Adventure Game Studio

Well, I was debating whether or not to do this when the game isn't close to being completed yet, but there is enough of it done to promise results so I figured, why not? It'd be nice to get some feedback.

-TITLE-

-INFO-
The game is called "Gift of Aldora" and is an RPG based mainly on the Enix style of SNES RPGs (free roaming, not tile-based, and not turn-based combat) but also including basic ideas taken from all my favourite RPGs and, of course, many of my own.

-STORY-
You play Kin, a guy living in the peaceful town of Boronia when one day you are approached by a girl named Kaya. She is a messenger sent by the controllers of Fate to find you. She tells you that the Master of Fate has dissapeared and as a result, the world is fading. It won't be long before everything is lost and the world ceases to exist. You are told that it is up to you to find him again before all is lost. What has happened to the master of Fate? What does destiny have in store for you? You and a companion must travel the world and find out.

-MORE INFO-
The battle system is live (as said before, not turn-based) and similar to the Secret of Mana/Terranigma style games. There will be (hopefully) a nice mix of role playing and combat. It will be completely keyboard controlled, and although the story is linear, there will be a reasonable amount of "extra" things to do and ways to change the story. The story will already deviate in certain ways depending on which companion you choose.

-SCREENSHOTS-








-SAMPLE MUSIC-
I'm not a musical person in the least, but I wanted everything in the game to be my own, so I've made 90% of the tracks myself. (Modgeulator did the theme music for me, which is -gorgeous- because he's a genius!)
http://kinoko.futariba.com/misc/home.mp3
http://kinoko.futariba.com/misc/icecave.mp3
http://kinoko.futariba.com/misc/porttown.mp3

I chose to upload these because they've already been posted in the critics forum, so it's not like they're a secret.

-WEBPAGE-
http://kinoko.futariba.com/games/gift/

-PROGRESS-
At this stage, it's probably about 25% completed, but it's hard to say.

-RELEASE DATE-
By end-2006 would be nice.

-DEMO-
Coming in the next few days!

I've been waiting for your thread about this, knowing it was only a matter of time. Looks AWESOME Kinoko, I can't wait. If it's even close toa s good as Cirque de Zale, it'll be an amazing RPG. I still can't believe its being made entirely with AGS...

Finnaly, A thread. I like the look of yours, good luck with it.

Excellent!

I too have been anticipating this!

I've been 'writing' this story (in my head mostly but I HAVE some on paper!) for about 12 years now and one of the main characters is named Kin!  (one day I'll get it published)

Anyway, just thought I'd share!

This looks promising.  Yes ... promising indeed.

Awesome. Looks and sounds really great. Keep us posted on progress!

I love the Red X's.... very stylish...

I love the look of this one, it's like those old RGPs for SNES. I bet this is going to be fun!

Thanks everyone ^_^ The comments help keep me motivated! *shows heavily motivated muscles*

I keep updating when there's significant progress and might put a couple more screenshots up every now and again.

Did someone mention... Terranigma? :D Joy!
One of my favourite games ever... Looking forward to this very, very much! :)

I'm looking forward to this one - Cirque De Zale was quality entertainment (though I'm guessing this won't be anything remotely like it), and I LOVE those SNES-era rpgs. Doing this must be pretty daunting considering how huge and complex SNES rpgs tended to be, but those screenshots (and the title) get the style pretty much spot on.

I imagine a game like this must be a scripting nightmare though. Good luck with it!

Er... I'm not bumping, really! I added a new screenshot of a room so it didn't look so ... samey. I'm going to be adding another one that shows a typical dungeon scene (once it's completed).

great title screen ;D
good screenshots 2 8)

looks really cool!  it's surprising more people haven't used ags to do rpgs like this...

I love this style ... it's very Zelda-ish, ChronoTrigger, Secret of Mana-ish ... which is they style I had in mind when I did JP & Cosmo!

These screens look great!

The interior shot ... when I first looked at it, I thought the wood beams were like support struts and the purple and orange thing was a path behind them.Ã,  In other words ... it didn't look the the bricks were the wall.Ã,  Then when I saw the pictures/paintings hanging there (and the window) it came together.

I know this isn't the CL ... just wanted to share!

I think these look great!

May I be nosey and ask what the in-game interface looks like?

It looks so damn professional you could show this to people and claim it was on a Snes emulator, hell I'd believe you.

Darth: Well, when the game's in RPG mode (ie, not a dungeon) it'll pretty much look like it does there. At least for now, I'm still not sure if I'll put a small GUI on screen to show current HP etc. During the dungeon scenes, there will be a GUI like that. You'll also be able to bring up a kind of control GUI to let you see stats, use items, magic, etc. I'll change or add a screenshot showing this and maybe the text windows.

