DreamWorld

[Shadowninja]

This is turning out to be my first full-length game, after many MANY unfinished/abandoned projects.

The game's pretty cliche at some points, and doesn't have a very deep and meaningful story (yet), but it's just a fun, sort of comedy game.

The game starts with me (yep, I'm the main character- what an ego) walking home from school and seeing an old lady being attacked by some random thug, I beat him up and she says that I'm a good person and asks me to help her.

She gives me a strange amulet and tells me to wear it the next time I go to sleep.
When this happens, I go to sleep and wake up trapped in a huge fortress in another world!

A strange disembodied voice who is only known as 'Guardian' tries to guide me out of the fortress, and along the way I meet up with a captured thief called Robin who joins up with me and helps me out of the fortress.

This is basically the start of a very large and random adventure in the many worlds of dreams to eventually find a way for James to return to 'the waking world'.

The game includes many sidequests, hidden surprises and randomised events/dialoge giving the player a slightly different experience each play.
There's also a 'karma' system which affects certain events depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game.

The game uses the default battle system, but in an interesting way, with summonable characters, a changable class system, and many interesting battle commands such as the 'eat' command which allows a certain party member to attempt to eat the enemy!

Characters so far:

James

Age: 16
Race: Human
Weapons: Swords, blades etc.
Bio:
James is some random guy who
just happens to end up in a different world.
He can be shy, but he can also be brave when
needs be.
James suffers from a rare condition known
as 'Hotgirlphobia' and completely freezes up
around girls, causing some awkward
situations.
James definately isn't strong, but
his agility and sword skills are hard
to match.

Robin

Age: 18
Race: Human
Weapons: Bows/Crossbows
Bio:
Robin is a skilled thief, and a great
archer, however, he strangely knows
nothing about Robin Hood.
Robin has a quick wit, but at times
can be a tad sarcastic, and this guy
sure loves treasure, however, beneath
his flaws he has a heart of gold.

Talia

Race: Human? Or catgirl?
Age: 17
Weapons: Cat Claws (and other fist-type weapons)
Bio:
Talia is a weird one.
She's a girl who dresses up as a cat
and insists on acting like one...
Talia is always wandering around
hyperactively, looking for fun.
Somehow, Talia obtained the 'Summon Stone'
and gained the ability to summon creatures
to help her.
Talia is fun-loving and naive, and seems to
have developed an obvious crush on James
apparently due to his red hair...
Talia is a weird mystery.

Talus

Age: 23
Race: Human
Weapons: Whips/Chains
Bio:
Talus is an inventor, who's always creating crazy devices that usually end up exploding.
He has an amazing airship hidden in a cave behind his home, Tendo City, however he's not gonna let you ride it for free...


Lesser Characters:

Cid (Yep, the ol' Final Fantasy cliche!)

Age: ?
Race: Mole Person
Weapons: Mole Claws

Slink
Age: ?
Race: Serpentman
Weapons: Wrist Protecters (used to bash the enemies, Slink also uses his teeth a lot)

Ricardo

Age: ?
Race: Human (Goth)
Weapons: Dual Knives

Alex (Yes, the default RM2K Alex!)

Age: ?
Race: Human
Weapons: Iron Sword

There are many more characters as well, but these are the main ones so far.

So what do you think?
I've got a good amount of experience with RPG makers, but this is my first full game.

I'd be glad to show some screenshots, or explain anything about the game if anyone asks.

[maxine]

Niiiiice... Hopefully you can come with some neat screens ltr.

1. What kind of time is the game in (before you go dreaming)
Im asking that cuz if its present time i would maybe want some help.

2. That karma system sounds cool. I havent heard of it anywhere else so i will look forward too see how it all goes

cheers* and GL HF

[Shadowninja]

Thanks!

1. It is the present, but you're only there for a very short time at the beginning (James may return later in his quest before the end of the game)
But I'll be glad to help out any way I can.

Here's a screenshot of the 'Fire Elemental' summon in play.
(I know it's the default system graphic, but it's changable during play)

[drenrin2120]

very nice looking game! Very nice, and it is not as cliche as you think ti is. I've seen way worse cliches than Cid.

I like the Karma system and Summon System. Goodluck with it.

[maxine]

Yes u can help.. I would need osme present chipsets... If u have any, can u post them here? or maybe send them through msn or whatever?..

The summons look cool. Can you tell me. When you summon, How much MP does it take from u?

Cheers*

[Shadowninja]

Thanks a lot guys!  

To summon, you have to choose Talia's 'summon' command in battle and choose what you want to summon.

The MP cost varies; summoning the pathetic 'Beetle' costs 0 MP where summoning the powerful 'Fire Elemental' costs 20 MP, and once you've chosen your summon, you have to use the 'summon stone' item to replace Talia with the summon.

I've got quite a few modern chipsets, I'll email them to you if you like.

[maxine]

yes that would be great.. Please email all thoose you find non old

[True Evil]

This game sounds awesome so far! I can't wait for a demo!

I have a request thought, Can you list the classes that you can change to?

[Shadowninja]

Well, a lot are still being made, but here's some so far:

(Some are just for comedy purposes)

James:
-Ninja
-Gangster
-Adventurer (James changes into Indiana Jones style clothes and uses a whip)
-Plumber (James gets a Mario cap!)
-Swordsman
-FireFighter (A secret class gained through a hidden sidequest which uses water-based attacks)

Robin:
-FireFighter

Umm... actually that's it so far, the classes still need a lot of work.

Any ideas for classes would be greatly appreciated!
They can be as weird or serious as you like!

[True Evil]

ever play Final Fantasy Tactics?

Archer
Black Mage (Wizard)
Oracle (Status Inducer)
Dancer
Squire
Monk (Bare Fist)
Lancer
Mime (Mimic)
Thief
Mediator (Talk Skil)
White Mage (Priest)
Chemist (Item user)
Knight
Samurai
Geomancer (Elemental)
Bard
Summoner
Calculator (Attacks Mathematically)
Time Mage (Haste, Slow, Demi, exc...)

Thats all I can think of...

[Shadowninja]

Ah, thanks!
I'll use a few of those!

I've only played Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.

[DragonBlaze]

Nice, I really like where this is going.

Your game reminds me of a movie advertisement for a movie called Mirror Mask, except your game dosesn't freak me out :p

I think your game is very original, and I'll be sure to play it once you get a demo out

[Shadowninja]

Another screenshot!

This one's of the 'Nightmare Realm' which James gets transported to, alone at kinda random times.

This place is preeeeetty evil.
Scary screams and moans and other disturbing noises play at random times in the background, and this place actually uses subliminal messaging to try to make the player feel scared!

I feel uneasy testing it myself!

[Ian'sRPGstuff]

I think you could add a little more stuff to it but i like how it looks like some of the ledge is falling. ^_^

[Linkforce]

Looks pretty good.  GJ so far!