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I like glitter. I teach and choreograph Colorguard. I like to dance. I am a college student. I am the spriter and co-director of FFEssence. I like tuna. Carol Channing...
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When it comes to designing tiles I just find pictures of locations from other games and begin pixelating... then when its time to map I just find a map from another 2D rpg and copy a small section of it and expand on it. The Povs of Qaros in Final Fantasy Essence is loosely based on Narshe's set up from FF6.
I also have some rules I set for myself. These rules are based on what I've seen in FF5 and FF6. Keep corridors tight and individual interiors small. You don't want a map so big that the player has no idea where they are... especially if you haven't intended for them to get lost. Keep in mind that you see the entire map while creating it but the player has no idea what it looks like from above.
It also sucks having to walk too many steps between shops. I don't wanna have to trek across the city just to buy a potion when I've already spent several minutes crossing the world map from a dungeon. Walking is only fun for intentional exploration. Eventually after mimicking enough maps you'll get the hang of it and you will probably be able to work without them.
I also have some rules I set for myself. These rules are based on what I've seen in FF5 and FF6. Keep corridors tight and individual interiors small. You don't want a map so big that the player has no idea where they are... especially if you haven't intended for them to get lost. Keep in mind that you see the entire map while creating it but the player has no idea what it looks like from above.
It also sucks having to walk too many steps between shops. I don't wanna have to trek across the city just to buy a potion when I've already spent several minutes crossing the world map from a dungeon. Walking is only fun for intentional exploration. Eventually after mimicking enough maps you'll get the hang of it and you will probably be able to work without them.
Final Fantasy Essence Review
The writing in the beginning was probably the best because its the only part that has been completely remade.
Jessen certainly has fallen victim to bipolar disorder due to writing conflicts :P. It also doesn't help that Celes and I suck at punctuation. Personally, I type faster than I think sometimes, so once I've gone through the dialogue so many times I stop seeing mistakes because I unknowingly skim over it. Basically I read it in my head how it was supposed be written even though the screen shows something different. Sometimes when copying and pasting stuff from Google Docs to RMXP the puncuation won't appear in-game due to multiple versions of puncuations. An example would be curly apostrophes and non-curly apostrophes. Lastly, the third writer, who is probably the best with puncuation, doesn't write directly in RMXP... only in the scenario docs.
I don't disagree with this review, but I can say that there are more original concepts planned for later and they are merely hiding behind the initial cliches.
Jessen certainly has fallen victim to bipolar disorder due to writing conflicts :P. It also doesn't help that Celes and I suck at punctuation. Personally, I type faster than I think sometimes, so once I've gone through the dialogue so many times I stop seeing mistakes because I unknowingly skim over it. Basically I read it in my head how it was supposed be written even though the screen shows something different. Sometimes when copying and pasting stuff from Google Docs to RMXP the puncuation won't appear in-game due to multiple versions of puncuations. An example would be curly apostrophes and non-curly apostrophes. Lastly, the third writer, who is probably the best with puncuation, doesn't write directly in RMXP... only in the scenario docs.
I don't disagree with this review, but I can say that there are more original concepts planned for later and they are merely hiding behind the initial cliches.
Final Fantasy Essence
Final Fantasy Essence
Cloud, Sora, Vincent, Aeris, and other Square Enix D-bags will be replacing the main cast of Essence :D! The new title name will be Tetsuya Nomura Essence. Qaros will have leather belts around every building and each shop will now be a hair salon since hair is the only way you can tell the difference between FF characters.
Help Us Debug The Demo!
Final Fantasy Essence
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After the introduction of the man and the kid in the house after the character hit the crystal with sword
Check the most recent blog for the save file that takes place after the crash.
Help Us Debug The Demo!
Too Demonlord5000:
Thanks for the input lol. I didn't even know I could search the bodies of the dead soldiers lol! Must be something Celes recently added. I'll be sure to add self-switches to their corpses. Also, back-attack is possible which would make sense. There are some other evented battles in this game that I wanna change to back attacks as well.
Yeah. I've had people say stuff about the pipes before. Some people say they look to big to walk over. Perhaps I should reshade them? Or add a shadow to make it look like they are closer to the ground?
Thanks for the input lol. I didn't even know I could search the bodies of the dead soldiers lol! Must be something Celes recently added. I'll be sure to add self-switches to their corpses. Also, back-attack is possible which would make sense. There are some other evented battles in this game that I wanna change to back attacks as well.
Yeah. I've had people say stuff about the pipes before. Some people say they look to big to walk over. Perhaps I should reshade them? Or add a shadow to make it look like they are closer to the ground?
Help Us Debug The Demo!
To everyone: Download this save file if you get stuck when it shows Jessen and Storm. It'll start right outside Storm's house.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fhlnmd
To Oblic: WOW. lol. I just checked it out apparently there was a switch that changes the transfer point once Cyn is defeated. idk why a transition point like this would even have a switch.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/fhlnmd
To Oblic: WOW. lol. I just checked it out apparently there was a switch that changes the transfer point once Cyn is defeated. idk why a transition point like this would even have a switch.
Help Us Debug The Demo!
To Ronove: Thanks for letting me know. I'm not sure how to prevent that. All I can think to do is to prevent that old lady from getting close to the edge. Does rmxp have a way of dealing with that?
Edit: Oh and as for Keira... thats a good point. I think Celes and I had a discussion about this before.
People in the Povs are pretty ignorant... but we sometimes we can't take everything in RPGs too seriously :P. No one seems to recognize Edgar in South Figaro either lol.
To Killer Wolf: So far you are the only one that I know of with a sound problem. The songs are just midis and the sfx are oggs. I'll tell the programmer about it. I just downloaded and played through and got stuck too.
Perhaps I should get a save file right outside Storm's house and upload it for everyone.
Edit: Oh and as for Keira... thats a good point. I think Celes and I had a discussion about this before.
People in the Povs are pretty ignorant... but we sometimes we can't take everything in RPGs too seriously :P. No one seems to recognize Edgar in South Figaro either lol.
To Killer Wolf: So far you are the only one that I know of with a sound problem. The songs are just midis and the sfx are oggs. I'll tell the programmer about it. I just downloaded and played through and got stuck too.
Perhaps I should get a save file right outside Storm's house and upload it for everyone.
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