Rave Heart+ (RELEASED!)

[Starmage]

SPECIAL EDITION UPCOMING:

Experience the definitive 2D pixel art sci-fi RPG with new content, new music, new animations, and voice acting!

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Exciting news, everyone!

Rave Heart+ (Upcoming Special Edition Announcement)

I'm proud to share and announce, that I'm officially working with Moz the Tiger as my publisher of Rave Heart+, the enhanced edition of this beloved sci-fi JRPG I've released year 2020!

We're bringing new art, new music, and plenty of surprises for this game!

Stay tuned, this is only the beginning! The Galaxy of Xerxes shall soon usher in a new era!




Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rave-heart-plus-c042cd

Progress Update for Rave Heart +!

New battle sprites for the playable characters are ready! Stay tuned for more updates!


Rave Heart+ progress! We have a new mysterious character joining the Xerian wars! Is she on Vorakia's side, or is she not? We'll see! This Special Edition will also feature message bust portraits for dialogues!



Stay tuned for more! Is that a new Vorakia sprite?
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In celebration of Rave Heart's official release anniversary today (August 29), we have a teaser video for the upcoming Rave Heart+, a special edition of the game, which will showcase some of the new experiences to come!

Hope you all enjoy! Begin Warpdrive! <3

History:

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It is the year 212 AXW: the Great War that ravaged the galaxy of Xerxes has given way to contentious peace. One of the legendary heroes of the war, Arcturo Rave, now presides over Xerxes as the High King. His influence, though considerable, is barely containing a galaxy divided.

Much of the conflict stems from two age-old adversaries: the humanoid Errans of House Rave in Sector 4, and the lizard-like Draconians in Sector 1. To defuse the tension, Draconian Count Vorakia Estuuban wishes to merge two of the most influential houses from Sector 1 and Sector 4 through the marriage of Princess Ellemine Rave (daughter of the High King) and Prince Chad Zephyr (son of Lord Falric Zephyr). The High King approves of this union between the Errans of House Rave in Sector 4 and the Humans of House Zephyr in Sector 1. However, the Count may have an agenda of his own for this marriage, and may not have the best interest of the galaxy in mind. Could House Zephyr simply be a puppet of the Draconian Count in this union?

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Klein Cryoz, the personal bodyguard of Princess Ellemine Rave, finds himself caught up in a twist of unfavorable events. Journey into the galaxy of Xerxes and enter Klein's life, as he finds himself caught up in a galactic feud. Along the way, the fragments of his long-forgotten dark past surface, piece by piece. Will he be able to do his duty, withstand the pressure of a brewing war, all the while having his past haunt him?

Screenshots:

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Downloads:

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Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rave-heart-plus-c042cd
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1375880/Rave_Heart/
Itch: https://starmage.itch.io/rave-heart
Rave Heart+ OST on Epic:

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rave-heart-plus-rave-heartplus-original-soundtrack-005117

Rave Heart Tvtropes page by Bugfragged:

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/RaveHeart

Special Edition Features

- New CG illustrations highlighting major story moments
- Professional voice actors bringing key characters to life
- 30+ hours of total gameplay
- New playable and story characters
- Overhauled encounter system. No more random battles
- New character artwork by Surya Raka
- New original soundtrack created for this edition
- Enhanced 2D visuals and improved map presentation
- Refined turn-based battle effects and animations
- Rebalanced encounters and smoother progression
- Updated UI elements for a cleaner experience
- Additional optional content and bonus events
-Improved performance and quality-of-life updates

Rave Heart Goodies:

KatzeKaffee's gorgeous Chad artwork! (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Applemango_OC's cute chibi of Chad drinking boba tea

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Applemango_OC's cute chibi of Chad alongside another Gaia's Melody char

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Applemango_OC's cute Klein chibi art

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Applemango_OC's cute Veronica chibi alongside a Gaia's Melody char

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sheshhdawg's gorgeous Zazir manly posing art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Applemango_OC's cute Chad fanart alongside Zephyr from Gaia's Melody

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kucingcab's cute Sola and Zazir chibi sticker (Commissioned by BerryB)

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Applemango_OC's cute Sola fanarts

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Surya Raka's Ladies Summer Beach party art

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Raditya Hito's lovely Veronica art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Acyhel's cute chibi stickers of the OG party (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Mooiv's gorgeous Ellemine art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Cheddare's handsome Bryan pin up art (Originally in speedos, but for SFW, she told me to draw clothes over him xD)

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Thea_Sketch's handsome and epic Klein art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Ratata's chadly Chad art!!! (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Aikayo 0_0's gorgeous Lyra/Nocturna art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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kagunami612's cute Flora art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Wolffreak's cute Sola art (Commissioned by Berry B)

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Indie_Goblin's cute comic fanart

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Kiyo's cute Disney Princess studying Ellemine

