Vacant Sky Complete Edition: Act I+ Released! Options

[Sailerius]

Yeah, I suppose I could've made it more obvious.

[Sailerius]

This week’s screenshot is from early into one of the new Act III scenarios, an ending route called Reprieve.



I’m also happy to report that Act II has now gone into full beta, so all that’s left is to finish touching up Act III. Most of the work to be done with Act III involves adding new content, which is a lot easier than revising old content! Look forward to more updates in the near future.

[Hirei]

I have no idea what I was missing when i didn't play VS when it first came out ;_; Just played through Act II and will probably run through Act III when I can.

So. Good.

[Sailerius]

Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been at work responding to bug reports for Act II. Hopefully, progress on Act III can resume soon.

[Adrien.]

My thoughts:

Sailerius Your game is amazing, no one can say other wise. How ever I have one thing to point out, from your screen shots the first two look a bit bland, empty, lifeless, dead. Maybe a bit more stuff, people, objects, life, nature, what have you? I have not played the game my self so my judgement is coming from the screen shots posted in the OP.

Your story wins the award, so does your characters, Very compelling.

Your game is amazing and I support it.

Keep up the good work.

[Hirei]

Adrien.: The first two screenshots I see are fine. One is a BATTLE screenshot, the second is of a room. It's near the EDGE of a room so therefor it naturally won't be full of items. The battle screenshot well I think it's full of life.

[Sparrowsmith]

Bloody Hell! I don't actually play RM games that often but this one has had me glued to my laptop! Just finished Act 1, downloading act 2 now
Only down side is I never managed to harvest or find anything, but that's why I appreciate act 2 being able to pick up where the last save left off, 'cause it means I didn't waste all my skill points

[Sailerius]

Bloody Hell! I don't actually play RM games that often but this one has had me glued to my laptop! Just finished Act 1, downloading act 2 now
Only down side is I never managed to harvest or find anything, but that's why I appreciate act 2 being able to pick up where the last save left off, 'cause it means I didn't waste all my skill points

I'm glad you're enjoying it! If you liked Act I, then I can guarantee you have a pleasant surprise waiting for you with Act II. That aside, the skill system from Act I was kind of broken so it was removed in II. Sorry!

[Sparrowsmith]

I noticed Played through all of Act II in the same night, forget everything I said about Act I, Act II makes act I look feeble by comparison I had to spend hours searching for my socks after they were knocked off.
Sadly, I haven't had time to start on Act III yet, but rest assured I will finish this trilogy!

I only have one (albeit small) criticism. When I first came across the demons, I went to the trouble of killing them all to level up. This put me at a slight advantage for the rest of the game, which seems odd considering how easy it was to do. I played on veteran I believe, so I expected it to be slightly harder. This pretty much meant I could win any battle for the entire rest of the game on my first try, which slowly allowed me to stock up on items that I never needed to use.
I don't know why this bothered me. I typically train my characters to the point where they're gods in games, I just expected veteran to be slightly harder. If there's still difficulty options in Act III then I may go for the hardest difficulty.

[Sailerius]

Really! That's the first time I've heard that. Most people complained that the game was much too hard, so I was actually planning to push down the difficulty.

[Sparrowsmith]

I might be a bad test for that then. Me and my brother used to play FF games to a ridiculous extent (able to kill bosses in one hit) so I might have just trained to much.
That or I'm unbelievably good at this

Downloading act III now.
(The two links on the OP are broken, but I went to the websites you linked and found an alternative download)

[Sailerius]

Gack, thanks for the heads up. Fixed now.

[Ganonfrog]

Fix the broken screenshots on the first post, you fool! You're a disgrace to our game.

[Ugaki]

Well, firstly, congratulations on being the person who made the first ever game I have ever played in my lifetime.

Secondly, I am only starting out in Act 1, but I have enjoyed the game so far although sometimes it is easy to get lost in the game levels for me. Being new to game playing I often forget to check every piece of a map so without exact directions I spend an hour wandering around trying to understand where to go. Your characters are well-written and I enjoy watching them in the situations of the game story. They feel and act like real humans and they are very diverse.

I also enjoy the atmosphere of the game for as long as I have played. It brings on me some sort of doomsday feeling; It feels like danger and destruction is looming heavy around the corner. I was afraid for the main character who had to be escorted at night because I knew something was about to happen to her; I could feel it. The music sets a mood too and enhances the experience.

I can't truly comment on the game-play as much because this is my first game and I have nothing to compare it to, but I did have fun with the side quests and the battles for the length of time I've been playing. I think the idea of switching game-play between the main character and the dark group was brilliant. Well I'll continue to play this and let you know my thoughts as I go further into the game.

[Sailerius]

Thanks for checking it out! I'm glad you're enjoying Act I. Act I is really, really out of date and kind of bad compared to the latter two episodes, so if you're enjoying it now, I'm sure you'll love the rest of the game. How far along are you?

[Sparrowsmith]

wow, just realised I completely forgot to say how I found Act III... Well long story short it was bloody incredible. Played it through twice, got pretty much every ending (unless there's a secret third one... which would make sense) and generally found it all to be amazing.
Might go play it again actually...

[Ugaki]

Thanks for checking it out! I'm glad you're enjoying Act I. Act I is really, really out of date and kind of bad compared to the latter two episodes, so if you're enjoying it now, I'm sure you'll love the rest of the game. How far along are you?

The main character was shot and killed, and had been given another chance at life. I saved after coming back to the living world, where she found herself transported halfway across the world from her hometown, and haven't had a chance to continue yet.

[Sailerius]

wow, just realised I completely forgot to say how I found Act III... Well long story short it was bloody incredible. Played it through twice, got pretty much every ending (unless there's a secret third one... which would make sense) and generally found it all to be amazing.
Might go play it again actually...

Glad to hear it! There are a total of five endings in Act III, counting the bad ends which were

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Losing to Darxinger and failing to recruit Laaik

Which endings did you get? Most likely, the one you didn't get was Relinquish, which is the most non-obvious to get.

Thanks for checking it out! I'm glad you're enjoying Act I. Act I is really, really out of date and kind of bad compared to the latter two episodes, so if you're enjoying it now, I'm sure you'll love the rest of the game. How far along are you?

The main character was shot and killed, and had been given another chance at life. I saved after coming back to the living world, where she found herself transported halfway across the world from her hometown, and haven't had a chance to continue yet.

Ahh, okay. There are a few battles coming up which are really difficult on account of poor balancing, so if you get stuck, don't be afraid to ask for help. Luckily the difficulty is more consistent after Act I.

[Sparrowsmith]

No I got the two real endings (standard and perfect) though I did also get the Darxinger one first time through (second time I kicked his ass half way out of my laptop). I've beaten everyone in the arena thing as well (except for Darxinger, I click on him and for some reason it won't let me fight him. I'm guessing I have to beat him again in the actual game for a second time before it will let me, or something like that.)
I've also unlocked the final awakening attack thing (haven't played in ages, forgotten the names for things).

Pretty sure I've done everything apart from figure out all the little easter eggs...

[Sailerius]

The two other endings aside from the main one (Return) are:

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Remission: On a New Cycle, talk to Rayonne after saving Vel to unlock a new town. Going there takes the plot in a new direction.

Relinquish: Fail or refuse to save Vel.