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Off-Topic => Archive => Old Game Discussion => Topic started by: CoolZidane on January 29, 2005, 12:43:22 AM

Title: Soul Reaper
Post by: CoolZidane on January 29, 2005, 12:43:22 AM: This is a game I am making called Soul Reaper.

Plot:
For a long time, the countries of Lasan and Ocelon were at war. Eventually, a hero named Roy was able to unite the two countries. The two kings met to sign the treaty, but, darkness strikes, and both kings are found dead. As well, much of each king's treasure is stolen. Representatives of each side blame the other for the murders, and the countries return to war.

Twenty years later, a boy named Hans is driven from his hometown by the Domino, a terrorist group from the country of Lasan. He and his friends, Florence and Pearl, flee to inform Culo, the King of Ocelon, and to try to end the war. On his journey, he meets friends, mysteries, and a secret so dangerous, it threatens the world.

Characters:

Hans
Gender: Male
Weapon: Sword
Age: 18
Bio: Driven from his town by the Domino, he tries to unite the two countries.

Florence
Gender: Male
Weapon: Spear
Age: 16
Bio: Hans's best friend, he joins him on the quest to unite the two countries. Always tries to keep an upbeat mood.

Pearl
Gender: Female
Weapon: Bow
Age: 17
Bio: She is in love with Hans, but he does not return the favor. She makes many attempts to get him to love her, but is hurt when he does not.

Jack
Gender: Male
Weapon: Sword (Only one, called "Slayer")
Age: 25
Bio: Former member of the Domino, he only wants the two countries to be united in peace.

Xiao
Gender: Male
Weapon: Whip
Age: 20
Bio: Proud devotee to the Mirlan Church, he believes that the god Mirlan has sent him to unite the world.

Delquin
Gender: Female
Weapon: Axe
Age: 21
Bio: Xiao's wife, she questions the truth of Xiao's beliefs. However, she stays with him out of loyalty and for his protection.

Menilos
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Bio: Leader of the Domino, he stands by a firm belief that if you destroy one town, the others will fall. Unchanging in his belief.

Noctram
Gender: Male
Age: ???
Bio: A mysterious man who has taken the throne of the Lasanian king. His motives are unknown.

Features:
Switch system--A system where you can switch party members in and out at save points.

Adrenaline--Similar to the Limit Break, but party member's Defense is lower.

This is what I have so far, so if anyone wants to help, I just need some resources like battlecharsets, but if anyone wants to help in other areas, that's fine.
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Post by: Grandy on January 29, 2005, 12:54:40 AM: I like the Abilyti sitem thing, maybe I could [STRIKE]stole[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]copy[/STRIKE] borrow it :D
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Post by: Enduo_Ril on January 29, 2005, 05:33:19 AM: One thing I don't quite understand... why does the Adrenaline thing, make your defense LOWER? It seems like it would make attack+defense (and possibly speed as well) go up, but only last for a little while... and then they'd go back down to normal (or maybe lower).

Then again, maybe you meant that AFTER it wears off, their defense drops a lot... which makes more sense. If you're tired out after a sudden burst of strength, you'd be easier to hurt.
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Post by: CoolZidane on January 29, 2005, 02:28:22 PM: That was what I meant.
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Post by: That_Guy on January 29, 2005, 02:32:21 PM: It sounds good.
Why do people always say RPG Game, Wouldn't that be role-playing game game?
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 02, 2005, 11:48:03 AM: Here is the first screen.

NOTE: This is not final.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on February 02, 2005, 04:50:58 PM: Erm, are you gonna replace that bad guy? Because everyone uses him for their first (And usually crap) RPG, so if you have that guy as a main baddie no-one's gonna give your game a second glance. Sorry to put you down, if you really wanna use him, then you can.
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 02, 2005, 07:51:50 PM: That ain't the main bad guy. Not by a long shot. Read the plot description, and the characters.

EDIT:
Not to mention this isn't final.
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 21, 2005, 08:27:04 PM: Here is a screen from the intro of the game.
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 21, 2005, 08:50:26 PM: thts lookin good , r u using 2000 or 2003?
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on February 21, 2005, 08:56:19 PM: Judging by the text, I'd say it's 2k3. It looks good!
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 21, 2005, 09:09:49 PM: hey, zidane, if u need any resources just ask k, and ill search the net 4 ya (I would make them myself, but im better with a pen and pad than mouse and screen)
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Post by: hour_of_crisis on February 21, 2005, 09:29:09 PM: cool...maybe I can help with scripting or chatacters. just pm me if you need anything!
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Post by: wildguy3922 on February 21, 2005, 10:13:02 PM: Need help with Charsets - Contact me in Character Creators

Need help with Monsters - Contact me in Monster Makers in Mini Teams.

