Gift of Aldora (RPG) - UPDATED 12/02/06

wyr3x · Sat 07/08/2004 20:11:45

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

Rincewind · Mon 16/08/2004 15:25:16

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,Â 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...

Yeah I know that - The same buddy who had TerranigmaÃ,Â 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,Â
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?

Kinoko · 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!"

Edwin Xie · Mon 16/08/2004 20:15:41

this looks nice....

Rincewind · Mon 16/08/2004 21:47:13

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,Â I liked Cream-a-Cat better, though.
(But I hope that you would have named your cat Turbo if it was a dog, right?

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Snake · Tue 17/08/2004 03:51:31

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

I also like the idea of the battles being live action and not turn-based

PLUS!!

--Snake

Kinoko · Tue 17/08/2004 15:25:20

Quote from: Rincewind on Mon 16/08/2004 15:25:16
Yeah I know that - The same buddy who had TerranigmaÃ,Â 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,Â
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

Rincewind · Tue 17/08/2004 16:16:26

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

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,Â gonna be a weapon/armor/item system similar to Terranigma, btw?

Kinoko · 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.

fovmester · Wed 18/08/2004 11:08:20

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

Edwin Xie · Wed 18/08/2004 21:34:51

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

Kinoko · Fri 20/08/2004 01:40:45

Wha...? o_O MU?

Rincewind · Fri 20/08/2004 18:43:36

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. ^_^

R4L · Sat 21/08/2004 20:45:54

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

Kinoko · Sun 22/08/2004 04:54:31

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

R4L · Sun 22/08/2004 05:48:23

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.

Kinoko · Sun 22/08/2004 06:01:40

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. ^_^

Kinoko · Wed 25/08/2004 07:04:24

*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.

R4L · Wed 25/08/2004 07:36:26

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

Kinoko · Wed 25/08/2004 07:43:08

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