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The Black Halo
Menace
Just a warning about this game: It curses quite a bit. For people who can take crude humor, and laugh at it for the humor it is.Now that you have been warned, let us commence.
So, you want to hear a story, eh?
No?
Too bad, I'm telling you anyways.
Welcome to Zehry.
A land where the trees eat other trees.
A land where necromancers raise the living into the dead.
A land where dragons are the size of fleas, and fleas are the size of dragons. So, the fleas are the size of...... fleas.
Stop it.
Ok.
You suck at this.
Aww...
Let me do it.
Ahem...
Welcome to Zehry. A land where almost anything could be your next meal, or you could be it's. A land where young children only the age of 16 are herded into an arena to fight to the death. This land has mostly bad qualities, but it also has some good qualities. Let's focus on those.
Zehry (Zeh-ree) is home to the legendary warrior, The Black Halo. Some young men strive to become the next. However, Zehry is also home to the menacing abomination, Menace (Yes, that's his real name. Why does everybody ask that?). The Black Halo has always been tasked with taking him out, but no one has been successful. Maybe this time, they will.
This story isn't really about Zehry. Zehry is the land the story takes place in, but it's not the focal point of the story. Vicktor Creav, a young, brave-hearted warrior from the small village of Parva Flumen is aiming towards being the next Black Halo. He must fight in the arena to have a chance to be chosen. The Fatum Pugnate arena isn't a global thing. Well it is, but it's fractured. Each town, city, hamlet, pile of rocks, needle; anything with over 25 people in it, must build an arena and force young men (Or women) to participate. Not all young men, just some. Only those that show and fight in the arena can be chosen as The Black Halo. After each arena is complete, a council is congregated together, and chooses The Black Halo from the survivors of the arena. It's a one in a million shot, but Vicktor must take it. Now, I could go on and say "WILL HE MAKE IT? PLAY AND FIND OUT!!!!!1!!11!!!", but we all know that he will. The story couldn't be if he didn't. So, Vicktor is the new Black Halo. He must find and defeat Menace. Now, I can't guarantee to you that he will. Honestly, at this point I still don't know if he will or won't. This is a true story, but Vicktor's story isn't over. He still lives, and he is still searching for Menace. I can't promise to you that he ever will find him.
I have a question to ask of you: Where will you be, what will you do, and who will you be with, when the world is ending?
This story will answer those questions for Vicktor.
He can't save the world, the end is inevitable, but he sure as hell can try his damnedest.
Features
Crafting - You can craft items using items that find lying around, in chests, or off enemies!
Improving - You can improve items you already have, by using materials that you find.
Spell Tomes - Craft your own spell tomes to give to party members! You can also buy them from certain stores, if you're that lazy and that much Augmatium lying around. (Augmatium is Zehry's currency. Not gold, Augmatium. No, I'm not trying to say Aurum, I mean Augmatium . It's not gold. It's yellow in color, but it's not gold.) Spell Tomes teach skills to people!
Mining - After you obtain a pickaxe, you can mine minerals that you see in walls. These minerals can range from Iron to Diamonds, and Opals to Emeralds. You can use these materials to craft new items, or sell them for large sums of Au.
Encyclopedia - Keep records of everything you find with the CSCA Encylcopedia.
Improved Battle System - Using Yanfly's Battle Engine, the battles are a little different.
Expansive World - A large world for you to explore. You don't just have to stick to the story, bark out and see what you can find!
Easter Eggs - Zehry is a world full of strange things. Find them. Some will make you laugh, other will make you wonder. Others will make you wonder for my sanity. Gotta find 'em all! (See what I did there?)
Wood - Become the world's greatest lumberjack. Chop down trees from the tree farms (They're quite laggy. Lots of events.), to get wood. What you do with the wood is up to you. Best of the game. *Sarcasm*
Improving - You can improve items you already have, by using materials that you find.
Spell Tomes - Craft your own spell tomes to give to party members! You can also buy them from certain stores, if you're that lazy and that much Augmatium lying around. (Augmatium is Zehry's currency. Not gold, Augmatium. No, I'm not trying to say Aurum, I mean Augmatium . It's not gold. It's yellow in color, but it's not gold.) Spell Tomes teach skills to people!
Mining - After you obtain a pickaxe, you can mine minerals that you see in walls. These minerals can range from Iron to Diamonds, and Opals to Emeralds. You can use these materials to craft new items, or sell them for large sums of Au.
Encyclopedia - Keep records of everything you find with the CSCA Encylcopedia.
Improved Battle System - Using Yanfly's Battle Engine, the battles are a little different.
Expansive World - A large world for you to explore. You don't just have to stick to the story, bark out and see what you can find!
