Quintessence - The Blighted Venom

[Reives]

Hahah, that reminds me. James was rather busy and didn't have the time to write a song I needed, and I just remembered that yesterday - so I just grabbed my keyboard and recorded some random improvised version of To Realize for a scene. If you listen carefully, you can even hear some minor mistakes. D:

 

[zzzdude]

So, how long in playtime is chapter six ganna be?

 

[Reives]

Around 1 hour. The first half is heavy on cut-scene, the second half has a couple of battles and 2 mini-game.

And this time... you get to walk Vikon around! D: His material isn't as flashy as Chapter 5, though. :p Had to balance the priority around.


Edit: Ugh, the upload just reseted due to a loss of signal, apparently. Just check back tomorrow, it should be up then.

 

[zzzdude]

Argh!
Awesome!
I am growing impatient, and very happy!
Another reason why I am happy and impatient for other than this new chapter, is that I just got my new PC on the internet, without a wireless card, using my laptop as a bridge, so I am downloading half life 2 episode 2 and team fortress 2 (already downloaded portal)

 

[Reives]

Heheh, congratulations, looks like you're having a merry Christmas. :p

I am going to keep the upload up and go to sleep now, for those who want to download it in the morning tomorrow before I get to wake up and update, you can try the following link in the morning:

www.quintessence-tbv.com/Quintessence_Chap1-6.rar

And if you are a returning player, please use the save file:

www.quintessence-tbv.com/End_of_C5.rar
(Password: played5 )

to continue; it is saved right before the last scene of Chapter 5. It is best to use this save file instead of your own, since there *might* be some slight changes that I have forgotten.

That's it for now, g'night all.  

 

[HarryE]

Mate, I just finished this chapter. It is definatley the best so far.

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I just loved the bit where you're escaping from the city. I know you don't actually do that much, but it was really epic, and that was awesome!

 

[Dalton]

Great chapter until now! 

But sadly I am stuck 

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I am at the first minigame. And I don't get it. I always get cornered... What am I doing wrong? What am I supossed to do?
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[ChaosMaxima]

Wow... that's all I can say... wow.

I mean, in chapter 3, I just finished off that first snake-boss thing. Man, the battles are tough, yet addictive. I died thrice, and if it were some other normal RPG, I'd have given up playing at that point, but for this one... it was truly awesome.

I mean, you get that "tensed" feeling when you're about to defeat a boss, and your HP is low, and you can die at any point. It actually gives the feel of an actual commercial, non-RMXP project.

Keep up the awesome work, pal, I'm really proud of you, and I'm sure everybody is. 

EDIT: This might sound kinda n00bish... but, eh... where's the manual? I mean, I'm stuck up in the water puzzle, and when I talk to Reivier, it says that the solution is in the manual. However, I checked on your site, as well in this thread, but couldn't find any trace of it.

 

[Reives]

@Bruno:
Heheh, glad ya liked it. That part is my favourite as well, and it was the part where I was stuck with the silly glitch earlier. :p

@Dalton:
The objective is to get to the memorial without being detected - as in your feet cannot touch the red squares. There are two ways to get there in general.

Watch for movement patterns and find that "safe spot" and a path to it, then when the chance arises, move to that safe spot where it'll never get touched and plan the next one. Figuring out the pattern is the key.


@Krypton-knight:
Heheh, thanks, and glad you're cool with the battle system. And oops, I'm actually the noob in this case - I forgot I removed that part of the manual and forgot to post it. D: But here's the solution to that puzzle if you are stuck:

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/Reivier/Puzzle.jpg[/img]

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I will edit the first post with the new chapter in a bit. Enjoy, everyone - as Bruno said, Chapter VI is pretty much the best chapter so far.

 

[Dalton]

Sorry, but... Red squares? I don' see any.
There are just some guards standing there and suddenly I get cornered.
Is that a bug or something?

 

[Zammy]

Sorry, but... Red squares? I don' see any.
There are just some guards standing there and suddenly I get cornered.
Is that a bug or something?

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If I understand what part you're on...instead of going straight up into the guards, you need to make a turn and hide in that little alleyway by the rows of flowers :]

I just got past that part.
I love Chapter 6 so far! It is my favorite!
Awesome job as always Reives :D

 

[Reives]

@Dalton:
Ahhh, you are not even at the minigame yet then. My bad - Do what Zammy said.

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If people are coming after you from behind and there are people ahead as well, what do you do? :p

Thanks Zammy. I think the best parts are near the end of the chapter. :>

 

[Zammy]

I just finished the chapter. It was awesome :]
I laughed, I cried (almost), and my jaw dropped countless times. I seriously almost yelled when

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Reives turns quickly around and stabs the guard...that was amazing.

The ending...it leaves me with more questions xD But I have an idea of what Lunair is doing...hehe
All I can say is, Chapter 6 is very amazing, and its my favorite :D
Awesome work! The wait was really worth it.

 

[Reives]

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Heheh, I had a lot of fun making that berserk scene. And it was relatively bloody, in terms of pixels at least. :p

In the next few days there will be a few discussion topics on www.quintessence-tbv.com/forum regarding misty things in Chapter VI and as such; feel free to make any yourself of whatever comes to mind.

-Updated first post.

 

[Dalton]

I feel stupid for not finding that out myself...
But I have just finished the chapter. I can't believe the end! Did 'Naira really just do that?

The next chapters will be very interesting... In many ways.

I was totally shocked when

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Rayne talked about the experiments with the prisonier. I was just thinking "Please not"! And then it all came to this amazing end of chapter 6

Best chapter by far.
P.S.: I loved the scenes with Vikon and Sal!  ;D

 

[Reives]

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There are quite a few things that were left hanging in this chapter. There were also quite a few clues here and there as well, however. I was going to have an additional scene after the Ending Music Video for further hints regarding certain matter, but I ran out of time, heheh. However, I guess a part of the EMV itself is somewhat of a hint.

The reason why Lunair did what she did at the end is debatable, if not for multiple purposes. It was also slightly foreshadowed in Chapter V with the very existence of the substance.

And glad ya enjoyed the Vikon spotlight this chapter. :> I didn't get to make anything overly flashy for them this time, but now their scenes actually do affect the storyline greatly. P.S. Iria is renamed Eshe by the way, and the names in the intro were changed.

It is, in my opinion, the best chapter by far as well. So to those stuck at chapter 3, kick those snakes in the butt and get up here! Because Chap. 6 > 5 > 4 > 3. :p


Edit: By the way, if anyone plays through the whole chapter 1 to 6 with the new chap1-6 game file, give me a heads up so I know for sure that every thing's fine in that aspect - Much thanks in advance!

 

[Sonata]

Hmmm maybe I'll have to give It another go. Do plan on compiling all the chapters into one game once they have all been completed?

 

[Reives]

That's the way things are right now, pretty much. What I'll need to do once all have been completed is to have a version that separates each chapter into one file.

But yes, I actually do feel a little embarrassed when people say they stopped at Chapter 3 due to the battle system preference - Not because of the fact that they stopped, but because the better parts are past that.

 

[Xephyr]

Downloading now.  *gets extremely excited*

I never thought of putting the music on an ipod.

I'm gonna do that when the downloads done o.o


EDIT: most of the music is ogg or midi, and I have a Zune, which doesnt support ogg or midi.

Is it possible to to convert music files to mp3? 

>.>

 

[Speedpaws]

I have to say, this is the best one so far, however, at the point where

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Reives uses the bow and arrow to open the secret door, right after the guard minigame, if you try to access the menu, you get a battler error.