Faith in Feathers

[Starmage]

Play as the Archangels assigned by the Omni-potent to save a dying soul and battle your way throughout the purgatory in this short dungeon crawler-based RPG.

(WARNING: Contains light-hearted religious themes..)

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Faith in Feathers is a short 1 hour to 1 and 30 minutes long RMXP game. I'm very happy to be able to complete and share this short game within a week and I had so much fun making it!! xD

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Follow the tale of the Archangels as they fight to answer the prayers of a faithful child named "David", who pleads on saving the life of his bedridden sister, suffering from Lung cancer.

Challenges await the Archangels, for, An imminent death is not going to be an easy enemy.

Will the child's faith and prayers take them far into the purgatory to save his dying sister's life?

Wander and battle your way into different kinds of dimensions found within the purgatory and challenge death itself as you try to change the fate of a dying youth.

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Micheal
- Archangel Micheal, The sword and shield of God, The protector of his sons and daughters. Micheal found himself summoned before Archangel Haniel, Who brings with her an assignment from God, which seeks to conquer the cold embrace of death, trying to snatch the life of David's sister. Micheal gladly embarks on this task with full determination in answering the child's prayers.

Metatron
- Archangel Metatron, The Chancellor of heaven and Angel of Records. He was not necessarily summoned by Haniel in this task, But he joined Micheal out of his own accord, for, David's strong heart and faith in God intrigued the Archangel. Metatron is a deeply wise Archangel, but he choose to emulate the way modern humans standardize "Glamour" and then apply it to the way he speaks and the way he dresses.

Sandalphon
- Archangel Sandalphon, Master of Music and Angel of Prayer. She is one of the Archangels summoned by Haniel for the task. Sandalphon specializes in her heavenly voice, healing the wounded and saving lost souls from their misery. During their assignment, Sandalphon showed a deep attachment towards David's predicament.

Raziel
- Archangel Raziel, The Keeper of Secrets and Angel of Mysteries. He was also summoned by Haniel, for his esoteric knowledge was deemed necessary in unlocking the deepest part of the purgatory, the 3rd Dimension. Raziel seems to perceive infinite knowledge and wisdom as a complete tribute for your own heart's joy and happiness.

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Faith in Feathers FULL download

Short Notice:

You can use the fountain at Heaven to fully recover your party!


Features:

- Fully features music from the very beautiful "RMN Music Pack"!
- Addicting and Fun Fast-paced RTAB battle system with an enjoyable camera-work!
- A fun-filled short that allows you to explore many different dimensions, each having their own unique challenges, monsters and bosses to overcome!
- Extremely fun and powerful characters to play as!
- Mind stimulating battles to enjoy and strategize!
- Dynamic and Challenging boss fights!
- It is short, fun and simple!


Credits:

Graphics

- Gozaru
- Sithjester
- Iceaxe
- Luthur, Fox5, Ccoa,
- Cyanyurikago

Music (The beautiful RMN Music Pack!)

Mc Tricky
- "Royalty of Sin"
- "Composed Malevolence"
- "Valiance"
Subaru
- "Resonance Hopes Ignited Wills"
Lana42
- "Hamlet"
Jude
- "Center of the Galaxy"
Xcalnarok
- "Peaceful Moment"
Happy
- "Mellow Darkness"
Snowy_Fox
- "Tranquil Town"
- "Caverns"
- "The Ritual"
Jasprelao
- "Poem for the different future"
- "Peaceful soul"
- "Circle of Light"
Gamesfreak13563
- "Desert Crossing"
Kunsel
- "Puzzles"
- "Run"
hyde9318
- "Cool Island Breeze"

Scripts:

- Cogwheel
- DerVVulfman
- Ccoa
- Fukuyama
- Near Fantastica

Special Thanks:

- Enterbrain



Further Notes:

This is officially my 3rd game in RPG makng!! And I'm very happy to be able to complete it within a week's time. Thank you God for all these fun possibilities and for all the people and their beautiful works involved in making this game possible! I sure hope that you all enjoy this game as I did making it!!

