Post by: Jaarroho on November 12, 2007, 10:44:09 PM
Episode Ones game play is about an 1/2 an hour
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Maker: RPG XP
Author: Jaarroho
Prologue Story:
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the main part of the story takes place in 1200 B.C)
Long ago, there was a world called Rique...
The only reason there were countries was because of hate of one another.
Soon a bloody war broke out all over the kingdom. The reason for this war was because a man lashed out and killed a guard out of rage. All the kingdoms where at war because, at the court, one kingdom killed the king of another, and so they all found it as an excuse to declare war on each other.
In the end, the war was Peasants vs. Full armies.
The war didn't last long. In the end, the peasants lost.
As a result, some of them were imprisoned and made work, making there lives harder.
807 years latter...
In his teens, young Arshes lived in a prosperous family in the U.S.. He loved his car, his mom, his dad, and his bed, and his parents are millionaires so he was rich.
One night, he woke up in a strange place, far away.
While trying to figure out where he was, how he got there, and how to get home, he grew a liking to a young girl named Hilda, who was a peasant in the little Isle region, who said she would help him. Arshes soon came to realization that he was in the year of 1200, a period that will change the life of him and all the inhabatints of Rique.
Story For Episode 1#; Episode Named:Where I am
The story for Ep. 1 is basicly what I said above.
Story for Episode 2#; Episode Named:The Amulet of Saints
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After figuring out that he is in another place BESIDES the U.S, AND in another time period, Arshes passes out.
The Gameplay takes place after you get out of bed.
Hilda is ready to Go to the king to get them to help out in finding him, and she also tells Arshes that there is a mage in the city that could help him out.
Arshes agrees to take Hilda to Cantin-Burge, BUT once there, he will then just ask the king for help with Hilda's dad and then go to the mage to find away to go home.
Almost half way through the Forrest, there is a barrier that keeps them from crossing. Wondering how to get around, they head back into the forest and look for another way through.
(I'm not telling you how to get through, so I'm just going to pretend that I've said what happens)
Once through the forest, they reach Cantin Burge. They then Head off to the king.
At first He says no to the question and tells you they are to busy to go on a man hunt. But after the advisor comes up and whispers something in his ear, the king agrees to "give you permission " to look for Hilda's Dad. However, he wants you to go into the sewers and get him an ancient amulet beforehand. He also says that he will give you ONE man to help you, and that man is named Felix.
Outraged, Arshes almost declines his offer, when Hilda steps in and says that we would except the offer. The king then leads you down into the sewer.
(I'll not tell you how to get through the sewers, but I Might give you a walkthrough if you need one. and trust me, it is NO easy task.It took one of my friends 2 hours to figure out the lever puzzle.)
As soon as you find the amulet, a super-human life form attacks you because you must not know the secret of the location of the Saint's Amulet. This Life form is Valkrye.
After the battle, Valkrye figures that maybe your worthy enough for the amy. Arshes then tells her that the King wanted the amulet, and she gets worried. She tells Arshes that " You guys are going to be part of a great separation, War, and tradegy." She then tells them about the Story of the Six Rays and about the Earth, Pluto, Mars, and Jupiter Stones.
Hilda then says that that is just a myth, and Valkrye throws a fit about how every thing is just a myth to people, and dissapears.
Arshes then picks up the amulet and takes it to the king.
The king is slightly surprised at the fact that you found the amullet, AND returned alive.
He gives you permission and you are forced out of his fort.
Arshes then leaves Hilda and Felix, And goes to the mage Jenova.
(of course you have to do something before you can go talk to her...)
He then learns something about "The First Prophecy" and then the episode ends.
Story for Episode 3#; Episode Named: The Lost Demon
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Story Pending!Quote
ChARACTERS:
Arshes
Background-Arshes is a young boy who was taken 807 years into the past for unknown reasons.
Age-14
Home-U.S
Likes- His car.
Hilda
Background-Hilda is a young girl who found Arshes in turmoil about how a ghost was attacking him. He thought the ghost was a guy in a costume.
