Quote:The main character is a militiaman in one of the towns in the game. You can state all of this in text and throw in some relevant images where appropriate. When the game begins, the main character comes to outside his barracks. It's the middle of the night, it's raining, and the corpses of his comrades are laying all over the place. The protagonist finds that his memory is fuzzy; he remembers his life and retiring to his quarters for the night. Then, all he can say for sure is he remembers the warning bells ringing and the savagery of combat.

Meanwhile, the local lord has been notified of the disturbance. Royal guardsmen arrive on the scene and discover the protagonist just as he recovers his weapon from the ground. The guard captain quickly orders his men to detain the protagonist. Concluding that he can't make a very strong case in his own defense and aware that if he hangs for this the real culprit will escape, the protagonist chooses to flee. He makes his way in to a deep forest searching for a hermit rumored to live there.

The hermit is a very old man. After some convincing, he decides to help the protagonist. He reveals that to find the murderer that attacked the protagonist's town, the protagonist should seek a number of relics (proportional to the number of dungeons, say) which can be used in a divining ritual. Everywhere the hero goes, he continues to see signs of attacks on villages similar to the one in his own town. Because the captain of the guard has spread the word that the hero is a fugitive, he is forced to keep a low profile.

Upon gaining the relics, the protagonist receives word (magically or via carrier pigeon, etc) that the hermit is in dire peril. Rushing to his aid, the protagonist arrives just as royal guardsmen are leaving the house. Remaining hidden, he enters after the guardsmen have vacated the premises. The hermit has been slain and the hero believes that the relics are useless; however, he discovers instructions left behind by the hermit and performs the ritual.

The hero is revealed to be a monster, transforming by night and wreaking havoc on the innocent. It was he who attacked his own town unknowingly and each subsequent one he visited while gaining the relics. Grief-stricken and on the brink of suicidal madness, he decides to avenge his fallen companion and goes after the guard captain.

The hero/villain is able to fight his way through and defeats the captain using his ability to become a beast. Though the captain is beaten, the hero's bestial side vies for control so as to deliver the coup de grace. During this internal strife, the lord of the castle impales the hero from behind. In a furious final burst of energy, the hero slays the lord in a single slash before succumbing to his wounds. In death, his body reverts to its human form.

(08-12-2010, 11:04 AM)Francisco Cifuentes Wrote: may i suggest reducing the game's window size to half its current state, and instead zoom it 2x? such a huge space for a game of this tipe is more of a waste than something functional(not to mention it would took way more work to fill with proper background elements)

(08-12-2010, 04:13 PM)Gabe Wrote: I'm not willing to download the game to find out the screen size - what are it's dimensions?

(08-12-2010, 08:53 PM)Francisco Cifuentes Wrote: problem of workong on such huge resolution is not only that you'll have to work extra to fill each screen with objects, but that objects itself will look extremely small unless you get larger, more detailed sprites wich at the same time means even more work from the spriter.

take my advice. for a fan game, you'd rather work on a more friendly, easier to handle resolution (heck, youc an even make it 400x300 and the 2x it) that would help you and your spriter complete the game faster before your motivation runs out.

(08-12-2010, 09:42 PM)Dandz Wrote: 1440X900

(08-12-2010, 09:54 PM)CeeY Wrote: Dude...that is like a mammoth screen you must be working on.

(08-12-2010, 10:27 PM)Track Eleven Wrote:

(08-12-2010, 09:54 PM)CeeY Wrote: Dude...that is like a mammoth screen you must be working on.

Yes, let's make irrelevant comments about someone's mmonitor size in a REQUEST thread.