Kingdom Hearts EX spinoff (working title)

[arcaine91]

okay. i'm a pretty good rpg maker, but this is my first rpg 2k3 game. at some point in the future, i will be embarking upon a massive game called Kingdom Hearts: Dual Reality, an epic crossover game. that game is my brainchild, however, so i am working on a lesser spinoff game. it will allow me to get and use various resources as well as let me test various features i hope to include. this lesser project plays on the storyline, but is unnesssecary to the main plot, so playing it won't be necessary to enjoy the true game when i release it. as a crossover game, it will feature well-known characters, lesser-known and more obscure heroes, and a few original characters as well. Well, here goes...

plot synopsis (subject to changes-im constantly revising)

   Two years ago, the Keyblade master Sora and his comrade Riku defeated the great Nobody called Xemnas. They bid farewell to their new friends and returned to their home of Destiny Islands. The two have a tough time readjusting to the peaceful life (particularly Riku,) but eventually they readapt. Two years pass. Things are peaceful. Until...

    Suddenly, Sora begins having odd dreams. Strange flashes of events he never experienced, and people he's never met. Massive metropolitan cities, freezing arctic wastelands, dark forests, and others. At first he keeps the dreams to himself, but when they gradually become more vivid and clear, he tells the others. Their concern for him grows as the dreams worsen and he begins to hallucinate, seeing things that aren't there. Kairi has him see a doctor, but nothing is found to be wrong with him. Riku disagrees and begins trying to find out what could be causing the dreams. Kairi suspects they might be residual memories of Roxas, who rejoined Sora following Xemnas's defeat, but Sora is certain that they aren't. Everyone desperately tries to find out why they are happening, but then things take a turn for the worst...

    One morning, Riku and Kairi encounter Sora standing on a bluff overlooking the sea. Kairi tries to speak with him, but Sora desn't seem to hear her. He begins talking apparently to himself, and his tone and manner alter frequently, as though multiple beings were trying to speak through him. Neither Riku nor Kairi can reach him. Kairi desperately tries to console him, while Riku rushes back to the town to retrieve the doctor. Almost as soon as he's down the bluff, he hears a roar behind him, and turns just in time to see a flash of light above him. He dashes back up and finds Kairi unconscious and Sora gone. Kairi awakens and cannot recall what happened, and the two begin scouring the island. Eventually, Riku stumbles upon a swirling dark portal in one of the outlying caves. Believing it might be connected with Sora's stange behavior and subsequent disappearance, he decides to go through. Kairi insists on following, and Riku reluctantly agrees.

   On the other side, Riku and Kairi find themselves in a familiar place, but there is something odd about it. They won't come to realize just how odd until much later...

Important Characters:

Riku: One of the protagonists. A childhood friend of Sora. He's bold and blunt, and rarely shows fear. He's tough and dislikes being used. He's usually pretty calm, but becomes fierce when angered. At one point he gave in to the power of Darkness, but has since found a balance between Darkness and Light. He is playable from the start, and is a major party member throughout the game.
-Drive: Dark form- Riku channels the power of darkness, gaining numerous stat advantages as well as new and powerful abilities. Lasts for five turns. Although one of the weaker drives, it has a long duration.

Kairi: One of the protagonists. She's a very kind and caring friend of both Riku and Sora. She cares deeply for both boys, and will go to any length to protect them. She used to be weak and hated not being able to help, but she drew upon the power of her friendship with the two and gained the ability to wield the Keyblade. In addition, she is a Princess of Heart, which allows her to draw upon the forces of Light to aid her and her allies. She is playable from the start, and is a major party member throughout the game.
-Limit: Pure Heart- Adds life regeneration to all allies. In addition, all allies gain resistance to magic, particularly Darkness. Lasts for four turns. A useful limit against tough Heartless and magic-using enemies.

Sora: The original hero of Kingdom Hearts, and the true Keyblade master. He returned to his home of Destiny Islands following Xemnas's defeat, but has recently begun experiencing stranges visions and dreams. He was last seen on a bluff overlooking the sea in Destiny Islands. He vanished, and the two main protagonists, Riku and Kairi, are trying to find him, as well as the reason for his visions.
-Limit/Drive: Various-Sora has access to a wide variety of both Limits and Drives.

It's a fairly standard rpg, but im experimenting with various features to include. Here are a few:

-Limit Breaks and Drives. (testing)
  from kingdom hearts/final fantasy series. one-shot attacks or transformations availiable when a player is heavily injured.
-Double/Triple/Four-Way Attacks (experimental)
 from Chrono series. Certain characters can combine attacks for more dramatic effects.
-Tag Limits/Double Drives (experimental)
  inspired by Advance Wars: Dual Strike. certain characters can combine limits or drives for a significantly heightened effect.
-materia system (testing)
  from final fantasy 7. In place of traditional equipment, characters use materia, which allow various benefits. in addition to weapon and accesories, players can equip 3 materia; offense, defense, and magic.
-materia forging (testing)
  general. although some low-level materia can be bought, the best must be forged by combining weaker materia into a single, more powerful one.
-more to come.