Like I said, it'll be similar to the SNES style RPGs so arrow keys will walk you and certain other keys will be used to interact, run, fight, etc.

Rincewind: Terranigma is one of my two favourite games of all time ^_^ Equal with Breath of Fire II.

I don't like RPGs but if its made by Kinoko it must be nice :) What I did not like about older RPGs was the fact that the background story alway appeared to be nothing more than a reason for collecting items and fighting "random encounters". It would be lovely if the story would be important for your whole game! :)

Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 06/08/2004 05:05:00
Rincewind: Terranigma is one of my two favourite games of all time ^_^ Equal with Breath of Fire II.

Ah, blimey - You now have my total and utter respect! :D
I remember borrowing Terranigma from a friend of mine who had bought it when it first came out. He had finished it it like three hours, whereas I had to sit for months, struggling just to get past Bloody Mary... :) Ah, just a really, really good game. The story was perfect, and I loved the way all different events in the game was tied together at the end...
So in other words, if it's just somewhat resembling of Terranigma, I'll like it... ;)

Good luck with it!

LOOKS AWESOME! nice eye candy! ;) I love RPG's except turn based ones(well, I like Final Fantasy). The fighting style is like SNK's Crystalis for NES. Your characters look just like RPG characters, which is a very big plus. Good luck on this game, and if you do finish it, I will definatly download this!

Quote from: Rincewind on Fri 06/08/2004 21:48:22
Ah, blimey - You now have my total and utter respect! :D
I remember borrowing Terranigma from a friend of mine who had bought it when it first came out. He had finished it it like three hours, whereas I had to sit for months, struggling just to get past Bloody Mary... :)

Ah, me too!! I never had so much trouble with anything in that game as I did with bloody Bloody Mary. It took me AGES to finally be able to beat her, and I had to level up heaps and basically only did it by using one spell (lightening or something like that) over and over until she was dead. I can do it pretty well now but the first time I played that game... she was so god damn difficult. I'm so happy to hear I wasn't the only one.

That game... just blew my mind. Have you played Illusion of Gaia too? I assume you know that's the game that comes before it in the storyline. It's not as good but still great and the tie-ins between the two games are nice.

*ahem* Anyway, I could talk about how much I love that game for hours. I'm trying to put a lot of what I love about Terranigma into Gift of Aldora (without just ripping things... I mean more in terms of the "feel" of the game).

Totoro: Well, games like Terranigma most definitely were very story heavy, and had very big themes that made you think about them well after you'd finished the game. Mine will be similar in that respect - I HOPE the story will be at least slightly involving and will be tied heavily to the game... I can't promise anything, but that's what I shall endeavor to achieve. It depends on what you guys all think after you've played it, really :)

i give a 100 over 10 points to your graphics ... waiting for it ....

Quote from: Kinoko on Sat 07/08/2004 14:13:30
Ah, me too!! I never had so much trouble with anything in that game as I did with bloody Bloody Mary. It took me AGES to finally be able to beat her, and I had to level up heaps and basically only did it by using one spell (lightening or something like that) over and over until she was dead. I can do it pretty well now but the first time I played that game... she was so god damn difficult. I'm so happy to hear I wasn't the only one.

That game... just blew my mind. Have you played Illusion of Gaia too? I assume you know that's the game that comes before it in the storyline. It's not as good but still great and the tie-ins between the two games are nice.

*ahem* Anyway, I could talk about how much I love that game for hours. I'm trying to put a lot of what I love about Terranigma into Gift of Aldora (without just ripping things... I mean more in terms of the "feel" of the game).

Hehe, I know what you mean... I especially hated those goddamn masks that kept flying around and drained your energy... Argh...Ã,  And yeah, the best way of kicking her ass was to just keep on building up experience until you reached level 50 or something... :)

But still, there was very little that compared to the moment when you finally defeated her... After that, every boss in the game felt kind of easy... Heh.
Ah, cripes, I think I'll have to either replay it on my emulator or try to find the original somewhere now...
Gotta play some Cream-a-Cat... :D

Yeah I know that - The same buddy who had TerranigmaÃ,  also had IoG, and although I didn't find it as good as Terranigma, (Much due to the fact that I never managed to get past Mu... Hah...) it was entertaining, none the less.Ã, 
I also played Soulblazer on an emulator, but it didn't feel nearly as good, both story- and gameplay-wise as Terranigma.

Hehe, I get that as well... But it's a game that truly deserves some fanatic ramblings, I say... :) Once again, good luck with it all!

And, um... You wouldn't happen to need a beta-tester when that time comes? :D

Sure will ^_^ though it won't be for a few months yet, you've got the job! How could I not take advantage of such a great Terranigma fan?