I like the screenshots. Good job! ;)
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 22, 2005, 07:36:49 AM: www.phylomortis.com has good monsters
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 23, 2005, 09:54:37 PM: The demo for the game will probably be released by the end of March/early April.

Maps: 4% done.
Resources: 80% done.
Story: 90% done.

Oh yeah, the hero mentioned in the first post (Lance) is now named Roy.
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 23, 2005, 10:14:01 PM: good, lots of people use the name lance in thier games, calling him roy will add to originality
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Post by: drenrin2120 on February 23, 2005, 10:39:28 PM: no! you changed his name? Lance is way better than Roy. Roy is plain, dull and boring! Lance is strong, meaningful, and awesome! Besides, the last game I played with ANYON in it named Lance was friggin' pokemon! So i wouldn't call it common. but o well.
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 23, 2005, 10:43:34 PM: lol I wasn't supporting the name Roy either, I'm just saying that I think it's quite common in RPGMaker games now,
why not Vance? lol
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Post by: drenrin2120 on February 23, 2005, 10:49:40 PM: Ahaha, Vance... If my mom named me Vance over Lance, I'd flip! Unless CoolZidane doesn't mind "gay-ifying" his main hero, go right ahead. lol
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 23, 2005, 10:51:35 PM: The main hero isn't named Lance (he's called Hans). Lance (now-called Roy) is Han's father. I accidentally called him Roy when I was making the events and I decided to change it.
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Post by: drenrin2120 on February 23, 2005, 10:56:08 PM: oic, like han solo? lol, j/k. By the way. game looks good, screens are a little weird, but since this is the beginning, plenty time for editing.
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Post by: CoolZidane on February 27, 2005, 12:48:42 PM: Here is another screenshot from the intro.
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Post by: Leon_1990 on February 27, 2005, 05:58:50 PM: Tragic lol, the screens are coming along , you still callin' lance "roy"
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Post by: CoolZidane on March 15, 2005, 08:34:44 PM: Topic kick, I know, but I have another screen. It's not much, but it's progress.

This is just a screen from the hero's home town.

PROGRESS:
Resources : 90%
Story: 95%
Maps: 5%
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Post by: ENDLESSHEARTX on March 15, 2005, 09:38:53 PM: Your game looks awesome. When it's finished I definately want a demo or something!
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 07, 2005, 08:14:42 PM: Another topic kick, I know, but the progress now is:

Resources: 90% (I'm trying to get battle charsets)
Story: 97%
Maps: 6% (This is demo-wise)
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Post by: Dragonium on April 07, 2005, 08:27:23 PM: Looks pretty sweet. I can see you've put a lot of thought into this.

Good luck!

PS. What sort of battlechars are you using?
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 12, 2005, 07:56:02 PM: I'm using sprite-sized battlecharsets.

Here is another screen from the game.
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Post by: Leon_1990 on April 12, 2005, 08:07:42 PM: Still looks good :D
but the dungeon there looks kinda bear....
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Post by: dart336 on April 13, 2005, 03:49:58 AM: can you send me demo thouth pm
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Post by: Darkfox on April 13, 2005, 03:59:07 AM: Soul Reaper? Errrrr... you know that sounds much like that game... uhhh... Soul Reaver wasn't it?
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Post by: SleepAid on April 13, 2005, 07:59:49 AM: Do you have a title screen yet?
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 13, 2005, 10:29:34 AM: Soul Reaver? Never heard of it.

As for the title screen, I don't have one yet.
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Post by: Janne on April 13, 2005, 12:58:00 PM: Looks pretty good.
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Post by: Mikemike747 on April 18, 2005, 08:54:40 PM: Hi Brian!
Nice game setup you've got going here.
I'll be posting my game-in-progress (paper halo) soon.
[GLOW]:)[/GLOW]

PS> Here's the finished grunt (edited)
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Post by: Leon_1990 on April 18, 2005, 09:47:30 PM: Soul Reaver is a gr8 PSX game - kinda like a dark tomb raider, bt 100 times betta.
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 18, 2005, 09:53:55 PM: Here is the first battle screenshot.

NOTE: Battlecharsets are temporary. Monsters are also temporary.
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Post by: dark one on April 18, 2005, 09:59:33 PM: Dont look to bad......

Credits to ya man ::)
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 18, 2005, 10:04:25 PM: UPDATE:

Resources: 99%
Maps: 8% (I need to get a world map.)
Story: 95%
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 27, 2005, 08:29:08 PM: One point of this is to bump the thread.

