The Bregola Chronicles - Rise of Orakai *DEMO ADDED*

[bluelink91]

The Bregola Chronicles
Rise of Orakai

Plot

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Zack Mijello, the son of a Bar owner, was a ruffian.  He constantly fought with his neighbors and other boys until his mother decided that his family should move to a quieter part of the world: the Island of Bregola.  The new town the Mijello's resided in was Kasco, a small town not to far from the center of the island.  Zack's mother decided to put him to work, hoping to make him a better child, yet little did she know that Zack would be fighting constantly later on.  One night, a village is attacked by a group of monsters and everyone there is killed.  The residents of Kasco and a few other nearby towns are in panic, and Zack is sent there to fend off some incoming monsters.  Later on he proceeds to a graveyard, where the monsters are apparently coming from and cleanses the site.  Yet after the area is temporarily purged, a ghost in the graveyard appears before him and says that Zack has the power to fully purge this land of the darkness that is spreading, and that this true evil has yet to show itself.  And so Zack then departs on his mission to fully cleanse the land of evil, picking up various adventures along the way and collecting the keys to the source of evil that is plaguing the land.

Playable Characters

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Zack Mijello
He is the main character in the game and the one you will control.  As mentioned in the plot, he is the son of a bar owner and loves to fight.  His choice weapon is a sword and he has an affinity for water and electric based attacks.  He loves beating things up, yet he is still immature (he will mature throughout the game).

Drajin
A Mage from the Gionax Desert, Drajin wanders the lands, sending spirits to the after world.  He meets up with Zack on Mirius Isle, where he was sent to exorcise a spirit in the mountains.  Believing that Zack can help him in his quest to vanquish spirits, he forms a party with Zack.

Mia Aurelea
Mia is one of the best archers in the sacred Vorg Forest.  She meets up with Zack and Drajin as they search for the entrance to a temple in the jungle.  Attracted by Zack's looks, she too decides to tag along and become a member of his party.

Stark
"The Lone Flame Swordsman", Stark has not been known to be merciful.  He is a powerful swordsman who can easily manipulate fire.  Born and raised to fight, he finds Zack's lust for fighting interesting and decides to see how well this fellow swordsman could fight.

Screenshots

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Title Screen
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Chapter 1 Opening
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Kasco Town
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Part of the Bregola Town Inn
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Commons Area of Bregola Town
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Gionax Valley
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Entrance to the Tower of the Damned
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Artwork (some are not the colored-in, final versions)

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http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5567/icebossld1.png[/img]
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/693/ ... ianok0.png[/img]

The Final Boss is already designed, but I don't think I'll post that one just yet...

Features

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• Crafting system to make weapons
• "Treasure Island" that displays in-game trophies
• Cheat system that let's you unlock special items, maps, and content
• Bank system
• Guild system that let's you take on special tasks for special items

Scripts

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Zeriab's Anti-Lag System
Modified MOG scripts
BudsieBuds' Cheats Input script
Ccoa's Universal Message System
MiDas Mike's Credits script
Toby Zerner's Smooth Scrolling Script
ShadowClan Technologies' Mail Client
Deke's Crafting System

Demo
(Click here for download - Zip format)

As far as progress is on this game, I have:

• made a decent, but small, number of maps (seeing as how my world map is extremely large)
• begun reworking all the graphics to make them as original as possible
• begun composing some original scores for the game
• decided on the plot for the first few chapters as well as bits and parts of future chapters

If there is anything else about this game that you would like to know about, just post about it and I'll update this post.  This game is to please you, so please comment and criticize; I want this game to be the best it can be and nothing short of that.

Latest Updates:
DEMO
Screenshots updated, features expanded

 

[OmegaGroudon]

The project looks nice.
Keep it up.
Btw, I like the monster artwork.

 

[friend]

Erm, not to be rude or anything...
But I'm tired of "chosen ones"
Can you edit that part abit?

 

[bluelink91]

I'm not intending for this to be a "chosen one" story, I just want Zack to be very powerful.  He's not a child of legend or anything else that makes him the only one to save the world.

 

[friend]

I'm not intending for this to be a "chosen one" story, I just want Zack to be very powerful.  He's not a child of legend or anything else that makes him the only one to save the world.