Age-13
Home- Little Isle
Likes- Arshes
Estelle
Background-Hilda's mother, who was supposedly killed while hilda was 4.
Age-???
Likes-???
Felix
Background-A smart-mouthed member of the army. He usually gets sent to the prison because of his comments. However, he is actually a pretty good fighter and is specially trained to sabotage enemies with poison and other status effects.
Age-24
Likes-Any one EXCEPT the king
Features
A Pimp'n CMS
Great Maps (really, this time)
8d movement
Cool message system
Rm2k3 style CBS
Animated Title screen
An incredibly unique story that (trust me) has never been used before
LARGE (incredibly) LARGE LARGE LARGE LAAAAAARRRRRRRGE World
Old rtp...new style.
AREAS
Here are the list of locations I have currently finished.
LITTLE ISLE REGION
(Abrv.= Lt.Ie)
little isle region is a chain of islands that are sub-tropical in temperature. The locations in Little Isle are:
GRAHL TOWN
(abrv.=GRH): A desolate town now with only one family living in it. A strange darkness surrounds the area and monsters seem to pop out of the blue.
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Major land features are:
The Dark Road: Getting it's name from the darkness around it, it was origanly called "Isle Rove Path, leading to Isle Rove Cliff.
Hilda and her father where the ones that re nammed it, because the cliff slowly eroded and fell down the mountain.
Cantin Burge Forest and Field
Home to many animals and bugs, the area is covered in trees and plants. A huge river runs down the middle of the area, leading to a small water fall at the end.
It is named Cantin Burge Foreset and Field because some of the area was cleared for the huge city, Cantin Burge
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CANTIN BURGE CITY
(Abrv.= CABR): A large and modern (for there period of time) city that is surrounded in a huge wall. Most of the city's stores are Mage and Magic shops.
This is the location of the ruler of Little Isle.
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Major land features are:
Cantin Burge Castle
Surrounded by guards and walls, this is the MOST GUARDED place in Little Isle.
It has a throne room, Trophy room, bedroom, bath, kitchen, and other places.
It's most famous one is, by so far, the sewers.
Cantin Burge Castle Sewers
You wonder why this is popular, right? Well the reason is because there is supposedly a lost relic hidden in some far corner. People flock to get there hopping to find it.
It has lots of monsters hidden in it, and only the strong are smart enough to go there.
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SCREENS
NOTE: For those that like the huntes chronicles (there most likely is none) I will not work on this project (till the first demo atleast) so I swear I will finish it before this.
Post by: True Evil on November 12, 2007, 10:48:19 PM
I've always been a sucker for CMS's
Post by: Jaarroho on November 12, 2007, 11:00:34 PM
Post by: Yellowvanblake on November 12, 2007, 11:02:37 PM
Post by: Jaarroho on November 12, 2007, 11:04:10 PM
Post by: Dragoon de Sol on November 12, 2007, 11:05:55 PM
Problems:
- War started because a single guard was assaulted. HIGHLY unlikely.
- The only reasons there were countries were because they hated each other?
- If the peasants fought full armies, then most of them wouldn't be imprisoned. Most of them would be dead.
- Again, you stick with the same thing from yor last game. Some guy wakes up in a strange land.
- Very little info on your characters.
- You say you have a "Pimp'n CMS" when, in fact, it's not Pimp'n in the least...to me at least.
- Great Maps? They're alright, I admit, but not great.
- 8d movement? Can you move in eight dimensions?
- Looking at the message system, it's not all that cool.
- Looking at the battle system, what makes it like rm2k3? It looks front view to me.
- Unique story? Your story is a bunch of reworded cliche's...Meaning it HAS been used before.
- Where's the large world map? How do we know it's large?
Stop making outrageous claims. Whether you care what I say doesn't matter. It's fact.
Post by: Yellowvanblake on November 12, 2007, 11:24:03 PM
I think he means 8d as 8 directions
Post by: Jaarroho on November 12, 2007, 11:28:55 PM
And trust me, my story is unique. That is just the beggining. The insparation of this game is:
FF (.1%)
Sonic X (.1%)
Zelda, links awakening (.6%)
Star Ocean (in away...)(.1%)
AND my imagination (99.2%)
And the reson that their were countries was because, yes, they hatted each other. Alot. You know that someone hates you when thy try and find reasons to declare war on you.
