Ara

[The Mighty Palm]

                                                                  == Synopsis ==


All of the knights in the kingdom have been murdered by a enigmatic man known as "The Puppet Master".
Why he has targeted the knights specifically is a mystery, but now there is nobody left to solve the day to day 


problems of the kingdom's inhabitants. With nobody to help out, the kingdom has fallen into despair. 


Ara is a wannabe knight who dreams of one day joining the esteemed group, but all of their attempts


to join have been thusfar rejected. When in town one day, Ara learns the horrible fate of the other knights


from one survivor, The Sheriff, who miraculously escaped the Puppet Master's grasp. The Sheriff tells Ara


of a Sword atop the Orc's Tower that, if wielded by a true knight, will be able to undo the Puppet Master.


Ara sets out for the Tower to retrieve the sword and become a true knight, while helping everyone they meet


along the way. And thus begins the adventures of Ara.


This Game has...

• a 2D side-scrolling world 
  
• Entirely custom graphics! No RTP or Resource Pack material!
  
• Lively animations and expressive characters
  
• Puns
  
• A magic learning system and equipment upgrading
  
• More puns
  
• On-Map encounters 
  
• Death-Puns
  
• and probably more stuff later
  

This Game does NOT have...

• Custom Music (yet)
  
• A gripping romantic subplot
  
• Political Statements/Opinions
  
• Pop-Culture References
  
• Ralph
  
• A 5 year warranty
  
• VR Functionality
  
• My parent's love and support
  

=Demo=


Coming soon.


=Help=


If you would like to contribute or help me in any way, contact me through PM and ask about Ara. 


It's just me working on the game atm, so feedback, questions, or anyone wanting to assist me is welcome.

 

[Kudaaj330]

This looks charming and really nice for early development, I like it.


Good job!

 

[beenbaba]

Looking really nice, loving the style and sense of humour so far.


Curious to see more, especially the upgrading system, something I really like in games

 

[Vinje]

No Ralph? As in Ralph Bluetawn?


Aside from that I liked what I've seen and can't wait to try it out!

 

[JROSSOLA]

This looks amazing! I loved the "shovel knight" vibe, and the character's animation. I would like to see some puzzles and dungeons, good work!!!

 

[LeoHeart]

This looks absolutely fantastic and I am looking forward to it. My only advise would be to speed up the battle animations by about 3x what they are, it looks a bit slow and sluggish. The pixel work here is very nice as is the smart decision to go side-scrolling!

 

[Abdulla Al-Farsi]

Looks promising!!! 


Can't wait to play this!!


Keep it up, please  

 

[LxCharon]

What? No VR Functionality?! I guess I'll never play this. whomp whomp...


Just kidding, I love the style here, and the irreverent humor you use. Can't wait to play it!

 

[The Mighty Palm]

I am working on speeding up the battles a bit. I'm no scripter though, so there's a lot of trial and error going on. 
Little tweaks to the gameplay here and there, and a somewhat simple battle system revolving around MP consumption/regeneration.

Appreciative of the attention and feedback!

 

[Gamefall Team]

Oh, It's fantastic! Looking forward to play this!

 

[The Art of Gaming]

This looks cool so far, I can't wait to see further progress!

 

[The Mighty Palm]

Still figuring out the fine tuning of this system... might change it if it's not fun.
https://i.gyazo.com/9f59593107062493ab9e8ae67576ed86.mp4 sped up the animations a little.

Other than that I've mostly been doodling characters and enemies.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

The graphics are improving as I go.
Still doing the tuning on that battle system to see if it's fun yet.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

to give you an idea of progression from placeholder to actual effort:

Spoiler: THEN

Spoiler: NOW

 

[Kyuukon]

Looks so pretty! For some reason reminds me of Lisa "The First" lol.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

Thank you (I did actually take inspiration for going 2D from Lisa, even though I'm not a fan of that game.)
if I could just stop drawing stuff and actually do work for the game itself maybe I'll get somewhere.

Battle system is finally a go, now working on the in-game objectives.

 

[The Mighty Palm]

After a lot of tinkering and tuning, the game is starting to come together.
A few things have changed, but other things have been added in also.
The next time I post about Ara, it'll be in Project Development, not early project feedback.
So keep an eye out for that.

 

[VicWhite]

Beautiful graphics. Well done!