Easter Eggs - Zehry is a world full of strange things. Find them. Some will make you laugh, other will make you wonder. Others will make you wonder for my sanity. Gotta find 'em all! (See what I did there?)
Wood - Become the world's greatest lumberjack. Chop down trees from the tree farms (They're quite laggy. Lots of events.), to get wood. What you do with the wood is up to you. Best of the game. *Sarcasm*
Characters
Vicktor Creav (Pretty) Vicktor is the protagonist of the story. He was deemed as The Black Halo at the most recent Fatum Pugnate. He was born in the town of Parva Flumen, and spent his whole life there. He is strong, and battle-ready, but he is cocky. His cockiness can get him into some pretty bad situations. He is on a mission to hunt down and kill Menace.
MenaceMenace is the antagonist of the story. He is a very powerful Shadowblade class character. His cronies Vega & Nexus are out to get Vicktor and his friends, because they fear that he may very well be the first Black Halo to get to Menace and actually stand a chance against him. Menace got his name after he burned down Burnswick (For ironic purposes), and acted like a menace to the world, which he now is. Not much is really known about him.
Embur (Handsome)Embur is one of the characters that will come into play and help out Vicktor. He is a pyromage, and his called a demon by some for his acts of burning things. He's made of fire, what do they expect? He has a very long history with the Mayor of Parva Flumen. Only they know what that history is, but maybe Vicktor will be able to pull it out of him. His is a rabid drunk, and is very rarely sober.
Athena Warwick (Awkward)Athena is an ex-guard of Menace. She learned what he was going to do with his power, and turned down one of the highest positions in Menace's army to help Vicktor take him down. She knows everything that Menace is planning. Trained in the art of war, Athena makes a great soldier, but she chooses to force herself into playing a Paladin role in battles. Why? Only she knows, and she won't tell. Yet another secret that Vicktor will have to pull out of his friends.
Vega & Nexus Vega (Left) & Nexus (Right) are Menace's main underlings. They live to serve him, and do it well. They do all his scouting and dirty work, while he sits in his castle and keeps his hands clean. Not only are they his underlings, but they are the worlds most infamous criminals, which completely contradicts the fact that they're also the worlds most renowned Peacekeepers.
Immune to the law, they use all their power for evil. Even when they clean up situations that are turning nasty, they still have more insidious plans. Whether it be stealing a little pocket change from the criminals at the scene, or kidnapping and murdering them, they can't even fathom the idea of doing good. They worship Menace as if he's their god, and follow his incriminating plans and ideas.
In The Black Halo, they will be your worst enemy. Menace is pretty bad, but these two you'll run into a lot. You'll learn to hate Nexus' skill, Sacrificial Dagger. At the start, it isn't that powerful, but by the end of the game, you'll hate it. Vega's Supermind will have you crying like a little baby.
Screenshots and Videos
Dat main menu tho
Revok's Pass
Item icons are shown when items are found (Except in battles. Still haven't worked that out.)
The dreadful Fatum Pugnate Arena, waiting to be called. (I call this masterpiece "Limb Ripping". Because I'm a genius.)
And then there was two...
The status screen (You don't get debug. It's a playtest thingy.)
A more.... detailed status screen.
Who could this be?
Why... It's the Blood Red Sandman, coming home again! Who isn't even red..... At least I tried right?
A battle in progress....
The crafting screen
The encyclopedia
Demo end, and Embur got mad at me.
Revok's Pass
Item icons are shown when items are found (Except in battles. Still haven't worked that out.)
The dreadful Fatum Pugnate Arena, waiting to be called. (I call this masterpiece "Limb Ripping". Because I'm a genius.)
And then there was two...
The status screen (You don't get debug. It's a playtest thingy.)
A more.... detailed status screen.
Who could this be?
Why... It's the Blood Red Sandman, coming home again! Who isn't even red..... At least I tried right?
A battle in progress....
The crafting screen
The encyclopedia
Demo end, and Embur got mad at me.
Credits
Enterbrain - RTP and Engine
Various musical artists - Extra music
Crown The Empire - Idea. This game is based around lots of their music.
Yanfly - Yanfly Ace Engine scripts
Casper Gaming - CSCA Engine scripts
Mr. Bubbles - Crafting Script
The Used - Creating the song Pretty Handsome Awkward. Best song ever.
Various musical artists - Extra music
Crown The Empire - Idea. This game is based around lots of their music.
Yanfly - Yanfly Ace Engine scripts
Casper Gaming - CSCA Engine scripts
Mr. Bubbles - Crafting Script
The Used - Creating the song Pretty Handsome Awkward. Best song ever.
Demo
Download the demo here
So? What do you think? Please, point out any issues you have with the demo, or anything you see wrong with anything above. I NEED THE CRITICISM. I FEED FROM IT.
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