Ahh, cream-a-cat... I named my last cat Ark ^_^ I'd always tell him, "Ark is the noodle king!"

this looks nice....

Quote from: Kinoko on Mon 16/08/2004 15:32:08
Sure will ^_^ though it won't be for a few months yet, you've got the job! How could I not take advantage of such a great Terranigma fan?

Ahh, cream-a-cat... I named my last cat Ark ^_^ I'd always tell him, "Ark is the noodle king!"

Yay, awesomeness! I'll hold you to that!

Haha, that's cool... The Noodle King... I almost forgot about that...Ã, I liked Cream-a-Cat better, though.
(But I hope that you would have named your cat Turbo if it was a dog, right? :) )

Wow, Kinoko, this sounds like it'll be awesome :) The graphics remind me of Terranigma in a way.
I love how the story seems it'll be, with it being linear, but yet it'll have that flexability when it comes to choosing a companian and how the story is effected later on ;D

I also like the idea of the battles being live action and not turn-based :) PLUS!!


--Snake

Quote from: Rincewind on Mon 16/08/2004 15:25:16
Yeah I know that - The same buddy who had TerranigmaÃ,  also had IoG, and although I didn't find it as good as Terranigma, (Much due to the fact that I never managed to get past Mu... Hah...) it was entertaining, none the less.Ã, 
I also played Soulblazer on an emulator, but it didn't feel nearly as good, both story- and gameplay-wise as Terranigma.

Hmm, it's a pity you never played past Mu. One of the best parts of the game is directly after Mu... in fact, the whole game improves significantly after that. You should get a rom and replay it! ^_^I also only played some of Soul Blazer on an emulator. It was interesting and had it's merits but once I got stuck, I just drifted away from it. I'll try to pick it up again some day, I really would like to finish it so I've completed the whole series.

I'm glad a lot of people are happy about the non-turn based combat. I really do like turn based RPGs but I think both sides have their merit, and I find this "real time" fighting to be more suitable to the style and story of GoA.

Re: Turbo... Probably not, because I wouldn't have thought about it. I probably wouldn't have had a dog, either :P

Quote from: Kinoko on Tue 17/08/2004 15:25:20
Hmm, it's a pity you never played past Mu. One of the best parts of the game is directly after Mu... in fact, the whole game improves significantly after that. You should get a rom and replay it! ^_^I also only played some of Soul Blazer on an emulator. It was interesting and had it's merits but once I got stuck, I just drifted away from it. I'll try to pick it up again some day, I really would like to finish it so I've completed the whole series.

I'm glad a lot of people are happy about the non-turn based combat. I really do like turn based RPGs but I think both sides have their merit, and I find this "real time" fighting to be more suitable to the style and story of GoA.

Re: Turbo... Probably not, because I wouldn't have thought about it. I probably wouldn't have had a dog, either :P

Mm, yeah, I have it as an rom now, but now I can't even get past the first boss... Bah... I never thought I'd get worse at playing that as I got older... Hah.
Although I did get to see some things after Mu, since when I got stuck sometimes, I used to play on some of the saved games my buddy had... Heh... *cheater*
Yeah, I'd like to play SB again as well, but since the RPG Oasis closed down, I don't know where to find the rom anymore... Bah.

Oh, and is thereÃ,  gonna be a weapon/armor/item system similar to Terranigma, btw?

Yes and no. Unless I change my mind midway or something, the weapon/armour won't be displayed visually in your GUI, only as text. In that regard, I guess it's more like Breath of Fire II or even Final Fantasy 4. I keep playing with the idea of changing that, but it would clash with my current GUI so I'd have to rethink the whole thing. I -am- still considering it though.

Sounds (and looks) REALLY cool! Keep going, sister!

MU is a good RPG game but soon it gets boring.

Wha...? o_O MU?

Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 18/08/2004 02:30:15
Yes and no. Unless I change my mind midway or something, the weapon/armour won't be displayed visually in your GUI, only as text. In that regard, I guess it's more like Breath of Fire II or even Final Fantasy 4. I keep playing with the idea of changing that, but it would clash with my current GUI so I'd have to rethink the whole thing. I -am- still considering it though.

Okeydokey - I just thought I'd ask, just in case... :) It would be cool to see it in use again, since it is an a brilliant weapon system, but then again, it's good to do something new as well.

And just for the record - Made my way through the Mermaid Tower yesterday... Harhar. ^_^

Oh come on. What about Breath of Fire I & II?!

What about them? (I'm not sure what you're responding to)

Well, everyone is talking about Terranigma but no one has mentioned Breath of Fire I or II. They are RPG's and they are classics.