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Cheddare's funny Handsome SquidChad

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Berry B's Gorgeous RH+ fanart with the main cast

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Art I made for Klein Cryoz (Splash Art)

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Surya Raka's gorgeous Klein illustration as Christmas gift:

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Cheddare's very cute and funny El_Lemon (Ellemine) sticker! <3

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Art I made for a romantic boba tea date in the park between Chad and Ellemine! This game's love birds:

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Berry B's very cute artwork for Ellemine, made in his wonderful art style! <3

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Berry B's adorable 3rd-anniversary artwork for Rave Heart featuring Zazir and Sola:

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Vanessa's awesome cover art that I commissioned from her for Rave Heart's Steam store page:

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Kiyasu's very adorable Ellemine art:

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SmashArtist's cute and pretty sprite for Ellemine:

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hiddenone's really adorable and fun looking art for Chad:

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Finnuval's really awesome and detailed art for Klein, Ellemine, and Chad:

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rechronicle's really awesome and dramatic art for Ellemine:

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dreamfall887's very cute and beautiful Disney Princess art for Ellemine, which was done via Azaleadolls feature:

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Mork's very cool sketch of Klein:

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[Starmage]

UPDATE!

Hello guys! You may now download the new version of the demo which includes the following changes:

- New battle system: Battle Symphony + CATB by Yami and Battle engine by Yanfly (Good bye, Tankentai SBS )
Reasons: While the tankentai sbs of the demo combined the Mog-hunter's atb looked really amazing (to me, at least), it has lots of incompatibility issues that is just too much of a risk in making the game buggy and crash-y. So I had to let it go, even if it hurts. But, thankfully, there were talented scripters that I found who have created wonderful battle systems that are able to duplicate the side-view active time battle system that I wanted for the game. They may be simple, but they're very clean and there was a bug fix patch released for the system that is done by DoubleX. So I'll stick with this for now, and hopefully, there won't be any more serious incompatibility issues.

- New simpler and cleaner menu as well as some smooth improvements from "Maker Systems".

- Enhanced game camera work from "Maker Systems" for a smoother and immersive experience when exploring the galaxy of Xerxes.

- A few dialogue changes that includes rephrasings and typo fixes.

- Battle system now shows enemy's atb gauge.

- The ATB is no longer real-time, which means that you may now take your time selecting your decisions in battle without the risk of the enemy wrecking havoc on you.

- Intro scroll sequences have been made a lot faster to avoid unnecessary delays.

And that's all of the changes for this version of the demo. (As far as I can remember.)

[Starmage]

Hi everyone! I just updated the texts of the game's title screen and logo! ^_^ credits to: cooltext.com

Here is the new titlescreen for the next update. xD

[Starmage]

Hello guys!! I've started learning spriting and will create some animated battler sprites for the characters of Rave Heart. ^_^

I'll have an updated demo soon where characters will no longer be using their walking sprite during battles.

Here's what I have so far:


If you wish to give some feedback or discuss the sprites, just leave a comment.

[Starmage]

Hi guys! I am pleased to announce quite a huge update for the demo of Rave Heart, which you may now download and enjoy.

Changes:

Version 2.0 Changes:

- Animated battlers for each playable characters are now implemented and ready for use in the demo. (During my journey in learning how to sprite, I have come to a conclusion: It's sooo stressful, but very fun to do.)



- Game is now played in High resolution (640x480), this should now remove the dark borders around the screen when playing on larger maps. (See? It is a huge update. xD)

- New and improved High res title screen.

- New game text logo implemented in the game.

- All battle-backgrounds and pictures have been adjusted to run in High res.

I hope you guys enjoy! Feel free to leave some feedback and suggestions.

[Starmage]

Hi guys!! Nikorasu just made a fun-filled let's play + review for Rave Heart! ^_^ I really enjoyed his play through for Rave Heart and I suggest that you guys subscribe to his channel and check out more of his RPG maker game reviews. They're very helpful. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dATP06LygJ4

[Starmage]

Hi guys!! I just wish to share some of my progress for the development of Rave Heart right now.

First off, the town of Dorine from Planet Kardel:

(Don't mind the door-less buildings, it's still a WIP)
Klein and friends sets foot in this planet where crime is the norm, wish them luck in this dangerous escapade. xD

Manu options by Yanfly!

It is an additional feature that I should've used since the very start. xD But here it is!

Enemy health bars by Yanfly!

Another feature that I should've used since the very start. xD This will certainly help players calculate and invest the right damage on specific types of enemnies.