Note: at the moment, this is planned as a 2k3 game. however, if i am unable to get or make the resources i need, i may port it to 2k.

Please give any opinion, suggestions, or ideas you might have. also, if you know how to inplement one of the above feature (experimental ones are ones i haven't gotten yet) please share! And if you have resources, that's great too! i need feedback!

Thank you.

[ThexXtremeXx]

You REALLY need to organize that better.

[arcaine91]

like how? this is my first post on my game, and i couldnt find any format rules...

can you give me pointers?

[Fisherson]

I like your story so far, I'd like to know what worlds you'll be using though. What I like eaobut your story is that your using the original cast from Kingdom Hearts and I've always wanted to play with all three of them so this realy apeals to me.  I'm, going to keep my eye out for this and i'll also be watching you, Newbie. Good job so far and keep it up.

[arcaine91]

i've got some ideas of worlds i'd like to use. i want to include some of the disney worlds, but i also want to include a few worlds and characters that are outside the kh franchise. Anime worlds, like Naruto, FMA and DBZ; worlds from some of my fave video games, like Perfect Dark (the original), Advance Wars, and Soul Calibur; and others. i'm also taking requests; if you'd like to see a particular world included, just let me know, and ill see what i can do.

Riku and Kairi are the two major protagonists, though Sora joins up a bit later. There'll also be several others who join the party, and if my coop-tech idea is incorporated, the player will be able to combine various characters' powers and abilties for devastating results. Still, it's an early work-in-progress, and i have no idea how the final product will turn out. It's just a matter of figuring out what i can get/make/do, and putting it into the game.

thanks for your support! it's good to know that someone likes my ideas.

[boozer]

i've got some ideas of worlds i'd like to use. i want to include some of the disney worlds, but i also want to include a few worlds and characters that are outside the kh franchise. Anime worlds, like Naruto, FMA and DBZ; worlds from some of my fave video games, like Perfect Dark (the original), Advance Wars, and Soul Calibur; and others. i'm also taking requests; if you'd like to see a particular world included, just let me know, and ill see what i can do.

Riku and Kairi are the two major protagonists, though Sora joins up a bit later. There'll also be several others who join the party, and if my coop-tech idea is incorporated, the player will be able to combine various characters' powers and abilties for devastating results. Still, it's an early work-in-progress, and i have no idea how the final product will turn out. It's just a matter of figuring out what i can get/make/do, and putting it into the game.

thanks for your support! it's good to know that someone likes my ideas.

Advanced Wars and Soul Calibur? wow all i can sya is good luck to you! I will be watching this project as it develops

[arcaine91]

"want" is the key word there. There are some things I really, really want to use, and some that are tertiary. If I can get it, make it, or find someone to make it for me, then I'll use it. Those are all things I "want" to use, but it doen't guarantee they'll be in the final project. As much as I hate to, I'll likely have to make compromises.

Again, if you can find or make any resources for any of the above, please post them! I definitely won't refuse them!

[Fisherson]

What kind of sprites are you using? I might, when I get some time off from writing my Fanfic, be willing to make some chara sets. Also: Request for a World: Alantica as BATTLE world, seriously if you put one singing mini game i'll Force Lightning your butt to Alderaan!

[arcaine91]

well, first of all, i still need good battlecharas of both Riku and Kairi. I'm using stand-ins at the moment. If you could re-edit another battlechara into one of them, that might work. If you can find a battleweapon of the Keyblade Kairi used in KH2, that would be helpful as well. Thanks!

I'm keeping the requests small because i don't want to ask for too much at once and tick everybody off.

And as for Atlantica, if i can find a decent chipset, then I'll include it. If not, well, i suppose i can find someone who will edit an existing chipset for it.

thanks for the posts.

[arcaine91]

oh noooo!!!!!!

my game file won't open anymore!!!!

i kept the resources separate, so it isn't a total loss, but still!!!!

if anyone knows why it might've happened, please tell me! I REALLY don't want this to happen again!!!

[Ben]

 shame. this was gearing up to be project of the year

[boozer]

try reinstallling rpg maker?

[arcaine91]

well, it's not a total loss. i've still got all me resources, i just have to remake the game and put everything back into it, not to mention rebuild the events. don't worry, i'm not giving up anytime soon! unless my cpu literally blows up or catches fire, i'm making this project.

(um, maybe i shouldn't have mentioned the part about blowing up, that's the last thing i need...)

[boozer]

get a cd or usb flash drive or something and back up the files!

[arcaine91]

i did! like i said, i still have all the music and whatnot, the only thing gone is the game itself, and from now on, i'm going to back that up constantly too.