Well, -I've- mentioned Breath of Fire II over and over again @_@ I can't say BoF is one of my favourites, but BoFII is one of the best RPGs (as I said, along with Terranigma) ever. ^_^

*Whoops, double post!*

Just a note to say that the info has been updated. I decided it was stupid not to reveal ANY of the story seeing as you will discover all this at the beginning of the game. I -do- like being as ambiguous as possible, though ^_^

I also updated a screenshot and added another to show the general look of the text windows, another of the main characters, and the basic control GUI.

Cool. I look forward to this game. Do you have a release date?

Check the bottom of the first post. Actually, I'll even make that clearer.

Somewhat of an update, as I've started serious work on the game again after a bit of a "xmas break". I wasn't quite happy with the old control GUI, so I'm completely redone it and I rather like the outcome. You can see it in one of the updated screenshots (in the first post) alongside the status GUI which remains on screen throughout most of the game.

Hp, MP and current level will be on screen all the time, and you can call up the control GUI (or whatever you want to call that sort of thing) to see other stats such as DEF, STR, WIS, LUCK and current EXP (and EXP necessary to reach the next level). You can also use/equip items/armour/weapons or magic.

The picture of the girl is whichever companion you choose.

There'll be some more updates soon, 'cause I'd at least like to post a screenshot of the first major battle.

I missed this thread the first time around even though I had heard about the project. And I must say... it is looking quite very good. I hope that you can get it done as soon as you can. I really like the stuff you produce, including Cirque de Zale and your comics :)

The screenshots look amazing.  It looks extremely professional.

-Pizzaman

I usually hate it when things seem too girly and Pink , but this looks cool. I can't wait to play it.
And it has Anime style too , bonus!

Yeah, I agree. Usually when I hear someone's making a game "with ANIME in it!!11" I roll my eyes and curl up into a ball, but I promise it isn't like that ^_^ I just... happen to draw like that and I wanted to incorporate a little of my art into the game the same way your typical Japanese RPG does. I always adored the little character profile pictures in Breath of Fire 2 or FF4.

The game won't be "cutesy" as such, but I am trying to make it easy on the eyes. I always hated levels in otherwise pretty games that were set in an industrial zone or something. I want even my spooky, dark levels to have a certain ... aesthetic pleasure to them.

A good example of this is the forest level in Paper Mario 2. Typical dark forest, but holy hell, was it beautiful.

So how do you make backgrounds like that?  Is it like tilesets?  and you just piece them together?  Or is there a program that handles that kinda stuff.

-Pizzaman

I'm just creating my own "tiles" and... putting them together. It's great, because I can get the look of tiles backgrounds, and the ease of not drawing every individual thing seperately, yet I have the freedom to not bother with tile placements if I want to (for example, the dungeon I'm working on now just has trees willy-nilly, not spaced out evenly). I'm using good ol' Paint Shop Pro.

This looks absolutely amazing!Ã,  :o I've always wanted to make a RPG! Especially one's like FF, BoF and Terranigma. But it just seems to be too much coding involved. It must take a lot of concentration and time to do all the coding and all the detail on the characters and the backrounds.
But looking forward to it.

Bigmac out.Ã, 

Quick update, I've made the game's webpage now (check the first post) which I think is pretty snazzy. It's also got more screenshots and a more detailed completion report.

BTW, thanks everyone for the nice comments! ^_^

Nice site.Ã,  Ohh you're the girl who made the circa de zale game.Ã,  Ã, :o

Your reputation precedes you well.Ã,  Judging from the quality of that game, this one is very promising.

btw, your game is featured on www.abandonia.com and got a good score.Ã,  Its a site with old dos games, and a handful of adventure games.

That's where i found the game actually, anyway i'm rambbling.Ã, 

-Pizzaman

I had read the review before, Pizzaman, but thanks for pointing it out because you reminded me to check the 'comments' again :) Even though the game's close to a year old now, I still like seeing what people have said about it (and if there are any bugs still @_@).

*ahem* Another double post, sorry.

Just an update, there are some sample music tracks available on the first post.

well, it's looking nice...

Wow sweet screenshots!  I'm amazed at this!  The only thing is the music, I'm into alot of it but there are some instruments that sound kind of ick.  Like in Home at the drum fill of 38 seconds, try something with a little more snap to it.  Just my thoughts... Awesome though, truly!

In the other topic you said you hadn't worked on the game in weeks? Why not? Not inspired?  I think the game looks very cool, sort of takes me back to the days of Phantasy Star or Chrono Trigger.  Ten hours of gameplay? That'd be utterly delicious! ^^

Thanks Shab :) (Can I call you Shab?)

Yeah, my music skills are pretty nil. I may even get my music genius friend to rework them for me at some point.