The other is to say that the demo is a little while off, but as soon as I can get myself a world map, I'll be quickly able to finish everything else.
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Post by: Solid on April 27, 2005, 09:46:30 PM: Good luck to you man!
I am going to start my game! (nothing planned yet, but i will start)
U sorta inspired me to start one again. haha
thank you
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Post by: SleepAid on April 28, 2005, 01:10:53 AM: Do you want a title screen?
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 28, 2005, 01:23:02 AM: I have a title screen already. Thanks for offering, though.
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Post by: SleepAid on April 28, 2005, 04:54:20 AM: Ok, sorry about the shitty timing. I forgot which topic I posted in and it took me forever to find it.
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Post by: CoolZidane on April 30, 2005, 12:25:02 PM: The demo is coming soon.

I want to try to have it out by the end of May.
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Post by: karl3 on April 30, 2005, 12:39:23 PM: i like the look of the game the war sceane for the start of yours kinda reminds me of the intro for mine im making
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 02, 2005, 07:39:52 PM: Here is the first official screenshot of Noctram.
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Post by: Mikemike747 on May 04, 2005, 01:08:53 PM: I like your screenshots that you've posted.

Update on Paper Halo:
Recources: 90% (i need a pelican ship and a hunter)
Maps: 30% (Working on active battle format)
Storyline: 98% (Working out kinks)

I'll start mu own thread once i get some screenshots. :cow:
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 08, 2005, 11:30:21 AM: Well, I'm getting closer to finishing the demo.

Story: 100%
Resources: 95% (Just gotta get some more charsets/chipsets)
Maps: 20% (This is an estimate, I have no idea how many maps I actually need)
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Post by: Syntax on May 08, 2005, 11:44:14 AM: YEY!
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 08, 2005, 11:47:52 AM: Since I don't have any new screens, I'll tantalize you guys with another music piece from the demo.
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 08, 2005, 01:39:58 PM: New screenie:

It's the Forest of Dreams.
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Post by: Mikemike747 on May 09, 2005, 08:58:36 PM: hey brian! this is just to bump your thread. Cant wait for the demo! :jumpin:
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Post by: Leon_1990 on May 09, 2005, 09:02:53 PM: looks gr8 cool zidane ;)
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 10, 2005, 01:50:30 AM: Demo progress:

Story: 100%
Resources: 99% (just gotta get some charsets/chipsets)
Maps: 70%

Btw, from Wednesday til Saturday, I'm gonna be going on a trip to D.C., so I won't be able to work on the game more til Sunday. I will work on it some on Tuesday, though.
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 20, 2005, 09:03:38 PM: Okay, I'm back.

Story: 100%
Resources: 99% (Just some more chipsets and other stuff)
Maps: 75%

I'm getting close to this. Just keep an eye out, and I'll get you the demo.
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Post by: CoolZidane on May 24, 2005, 10:51:58 AM: The demo is coming soon, probably by the end of June.

Story: 100%
Maps: 80%
Resources: 99% (Chipsets, of course)

In the meantime, I would like some feedback on what you think of the game so far.
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Post by: Mikemike747 on June 01, 2005, 02:44:19 PM: Is the abertisement in your sig actually giving you funds? if so, i'll make one in mine. :hi:
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 01, 2005, 07:04:38 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Mikemike747
Is the abertisement in your sig actually giving you funds? if so, i'll make one in mine. :hi:

No. It's an ad for another game. However, you can still make an ad yourself. It won't get any funds, but it will let people know about your game.
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 01, 2005, 10:13:13 PM: Two new screens! Yay!
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 01, 2005, 10:14:37 PM: And the other one.
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 05, 2005, 11:57:47 AM: The demo is nearing completion. I can't give a good estimate, but I would hope to finish it by July.

In the meantime, tell me what you think of the game.
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Post by: Scarface Larry on June 05, 2005, 01:36:07 PM: Okay, it looks good and if you spend that much time on a demo then it should be better than those 5-second demos that have no story, all RTP (and used badly) and no value, this looks to be the almost opposite. I look foward to the fortold demo. From the shots I say I give it a 8/10, good job.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on June 05, 2005, 01:44:20 PM: Didn't you say a while back that you were going to use sprite-size balle chars?
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 05, 2005, 02:04:51 PM: It was a change of plans.
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 06, 2005, 12:33:18 AM: I don't have any new screens, so here's some music I composed for the game to tide you over.
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 07, 2005, 02:33:39 PM: Here is another screen from the demo.
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Post by: CoolZidane on June 07, 2005, 08:08:57 PM: The demo is almost done. It should be done by tomorrow or Thursday.