Never said that many peasents died or lived...I leave that to your imagination.
The battle system is rm2k because of the way you fight and the view of the bottom battle bars.
The world map is large because it is. Trust me on this one. When I made the character walk from one end of the map to the end, it took 1 minute.
And yah, none of the scripts are my own. It just took a whole lot of time to find them. I mean ALOT of time.
Well, there are my reasons. I admit, agian, that your complaints are A nice thing to know, because I don't think I explained myself the best in the first post.
And man, when you said that my maps were a little good, that made me pretty giddy. Thanks!
Post by: coasterkrazy on November 12, 2007, 11:32:02 PM
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Originally posted by Dragoon de Sol
This would be a lot more impressive if you did the scripting yourself, which I doubt.
Problems:
- War started because a single guard was assaulted. HIGHLY unlikely.
- The only reasons there were countries were because they hated each other?
- If the peasants fought full armies, then most of them wouldn't be imprisoned. Most of them would be dead.
- Again, you stick with the same thing from yor last game. Some guy wakes up in a strange land.
- Very little info on your characters.
- You say you have a "Pimp'n CMS" when, in fact, it's not Pimp'n in the least...to me at least.
- Great Maps? They're alright, I admit, but not great.
- 8d movement? Can you move in eight dimensions?
- Looking at the message system, it's not all that cool.
- Looking at the battle system, what makes it like rm2k3? It looks front view to me.
- Unique story? Your story is a bunch of reworded cliche's...Meaning it HAS been used before.
- Where's the large world map? How do we know it's large?
Stop making outrageous claims. Whether you care what I say doesn't matter. It's fact.
New Meiscool in town, huh?
I don't think it looks too bad. I'd have to play it before I could properly judge it, though. Although its RTP, most things still are for RMXP. I'd like to give this a try and tell you my critiques after playing it.
Post by: Bluhman on November 12, 2007, 11:54:17 PM
Post by: Jaarroho on November 12, 2007, 11:57:32 PM
Post by: True Evil on November 13, 2007, 12:14:05 AM
Only problem is... I don't have RMXP, or else I would probably remake Demon Slayers onto it. XP teh pwnz0rz :(
Post by: Dragoon de Sol on November 13, 2007, 12:36:03 AM
Post by: Bluhman on November 13, 2007, 12:57:07 AM
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Originally posted by Dragoon de Sol
That's part of the problem. YOU know it's unique. Because you know it all. You've given us a half-assed summary that reeks of cliches.
Yeah, watch him release a demo and you're going to be just flat out blown away by the storyline or something. :p
Post by: Dragoon de Sol on November 13, 2007, 01:03:41 AM
Not to mention his only dialogue screen says "huh? were am i?" When it should say. "Huh? Where am I?"
Post by: coasterkrazy on November 13, 2007, 01:18:33 AM
Post by: Jaarroho on November 13, 2007, 01:48:07 PM
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Originally posted by BluhmanQuoteOriginally posted by Dragoon de Sol
That's part of the problem. YOU know it's unique. Because you know it all. You've given us a half-assed summary that reeks of cliches.
Yeah, watch him release a demo and you're going to be just flat out blown away by the storyline or something. :p [/B]
@ dragoon de sol
Well, If I gave away one thing, you would get all the spoilers needed to ruin a perfectly fine game. Would you like to know that Arshes almost kills Hilda? (not telling how or why) How about that one of the main heroes you'll probably like dies? How about the final boss? Or the continuity of part2/book2/season2?
@ Bluhman
Are you being sarcastic or true? Because if you really think that, thanks a lot!
@ gramar
If you look correctly, it's "huh? Where am I?" not "huh? were am i?"
Not saying I shouldn't correct the first part...actually the only thing keeping the demo is the spell checking.