I haven't worked on the game since Easter. I took an Easter break because I had been working on the game, well, an obscene amount each day and it had taken over my life. After Easter, because I had kicked the habit, I took advantage of my time to look for a job and do some other lifey stuff. Then, I was living every single day for a couple of weeks just waiting for mail to find out if I was going to Japan. Now that that's over, theoretically, I could start work on the game again, but I'm still jobless... ah fuck it, you know? I WILL start work on the game again. I'll try to find work around that.

You know, I've never played Phantasy Star... I guess I should some day.

You can call me Shab...if it pleases you haha.  No worries about the music - and at some point I am going to start my adventure/rpg music archive up, just tons of excellent free music for people to steal and borrow from.  It will be groovy.  Alot of it is leftover melodies from my anime project which produced over 90 tracks and I'm only using about 50 or so.

Phantasy Star 2 is awesome, it's on the Sega Genesis!  Phantasy Star 3 is a bit different, and takes some adjusting to after playing 2.  Three is also on Sega Genesis.  Oh, you can get 1,2, and 3 on a GBA cart if you can find it.  Phantasy Star 4 is only on Genesis I believe, it's pretty good in the style of 2 but it's way too easy IMO.  I played the Online games but I'm such an old school gamer, it's hard to get into it.

Didn't go to Japan? That's a shame, I can't wait to visit Japan myself, I'd be going to do language studies though.  Yah no job here either.  I've got two weeks to get one though, because I need to get some things in order for a job I hope to get in November.

Ah, I meant... I AM going to Japan, but the waiting for the mail telling me so is over ^_^

Christ! I got your room music stuck in my head now.

-Pizzaman

Oooh, which one? ^_^

Nice banner! It's "IndependEnt" though :P

Whoops!! Thanks *^^* Fixed.

I got Home.mp3 playing over and over in my head... to ease it, I play Home.mp3 again...

Do da dee doo da dee...

-Pizzaman

Awesome ^_^ I'm glad my music is annoyingly addictive!

*ahem* Just in case anyone cares (I do...), I added another screenshot because I notced most of the screens so far only showcased the first town and looked a little samey, so I wanted to show another town and give the overall look a bit of colour. It's only ONE extra screenshot, but I don't want to post too much because you're supposed to see all this stuff when you play the game. Still, I thought one more couldn't hurt because it's been awhile since I've updated, and I want you whoever cares to know it is still rolling along. I guess I'm also celebrating getting back into serious work on the game after an extended "Easter break".

Looks beautirific!

If you can bring the same sense of nostalgia back from the old school RPG days as you did from the old school P&C adventure days with Cirque, I'll be one happy camper.  And based on your screenshots and the info you've given us thus far... I'd better start prepping my Happy Tent^TM and Happy Sleeping Bag^TM.

My co-workers liked your music too.  They said its very catchy.  I played it on my work computer in a silent office cubical enviroment.

-Pizzaman

That is so inspiring.   the things you can do if you put your mine to it.      I hope i can make a game as nice looking and original is this with ags some day.     Your the man.

Awesome. I always knew I ruled the female sex and now I rule the male sex too ^_^

Hello, i ended up here in a bizarre and unlikely fashion via lots of internet searching but am glad i did-was wondering if it was feasible building an rpg with ags. The game looks really good btw
Anyway i've been looking for someone to collaborate with on a project of mine and was wondering if you'd be interested.

I have over the last 8 to 10 years been working on and off slightly obsessively on a fantasy/sci-fi story that has become rather complex but i think now its done pretty original (only gently blowing own trumpet!)

I was and may still turn it into a series of books and was going to write some music around it (been working in music for a while in bands etc currently doing some studio work so if you need any music...) but i then bought all the akira mangas and decided i would like to try and get it turned into graphic novels.(also dreaming of film possibilities-must..contact....gilliam..)

So,(intake of breath)...i saw your art was really impressed and hence thought i'd ask if your interested-i think a read of the story which is currently in a sort of written storyboard form-doing some character art ideas at the mo-may be a more convincing argument (wincing-dont want to boast but really want this thing up and running-i think it could go a long way!)

I realise its a lot of work but would be brilliant-massive opportunity!!!entire story is done all characters developed evrything its just the telling of it left ;D

right well, sorry for long post, really hope ur interested enough at least to have a look as there are so many rrrrrubbish anime artists out there and i was very surprised at the quality of your stuff :P

good luck with the game - same to everyone else here actually-feel like i just bundled into a minimalist party uninvited wearing bermuda shorts and a sombrero shouting about being great... :-\

Jon

ps-current favourite things: Cloud Atlas, Deus ex story, Morrowind

Fin

hey, great going!!! I loved cirque de zale. I'm mad about Japanese RPGs, i've played them all from chrono trigger, chrono cross, zelda, ffseries, secret of mana, seiken densetsu 3(great game, sequel to secret of mana .. i think), breath of fire, illusion of gaia, lufia1+2 ... list goes on.