 

[Bloopy]

This seems like a really cool concept for a game. I'm gonna give it a go, and get back to you with what I thought of it =D


Just a few things I noticed in the very beginning- the window size is reeaaaallly small, and there doesn't seem to be a way to edit it.


I like the graphical style, but it's choppy or laggy- I'm not sure what it is, but it isn't completely smooth. The opening seems to streeeetch on for a long time, but the story concepts are really interesting. I think a larger window size would make it easier to read. Anyway, back to the game

 

[Bloopy]

More feedback (Just beat the 13th realm):


+ I like the combat style, and the skill animations are SICK


- The UI is hard to read, work on the sizing and contrast, ESPECIALLY IN BATTLE

+ The mechanic of returning to heaven and working with angels to prepare for your next descent into purgatory is cool


- There's no way to heal in Heaven without using items? No healer class either


- When multiple enemies show up they overlap with the UI and make it even harder to read


- I've gotten stuck on the desert section because there's no way to heal without using items and the only way to make money is to fight enemies... but I have no healer or healing items.


Overall: Decently fun game with a lot of potential, but desperately needs polishing. Make the window bigger, fix the UI so it's readable, and add a healing station in heaven.

 

[Starmage]

Hi Bloopy!! firstly, Thanks so much for playing the game and giving me your feedback!! I really appreciate it!! And secondly, I'm very sorry I shouldve mentioned it in the game, but you can talk to the fountain back from heaven to fully recover your party!! xDD


And don't worry, after the desert stage, you will get a healer in the party!!


I hope you enjoy for the rest of your playthrough and I will keep your feedbacks in mind! Though I don't know why you're having the lag issues since I don't seem to notice it ingame! xD and the windowsize is actually the normal size for RMXP along with CCoa's UMS! xDD


Thanks so much once again Bloopy for giving your feedback on the game!! xD

 

[Bloopy]

Hi Bloopy!! firstly, Thanks so much for playing the game and giving me your feedback!! I really appreciate it!! And secondly, I'm very sorry I shouldve mentioned it in the game, but you can talk to the fountain back from heaven to fully recover your party!! xDD


And don't worry, after the desert stage, you will get a healer in the party!!


I hope you enjoy for the rest of your playthrough and I will keep your feedbacks in mind! Though I don't know why you're having the lag issues since I don't seem to notice it ingame! xD and the windowsize is actually the normal size for RMXP along with CCoa's UMS! xDD


Thanks so much once again Bloopy for giving your feedback on the game!! xD

The fountain!? Can't believe I missed it. I'm gonna play more of it tomorrow, I'll give you some more feedback then

 

[Starmage]

Hahah!! It's alright!! xDD Okay then, I hope you enjoy!! Thanks so much for your feedback once again, Bloopy!!  xDD

 

[RishigangiX]

You finished yet another game? Are you using some kind of time slow magic or something? xD
Anyway, it looks good and the concept seems interesting... I would love to try it out.
Those battlers from cyannoyurikago seem to fit well into the theme as well. I guess I can never overemphasize how good their art is!

 

[Starmage]

Hello RishigangiX! haha!! OMG, I'm no time-mage!! xDD Haha, I was able to finish this 1 hour long game in about a week, so I guess it must've taken me longer than it should!!  xDD


And thanks so much for checking out Rishi, I sure hope that you'll enjoy!!


Yep, I really love cyannoyurikago's arts!! They're very artistic and creative (weird sometimes too, which I liked!) xDD

 

[Bloopy]

I've played up to Castle Torr's boss, and I'm really enjoying the game! The fountain is what I was missing, and it pretty much solved most of my trouble. The puzzles aren't too mind-blowing but they're simple and fairly enjoyable. The combat really stands out, but my gripe with it is that the UI makes it hard to read (contrast and sizing like I said before), especially in tense battles when you have to choose your attacks quickly. I like the story, and the dialogue does a good job of keeping you interested. The boss I'm on has beaten me quite a few times, so I think I'll be doing some grinding before my next attempt.    Keep up the good work! 

