Dark and alone... (a0.01)

[brendan_pr]

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc687BcCEig


Dark and alone...

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The Altar has summoned you and your bravery. The rituals within have filled you with the essence of valour! What cruel fate met the inhabitants of this lonesome place? What is it that is closing in around you? The more you have the less you see...

Tip: Hold down the space bar and move in the direction of your enemy
instead of hitting the space bar over and over again for each attack. This will
ensure maximum damage is dealt in the shortest amount of time! Pin them against
a wall and have at 'er for best results!

Cold and hungry...

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The dampness chills you to the bone. The growling in your stomach signals the need for nourishment. The deeper you go the colder it gets. Never venture too far unprepared...

Tip: Time is of the essence! As time passes your hunger will increase
until you have starved to death. Find Bread, Meat, or Fish and fill yourself up!




This is you! Each enemy you defeat garners Soul Orbs. These can be payed as tribute to God at the sundial.  

Weapons:

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Note: only Club [Basic] is available in version (a0.01)! Future versions
will include additional weapon types such as Swords
and Axes (+ more)!

Incantations:

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Note: only Call of the Brave (Lv. 1) is available in version (a0.01)! Future versions
will include additional incantations!

Enemies:

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Rat (1 Soul Orb) - drops meat
Skeleton (1 Soul Orb)
Giant Spider (1 Soul Orb)
+ ?

Tip: Save often! There is no pause button at the moment, but accessing the save/load screen will stop time (useful for those bathroom breaks)!




Screenshots:

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Download:

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Version (a0.01): http://my.tbaytel.net/brendan/dark_and_alone_a0.01.exe
file factory mirror: http://www.filefactory.com/file/c146f73/n/dark_and_alone_a0.01.exe

Controls:


Use the ARROW KEYS to move

Press the SPACE BAR or ENTER KEY to attack

Press ESC to access the menu

Interact with objects such as chests and doors with the MOUSE CURSOR

Navigate through menus with either the ARROWS KEYS or the MOUSE CURSOR

When you aquire a weapon, press the W KEY to view it's stats

When you aquire an incantation, press the SHIFT KEY to use it

Credits:

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Music: Kevin MacLeod
Graphics: Reiner "Tiles" Prokein
Created by http://www.appallingproductions.com

Scripts used:

Universal Message System by Ccoa

Mouse Input by Near Fantastica & SephirothSpawn

More Sprite Frames & Step Animation Speed by Night_Runner

Dynamic Lights by kellessdee

Stay tuned for the new version! New weapons, new enemies, and a complex dungeon system are planned!


Feedback:

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(a0.01) This current version is a test version and a shell of the overall game planned. It does not have a ton to it at the moment. Hopefully it gives you a good idea of the atmosphere and gameplay I am going for!


Known bugs - sometimes the attack animation goes off too many times


Things to improve - load/save screens are the default RMXP ones and not very good
(easy to make mistakes). Going to look into changing these for the full release


Currently the inventory menu is very basic - for example if you have more than one piece
of meat it will just say "Meat" instead of "Meat x2." This is because it is event based
and I simply wanted the game to be functional in this early state.

If you find any bugs or errors please feel free to post here! Likewise if you have any constructive critisicm or suggestions regarding the gameplay!

[Boba Fett Link]

Use the modify button next time instead of double-posting.

Looks pretty good, I'll have to try it out when I have time.

[ForeverZer0]

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[Subsonic_Noise]

I can't play it because I'm on a mac, but you might wanna change the name. Right now it makes you think of cheesy emo poem. Bad vibes and stuff, you get me.

[brendan_pr]

I can't play it because I'm on a mac, but you might wanna change the name. Right now it makes you think of cheesy emo poem. Bad vibes and stuff, you get me.

it is a bit bland and faceless i'll say that. i thought about that and i think it suits it pretty good though because most of the details are vague. things like what your characters name are isn't relevant. but what is relevant is that you are Dark and alone... Cold and hungry... (because those things will reflect the gameplay directly)



as for it being "emo" i don't really care... a nameless man who is completely alone in the dark fighting hunger might very well be considered that but that also isn't very relevant as to whether or not it's a good game