Ahoy! I was recently made aware that some of my games had been advertised on these forums, so I figured I'd come by and check it out. There seems to be a little confusion in this thread where comments for improvement are directed at Fugsnarf. The truth is that he's just a fan, and has no more power to improve the game or its website than any of you do, though I really do appreciate how he's been going out and advertising my games (something I probably should be doing!).
The criticism here is largely valid: Words like "Original" don't really apply to something that was made to emulate an already established style. Those descriptions were written for a different audience, though. They were written for an audience used to fan creations made with Final Fantasy or Mega Man icons, and story lines revolving around Naruto and Goku. To this (mostly young) group, the idea of playing a game based on original Intellectual Property needs to be emphasized and presented as something cool and revolutionary. Were I writing for the Tigsource community, I would certainly write differently.
In fact, let's give that a try:
Ahoy! I've finished a long term project of mine called
Regressia. I made it because I had played just about every NES RPG out there, and became disappointed because I'd never get to discover a new one. So Regressia is just that, a new game I made for you so that you could 'discover' a new NES RPG. To that end, I tried to make sure that everything about it could have been done on an NES. I got most things right in that regard, but some things not so right (ten points if you can find any).
You'll find that the game plays just like an NES RPG, so don't expect any amazingly modern notions of gameplay. You will have to train on random encounters in order to gain levels. The plot is similarly simple, but I hope you'll find the world itself to be very intriguing; of everything in the game, the unspoken parts of the story are what I'm most proud of.
In order to try it, you'll need to
download BYOND. BYOND, like Java, is a virtual machine that interprets byte-code (like my game). Unlike Java, it did not come installed on your computer. It's a quick download, an even quicker uninstall, and completely safe, so you can give it a try and ditch it if you don't like it.
The game normally requires a purchase in order to play through to the end, but I'm offering it for free to any Tigsource members so you can play it over the holiday break (if you get a break... Oh, to be a kid again). Just register a user name on BYOND (they call their user names "Keys") and post it here. You can play the game in the meantime, as the first part of it is free, and by the time you get to the unlockable content I'll have added your name to the database.
Thanks for taking time to check out the game, and Enjoy!
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