 

[Starmage]

Hi Bloopy!! Thank you so much once again for your feedback!! I'm really happy that you enjoyed the game!! Oh!! and about the UI, I'm really quite confused too since it is actually how the default UI of RMXP looks, I even added the bars script by DerVVulfman just so that the HP/SP can still be visible! x(( I really don't know what I should change since the fonts are too bright to be read along with the battlers or it can be too dark.. x(( Hmm, I hope I can find something for this, though!!


Once again, thanks so much for your feedback throughout your playthrough with the game!! xDD  


And yep, puzzles were meant to be simple but at the same time atleast fun! (hopefully) xDD

 

[normanbailey60@yahoo.co.uk]

i need the code for the door.

 

[normanbailey60@yahoo.co.uk]

someone got to known the code.

 

[Yolopus]

Nice monster and overall art

 

[normanbailey60@yahoo.co.uk]

yes but do you known the code for the door.

 

[Starmage]

hi normanbailey, sorry for the very late reply! the code btw is 847 Enjoy!

@Yolopus - Thanks, goodjob to the artists!

 

[Kokoro Hane]

Hey there! I just downloaded your game and giving it a run, haven't finished yet (trying to defeat the second boss in the game haha) but I just wanted to say what a sweet, cute game you got here. I love XP's graphical style, so it has a very classic look and feel to it. I also really love the story! The part where David was praying vigilently for God to hear his prayer to heal his sister was so heartwarming and almost made me cry (I'm not even joking here), I really like the message of faith that is conveyed in this game as it is something I've been personally struggling with and I love the idea of angels out there fighting for a prayer to be answered. I'll give a full review of my thoughts when I am done playing, but this was a pleasant surprise I never thought I'd find in an RPG maker game~

 

[Starmage]

@Kokoro Hane - Hi Kokoro, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm very glad that the game has captured your heart. ^_^ I'm in resonance with you when it comes to faith and the struggle that it has in your life, which is definitely what inspired me to create this game. It is really an honor to hear such inspiring words from you Kokoro Hane and I'm looking forward to your thoughts upon your completion of the game!! ^_^ Godbless!

 

[Kokoro Hane]

@Starmage - Well you certainly did a wonderful job! Currently I am stuck on, I think the 8th dimension at the dictator's station, haha, might have to go back and grind a little. I love how all the characters are, Michael is noble with a strong sense of duty. Then there's Metatron, I dunno I just love his manner of speech and how he uses the word "fabulous" haha, he's very loveable. I love Sandalphon, I guess because since she is the angel of music and I love singing. I love the idea she uses her songs for healing and saving the lost. I personally believe music has that power. Raziel just joined up, he's quite interesting and reserved, I love reserved characters. So you have a wonderful team balance here, I also noticed you referenced "Vyen" which is from your other game... makes me interested in giving that game a play too~ But yeah, this game is truly inspiring~

 

[Starmage]

@Kokoro Hane - Haha, it is quite alright Kokoro, if you feel you're stuck on a certain level, don't worry, you won't be for long. As this game is designed not for a grind-fest. I'm glad you're enjoying the characters and their individuality haha! By the way, in Archangel Metatron's lore (Book of Enoch based) he is the only Archangel who's adaptable to different cultures, so whether it's pop culture or ancient ones, he can relate quite easily. haha xD And I certainly agree with you, that music has the power to save the lost, which is why Sandalphon certainly is a symbol of that idea. And yeah, haha, I kinda made it so that my games are interconnected in one universe somehow but in different time-lines and point of views (In Faith in Feathers, you're kinda omnipresent) xD. Btw, thanks so much once again Kokoro, I'm super glad you're enjoying the game so far! As I did enjoy making it!!! ^_^

 

[Shuya]

Hi @Starmage

Remember me? sorry i have an important job in my real life. and they took all my time T__T

wow you have a third project nice... lets try.