Let me take you behind the scenes real quick. A year ago, I was working on a good, Resident Evil inspired, survival horror game simply entitled
Midnight. In the game, you played as private investigator Garrett MacIntyre and were trapped on a lonely island called Devil's Island in the midst of a zombie outbreak. Unfortunately, due to technical errors in the ABS system I'd made, I was not able to finish the project and for all intents and purposes, it was scrapped. However, I've learned a lot in the past year. I learned to use GIMP instead of MS Paint, learned to script a little bit, learned how to edit music and create sounds, even learned some things about RMXP that I hadn't known before. I'd been recently considering starting again on Midnight using some serious system improvements, and when G_G's BlizzABS contest came along, I saw this as a good chance to test out the system idea I had been toying with and prove that I'm just as good as my partner in crime Namkcor.
18 days later, you have the final product.
Midnight: Genesis Project, a short 45 - 60 minute long "non-canon" game in the world of Midnight. I stress that this is non-canon. For those of you who remember the original demo on RMRK, this is very similar except that it's a full game that takes place in a much more modern setting. It's still the same level of graphic violence and corny dialogue, but with a darker feel and attitude (as reflected in the language of the game, which contains more swearwords than in the original). The game does contain some spoilers, but not enough to ruin the original game should I ever get a chance to start again anew on it.
So enjoy the game, and cross your fingers that I win the contest whenever G_G finally gets the scores.
"It's been two years since I returned from Devil's Island. Two years since the nightmare had started, and two years since I began my campaign to bring GENETECH, the corporation behind in the incident, to justice for their crimes. So many people died because of what they did, and as the only known survivor it was my duty to make the truth known. But, with no proof of my claims, my accusations fell on deaf ears and eventually the blame was turned onto myself instead. I became GENETECH's scapegoat, and was arrested for the murder of those who had died on the island. My lawyer and I put up the best defense that we could, but it was no use under GENETECH's influence. I was found guilty and sentenced to death. I became a "serial killer" in the papers and in the eyes of the public, though the real criminals were sitting in corporate office chairs hundreds of miles away.
Now, I'm due to be executed by lethal injection here tonight at midnight. However, I feel dark winds in the air, as though evil itself has other plans for me. Lady Luck has always gotten me through in the past, but tonight, only time will tell what fate awaits me..."
WARNING: This should be obvious, but if I was ESRB, I'd be rating this game a definite
M for Mature. It contains blood and gore, strong language, intense violence, and even a little mild nudity (two naked genderless zombies, lol). This is all 2D though, so if you can't handle it, you're probably not old enough to be on the forums in the first place.
Download HereTwo things you MUST know first. One, you have to copy the font I included into your regular fonts folder. Otherwise, the opening is going to be really messed up for you. Two, I'm too lazy right now to include all of the RTP resources and drivers, so you have to actually have RMXP in order to play the game. I'll probably make a seperate version later that includes the RTP.
Game Created By:
BAYARD ZYLOS
RPG Maker XP By:
ENTERBRAIN
Resources By:
DERTT
ETORIE
FAYFOREST
FREESOUNDS
MICHAEL JACKSON?
NEMESIS THEORY
NINESAGES
PARTNERS IN RHYME
RESIDENT EVIL (CAPCOM)
SITHJESTER
SOUNDSNAP
ZANYZORA
Scripts By:
BLIZZARD
DUBEALEX
MOGHUNTER
Special Thanks To:
KUME AMETA
NAMKCOR
RAMI
RASSE (I promised him to name a character after him ^_^)
ZEICHWOLF
Though every effort is taken to make sure that proper credit is given for all resources, it is sometimes impossible to accurately identify the creator of certain resources. For this reason, I ask that if you know someone that I have neglected to properly credit, please send me a message and I shall amend the situation quickly.