I was writing a cartoon series for a while, then I hatched a plan to make a game outta it, and instead of being completely silly and stuff my Action RPG actually turned out more serious with a funny undertone.
Funny, right? I don't see any rules about working on two or more projects at a time, so I'll post my second work!
R U INSANE!?Yet another innane project by Square Phoenix. So far I'm really the only productive member or my team, LOL!
Background StoryIn a rather...
tasteless and random world without a name, there are eight gemstones of incredible power. Each one represents one of the eight base elements which govern the universe.
Without the Element of Light there would be no sun, no stars...
Without the Element of Darkness there would be no night, no dark closet...
Without the Element of Fire there'd be no heat to flames...
Without the Element of Water there would be no Oceans, no lakes, and probably an abundance of smelly fish..
Without the Element of Wind there would be no gentle spring breeze or raging storms...
Without the Element of Earth the ground would be lifeless and barren...
Without the Element of Ice there'd be no...Ice...
Without the Element of Lightning there wouldn't be anything left to smite people standing under trees during storms.
The elements are what hold this universe together, and yet they have been sealed away millenium ago. For, if these Elements were to assemble in one place...All of the laws by which that universe was created would fail and everything would fade into oblivion. Actually nobody knows exactly what would happen but I assure you it wouldn't be good!
Real StoryFor one person, it began as another day.
For this one person, that day ended in a swordfight with a man that was once his best friend, but now didn't even recognize him.
Paul, a rather average person from Planet Earth, gets sucked into a strange dream. Afterwards he wakes up in the middle of a strange forest, wearing a rather strange outfit and carrying an even stranger sword.
The strange thing for him, though, was...He'd been here before, but his memories of that before were fading fast. He knew he had one ally here, and that his quest depended on it. He follows a strange song in the forest and comes across the Hero of Time, Link, and after a misunderstanding the two draw steel. Link ultimately comes out victorious. After that the rest of Paul's memories of that before fade, and the two start the beginning of a long and difficult journey to protect their world's balance.
The CharactersPaul
His memories of his past journey in this world long lost, Paul starts a journey that began with him as an apprentice swordsman. Bestowed the title of Mageknight by a spirit in his dream, Paul wields both swords and magic with proficiency. He enjoys exploring, but sometimes the urge of treasure is too much...
Link
Calm, confident, and Collected, Link battles with a variety of weapons but specializes especially in swords. He can wear heavier armor than most people and in addition can use shields. His high skill ensures that most of his attacks hit, and even increases his chances of landing critical hits.
Roy
Somewhat excitable and energetic, Roy is not to be underestimated. He is also an intelligent individual and is as resourceful as they come. His skill with the blade is high, and his stroke is much heavier than Link's which enables him to deal more damage at the cost of skill. He is also decent with magic and can wield heavy swords in addition to the lighter swords Paul and Link perfer.
Grumpy
A really grumpy Gnome from the town of Shmoe's Pass. He is rescued by the combined efforts of Paul, Link, and Roy when they come to run off a battalion of soldiers that imprisoned him and the rest of the gnomes. He later leads the party through the mines to the Element of Fire and continues to journey with them afterwards.
He uses pickaxes in battle but he can also use the occasional odd weapon, which isn't limited to his voice or a stinky fish. He has really high skill and hardy endurance but a lack of speed leaves him susceptible to critical hits.
FeaturesBlizz ABS!
Tons of Addons!
Party Switcher!
Soul Force Combo system, which is used to simulate Final Smashes like on Brawl!
Advanced Time and Environment System!
Bestiary by Blizzard!
StormTronics CMS!
Some sweet Common events that are used in Skills to create an even more unique battle experience!
-At the moment that's all I can think of. This game wouldn't be possible without Blizz. Seriously.-
OtherThe demo has about 7-10 hours of gameplay, maybe 5 if you REALLY rush and get lucky. Two chapters out of 8-10 planned are completely finished, minus a secret shop I haven't put into one area yet. Some sprites are subject to heavy improvement to increase...uh, the awesomeness if any is there. I apologize in advance if some of the prologue is annoyingly poor in appearance.
Demo DownloadIt's 128 MB for an encrypted project. Downloader beware! I tried cutting out some music, so let me know if any errors pop up regarding missing music files.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vz1rj8ScreeniesCreditsBlizz. Emperor of Scripters!
Me. I put a lot of time into this. It still isn't perfect though.
FEPlanet.net. Lots of Super Smash Brothers Brawl music, and some Fire Emblem music.
Elementaltemple.com. More music.
Serenesforest.com More music.
Me again. I ripped some music from some games myself.
Nintendo. Awesome characters and music. They get the most credit for the music 'cause originally they made it all! Well, almost all of it.
Sega. They're responsible for a few characters and some of the music.
Um, and whoever made the Metal Gear Solid series. Them too!
Enterbrain. Another group deserving of thanks. Without some of their resources and RPG Maker XP, there'd be no R U INSANE!?
And more. Gotta do some more research to make sure I get everybody.
That's all! I hope you people enjoy this game if you play it any. I've been alternating between this and my Crystal Chronicles game but both are still being worked on actively! Except for when i'm playing Chaos Project. Oh well!