Well, saving the world is in one boy's hands is also common...
I also classify it as "the chosen one"
Not to be rude or anything but this is my frank opinion

 

[bluelink91]

I'm not intending for this to be a "chosen one" story, I just want Zack to be very powerful.  He's not a child of legend or anything else that makes him the only one to save the world.

Well, saving the world is in one boy's hands is also common...
I also classify it as "the chosen one"
Not to be rude or anything but this is my frank opinion

Well, Zack forms a party in order to save the world.  He isn't powerful enough by himself to save it.  Zack isn't necessarily pulling people into this party, though; instead, people join and prove to be a priceless addition to the group (in short, Zack couldn't get farther in saving the world without these additional members).

 

[Injury]

You have some good stuff here, a real nice work in progress, I just think your story is a bit old though...But whatever. The art looks nice, the mapping is good, a bit RTP, but once again...whatever!

Spelling errors:
"...where is was sent to exorcise a spirit in the mountains. "

could read:
"where he was sent to exorcise a spirit in the mountains. "

keep up the good work!

 

[friend]

Now now now, deary old me, how many collecting something are there? Too many I must say... I'd really recommend something else.
But that is my own opinion mate

EDIT: I have found quite some number of cliches, they include:
Young Hero
There parents are dead? Am I right? Which is a cliche
From a destroyed village ( Seen that types of stories countless times )
And the ones I have mentioned before...


BUT HEY!
It's my opinion!

 

[dadevvtsvre]

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That carpet autotile looks pretty bad there-all that red and yellow in such a narrow space clashes too muc. Hold down Shift and use the fill bucket to refill the carpet so it will all look red. Then, without holding anything, redo the carpets that aren't touching the walls. (it's kind of confusing but it will make a big improvement) Some other things on that map look a little weird, like why there would be a tinybit of carpet sticking into the bedroom, or why there would be a plant one space away from the wall. Your mapping is decent but there's always room for improvement.

Could yu maybe elaborate a little on your features? Ex: I know what a "cheat system" is, but will the cheats be used to unlock characters, stats, items...will they be found at the end of the game? Hidden treasures in game?

 

[bluelink91]

Dadevstar: I've fixed that image earlier (in response to a deleted post made earlier) and have finally uploaded it.
Is this better:

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http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/585/bregolatowninnyk2.jpg[/img]

 

[dadevvtsvre]

Yes, it's definitely improved. It looks much cleaner now.

 

[bluelink91]

DEMO now available.
This covers the prologue and should not be too buggy - and yes, the menu has been disabled.
AND a special "Easter egg" is hidden in the game.

Hopefully you all will enjoy this very, very brief preview of my game.

 

[beyblade347]

Umm, why is it that when you go through the castle gates at the beginning you get teleported to some randome place and a guy tells you to get a boat back?

 

[bluelink91]

Umm, why is it that when you go through the castle gates at the beginning you get teleported to some randome place and a guy tells you to get a boat back?

Well, I hadn't fixed that part of the game; I'll update it shortly.
There are probably other bugs in the game, so if any other are found, please tell me.
There is enough working to play through to the end of the prologue.

 

[beyblade347]

There is another glitch. In the Big house at the bottom of the town map, when you go inside, up the stairs and into the first room closest to you, when you try to exit, you get jammed in a potplant.

 

[beyblade347]

Also, when you are first able to go into town, if you go through the door directy in front of you, you get teleported to this cave where you get the flame rod. That cave is also missing some transfer players.

 

[beyblade347]

again, when you go into the mayors house and you speak to the lady, it says mayor kasco is speaking.

 

[beyblade347]

Ok, now:
Captain crog is an old lady?(Located in one of the farm houses)
In the town inn, it says that you are a farmer speaking, and there is noone standing infront of you to speak to.
The castle area(The same area as my first post) in the town that you start at, you can go up, but cant come back down.(Transfer player missing)

This is a great game though. Compaired to mine, the mapping is the best in the world and so is the dialogue and storyline.

 

[bluelink91]

BeyBlade347, some of those problems have been fixed in the re-released demo, but there are a few that haven't.
Again, I'll fix those soon.
I probably have modified some variables that are strings, so I'll check everything that you've said.
BESIDES those errors, is everything else fine?

 

[beyblade347]

Yeah. Well, I havnt made it past when you have to train after delivering the package. It was then I went to the castle and couldn't return.
IMO Out of all of the games I've played made by RMXP, this one is by far the best.

Keep up the good work!