The greatest of them all (a bit newer of course) suikoden 1 and 2. Best games ever made.

I'm glad you are pushing AGS in this direction. Can't wait to see a finished game.

It's been a while since u've posted so I was wondering if you've got any further.

This game looks promising indeed. I've always liked SNES action rpgs (SOM 1+2, Terranigma), or whatever the proper definition for them is.

Oh hey, didn't you say something about a demo in your 'Release Something' thread? How's that coming along? Still planning to release one? :)

Bernie/bigmac: Uh (wow, this thread came up again unexpectedly), yes I am. There will be a dejmo but not for a little while longer yet. I got a HUGE amount of work done in the past month but won't be working on the game for possible another month as I leave for Japan in 3 days and will probably be hideously busy and stressed/having fun.

cal: Thanks, you have great taste in RPGs! I haven't played Suikoden but the rest are faaabulous.

Tyni: Great to see someone else with an interest in the area! Good luck with your project but it's hard enough for me to find time to work on Gift and I'm a one-project-at-a-time gal. This'll keep me going for possible another year yet.

i definitely be waiting for you to complete this project. Looks very good.

I have some experience with making RPGs, but not with AGS or such engine.

It takes a while to get everything done and building the tiles (of course you don't need to really build tiles in ags) and building the story and characters.

All i say is goodluck and can't wait for it to be finished :)

How I love this gameplot! The screenshots are suberb too!

I can't wait for demo's/the full game!

Never ceases to amaze me ...

yurina - you must have missed this part of the FORUM RULES (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=1987.msg22691#msg22691) when you read them:

[color=000055]DO NOT dig up old threads!!
If you're interested in an old thread* about a project don't post asking about the progress.  Send a PM to the game's author.  If the project has been cancelled and/or abandoned there's no point in bumping the thread!

* Old Threads are threads that have been inactive for near to over 1 month OR are no longer on the first page of threads.[/color]

Or ... you somehow managed to miss the sticky thread, in bold, up top, which says "READ BEFORE POSTING"

Kinoko - I know you're busy living abroad ... how about an update now that this thread has resurfaced ;)

now that yurina has broken the ice and darth is blaming her, maybe i can sneak in a post here.

this game looks awesome, and i cant wait to see it finished. the art looks amazing, and i like your manga style.

Update, sure thing. I've been holding off since I haven't had net access at home since I moved, but TODAY that should be remedied. Still, I'm at work right now.

But heck, what's a few words.

Okay, I've been working on the game when I can over here. Obviously I don't have anywhere near as much time as I used to but I do always try my best.

Right now I'm working on two goals.

1. Work towards getting a demo out.
2. Get some basic functions working properly.

I've done some nice (I think) new backgrounds and got some difficult scripting out of the way. I've been working on some music as well but what I'm really hanging out for is for my music-ly talented friend (who has also come over to Japan and is just as busy as me) to get my opening theme music done. He did it once but before we could tweak it, his hard drive failed so he has to do it again fromt scratch. The first attempt was awesome though so I'm confident it'll sound great when I get it.

Although as Darth pointed out, it was against the rules... it's my fault for not updating so I'm glad you guys replied! I looooooooove hearing that people are interested in my game.

I'll try to update more often but it just gets hard to think of different ways to keep saying, `Yep... been working on the game lately`.

...and sorry for the double post, but since this is an update I do wanna push this thread to the top so people know.

I changed the title screen. Something tells me the previous one was aesthetically better, but I'm goig with the new one because it has more impact and is more traditional as far as RPGs go.


Also,  a new screenshot, just for the hell of it. This appears very early in the game so I don't mind posting it.

Judging by your latest post, i see the colour theme you're using :)

Those are really some nice backgrounds.

Hehe, its not like the whole game will be purple but yes... I was indeed going for a bit of a theme. I like games that little things like that to tie them together.

Okay, I have a favour to ask of the musically talented out there.

I'm doing my game's music but the theme song was going to be composed by a good friend of mine because I can't manage orchestral things. Long story short, he can't do it and I need it by the end of the month. So, I'm forced to "let him go" (in a nice way) and hope that somebody here has an interest in composing a piece for me.

I've already made the melody and I know what I'm after so there isn't too much creative license here, I'm afraid. There's still a lot of room to put your own stamp on the music and make it how you think sounds best, but yeah... I just don't want any deviation from the tune I created because I have my little heart set on it.

