Quest for the StarFire, A 3 hour demo of my first VX game Options

[valkill100]

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This is my first game using RPG Maker VX. I'm learning a lot, so I hope to get feedback once I have my demo up.
Edit: Added an updated link to the Demo. Let me know what you think!

Story

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Indgray, a kingdom once proud and vibrant stands in ruin, all its people gone. No one understands why, sages are unable to piece together what had happened so long ago and are now in a struggle to figure out what can save them from a similar fate. The wind is changing, all signs are pointing towards a great catastrophe to come. Few know the truth, only that one salvation, one prophecy may hold the answers; The StarFire.
What is the StarFire and where can it be found? Time is running out. Can the StarFire be found in time and bring salvation, or will history repeat itself once more and bring another kingdom to ruin?

Characters

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Party Members
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Reina: Adopted daughter to Father Majere. Kind and helpful, but always seems to get into all kinds of trouble. Her best friend Keith has always been there to get her out of it, because of this she has devoted herself to the study of becoming a Paladin so as to prove to herself that she no longer is a burden to anyone anymore. Keith's sister Karen is always teasing her about her true feelings towards him.

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Keith: Knight in training and son to the late Sir Oswald Silvaniir. He and his twin sister Karen were taken in by their uncle Jebf at an early age and soon after befriended Reina. Keith has always seen Reina as a little sister, but deep down seems to be developing more that simple brotherly love towards her.

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Karen: Keith's twin sister. Polar opposite of Keith, Karen seems aloof and enjoys some good fun at Reina's and Keith's expense. Deep down she cares deeply for the two of them and constantly tries to get the two together no matter what.

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Roana: Keith's superior officer. Strict with no sense of humor, which puts her at odds with Karen.

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Jayline: A thieving brat who must always have her way. She forces herself onto the group since she believes Reina and the others can help her find her missing Grandfather, who so happent to also be searching for the StarFire. She always speaks her mind and becomes good friends with Karen.

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Xavier: On a mission to find a crimonal called Vince, for the death of his beloved Lisbet.

Supporting Cast
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Prissy: Daughter of the shop owner, Arnold. Karen's drinking buddy who always has something to complain about. She lost her mother at an early age and takes her frustrations out on her father.

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Father Majere: Father Majere runs a small church in Deen Village, he took Reina in after her parents died and has since been teaching her the ways to becoming a Paladin. He was best friends with Sir Oswald Silvaniir and witnessed his final moments before dying. He has always been secretive about his past life.

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Jebf: Keith and Karen's uncle. Brought up the siblings when they were just 5 years old after their fathers tragic end. He learned not to question Father Majere about what had happened those many years ago and has since devoted his time in teaching the twins how to defend themselves.

Screenshots

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Title Screen
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World Map
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A Few Battles
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Mt. Kreet cave entrance
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Reading Prissy's Diary?
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Fort Glade
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East part of Florah
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Credits

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Battle Background-by Diakonos
Level Up Display-by BigEd781
DeadlyDan_MapFog-by DeadlyDan
Game Over Menu-by Moon
Enu - Tankentai SBS
Kylock - Original SBS translation
Mr. Bubble - Continued SBS translation and STR33_ATB translation.
Shu - SBS translation help
Moonlight - Many, many bug fixes.
KGC: For numerous scripts
MR. MrAnonymous: For unsorted scripts and translating the KGC scripts
Tokonsmoke: Music
Craig Ramsey and FL Studio: Music
Deekman: King sprite rip
Nae(Azu): Angel Queen sprite rip
Grim: Asuka & Lucier sprite rip
BigEd781 for module Ladder_Config
Map HUD v0.1 by Carbajosa
Numerous scripts by Woratana
Light Mode by BulletXt
--I know I'm missing tons so let me know so I can credit everyone!--

Videos

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Demo - Latest!
StarFire

This post has been edited by valkill100: Jan 30 2010, 05:26 PM

[RATED-RKOFRANKLI...]

This good looks good. I really like the story. It has a good mystery to it. The characters a nicely done. It is good you are using a custom battle system. I watched your video the other day!

[Midnight Assassi...]

I found an obvious mistake - the face grphics are not the same. They're a mix of Moromagalabo, RTP and Etoiler (?). Try to make them look almost the same.

Also, the names don't mesh together. Think of it like a jigsaw puzzle with every piece having the exact same shape - they don't fit. Reina, Roana, Prissy and then... Keith?

