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VX Chronicles (Updated 8.22.2010, New Demo!)

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VX Chronicles
By RMXPirate


History:

Thousands of years ago this world was nothing like today, it was in a great peril. Now it is peaceful, at that time it was nothing of the sort. A war was amidst the world at this time between the darkness (creatures like trolls, orcs, goblins, shifters which were creatures that can form into anything.) and the humans. It started when the creatures the creatures felt the need for power and the only way to get it was to fight the power already in place. The creatures wanted this power because the humans treated them like slaves or just killed them off. . Those who were not unkind like the rest were slaves those who were unkind were seeing as the beasts they truly were and killed. The creatures then created ruins which contained orbs that were activated by gems, when these gems would light up it would let the creatures know they were planning the war strategies. The war soon began and it looked like the humans would soon loose, something had to be done. This war went on for many years, until one day, a great and powerful wizard arose from the battlefield. He summoned the creatures into gems which the creatures had created themselves and trapped them in there. The war then stopped, those monsters un-summoned surrendered and stayed in hiding for many years. The crystals were then shattered into hundreds of pieces and hid from the world. The war was over and everything was peaceful yet again.
Story:

It is this time, the time of peace that came thousands of years after the war that the creatures are once again returning from there hiding places. Lead by another human, a man so cruel he with them search for the hidden shards hoping to re-summon the creatures and finish the war they started! Not many people know about the war as the counsel a collection of twelve people selected from each city who know the secrets chose not to reveal those secrets and to tell those who do know to keep it secret. They use all there power to keep the secret away from the people. No punishment was made on those who told the secret but it was said that those who did soon forgot about it completely along with the person who was told. It is now that people are noticing things. As it gets worse the secret must get revealed, but the counsel continues to fight and keep it a secret from the people. In order to keep the secret they chose one human (the main character) to find the shards before this other guy does and hopefully destroy him once and for all!(Really cliché, I plan on making it so you have to fight the other guy and destroy him then if you do a secret part of the game unlocks where you can choose to find the shards or not.) IF he succeeds it will keep peace amongst the world and stop the secret from seeking further into human minds.
The counsel

The counsel was a group created to keep the secrets from the people secrets that would destroy the world forever, create wars, violence, something this world does not need! The counsel was started when a young man saw the war and lived through it. He lived for hundreds of years and saw the history of this world soon being forgotten, only a few chose to remember it, one of them being him. As years passed he began to notice that the history was being forgotten all together because of how long ago it happened and for those who remembered it, it brought chaos. In hope to stop the chaos but still keep the knowing of the history of this place he set out to find the people who knew these things. It was then the counsel was created and passed on for generations. It worked like this all sons, relatives, friends, etc of the counsel members must be known so that they can be made sure not to be told the secrets or about the counsel itself. Then when a member of the counsel is to die or be outcaste the next family member or relative (closest to them) must become the next one chosen to take place of that person. Now the history could have been erased completely but the man who created this counsel wanted the history of the world to be known as it was a great thing to know at least for future generations when the secret must be told to the world. That time is near as people soon to find out things and this other guy was not helping at all! The thing is, it is not up to the counsel itself, it is up to the leader of the counsel who is chosen by none other then the counsel themselves. But in the counsel it is every for themselves so it is impossible to be chosen. The guy who created the counsel thought this through very well if he created the system that way there’s no way a leader would ever be chosen! When, if ever someone is chosen then the secret will be revealed (if the leader so chooses).
Game play(Game story) *Warning, spoiler alerts*

This is what I have so far for the in game it’s pretty much the beginning of the game and some parts in between. I will post more updates in this section when I come up with something new!!

Part 1:
Beginning of game: Introduction to history of island is told. (Story of counsel is told within story).

We start out in the Harachi Maze with the main character. He is then met by a little girl who asks him if he can help her through the maze because she was playing hide and seek with her mom and is lost. It is then while going through the maze that he finds one of the ruins/relics made by the creatures thousands of years ago. The secrets are revealed to him by this girl who happens to be one of the counsel members daughters. He is soon captured by the counsel and taken to the counsel meeting place (A church in the biggest town of the world). There more secrets are revealed and the counsel decides to erase his memory but Miruki(the girls mother) begs to differ. She fights with them saying that she feels he has goodness in him. Him being a relative to one of the already counsel members he can be chosen. “He already knows the secrets” she fights. So with much debate and conversation the counsel comes to a decision and he is chosen as the new counsel member but to probe himself worthy he must find the outcast member and capture him.