The tune is here: http://kinoko.futariba.com/misc/gametheme.mp3

Basically, I need this to be somewhat epic, orchestral, and angelic. Think of classic angels, and please use trumpets/horns/that sort of thing.

I don't need this to be lengthened, (though a few seconds on the beginning or whatever won't kill me) and I want to keep roughly the same tempo. This music is times fairly well to match where it plays in the game so I can't have much deviation, if any.

Of course, you'll get ample credit in the game and my eternal gratitude. I can pay you a little if you'd like, but not much because I was originally getting this for free so I haven't budgetted for it. It's very important to realise I'm EXTREMELY fussy so even though it may well be the most beautiful piece of music ever, if it's not what I want, I won't use it. I want it to sound nice, but not TOO nice because it needs to fit in somewhat with the style of music I'm already using (see the first post in this thread for examples).

The deadline is the 30th at the latest, so Im afraid you'd have to work fast too.

If anyone's up for the challenge, please PM me ^_^ THANKYOU!

this looks promising :) love your style.

Kinoko, are you aware this has a Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_of_Aldora)?

Ehehe, yeah *^^* I made it!

 ;D i also found that wiki entry earlier.

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Gift of Aldora is a freeware role playing game created by Rebecca "Kinoko" Clements under the group name, Mushroom Republic. It is about a young man named Kin who travels the land in order to save the Master of Fate and stop the world from fading to nothing. This game is in the style of commercial Super Nintendo games such as Secret of Mana and Terranigma.

hey it sais "created" (implies finished)Ã,  ;) have u been holding out on us?

It probably won't stay for long, though, since it goes against Wikipedia guidelines on notability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability) and vanity pages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vanity_guidelines). Although you could, with some positive thinking, see it as a borderline case, articles like this tend not to survive once nominated for deletion.

Probably not but lets hope it doesn't get nominated before I finish! Also, how are they gonna know I'm the creator of the game?

The fact that the user who made the article is named Kinoko might give them a clue.

Oh, true.

Well, if they take it down, I'll just get someone else to stick it back up there ^_^/

**genius**

QuoteVanity information is considered to be any information that was placed in any Wikipedia article that might create an apparent conflict of interest, meaning any material that presents the appearance of being intended to in any way promote the personal notoriety of the author, or one of the close family members or associates of the author.

QuoteWhile an article about a little-known company, say, should not automatically be taken as a vanity article, it is preferable for the initial author not to be an owner or employee of or an investor in the company; likewise, an article about a little-known musician or band should preferably not be by the musician, a member, or a manager, roadie, groupie, etc.

So the important thing isn't really whether or not the author of the article is the creator if the game. It can be a vanity article even if you get someone to write it for you, and, more importantly, its notability (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability) is what will determine whether it's actually deleted. Conversely, if the creator of a notable game creates an article on his own game, it will not be deleted.

Wikipedia is not the proper place to promote your game. It is an encyclopedia.

Don't worry. If the world grinds to a halt, the karma police will have my arse ^_-

I never visited the Wikipedia, but I guess it's one of the few places where your RPG can be listed. If I may do a suggestion, it's try to focus on the game before you think of real promotion.

Thus far the game looks nice. Have you got any idea when a demo will pop-up, Kinoko?

As soon as I get my scripting problems worked out, I'm set.

Know idea how long it's gonna take :/

Quote from: Kinoko on Thu 24/11/2005 13:24:53Know idea

Proofreading problems, too, I guess? :P

I know this will sound quite offtopic, but...
Kinoko, have you ever thought using the musics of Chrono Trigger?
http://www.rpgdreamer.com/ffc/ct/ctmusic.html
It really has very good musics, and I was just thinking Gift of Aldora while I was listening to them. I think they would fit very well into your game.

Absolutely not, thogh thank you ^_^ I want absolutely nothing ripped in my game. I want it to be all my own work as much as possible.

Did anyone contact you about the music then?

blime, i just realized you could press X in your game and talk to people and also enter indoors. lol. Brilliant i say, brilliant. I thought there was something missing since its a RPG :)

Manic: Yep :) A few people did and I really appreciate their efforts - they all came out great, but modgeulator's was just too good to pass up.

Quote from: buloght on Sat 26/11/2005 22:05:18
blime, i just realized you could press X in your game and talk to people and also enter indoors. lol. Brilliant i say, brilliant. I thought there was something missing since its a RPG :)

So what did you think was missing? The ability to press X? Or the ability to talk to people and go indoors? ;)

are u using secret of mana's characters as reference? looks very similar. especially the faces. and stances.
nice looking demo. just too many pinks and purples. haha.  ;)
the trees' perspective looks a bit off from the rest of the bg. it looks like we are looking at the leaves from below/side, rather than from above.
good job so far.