[Elemental Crisis]

Wow! Looks great, cant wait for the demo.

[Obsession]

Hehe, I love the music that used. (The Heroes of MM 3 victory theme was a good choice even though I recognised it )
Although, in that cutscene in the beginning, it felt a little rushed that the beginning music cut like it did. Perhaps you could allow a wait delay, to let the music fade out before changing over so quickly. Nitpicky, but very nicely produced intro. I wish people made them more like these!

[valkill100]

@RATED-RKOFRANKLIN: I'm glad you liked it, I'm learning a lot while using this maker.

@Midnight Assassin: Thanks for letting me know, i tried to get the same feel for each character, but found it clashed with the sprites I had in mind to use. I've changed each character sprite and faces at least 3 or 4 times before coming up with what I have now. As for the names, Reina, Roana, Keith and Karen are party members( I will fix this with my original post) while the rest are simply NPCs, but I see what you mean bye jigsaw puzzle. Any suggestions on name structuring to fix this?

@Obsession: Thanks for the feedback, any idea how i can have the Intro Auto-play so no buttons need inputting?

@Elemental Crisis: My Demo is ready, just waiting for it to be approved.

[valkill100]

Added a new video of the first boss fight and an updated demo. Please let me know what you think!

[Elemental Crisis]

Nice, I'll download the demo in a bit and find some time to play it.

Just watched the boss battle video, I'm really liking that battle system. Looking forward to playing your game!

[valkill100]

Thank you EC, I found it difficult to make the first boss fight exciting enough. Hopefully you'll like what I do with the other battles.
As for the character faces, what do you think about this face graphic replacing the default Keith:
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Is it too feminine? I'd change Prissy, but she isn't as important to the story and I can't find her hat anywhere that would fit that type of face set.
I still don't know why no one likes Keith's name though, it's a standard name(or is that the reason why?).

[Dyhalto]

You need some uniformity in the face portraits. Keith was way out to lunch compared to the others, and now Prissy is the achilles heel of your project.

Why not break out the Fire Emblem sprites and make some custom mugs? You only need a few (I think?)
I'll try out your demo this weekend x)

[valkill100]

You're right, I do need uniformity in my characters, but I'm not planning on making Prissy part of the overall group. Though she does appear once in a while, so I frankensprited a face set that might make the cut.
What do you think?
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I think it came out alright, but I value the opinion of others.

[Midnight Assassi...]

Wait, who said Fire Emblem mugshots... huh?

Man, if you're ever in need of some FE mugs, just come to me! I'm known as Renegade on FESpritez forums and have been spriting for years now. Heck, if you want, I can upload a pack of all my mugs to date!

So, yeah, if you're going to use Fire emblem mugshots, by all means I can help out - big time. Just send me a PM and I'll hit the frog and toad! I'm all geared up for more spriting!

[valkill100]

I can honestly say that I've never played a single Fire Emblem game. It's a tactical RPG right? The only TRPG I've ever plated was FF Tactics and that game was hard! I'll take a look at the website you posted and let you know in PM if I'd like to use them. Thank you for the offer.

[Midnight Assassi...]

FF and FE are two different games BTW - but I've never played FF, so what would I know, eh?
Also, I posted a sample of my works here - my best works to date!

[Dyhalto]

The first Wallace morph is awesome. Great G.I.Joe haircut.

Also, Thumbsup @ the new Prissy Get the two old guys to look simliar, and you're set.

[valkill100]

Unfortunately old people can't be done with that program. I'll try and use face sets for NPCs as little as possible.
Also, Midnight Assassin, those are extremely awesome!

[Midnight Assassi...]

Whoa thanks Dyz and Valk! I've got C&C from others, but that's by far the best I've got yet!
I've got an entire gallery up at FESpritez forums - check it out here! http://z15.invisionfree.com/Fire_Emblem_Sp...?showtopic=9443

So, y'know if you need my skills, just notify me.

[RATED-RKOFRANKLI...]

Where are you getting your face sets from? They look really good. I would love to be able to make some.

[Midnight Assassi...]

Me? I splice them from the Fire Emblem series and make customs.
Valkill's front-on facesets were from Moromalgalabo. It's an online Jap facemaker translated into english, but I have no link for it as of now.

[czuczu]

Yay , nice battle system.
Story too nice ,and screen cool for RMVX .