So you are playing in the time that the secrets are close to being revealed and since this happens a vote must be made for the counsel leader! A vote is taken and as usual everyone vote for themselves except 1, there are 2 votes for the main character. This is a big change for the counsel as it’s the first leader that has been chosen since the counsel was first created. So he becomes the leader and gets the choice of revealing the secret or not. (It really is the player’s choice).

We continue on into the story and we come to a portal. These portals are the portals to the different kingdoms around the world. Each character will go to there own kingdom and fight off what they can and warn the kings of each kingdom what is in store. They meet up with the goblin, a friend of the counsels and soon are off. This is when you are separated from the group and all 3 characters embark on their own adventure. This portal is the end of part 1.

Part 2:
***Yet to be updated!
Main/Party Characters

Shiron: This is the main character, played by you. He was born in this world as a second generation son of one of the counsel members. He is but a young adult still learning how to become a man.

Tetsuya: This is a party member the counsel chooses to go with you/ He is a great except that he has a wife, who hints that Shiron (your character) may have something unique about his demeanor.

Miruki: This is another party member who is chosen to come with you on the quest. She is a very strong mage but is also good with bow and arrows.

Evil guy(no name yet): The other guy was born to this world just the same as the chosen one. He was chosen as a counsel member and then outcast. (Yes, if you haven’t figured out already the main character is related to the other guy). Un-blind to the counsel’s identity and the secrets they chose to keep he fled from the counsel so his memory would not be erased. It was then he went over the secrets one more time and plotted against the counsel and went out to search for the shards.

GAME SCREENSHOTS!
Title Screen
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Florea Town(First Town/Main Characters Home):
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Saychan Village:
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Night time:
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A random scene about the orbs scattered around:
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Another scene(the big long scene of the game!!)
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Download, Changelog
Next Version: 0.3(A.K.A Part 1 Rewrite): 35% Done
Current Version: 0.2.3(A.K.A. Part 1): 100% Done
Current Demo: *This is version 0.2.3. It is the 38% done fixes on 0.3. Do not judge the game on this demo it is horrible and still needs a lot of work, just releasing what i have, which really isn't that bad at all just grammar and stuff.*

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?rpd629mnf21unl6



Changelog(0.3):
Code:
 

*0.3 is basically a complete edit of part 1(grammar, eventing etc). Also with new features being implemented.

-Added a temporary Final Fantasy 1 style introduction to the game to tell players history of the world.

-Lots of story changed

[b]-New On screen enemies with sight.[/b]

-More to come

 
 
Not good!

Seriously, see other people projects topic. You need atlest put the character sprite or images. Where are the screenshots? And you SHOULD NOT strike-through your story. It made people don't want to read it.

Read the rules, pal, and it is spelled "at least". ~Arbiter
 
<i>Not good!

Seriously, see other people projects topic. You need atlest put the character sprite or images. Where are the screenshots? And you SHOULD NOT strike-through your story. It made people don't want to read it.</i>

Can there be a rule about people not giving out fake rules.

You might want to elaborate more on the story. Also, I don't think this is the board for screens/demos.
 
I know its not im posting the demo to allow people to get some questions answer on the story :D. I posted this for comments and stuff on the story like everyone else. What do you say I should work on in the story?
 
i think the point is that people shouldn't have to play the demo to have their questions answered, the answers should be in what you write here as the story. i mean you can't possibly get the whole story into a demo, that'd be the game itself

also if i were you i would avoid using the arshes charset/faces that way your game will stand out that bit more
 
They are in the story but sometimes I try to explain myself as you see above and it gets really confusing so i say (After the explanation) see demo :). Also I want to use the Default RTP for this game, i might change my mind but yeah.
 

boon

Sponsor

Impreza":2gd3dzxk said:
Seriously, see other people projects topic. You need atlest put the character sprite or images. Where are the screenshots? And you SHOULD NOT strike-through your story. It made people don't want to read it.

That's why this is in EARLY PROJECTS. Because there is a new rule that states you shouldn't have screenshots. So please don't make people think they are breaking the rules by not posting screenshots when they don't need to.
Not good!


Anyway, this seems okay. I would suggest straying away from the RTP>
 
There's no reason this game should be bad, it's fine as long as it's at early game forums.

and RMmakerwhat, I think they are right, I saw lots of VX projects lately that overuses the VX RTP faces, it's all overused, but it's your choice, so I respect that, but there's far lots of faces there than the RTP... to be honest thought, the RTP feel on VX is what makes me don't wanna play VX games, but I'm not here to judge VX.

And furthermore, the story is too long to read and I haven't continued reading e'm all..