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Originally posted by coasterkrazy
[ Although its RTP, most things still are for RMXP.[/B]
Hey, thanks for the comment. But one thing I want you guys to know is that the reason I used RTP was because I wanted to make a game that the makers of XP (Enterbrain) wanted us to. So all I really have done for sprites was find some pretty cool new style sprites and use them. I have done minimal editing to the basics because of that reason. ( I do have to say, I couldn't resist the scripts...)
Post by: Dragoon de Sol on November 13, 2007, 04:59:37 PM
Post by: True Evil on November 13, 2007, 07:08:01 PM
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Originally posted by Dragoon de Sol
Last story to blow me away was Final Fantasy 9. Hasn't happened since.
Not to mention his only dialogue screen says "huh? were am i?" When it should say. "Huh? Where am I?"
Try the Legacy of Kain series ^_^
Post by: Jaarroho on November 13, 2007, 07:30:37 PM
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Originally posted by Dragoon de Sol
Okay, all that stuff is cliche too.
*sigh* Is there anything not Cliche? I can't tell you everything, because I don't want a spoiler. And of course it will be a little cliche, but still.
Post by: True Evil on November 13, 2007, 07:33:42 PM
Except for an evil-cross-dressing-clown- oh wait...
Post by: Greeb on November 14, 2007, 12:51:29 PM
Post by: Jaarroho on December 03, 2007, 07:20:29 PM
and could some of you that have played it comment? I Need to know what I've done right or wrong so that I could fix it in my next episodes.
Post by: Jaarroho on January 02, 2008, 09:00:11 PM
anyway, I would just like you to know that The demo has a glitch. After the part were you go home, and you see the ransom note, you can't continue...hehe.
ANYWAY, I have ep. 2 done and finish! Huzah.
I can't upload a demo at the mometn, but would some screens work?
yah! First Boss!
Top secret Evil Plan...
First 11 map dungeon!
Hope that wets your whistles.
Anyway, comment on my game's story, request more info, Or just ASK me stuff. I NEED your comments to know what I'm doing wrong!
Anyway, Happy new year,
Jaarroho
Post by: Ben on January 02, 2008, 09:39:15 PM
You have not captured my intrest.
This game seems pretty run of the mill.
You are gonna have to beef up the graphics end of things...
the scripting sounds slapped together...
The maps look pretty thrown together.
I would try this is it seemed a bit more.... unique.
Its like you are trying to cover up the XP defaults with minor tweaks, and it looks like these minor tweaks could be painful to your project.
Could could stand to keep certain default systems of gameplay, for familiarities sake, While finding some less default graphics.
A Culinary addage comes to mind here...
"Please the eye and the mouth will follow"
And it applies to game making in many ways. You have not pleased my eye...And despite the fact that ive not tasted this...it just looks like your thrown too much seasoning salt in there, when you should have just bought some truffle oil.
Post by: Vidian on January 03, 2008, 04:02:57 AM
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Originally posted by coasterkrazy
New Meiscool in town, huh?
Omg I was thinking the same thing, Then I scrolled down and Bam.
It seems he's just trying to Criticize whatever he can.
I hope he stops..
I just don't have enough energy for another Meis.
Though I sorta Have a Crush on the First one :D
*Oh God... The Message is Trapped in A Box...
Oh well, I'm sure it'll fix itself In Due Time
MT11: Fixed. It's been a while since that thing reared it's ugly quotey head.
Post by: lonewolf on January 04, 2008, 09:34:59 AM
i play it when i get home
as working my feet are icey
my boot are like iced over
it xp no way
i have see my xp maker will work
Post by: Jaarroho on January 04, 2008, 10:01:32 PM
Ugh. About the default rpgxp defults, I've told EVERYONE...
I'm trying to make a game with as few changes in the system as possible, to try and make a game that Enterbrain WANTEd us to make.
As for my graphics and mapping...
Guys...Sheesh. Ive already TOLD YOU that I'm HAPPY with my battlers and maps!!!! I'm also HAPPY WITH MY STORY, AND YOU CAN NOT MAKE ME CHANGE THESE THINGS. IF SOMEONE LIKES SOMTHING, Do not make them change it!!!! That is like this:
Person 1"Awsome! I've got a 99% on my test!!!"
