Notes:
This is a revamp of an old project that was posted here.
The only thing that is similar is the very basic parts of the story, everything else has been redone; story, characters, most everything. Sooooo if you played the monstrosity that was the old project then please don't judge this on that.
That topic for the old project has long since been deleted. I wish to keep it that way because I feel that Venerable Tales can be considered an entirely new game(hence the name change) that doesn't need to be anchored by its past self.
I play-tested the demo and I didn't run into any problems but if you do please please report them! It is easy for me to miss things haha.
Please don't say how the tilesets and characters clash, I am aware of this.
Lastly... Enjoy.

Wow, looks very nice o: I don't know about the sprites though... However, it's always great to see a skit system in use. The story and characters both look well thought through as well. Demo please~ (;

Yay! My first reply! Thank you for the kind words.
The demo will be released once I remap one of the levels, finish three more portraits, a couple more skits to event, and replay it to check for bugs!

Darn, I thought the title said Vegetable Tales... I was looking forward to seeing Larry the Cucumber XD

All joking aside, Your characters and story seem very well thought out! I wish you luck

Now every time I look at the title, I see that and laugh...
And thank you kind user!

This sounds like a nice classic RPG.

You'll need custom tilesets though. The characters look like ants in that environment where all the objects around them are so much bigger.

But this sounds like a nice game! I look forward to seeing more about it.

Thanks!
That is a problem, however. Where RMVX uses 32x32 tiles and FF4 uses 16x16 tiles it does not match up. If there was a script where you could change screen size to make it 50% smaller(I know that bwdyeti has one for rmxp) then I could make the character sprites 2x zoom, the FF4 tiles 2x zoom, and then used a script that makes the screen 1/2 the size then it would work perfectly.
Unfortunately, though, I am unable to find a script to that nature and I do not know RGSS2.
If you ever see such a script, please do inform me.

Well, I never... This would be a direct insult to me!

I like the introduction, and the beginning with the wizard saying "Would you like to hear a story?...." It reminds me of that game I saw on the gametrailers.com podcast... forgot what it was....

Did you do the art yourself? It pretty decent so great job in that, if not then great source.

Your maps are decent especially the use of two types of wall tiles (never thought of that) but the battle map didn't match your potential skill. Do you plan on changing/improving that?

Just a question of thought, if the demo is 4hrs long, don't you have to request this to the "long demos" section?

Thanks, I did to the art myself!
Yeah the battle maps are not the best... It is a bit harder to do because I don't want to have objects in the way of where enemies and units stand/move . But I could definitely try changing some of them!
As for the long demo part. I do plan on requesting it when the demo is ready for release. At the moment it'll be another month+ (especially considering I decided to switch to Kaduki so I have to make several sets of battle sprites).
Thanks for your comment! I appreciate your interest.

Hi all!
I thought I would give you all a little update.
So as you've probably noticed, I haven't been active. This is because my computer's burnt(literally)... I forgot to take off the casing and clean the small fan that is on the hard drive and it burnt it up... SOOOO I have to use my roommates computer which I can only use sometimes.
I still have the game and such(kept it all backed up on a usb drive) and I have been working on portraits and battle sprites for kaduki.
Examples:

Anyway, that's about it.

I noticed I am not the only one who thinks the tilesets don't mix well with the character sprites. Are the RTP tiles just there as a filler?

Well before he said he wants to try and get a FF4 style 16x16 tileset pack, so I don't think he's keeping the tiles at that size unless he has to.

She *

And yes, I am looking for scripts that will allow me to use 16x16 tiles or that will allow me to zoom out the screen by half so that it looks like the tiles are 16x16(that way I can double the size of the characters and when zoomed out they would look normal). However, it appears that no such script exists and I do not have a scripter to make one.

Now I feel bad

Yeah I'm pretty sure that sprite size is more accustomed to 2k3 but I could've sworn there was a tile pack that was smaller than the RTP.

@Ashalinia: Don't worry about.

And hello all! For those who are interested, there is a bunch of new screenshots in the first post now!

In the new screenshots, the only problem I see is the one I saw before. All of the sprites are incredibly small compared to their environment. On the regular maps, the players are small compared to the wall tiles, and in the battles, they are small compared to the buildings/trees battle backgrounds. I only call it a problem if it wasn't intentional though.