I'll end by saying, Goodluck! hope to see more in the future! and don't feel down with the comments given to you, just continue working with it and take this comments as advices instead, K? :lol:
 
Thank you hellhound I will keep that in mind, and I know it is a bit long but I do need as much C&C as possible. I have decided to move away from the RTP but as usually this doesn't mean completely away, some characters will still be using the normal facesets but mostly I will make my own :D. Thanks for explaining that to me hellhound.

Edit: I removed the demo and screenshots etc as thats not important. I really need help making this story better guys, any suggestions :).
 

boon

Sponsor

Okay, I have a few. Right now this is your story:

It is this time, the time of peace that came thousands of years after the war that the creatures are once again returning from there hiding places. Lead by another human, a man so cruel he with them search for the hidden shards hoping to re-summon the creatures and finish the war they started! Not many people know about the war as the counsel a collection of twelve people selected from each city who know the secrets chose not to reveal those secrets and to tell those who do know to keep it secret. They use all there power to keep the secret away from the people. No punishment was made on those who told the secret but it was said that those who did soon forgot about it completely along with the person who was told. It is now that people are noticing things. As it gets worse the secret must get revealed, but the counsel continues to fight and keep it a secret from the people. In order to keep the secret they chose one human (the
main character) to find the shards before this other guy does and hopefully destroy him once and for all!(Really cliché, I plan on making it so you have to fight the other guy and destroy him then if you do a secret part of the game unlocks where you can choose to find the shards or not.) IF he succeeds it will keep peace amongst the world and stop the secret from seeking further into human minds.

... It's a wall of text. I would break it up. Anyway, here's some revisions:

First of all, you've barely explained the story. This line:
that the creatures are once again returning from there hiding places.

Once again?

I'd stay away from using Shards in your story. How cliche, a smashed object that has to be completed to release it's detrimental powers.

Here, I did a little revision of your story. If you don't like it, no problem.

The time has come, the time of peace that arrived thousands of years after the war. In the darkness, the creatures are again returning from their hiding places. Lead by a single human - he, with them, search for the hidden shards hoping to summon the worst creatures and finish the war they started.

Not many people know about the war as the council - a collection of twelve people selected from each city who control every secret - kept it from them. They aimed to keep people happy during this period of appeasement, and talk of the war would shatter the silence of the peace. No punishment was made on those who told the secret - but it was said that those who did, soon disappeared forever.

Now people are noticing things. As it gets worse the secret must get revealed, but the council continues to fight and keep it a secret from the people.
To keep their secret they chose one human to find the shards before this other guy does and hopefully destroy him once and for all

I got bored there, because I have no way of knowing how this other guy is involved in the story. It's beyond saving here.

God the pointless Cliché-ness has completely thrown me off.

Shards. Are. Cliche.

:(

No Fasgsg'ing shards
 
Well, yeah, the story is cliche with those shards, but hopefully, it'll be ok as long as you use the clichness in a good way, or follow what Boon's idea is. Goodluck on the rest!  :lol:

and I ought to remind you that clichness isn't what makes an RPG game bad or useless, it's ok as long as the story is straight to the plot and used the clichness wisely. :lol:
 
Well as i said in parts under the story I plan on removing the shards being the main part of the story and making it so you have to first find the evil guy and kill him before he brings destruction back to the world. I know that is still cliche but its better then the shards idea :). I really like the shards idea but it is super cliche. Also like i said I am trying to remove all the cliche things in the story, if not all them as much as possible to make it as original as possible :D. Thanks for the help. Also about the other guy if you read the other spoilers I have it will explain how come he plotted against the counsel and how he is apart of the story  :thumb:. I will take out the part of the shards now so that people who read this thread in the near future know the story wont be about looking for stupid shards :D. I want the story to be original because the last game i made was so cliche(every second had unoriginal things in it) that my story failed. No one replied to the topic etc. I even started getting uninterested in making it :D
 
I have fixed up the story a lot, the game development is coming a long well. I will be posting a recruitment thread in the center to get a team started to work on the rest of the game with me.
 
Updates:

8/22/2010 8:00 pm - ADDED 0.2.3 DEMO, still not that good of a demo but is updated a bit from the last demo with grammar etc and new gameplay.
*Once you get to the portals the game ends after that scene, save your progress wait for version 0.3 to be released!*

Older updates:
-Added screenshots to the game currently in progress.
-Added demo to the old 0.2 version. Please do not judge the game based on this demo, it is horrible, it needs a lot of work!

Note: If you would like to be a part of the team go ahead and pm me. I can use eventers mappers, musicians.
 

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