Not using SoM as reference, tried to make the characters a little bit like Terranigma/Illusion of Gaia style.


Don't you knock my pinks and purples ^_-

I just love the pink and purples! Not many RPG's feature these colours the way Kinoko does. I like her game, I like the colours, and I'm convinced the game will be great!

Sorry for the late post, by the way.

How's the game going, Kinoko? You haven't really put up some updates, so I'm curious about it's status.

Same old really. Just too busy with work to do much on it lately, which is a bit sad. I'm working on it today and tomorrow though (precious weekend) so I'll post some updates if I do anything major. Today I'm basically just converting a lot of my script to the new style.

Thanks so much for your support though! ^_^ It really helps me get motivated!

I like the drawing style, it's manga, isn't it? Also, the backgrounds and characters are really nice. Geesh, I wish I was as good as you, Kinoko...

Quote from: Pink Sugar Heart Attack on Sun 15/01/2006 17:16:13
Geesh, I wish I was as good as you, Kinoko...

I feel like I've lived my whole life waiting to hear that... ahhh.

Seriously though, thanks! ^_^ I -really- appreciate the support! Motivation UP!

I also dig the colour scheme you've put in place, it's very engaging and fun.  Somehow your game manages to look very streamlined without looking too simple, something which I imagine isn't easy to pull off.  Oh yeah, and the characters are mighty cute.  You can count me among your "lurking" fans.  :)

Wah, no way man! ^_^ I'm TOTALLY into -your- game. That banner alone makes me think it looks like one of the most promising things I've ever seen here.

It's gonna be totally hot when you two make out.

*ducks*

What, you didn't see us do that already?

You're just a-pimpin' yourself for a joint win of this year's "Sexiest AGSer" FOREGO...

Quote from: Kinoko on Mon 16/01/2006 12:22:37
What, you didn't see us do that already?

If you already did that, would you be able to redo it? Please? Witrh photos, videos and all? Pretty please?

Now, about the game!

One of the most promising (and most promising to be late actually) games of all times! Hope that it will be released somewhere around 2006 and be as good as the demo shows to be...

Whoa, I go away for a few hours and look where you guys take this thread... :P
And all of you should know that those pictures exist only in AGS "pay-per-play."

Heh, anyway, thanks for the nice words Kinoko, I'll see you around the forums.Ã,  ;) ;)

i'm also a lurking fan of GOA. The game looks reallly awesome and it's original. Goodluck, hope you work on your game some more soon.

It's sad you don't have that much time for GOA, but rushing things never makes them better, I guess.

(What's AGS "pay per play"??)

It'd be nice if I were unemployed again. I seem to wish that more and more everyday. Unfortunately, work just zaps 99% of my time. I always used to wonder why people took so long to make games. Heck, I did Cirque in 3 months!

Now I understand the bitter truth. Work = precious little free time that you usually want to spend sleeping

I'm sorry to hear you have so little time for yourself, that must be hard in combination with GOA...

Myself, I attend highschool, so I don't know much about work... thingies...

I support you, so don't give up on this, okay? ;)

Just an update. I've been working for 3 days solidly to get a demo released within the next couple of days! Much, much progress has been made!

It's mostly just scripting the intro pieces together, changing bits here and there and trying to get it -working-. You think these things are a few steps away from completion until you start trying to iron out all of bugs, and you find you've been sitting on your living room floor for 3 days.

I can't say the demo will be a reliable indication of how the game will look and play at the end, because I already have some big changes I want to make to the engine when I have time, but for now, this will be what it looks like. You'll get to play the intro, and wander in the first town. No fighting, sorry ^_^ Still too buggy!

The pictures are very good. It will be a good game.

Looking forward to play the demo :)

Just logged in to say I CAN NOT WAIT!

Yeah, me too!! ;D

Amazing, very impresive!!! i like those little guys with the top view over their heads.

NICE JOB
Homer

I cant wait either!!!

Having played and enjoyed Cirque de Zale I would have guessed your making a quality RPG but this is impressive.  If this is real (it seems like a dream) youve managed to script a high Quality RPG in a snes way (i believe many people had this idea in mind but didnt dare to do it for it is a heavy task).

So... Here I send you my encouragement to continue on making this wonderfull games that many people enjoy.

Alexhans

Thanks guys!

I am exhausted in both body and spirit from working on that demo until late every night =_=

At this stage, it's unlikely I'll make Release Something. Almost certainly the weekend though.

I was wondering f there is any update on this?

Good sweet GOD IN HEAVEN!!!!

Kinoko ... if you're out there somewhere let me know if/when you'd like this unlocked.

Afflict - Do NOT do that again.