Until a script appears that will shrink the tiles x2 without fooling up everything else or a way to use 16x16 tiles, the odd size ratio will stay. Mostly because I have put too much time and work into making all of the sprites, animations, and such to just throw them away.
I hope you get what I mean.
And doubling the size of the sprites does not work because they become pixelated and odd looking.

Hi.
If anyone was wondering, this project is not dead! I just haven't had a whole lot of time to work on it with University and stuff.
But just to give you an update:
I've redone a bunch of maps and all of the events are ready for the demo. The only thing I have left to do is to event a few more skits and make 3 more portraits. It took me 4 hours and 2 minutes to complete so it is a decent length.
No new screenshots(unless you guys want some).
That's all!

Well, just about everything that can be said has been said, right down to how the title appearing as "Veggie Tales" upon first glance. I'll break down my thoughts for you:

1. The story has been done quite often, and the villain named Darklord hammered in the final nail. However, since the look and feel of the game comes across as an attempt at being retro, this shouldn't be a problem, as long as the game play features hold up to what is being promised.

2. Inspite of what others say, I love the way the sprite looks. Unfortunately, they seem way too small considering their surroundings, even in the more retro-style screenshots. I think they should be resized to a slightly bigger version.

3. The tilesets do clash, but not just in size (ie., 16x16 vs 32x32). They also clash in style/resolution as well. For example, in the 2nd shot, I really like the way the grass, dirt, and water tile appear. But they clash with the mountains, forest, and castle. Hopefully you do find the means to get the rest of the FFIV tiles resized to your liking. On a side note, I like how you rounded the Mack Forest tile so that the corners aren't black edges. I tried that myself, but failed, but then again I've never been good with image programs.

Thank you! The retro styled sprites that I have made and used from FFIV:TAY aren't going to be going anywhere, regardless of what people think of them, so I am glad that you like them.
I do agree that the tiles and sprites clash. I tried doubling the size of the sprites and it looks weirder in my opinion(though it I were using the FFIV:TAY tiles it would probably look better).
However, I doubt I will get the retro-styled tile sets complete. I can do the basic tiles but all of the auto tiles I can't do(plus new tiles would have to fit the same way the current ones do which doesn't help matters). Maybe if I ever release the demo and get some interest in the project I will make a request for someone to do it(that's way in the future though ).
On the story part: Yeah, it is a pretty generic story in a nutshell but I have parts planned that hopefully make it not boring.

Just to give a quick update:
I have finished writing the last skits, went back and tweaked events, divided things into nifty chapters, finished all of the maps that needed to be revisited(pretty much doing all those small, pesky things).
The only thing holding back the demo now is the portraits. I want to redo Fleche's and I still have to do Yua's, Zeiss', and Nevaeh's... I truly do hate making them because they take FOREVER to make and I really don't have the time to do them. Therefore I may wind up just using placeholders for them. So if I ever get around to making them then all I would have to do is event the last skits and play test it to make sure everything is running smoothly.

Hi nobody all.
I finished the three portraits that I needed to do this week yay procrastinating term papers. Soooooooo all I need to do now is event the remaining four skits and test play this shit and then the demo will be released!
So expect a demo within a week or so perhaps?

Hi everyone!
The demo is up!
So please go check the first post(which also includes up-to-date screenshots).

I tested it and everything was working fine so there shouldn't be any problems.
Please note that there are hidden chests, fake walls, hidden switches, those kinds of things.
Please report any bugs or any feedback you have!
The demo is 4+ hours.
If you have any questions or are stuck, please let me know and I will help.
Also, if you were wondering, there are 3 side quests to do(they're all small) and 10 skits to view.

I can't believe that this demo was intended to be released May or June of last year... So many things were revamped, it's ridiculous.
I am much more happier with what I have now, though never satisfied haha.

Edit:
Demo updated; fixes the problem with bgm overlapping when you run from battle.

Edit 2:
Version 1.0.2 up.
- Bug fixes.
- Option to skip intro.

Update for you guys!
I made a blog for Venerable Tales (VT: Insider) which has a couple of posts to show you the updates I have so I don't have to type them out again.

Click on the button to go to the blog.

New info will hit the blog first and some stuff will be blog-exclusive so enjoy.

I'm getting a RGSS202E.dll can't be found error.

Already tried re-download/installing, but that hasn't resolved the issue.

I also noticed that the title of the game when I run it is:

Venerable Tales: Demo 1.0.3