AMERK'S PROFILE

Quick saves aren't included in any of the RPG Makers by default. They're easier to implement in later editors (like RMXP, VX, and Ace) because of the scripting feature included there, since anybody with decent programming knowledge can create such a script and pass it off for others to use, but not so much in RM2K and 2K3. RM2K/3 didn't include scripting features, so any changes to the program essentially requires plug-ins or expert eventing. Plug-ins are very limited unlike the newer makers, and not everybody has the programming knowledge to event such a feature.

In any case, it appears this has been cancelled. Sad, but expected, since Ephiam has directed his attention into restarting the franchise. Still, it was a fun Atari-styled rpg and I recommend people in tune with the older styles of games give this one a shot.

author=TDS
Thank you for trying the demo.

I've mentioned this on the blog post about the demo, "You are not going to win all battles like a typical RPG". This is why there is a huge wall of fire in the demo preventing you from going into the desert, people kept going to the desert and dying a horrible death and then complaining they could not defeat anything in the desert.

My guess is not very many people ever played any of the really old (NES) Final Fantasy games. It was easy to wander just a bit too far in one direction only to be attacked by an enemy not meant to be fought until much later into the game.

While frustrating at times, it kept us on our toes since we never knew when the next fight would be our last.

An epic intro to your demo by the way. This is shaping up to become one of the best RM games I've seen in a long while.

author=kumada
-Encounter rate is extremely high. Maybe fewer encounters at higher difficulty for more xp?

This. Overall, it was a great intro, but the encounter rate was just too high for starting out with limited resources, and the amount of XP drops made it very tedious and almost not worth the effort.

Since the game was open I took a look at the rate, expecting something around the 20-step mark. Nope, 30 steps. Naturally, this would seem relatively high, especially in comparison to old rpg's. But RPG Maker has always had some sort of fudged math when it comes to these things, and here was no exception. I felt like I was getting into fights about every few steps instead of every 30. Perhaps raise to something like 50 steps. There's also scripts available that balance out the encounter rates more efficiently than what the default does.

Ratty with a more serious DQ-style rpg? Nice demo, will hold out for the final product. When I first heard it was you, I almost feared the mesh of RTP characters and the big headed ones was a joke (after all, with games like Chrono Trigger Duh, who can blame me?). Glad to know it will all be custom when it's finally done.

Agreed. The game is about as commercial quality as I've seen for a fan game, and it never disappoints.