I'm not sure where to post this because the game is "complete"--that is, beatable BUT has many bugs and systems that aren't finished, the complete version will be released in a few months.
History: I started working on this game way, way back in 2001. I had a bunch of projects and wanted to actually finish one. Since then I have worked on it on and off when I had time. In 2003 I switched to Rpg maker 2003. in 2006 I finished it, but there were bugs and the sidequests weren't finished.
I don't think it's the best game ever made (that's AA2 :naughty:) but if you like games that don't take themselves too seriously like OMGZ final fantasy ripoff 9993984 then I think you'll like it. It's kinda like Earthbound. There aren't too many funny games out there anymore so I wanted to make a game that could be funny but still have good gameplay.
Story: The story is somewhat LOOSELY based on my life in high school. Most of the characters were my friends from high school and it takes place in my hometown of Aptos, California (though it looks nothing like it) located in the greater Santa Cruz "Archipelago". The year is 20XX, (okay, like 2003 if we're going by which of my classes are in the game :gwa:)
Nick is an ordinary high school student about to start his first day of a new semester. Meanwhile his family is kidnapped by a vengeful teacher. What begins as a quest to rescue them unfolds into an EPIC BATTLE TO SAVE THE WORLD. Yeah, it's cliche, but what do you expect, I was like 16 when I started making this.
Aptos Adventures 2 will have a way better story, instead it's an EPIC BATTLE TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE.
Characters: Playable
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Nick- My alter ego and main character. Weapon: Giant Pencil. special: pencil attacks
Cooper- Nick's twin brother. He's 10 minutes older than Nick. Does that mean in 10 Minutes Nick will gain his knowledge? Nick and Coop can team up for specials
Brett- Friend of Nick and Coop. Searching for his lost brother riley.
Ethan-Friend of Nick and Coop. Searching for the lost kingdom of Jewjinia. (I'm being anti-antisemitic, not antisemitic, there's a difference)
Riley- Brett's long lost brother. Last scene in the Snowfalls region....
Tobin-A mysterious alien whose world has been enslaved by Welshbon and Goobindos. Not much is known about him other than he's a good guy
Satchel- Nick and Cooper's family dog. (Hidden character)
Non-playable
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Good
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Crazy Nerd- Offers advice and items. Seems to know it's only a game...
Alex- Nerdy kid that sells items since there aren't too many towns. Think Toad in Mario RPG
Question Mark Guys- A mysterious race who speak like yoda. They wear black bodysuits to hide their true form. Friends of Tobin.
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Evil
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Cody- A slovenly creature, Cody's dungeon is not a place you want to enter...
Goobindos- Not much is known about Goobindos or his race. They seem to snort alot and like pink. Enslaved Tobin's world
Welshbon-Cooper's 10th grade physics teacher. Lives only to make his students fail. He takes revenge on cooper and captures him and his family
Game Features:-SUITS. Think jobs like in Final Fantasy 5/Tactics.
-Voice acting for cutscenes.
-Action Battles, action minigames where you have to take down a boss or solve a puzzle
-8 chapters, the game is about 30 hours long, but if you don't use suits, it makes game harder and 10-12 hours long (short but sweet. I hate games that have filler
-Newgame+
Features in COMPLETE version:-bug-free (is that a feature? :shh:)
-More voice acting
-more cutscenes
-more story (and more importantly no plot holes)
-fleshed out sidequests
-The SUIT system I originally intended
Suit System 1) Sumo Suit
Strength-high attack & HP
Weakness-Slow, low mp and
intelligence
Ability:
A) Sumo Suplex- Slows all
enemies, damage
Dosukoi- Raises self attack
C) Gochan desu- Recovers self
HP
2) Chicken Suit
Strength-
Weakness-low defense and HP,
suseptible to Stinky
A) Egg Barrage- Shoots eggs at
all enemies low dmg
Chicken Licken- High damage
to one enemy, causes retarded
C) Golden Egg- Adds $1 every
step lasts for 1 minute with 10 min
wait time before next use
(Dont open menu midstep or
your dollar will be nullified)
3) Doctor Suit-Healer
Strength-High Intelligence &
MP, STFU has no effect
Weakness-Narcolepsy, low
attack and defense
Abilities:
A) Tetanus Shot-Heal all and
remove some stat effects
Gastric Bypass-Revive 1 member to full HP
C) Cardiovascular Surgery-
Casts Regain one one hero
D) MP+ 10%
COMPLETE
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4) Wetsuit
Strength-Resist water attacks,
high defense
Weakness- Weak to earth
Abilities:
A) Dive- damages an enemy and
causes Hypothermia
Wetsuit- Equip wetsuits
C) Aqua Assault-Water damage to all enemies, causes Hypothermia
(high defense)
D) Oxygen Tank-Recovers 1 HP
every step
5) Wolf Suit-bezerker
Strength-High agility and
attack, resist blind,
Weakness-low intelligence and
MP
Abilities:
A) Claw- Can Equip Claws
2x Attack-Attack twice
C) Primal Rage- casts
Brutestr
D) Attack+5%
6) Mecha (Brettron) Suit
Strength-
Weakness- Low agility
A) Turret- Shoots 1 enemy,
high damage
Autoshop- Call a basic shop
at any time
C) Firearm- Equip Guns
D) Forcefield-casts reflect
7) Arnold Suit
Strength-high attack
Weakness-
A) Terminator- Kills one enemy
Counter- Attack when hit
C) Governator- High damage to
all enemies
D) HP+ 10%
E) Attack + 10%
8) Jesus Suit-(hidden)
Strength-high everything,
autocasts Uber
Weakness-None
A) Resurection- Revives all
party to max HP/MP
Armageddon- Casts death on
all enemies
C) EXP Egg
D) Cast Uber
E) HP+20%
F) Enc none-Autoruns Switch
300 Escape
9) Bare
-Equip all weapons
-Equip all skills
-Use character specials
Attack
Put em up
Twin
Suit skills-- this is automatically added once you get the first suit
Item
Escape
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Screenshots: 
Can you reach this screen???? It's a secret!
Estimated Completion: 75%
Let's Play Video by my friend Todd: (Old version, many aspects have/will be changed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bUfXWTZKs0DOWNLOAD: This is only the DX beta version. It's playable but there are some bugs and missing features
http://www.mediafire.com/?xvpmfyttz4x
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