On the continent of Sera, power has been evenly split between three nations for decades. Reins, an industrious nation in the north. Balkia, a shining star in the deserts in the south, and finally The Nobungian Union, a group of allied tribal states in the east. War raged between all three nations, until the Nobungians buckeled under pressure and agreed to peace. Despite that, the feud between Reins and Balkia has continued for an additional 20 years. Few people today even remember what caused the war to begin with, making it a pointless struggle. Both the Leaders of Reins and Balkia are too bitter to seek a ceasefire, and will not stop until the other nation is destroyed. While they slowly destroy each other, the Nobungians sit and wait.
Our story begins with a young Reinian soldier named Lucian, injured on the battle field from a stray arrow to the leg. Lucian has been sent home, where he will finally be reunited with his love, Kira. Kira is the daughter of one of the most respected men in Reins, Darius. He is the Head Captain of the Knights of Rein and has held this position since the mysterious death of the last man to fill this position, Gabriel.
The very same night of Lucian's return, a sinister force has returned to Reins, one that was thought to have been destroyed long ago. A force that seeks vengeance upon Darius, and will drag both Kira and Lucian into conflict. Lucian and Kira's reunion is going to be cut short, and Lucian is about to be thrust upon a dangerous journey. A man who thought he was finally free from fighting is about to learn that his struggle has only just begun.
Features
-Sideview Battle System and some special battle features, including being able to steal items from enemies -Lockpicking Minigame for getting to secret areas or opening certain chests -Large Party System, with up to 8 members total in the final game -Multiple Sidequests that can allow you to receive secret weapons and even a secret Party Member. -Stealth scenes -Deep Storyline with a unique and varied cast of Characters, as well as some unexpected plot twists -25 Hours of Gameplay! Over 500 maps and 125 monsters. -Half of the music is non-RTP, as well as many graphics -Lots of Puzzles -Learning Curve, with easy battles early on and very difficult and strategic battles later in the game. -'Easy Mode' for new rpg players. Allows you to skip battles so you can progress the plot. -Read Me file with party member strategies, tips and a list of element efficiencies.
Characters
Characters
Lucian is the main protagonist of Bloodsphere. A Reinian Soldier who always looks to do what is right, even if it doesn't concern him. He is not a chosen one or the son of a great hero, he is merely an unlucky man that has been thrown into the conflict against his will. All he truly wants is to be with his love, Kira.
Sirena has had a bit of a mystical and mysterious life. Her parents were murdered when she was a child by bandits and she was adopted by a priest named Silas. She was raised by him in white magic, and is very skilled in healing arts. However, she is a very sheltered girl and tends to be very shy, especially around new people. She is very nervous and just wants to live a life of peace, but like Lucian she is drawn into the conflict.
Karoes is a bit of an enigma. The man was thought to have been killed by the knight Darius many years ago, but he recently returned under mysterious circumstances. No one truly knows what his goals are, even those that are being manipulated by him. The source of his power comes from a relic he has called The Bloodsphere, an ancient gem as mysterious as Karoes himself is.
Kira is the daughter of Sir Darius and she is also Lucian's lover, the two having known each other since they were children. She is a good spirited girl who has been distraught over the last few years, worried about Lucian after he joined the army. She is afraid she will never see Lucian again due to all the danger he has become involved in.
Marco is a knight of Reins. He is known as being a cold and tough person, rarely showing emotion, making him a near perfect soldier. He is always seeking ways to further his existence and his status in Reins, and deep down he vies to be Ruler of the Land.
Aireon has had a lot to live up to as the daughter of a former Reinian War Hero. Having grown up from a privileged background, many believe Aireon to be spoiled and stuck up, and she is known to harbor a strong and sometimes irrational hatred against Balkians. But beneath her tough exterior, she is someone who always believes to do what is right that follows a strict honor code, not wanting to disgrace her family name.
Erik is a bandit who resides in the Badlands, robbing anyone who tries to cross the desolate area. He is known to be a complete joker as well as a womanizer. Although he commits crimes and steals, there is more to the man than meets the eye. A bloody past led him to the life he lives today.
Zane is a young soldier, but is well renowned for his brain and brawn. He is an adept swordsman but at the same time is very smart tactically. This lead to him being promoted multiple times, making him a prodigy among the Reinian Army. He is also good friends with Lucian.
Lily is a teenage girl who travels all across the land, seeking adventure as well as making new friends. She is fairly talented in spells and magic and has a much deeper knowledge of the mystical arts than one would expect someone her age to have. Despite her sincere appearance and good intentions, she knows more then she lets on.
Drake is Lily�â�€š¬â�€ž¢s older brother and from Nobunga. He is considered to be mentally unstable and has murdered many people over the years. No one knows why he commits his crimes or who he really serves, but the lone swordsman may prove to be a bigger threat than anyone expects him to be.
Cyrus is one of the most powerful and notorious mercenaries in the world, many men have perished or been arrested by his hand. There are only two things he cares about in the world: Money and Revenge. He will do anything for the right price, but if you cross him or make him angry, he will not stop until you are dead.
Demo Screenshots
Demo Screenshots
Lucian picking up some supplies Sideview Battle System Reinian Knights searching for Lucian Lockpicking Minigame Sidequest in which Lucian is hired to protect a ship from pirates
Full Game Screenshots
Full Game Screenshots
Finding some useful items in the desert A climatic showdown Up in the mountains Doesn't he know splitting up tends to be a bad idea? The mysterious Nobungian Forest If you want the prize in the chest you are going to have to do the puzzle! A battle later in the game. The prince having a secret meeting Even more old ruins... Meeting the world's worst guard. It would be a long drop...