Person 2"Phhhhhtb!!!" "I got a 100!!! Your sooo stupid and i'm better then you!"
Littarly. That's what it feels like. And I'm not changing those things.
When I ment tell me what I could improve, I ment such as help on my story and what I should add to make it better.
Not change everything I like about it and make it into something else. That's also like taking someone's own and turning into the other persons!
Get the picture?
Anyway, I have included an update about the story...the story section now includes Episode 2's story.
Hehe...and why are three posts in a row in Vidian's message box?
Post by: Ben on January 05, 2008, 01:54:41 AM
Im pretty sure enterbrain wanted us to have fun with things....yep
Im just saying...the tweaks youve made are painful for me to look at. You maps are boring to view.
I would not spend the time downloading it.
Take it how you want dude. It just looks like its crappier than the effort youve put into it is all
Post by: Jaarroho on January 05, 2008, 11:23:27 PM
And about the "Don't tell people to change things they like", That wasn't necessarily pointed at you. I was meaning it to be for everyone that does that.
And thanks for your comments, I like the fact that (finaly) some people are giving me their opinions!
And yah, my mapping isn't the best, but It isn't something I focus on, and the sewer tileset doesn't really give you much to work with...
Post by: rpg kali on January 06, 2008, 01:58:53 AM
Kali-
Post by: lonewolf on January 08, 2008, 09:57:26 AM
i need a password to use my old one
can any one pm a link for a free copy of xp maker?
Post by: Jaarroho on January 08, 2008, 06:51:33 PM
Wait a little while before playing, because I plan on going to upload episodes 1,2,&3 (Yup, 3 is pretty much done.) And make it so you don't need RTP! ( doing this will make it a little longer to upload and download, however.)
And speaking of episodes,our
3 is getting close to being done!
I have introduced 3 new towns, Vidian, Kharin, and Biglow.
the main badguy is introduced and you will get to see Arshes get the SNOT beaten out of him! (Yay.)
This is the LONGEST episode yet, taking you from the Little Isle region all the way to the Garduke region!
It will also conclude part 1 of "Eternal Legacy, the First Prophecy"!
(in case anyone asks, part 1 is called, The "Fourth Prophecy".)
Several more dungeons have been created, and they are the Desert, Rain forest, Mountain, and a few caves and crypts.
5 whopping bosses while be fought in this episode, and 1 new character while join the party!
While i'm at it, another thing has been created in episode 3...
QUEST SYSTEM!
sort of like the Pokemon, Mystery Dungeon quest system, I swear this will be a cool add-on!
I hope you guys will enjoy the (fixed) demo when it is out!
Post by: lonewolf on January 09, 2008, 08:28:15 AM
so i hope to play your game :]]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on January 09, 2008, 09:05:57 AM
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Originally posted by Jaarroho
make a game that Enterbrain WANTEd us to make.
... If Enterbrain really wanted us to use only their graphics, then why did then add the ability to upload your own files? That doesn't make sense at all. Really, I'm not too impressed with this game either. Mapping could be better. I like the style used for the battle characters, but, custom characters would look better. I know custom resources for XP are hard to find. But you could have edited the sprites to look completely different. You could have turned the first one on the list... damn.. his name begins with an A.. but... gr... his name's Arshes! That's it! ...Anyway, you could have edited off the bandanna, change the colors of his armor, and even changed his hair color. Maybe add a crest or something to the armor. Change the eye color. Just make the character completely different.
EDIT: ...If Arshes is taken into the past, why is he wearing armor? Why would a 14 year old boy be wearing armor? Think of your characters in choosing graphics. I know you want to keep with the default characters and stuff, but why would this make any sense at all? Who freaking wears armor at that age?!?! He was living in the 21st century! I maybe can let you get by with some of the other characters... but still! Unless he changes clothes sometime and you don't get to (well... not see the scene, but know that he has... some fade out scene or whatever)...
Sorry, there's my little rant. ( :yell: )
Have a nice day. :smurf: