WLTR3565'S PROFILE

The old bug. Pardon :p
I'm positive it has been fixed as the game have renewed maps. For now, please bear with it. There's still some jamus and biscuits, right?

@phlim2

She just has a bad temper whenever someone calls her cute. However, her quote will be changed by the next demo. That was just a placeholder. xD

A bad temper whenever someone calls her cute... Poor little girl :( Looks like the reason for it will be revealed as we play... right? ;)

At the moment, the new artist for the game (not the same artist who did the artwork in the demo) has an artist's block, but will hopefully be working on it soon.

That feel. I know that feel... Art blocks :(

You mean the tutorial? If so, thanks. I thought a lot of people might have trouble getting the idea of the battle system.

Er, I mean, the usual battles. It shows the commands that will be used in the turn, right? The icons in their balloons in the HUD.

Yes, I noticed that the battles ARE plentiful. I shall remedy this immediately!
On top of that, I've been looking for some assistance with making monsters more balanced and worth fighting.
The forest sludge (green slime) usually causes poison upon attack, but other than that yeah, the enemies do lack a lot of status-inducing attacks at the moment.
I agree that the forest's boss does lack a lot of skills, and just requires a load of basic attacks to defeat it.

A battle should be more than status-inducing strategies, I think. It doesn't matter how much the enemy can or how awesome-looking the battle system is, mechanics-wise or presentation-wise. What's important is to make the combat fun. One of the keys for it is to make the enemies memorable for what they do. A mere status-inflicting normal attacks isn't enough to do justice :( For an example, a boss will do a charge attack that will do 400% damage than usual. By that warning, the party still can prepare to defend themselves.

I feel so too, but the entire RPG Maker series' airship system just looks plain to me, so I felt I should improve it with the Mode7 thing.

The main reason that I call it a little unnecessary is because how you move in the map on foot. Still feel squarish, which doesn't support the feel that Mode 7 gives. It will do the best with pixel movement and 360 degrees 3D movement with Mode 7 rotation :P (*shot)

I didn't mention the soundtracks since it's not bad, but not that notable to mention about :P No offense. Forgot to mention. The Extra menu is very welcome :D Preferable if the music player locks the music when they haven't been played yet in the game. You know, for some people, hearing the theme can be a spoiler :P

And for the battle sprites, please be mindful to your spriters when your team has some? I sprite my own with my team and... Hell. It DOES worth it, but still a hell :(. Mine focuses on expression and animation so my project sacrificed the color details. You have to think further for considering how it will be, while considering the spriters' power. The art style is not merely about how it will look like, but how it will be made.

And good luck. I gotta know why Miho gets antsy when someone calls her cute ;)

Well, tried to the end. And well? My biggest concerns are the illustrations' consistency and combat quality, although they should have some explanation.

- Is it just me or there's a notable difference of artstyle? Michiro (green-haired kid) looks chubbier than Miho (the silver haired lady). The difference is also notable at how their portraits are colored, given that Miho's portrait got more color details. The contrast is shown even more if you want to compare between the status screen and the portraits while talking. The status menu ones are only using base colors without any shadings. It's not about the quality, it's about the consistency.
- I don't think counting the milliseconds is anything necessary. It's more like giving the players a feel to rush. I don't think this game needs to give feel to rush at all times, either.
- Thankfully, option to turn of voices is available. The voice acting isn't that bad. But at times, the intonation doesn't that fit (to my imagination).
- The 8 direction movement is legit, but somehow, why did I see that Michiro can step the roofs while walking diagonally?
- Seems that Miho's voice a little too squeaky to me?
- Miho's quote... "Don't ever call me cute again, or I'll gouge your eyes out." What has happened in her life!? What kind of little girl that will say something as sadistic as that!? Which girl who will hate to be praised "cute"!? She must've been through a hell lot of problems too heavy for her age... Or... Is (s)he a boy!? (*runsawaybeforegetshot)
- Is there any reason to not be able to run in the (giraffe) forest, at the starting point?
- The Extra folder, isn't it confidential? Are you sure to let us access them?
- I sympathize Yuiichi there. While he's not a womanizer that will get a woman he'll like (bishoujo games staple), he doesn't have any portraits. It's unusual for a non-main character playable character. Wait, his portraits and such aren't completed yet, I see, since he already has his own portrait (colorless) in the menu scene. He looks far younger than I expected from his voice and sprite.
- The number fonts in battle feels squeezed, making them not that comfortable to read.
- A little strange that the battles lack any voice-overs while the dialogues bear some. The usual is the opposite.
- Sorry for much comment of anatomy... I can't stand it :P It's only about Michiro. Is she wearing a kind of skin-colored pantyhose? If not, why her belly button and (sorry) mound of venus (cleft between navel and thighs) aren't visible in her status menu portrait?
- Why can highlight the spoils if you don't need to do anything?
- Reminder of used commands in battle HUD is a pretty nice touch.
- The big tree seems to have a contrasting style between other tiles and characters.
- Battles are redundant, the usual illness. Maybe you haven't paid attention to combat yet? So redundant that I prompted to escape without any particular reason but stay away from boredom. The only variation I found was only an attack that inflicts paralysis. The bosses' strategy aren't that worth yet, either. More than that, characters (Yuiichi and Michiro) have to be hit often to activate their techniques... And as I battle, I understand your need for spriters more. Seems that the normal charsets don't do enough justice for a fully depicted (illustrations and such) characters.
- The Mode 7 is pretty cool, although I think it's a little unnecessary.
- The Journal with different writers (and even responding the earlier journals) is a very nice touch.
- The characters' personalities are fleshed sufficiently, I think.

That's all. You really need more time to polish the combat :(. Sorry if there's something wrong from what I said.

Maybe at another blog update? I'll make sure I remember... Still so much things to do :P

How cute!