That's all guys! Hope you like it. ^_^

[Starmage]

Hello guys!! I just wish to share a very detailed and helpful first impressions done by Driftwood Gaming!! ^__^ I really enjoyed it and they were very helpful in pointing out the issues of the game that needs to be addressed. xDD Also, you'll be chuckling a lot in this video, as their beautiful voice-acting will leave you in awe. xDD Enjoy! ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hLdrXLhDGU

[Starmage]

Hello everyone!! You may now download the new demo for Rave Heart, version 2.5! ^_^

Changes are as follows:

- Added Options command (System) on the main menu that allows players to adjust the volume of BGM, SE and BGS as well an auto-dash on/off option.

- New animations has been implemeted to all skills, attacks and items.

- Black-screen time during cutscenes has been reduced.

- New icons for items such as the First Aid kit.

- Enemies now show their health bar during battle.

- Fixed a few found grammatical errors and typos. Some sentences have been reconstructed as well.

- New music has been implemented on the test chambers of City-lab.

- Encounter Rate at the dungeons has been reduced.

- Fixed some tile issues.

Enjoy!! Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.

[Starmage]

Hi guys! Here's a test video for the custom battle animations I've implemented for many of the characters' spells and skills. I hope you like 'em. ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiWYKs8G_rw

[Starmage]

Hello all!! I just wish to share the latest LP+Reviews done by these awesome LPers and video reviewers! They're for Rave Heart's demo version 2.5! ^_^ With some very helpful feedback and fun playthrough to show! XD

Nikorasu's Let's Play+Video Review for the demo 2.5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnsI3a0gesg

NeoSoulGamer's Let's Play+Video Review for the demo 2.5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJUm1CMcK4E

chibievil's Let's Play+Video Review for the demo 2.5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ5JMknhXHg

I hope you guys enjoy! ^_^

[Starmage]

Hi guys!!! I have now started creating my very own website for my RPG Maker games with wix.com! ^__^

https://whitemagekyle.wixsite.com/starmagerpg

You may visit it now! ^_^ (I had reports that there were problems viewing the site using mobile x( )

Hope you enjoy!

[Starmage]

Hello guys!! Demo version 3.0 is now up!! ^_^

Here are the changes so far:

- New Intro Scene - A whole tutorial sequence that involves Bryan and Klein, fighting their way to capturing a Farian fugitive. Reasons: This is to add some action and hype at the very start of the game. Since the game is story-driven, I believe that starting out with some gameplay would be a nice touch.


- New skill and item icons

- New skill animations added

- Implemented an arrow pointer as guide for story progression

- Slight adjustments to the battle HUD (ATB bar is now at the lowest section)

- Typo fixes

- Dialogues now uses a different font

That would be all guys!! Thank you so much and I hope that you'll enjoy! ^_^

[Starmage]

Hello Everyone! ^_^ Here's a newb photoshop art I did for both Ellemine and Chad for my game Rave Heart. This is like, my first time trying out my hand at photoshop drawings as my way to cope with my recent streak of depressing happenings. X( Anyway, this scene is supposed to capture Ellemine and Chad's getting to know moment during the engagement party in the game. xD Hope you guys like it. ^_^

[Zexion]

Looks nice :b If you want to take your line art up a level, try the polygonal lasso tool for lines. If you prefer using a brush for now, try a harder brush. Something like this:

[Starmage]

Hi Zexion! Oh wow! I have never thought about that! ^_^ Thank you so much and I'll keep your advise in mind! ^_^

[Starmage]

Hello everyone!! Version 4.0 is here!! It has tons of new content (story-wise) and a few updates and improvements from the previous versions! I have all the reviewers and LPers to thank for the improvements of the game! ^_^



Changes:

- Intro Maps have been updated.

- Shuttle sprites have been updated (Huge thanks to SmashArt for providing a cool shuttle sprite for the game).

- Menu sound effects have been updated.

- More story content (1 hour extension from the previous demos).

- Astral boosts' sprites have been changed.

- A few tile-set bug fixes.

- Added some cool lighting effects on many of the maps.

[Starmage]

Hello everyone!! I just wish to share BerryB 's very wonderfully cute artwork for Ellemine!! ^_^

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[Starmage]

Hi guys!! Here's another update on the demo for Rave Heart!

Changes:

- Most arena enemies have been dramatically nerfed.

- Fixed some more tile-set bugs that I missed at some comfort rooms.

- Fixed a bug where the shuttle will sometimes appear as a car in one of the maps in the demo.

- Fixed an unpassable tile found at Dorado.

- A few more story continuation from previous version.

Also, some screeny for you guys:

Poor Veronica, forced to marry the crazy Star-Raiders' leader. Veronica has no say in this cause she was intentionally muted. xD (And yes, that's a wedding in a dance club.)

[Starmage]

Currently working on the Kunian Planet: Vismel's wildlife!! XD Hopefully Chad can keep up with their culture in this planet xDD



Stay tuned, as demo version 5.0 is coming soon! It will have a huge overhaul for the prologue's writing, as well as many significant changes, and more story content! ^_^