[Demo Available] Ghost Shards

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She's supposed be a plant-girl, and I'm wondering if she needs to be more plant-like or not. D=
I think it's enough but obviously up to you. The colors you'll use are important too and can help identify the chara as plant-like.

I wasn't asking if 7 is a good amount for the game, but if I should add them to the topic since you can't play as them until later.
Sorry I read too fast. I wouldn't add them all, but 1-2 more could be cool.
 

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I might just add them all, and not really spoil anything. I mean, at least you'll know the cast right?

Poppy might be omitted for a bit though until we decide what we're doing with her.

*works on character sprites*
 

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Where's the support bar ;)

I forgot to comment about the music :)

It's very good.I really like it especially the title theme.
 
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I haven't made one.

I don't have the skills to make one. D=
 

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Wasn't there a support bar at RRR though?

And I think she looks plant-like enough. :)
 

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There was, but it's gone now. ;_;

It wasn't done very well. I'd like a new one. Lols.
 

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I quite like the second, the color looks a bit like treebark to me, which is great! :3
 

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Updated the cast!

Sprites of the playable cast in Ghost Shards!

Who's your favorite? ^_^



Aelina Rowan



A 20-year old songstress working at the Snowblanket Lodge in the town of Evertear. She is one of the many daughters of the infamed Necromancer, Midlyn Rowan. She continuously has a cheerful and spirited demeanor, but harbors a dark-side that comes out randomly. She uses Scythes and Staffs in combat, and specializes in supporting her allies; although she can be a capable fighter as well.

Narie Tearwyn



A 23-year old Crusader who lost her twin sister, Sarie several years prior to the story. The oldest female of the group, she acts as a motherly figure, with her constant nagging. She prefers one-handed weapons such as swords and maces with her shield during combat. She is an all-rounder during battle - capable of dealing damage, healing, and tanking.

Zarric Bastion



Aelina's 24-year old boyfriend and childhood sweetheart. He was the son of a general, before a twisted plot killed his father. He is very optimistic, and always looks at the bright side of things. He swings his large two-handed axe or hammer in battle heavily, and focuses on dishing out damage during battle.

Demi Carinae



A 29-year old captain of the Crusaders, who is the oldest member of the group. He is a renowned ladies' man and a constant jokester, but can get serious when the time is right. He wields a spear in battle and specializes in taking hits.

Kyran Sage



A mysterious 24-year old man who hides his face. He is cold-hearted and does not seem to care about anyone - despite traveling with a young girl. He uses two curved blades in battle and focuses on taking enemies down quickly.

Poppy



A 15-year old girl who came from an enchanted forest that was burned down. She is very shy and timid, yet has a love for books - making her very intelligent for her age. She travels with Kyran who saved her life. She is the a long-distance fighter, utilizing magic and her longbow in battle.

Reina Rowan



Aelina's 18-year old sister who rivals her in Stonesinging. Favored by their father, Midlyn, she finally get to travel the world with his permission. She is heavily spoiled and very cocky. She can use staffs and curved blades in battle, and serves as the game's main healer.

~+~+~+~+~+~~+~+~+~+~+~+~~+

Sarie Tearwyn



Narie's deceased twin sister who was a Stonesinger before her death. She is seen mostly in flashbacks.

Gwyn Faowind



A friend of Aelina's who is hidden from the rest of the world as she is believed to be dead. She is a tomboy by nature.
 

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So I watched your videos, and I quite like your voice acting! Pretty good for indie voice actors! But one problem that is SO blatantly awful, is the inconsistencies with the volume and the quality! The dudes voice gets really loud, compared to the girls, so here's some advice, if you WANTED it that way, make all the voices volume the same, and just use the actors to change their voices volume. Make the girls whisper, while the dude yells. Right now it sounds like you just turned up or down their volumes. ALSO another comment on the voices, add some verity to the battle grunts. the Huy...ya! Get's annoying after a while. Also make sure your Ss aren't so strong. You'll notice that Ss sound much louder, and last much longer than any other sound. Just quickly go in, and edit your speaches so that the S isn't quite as over-whelming.

Other-wise, I really enjoy your bravery in doing voice acting, and you're doing it quite well! But you're just missing some tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny aspects of it.

Also I really like your art too, and your characters!
 

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Wow... I just had a look over at the HBG thread... this is looking like an impressive project that'll likely take absolutely forever for you guys to make!

That said... I can't wait.

I do think it'd be nice if you'd consider making gamepad control assignments possible in addition to keyboard. Keyboard control for games just grates on me for some reason.
 
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I really like the designs you put into the characters. Makes me feel somewhat connected to them even though I haven't even played the game yet. And I do like the voice acting as well XD

I also have to agree with the second design posted earlier. I guess the brown dress does have some plant-like resemblance (Though it may be just the brown color lol)

As for the sprite designs, I'm going with Aelina, especially because of the pose in her sprite design lol

Can't wait for future updates~
 

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Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that we are still alive and kicking, and working on the game! Certain events slowed us down a bit, but fear not, we're still making the game. It won't die, I promise. :D

Picture previews of things to come.

A Giant Ice Rat.

An Icedactyl.

These are portraits of the opposing forces of evil.

One of the bad guys.

A native creature to swamplands; a naga.

A naga's mount.

Heavy relic armor.

Light relic armor.

Relic weapons.

An antagonist named Strun Frost-Mane.

 

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Wow those drawings look awesome!!

I can't wait to see these guys in action :D
 

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Same here!

Hello! 

 

Sorry for not updating in a long time - progress has been slow. We are working on the game still, though! No worries. ^^

 

I have come to ask a question or two. I hope you will answer to the best of your abilities. 

 

1) One concerns the character of Poppy - the innocent looking young plant girl. She is 16 when she joins the party and develops a crush on a 25 year old man that saved her life before the events of story. Is 16 too young for a grand fantasy adventure, despite her being inhuman? Does it seem natural for a 16-year old plant girl to develop a crush on a guy that saved her months earlier?

 

I have thought of increasing her age to make it seem more reasonable. Maybe to 18 or 19, since she IS a young type of character. Should I not worry about this?

 

2) This game is being created by a group of friends. The problem is that we all have someone we'd like to be in the party. Big Boss says he WANTS/NEEDS Aelina, Narie, Zarric, Demi, Kyran, Poppy, and Reina in the party. That's 7 so far, but then... The concept artist wants his character, I want to add a witty assassin, the writer has two characters, etc. 

 

I would love to make them all happy and have these characters be playable, but... It's too much. Do you guys have any ideas of what can be done? I could make them important NPCs, but I'm afraid of hurting feelings in the process. 

 

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I love the idea of the game - bringing the characters to life. I've been afraid that no matter how hard we work on it, by the time it's finished no one will want to play it. I would be afraid of everything going to waste. I'm still paranoid about that, by the way. I'm hoping something gets done soon! I even wanted to hire artists and mappers - but Big Boss isn't fond of getting more people. :(

 

Well,

thanks for reading!
 

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I see big walls of texts are for you people. :p I kid!


Hello everyone!


Today I have some visual progress to show you all! Exciting, isn't it?


Firstly, I've re-mapped some of the interiors of the starting town, Evertear. I want to show some before and after screenshots so you can see the difference - and give me your opinion! I basically put together my own tileset for the after versions. ^^





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Secondly, I've been itching to work on cutscenes. I've attempted to create the first one with the two party members together at camp. Usually I make the base scene, and the big boss then takes and enhances it. What you see below are what I have done.











Thanks for reading!
 

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