret! I think you're the only person to have found it so far, I haven't had ANYONE mention it, and that was in the very earliest release of the game. Great job, I'm glad you're enjoying the game!

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I think I may have missed something, I just got six notifications about this post, so I'm not sure if you edited the original one or not. I'm putting together a guide for the game which will include solutions to all the puzzles, but as for the towers it shouldn't be possible to soft lock yourself. I'll see if I can send you a hint via PM, I'm just not at my computer right now. And actually the Atlach Nacha in the Caeli Forest had a special death animation as well, but it's easy to accidentally skip. And no, the MP cap is 9999. Nothing to worry about there.

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Thanks! I always appreciate when people get hyped to play my games, it makes me feel as though the effort is well spent. Hope you enjoy the next playthrough!