Notes I have been working on this game on and off for the last year and I had posted a version over it titled Red Moon a while back on here. Since then I have changed a lot, including the title as well as adding a sideview battle system. Currently I have finished it up to the end of Chapter 9, with the demo containing the first four chapters. I am planning on there being around 20 chapters total. That being said, I am looking for Beta Testers so anyone interested just let me know.
Please feel free to leave any feedback on what you liked or what I can improve for the final version of the game. I hope you enjoy what I have so far.
Updates Jan. 17 2010: I haven't posted anything in a while but I want everyone to know that I am still working on this game lol. I am very happy because I finally got my scripting issues FIXED :-). In honor of this I posted some new screenshots from the final game. Jan. 25 2010: I posted up some more screenshots, I am making good time and have finished more of the game as well as fixed a new glitch that i found! Most importantly i posted Demo v.3 Which is about an hour longer then Demo v.2 and fixes alot of the glitches from Demo v.2 Jul. 1 2010: Finally updated the topic again. I am still dilligently working on the game, I am roughly 75% done with the entire thing now, and I expect the final game to be done sometime in the fall, likely September. I threw up some more screenshots of later in the game, as well. Jan. 4 2011: I have finished the game! Check it out with the download link, and I hope you enjoy the game! If you have any questions post in the topic, I will try to promptly answer them.
Project Status 100% Complete
Credits Battle System: Enu, Atoa, Kylock, Cairn UMS: ccoa Party changer: Dargor Actor face: Jens009 Lockpicking: Eilei Character Bios: Truthful Tiger, Italian Stallion.
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UPDATE: Ok, I managed to fixed part of the scripting problem that I am having with Dargor's large party script, but i am still having trouble with the experience problem. No matter what I try, characters not in your party do not gain any experience after battles. I went back to replay the demo Dargor made for his script and i noticed that even in the demo for his script with out of battle experience on, characters not in the party do not gain any experience, so now I am completely stumped. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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QUOTE (Alex898 @ Jul 12 2009, 09:55 PM)
UPDATE: Ok, I managed to fixed part of the scripting problem that I am having with Dargor's large party script, but i am still having trouble with the experience problem. No matter what I try, characters not in your party do not gain any experience after battles. I went back to replay the demo Dargor made for his script and i noticed that even in the demo for his script with out of battle experience on, characters not in the party do not gain any experience, so now I am completely stumped. Does anyone know how to fix this?
This is amazing i want to help test it also where did you get those facesets they are awesome
Hey thanks for the comments guys, I am glad you like the game. Right now I have found a NEW large party problem involving members getting added/removed from the party. Ugh, I don't know how so many games have 8 person parties and yet I can't get it working right
I am probably going to try using a different large party system (I heard the Blizzard one is good) but once I get all this sorted out I can get a beta version of the game up for you guys.
Update: Well I figured out the adding/removing members from the party problem I had. You have to manually re-add people to your party using the regroup command during areas where your party splits up, which is kind of weird but whatever. I have tried other large party scripts but they aren't compatable with my Battle System so I guess I'm stuck with a game where people not in your party don't get any XP, which isn't how I wanted it but I have come to far to just completely scrap the game.
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If you still want to be a beta tester i can throw up the entire game that I have done so far onto mediafire or something and you can play through and test it. Specifically I want some insight on if the lack of the entire party getting experience from battles hinders the game alot or not.
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Well from what i can tell is that people outside of the party still get exp. Oh and I just finished the demo i love it the fight with Asher was annoying. One quick suggestion would be to increase how much gold you get from monsters it seems that you don't get enough to buy items with I found my self going back to where you get Erik to get money due to the monsters being to strong with low equipment.
i don't think people would minded if poeple not in the party doesn't get exp just look at pokemon games they don't give exp to pokemon box so I don't think that it would be that much trouble.
This post has been edited by KingofDeath666: Sep 28 2009, 09:55 AM
Yeah alot of people seem to agree that you don't get enough money from monsters. Did you complete any of the sidequests or buy a pickaxe to mine from rocks? Me + My old Beta Tester made alot of gold from doing sidequests or using the pickaxe to mine the rocks in the Raz Ghash mine. Plus you can get some really good weapons from the sidequests (like the Pirate/Merchant Sidequest in Port Azire).
All in all though I am glad you enjoyed the demo. Thanks for the comments!
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Yea you do get alot from the side quest but you kinda use it up buying item when your trying to level up. Well I use most of my money on sp items and revival items training.
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Hey sorry I haven't posted in a while my computer crashed so couldn't get on for a while but I think the game is good so far you can released a update of the demo when ever your ready, but one thing can you give Zane more powers in earlly lvl's he's good to have in party but with out powers to help it kinda gets hard killing groups. All and all its good to go and I hope you keep on going.
p.s. be on the look out for my game it will be here soon.
Yeah I was trying to go for Zane to be like the powerhouse of the team (at least until you get the 7th party member ) so early on hes more about brute strength then using skills but I can definetly give him more. Sadly I haven't worked on my game in like a month and a half because I have been busy with classes lately and working on other projects lately but I defiently intend to finish this game.
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Hi guys, sorry I haven't responded or posted anything in a while, I had been busy with alot of other stuff. I am still working on this game and I managed to fix the problems I was having with my scripts! I posted some more screenshots as well from the final game.
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I uploaded Demo v.3 Which is an hour longer then v.2 and fixes pretty much all of the major glitches from it. This will probably be the last demo before the final game comes out.
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Jul 6 2009, 10:31 PM
I do play Magic got a problem wit it?
) so early on hes more about brute strength then using skills but I can definetly give him more. Sadly I haven't worked on my game in like a month and a half because I have been busy with classes lately and working on other projects lately but I defiently intend to finish this game.
