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okay, given the title and the size of the world map i assumed there was something to do with secret entrances but i couldn't find any edgemashing and somehow, despite trying like 8 times, never found any in the dungeon LOL

i do think it's an aspect of dungeoning worth exploring though. something i feel a lot of amateur rpg designers fail to understand is just how much the typical jrpg compounds its power progression -- gold, exp, new spells, dungeon knowledge, path unlocking, etc. all make things easier in a multiplicative way. breaking a game down into one solitary aspect of that (in this case, length of attrition/path unlocking) is a more than worthwhile sketch even if i couldn't figure it out ;;

edit: even if you think your lessons learned are simple, remember you're not the only one. your fanclub is also playing/sharing these and picking up/reaffirming ideas from them ~

Thank you for seeking the dragon.

I feel pretty similarly re: roguelikes lol. Glad you enjoyed it and got exactly what I wanted folks to get out of it, out of it!

...even if it's off-screen, eh.

Glad you had fun! Thank you for seeking the dragon.

Did you try the well and both the north and south exits of town? Otherwise you may be the second person to break it, oops;;

Thank you for seeking the dragon, glad you enjoyed it!

I actually thought that backtracking idea was what was going to happen, but I couldn't find Nouf despite trying so I wound up just getting to Valdivia from Luwoll.

I love the idea of a game like this with trading between ports and such. I wanted to make one for a jam a while back that was on a huge landlocked sea but after a couple of days the evil kraken queen would start tormenting you or w/e, putting your smooth sailing on a time limit. One day, one day...

And so, Paw Pie lived happily(?) ever after, chewing their kraken jerky...

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what a cool game!! i love the char swapping for speed vs interactions

thank you for seeking the dragon!

Thank you for seeking the dragon, and for hosting the jam so I could attempt one last(?) rm2k3 miracle LOL

Thank you for seeking the dragon. 

Yeah, the loading takes a bit cuz it's trying to make sure the random hook-ups can reach the town and final boss within two transfers from the world map or town.  Some maps are definitely missing each run cuz I didn't just want to like, swap single-exit maps with each other... I wanted it to be really random. I decided I was cool with this and just added a couple ways to heal throughout. I especially like it cuz it means it's really rare to get all four characters' ultimate weapons so you're more invested in drops (or if you're lucky enough, stores lol).

Glad you appreciated the crunchy flavor. Thanks again.

Enjoying where I'm at so far with this. The concept of a "poison rpg" is really, really good. Buuuut yeah it's so hard lol, I'm a bit stuck at how I'm supposed to burst down all these DireTrees without any more ways to refill Serenade. Quick Sky doesn't seem to be fast enough to do it.

I'll try again in a little bit, though. I'm curious where it goes.

i did not realize i could end the musical performance so i simply Witnessed. i am no longer bereft of god

Hello,

Just left a positive Steam review but wanted to bring up a concern here as well. The description mentions spears and multiple keys in the icon set. These are not included! There's not a single spear and only one golden key. 

Adding at least one spear and a simple brass/iron key would be much appreciated.

Nice set otherwise, thanks!

edit: also the hp/mp debuffs are swapped

yes i loved 'cave bird' lol. maybe second to 'bog champ' in #4

yeah i had a similar experience -- all the highs and lows of rpg maker football without the concerns. i just liked wailing on shit and restarting to get better luck vs the ressurectoids lol. liked this one quite a bit!

almost as good as a dog goblin

gem wife...

i got to the hemiangel (barely) on my first try so like peb i was able to immediately click like, "yeah i knew dark mgaic would have to be good for something!!!!"

does that fit what you wanted? unsure. maybe being genre savvy undermines the point. thankfully, i think the atmosphere (especially that tagline, "a mountaintop is like an altar"... oooooh that's so good) helps carry it. i think if anything, after years of mapping and slow-walking perverts on GamingW disillusioned me, Dalig and Sacrifice have reminded me that rm2k can produce mind-bogglingatmosphere out the wazoo even with just rtp.

anyway i beat it second try. i think this is my favorite behind dalig. (third is waldemar's ranch party currently)

okay i had no idea the vigilantes even existed because i realized what the trick was the second i posted my comment on the gamepage lmao. i did wind up still going south but then just veered around randomly until hey, i found myself in jamestown

i like what you were going for!

immediately died trying to run from a griffon. as god intended

some responses...

1) the effect on running is actually what really got me. i was kinda confused as to what your Point was for a bit outside of figuring out the goat eaters live in forests... then i tried to run from one with some sheep and oh no.

2) i got A rank in three tries (i died very quickly my first time cuz yeah, i thought i could Courage the sheep). i didn't use Courage once that last time, and i wasn't sure there was an S rank so i didn't exclusively dog goblin my way through

3) yeah ankle melters were iffy. i only saw them once (likely due to dog goblin proliferation) and just used Blizzard. 

4) i will agree that the routing was w/e for the two western sheep, but i really liked the north-eastern sheep because it's got tons of mountains and a HUGE forest between it and the ranch. seeing the big path around the forest on my second try was what made sorta put the whole game together mentally

i like this one! while i guess i agree with your personal concerns, i think for a one-hour sketch its a fun idea executed well enough to 'get it' and enjoy. TAKE THAT

dog goblins are my best friends

That was neat, the bosses really kept me on my toes. The ATB hack (I believe?) to make the bars fill up faster in the first half meant you really had to be quick about healing, curing states, etc., which I enjoyed.

The story didn't really do anything for me but its such a short game that I don't mind. I was okay with the slow walking speed at first because I thought it was going to be a fairly somber game, but then it wasn't so ultimately it annoyed me since I kept trying to go back and see if various things were changed by the story. (There's an air of secrecy about progression, so I misinterpreted having to do some extra stuff. That's just how I play games though!)

Overall, really impressive to put together in a few weeks. The cutscenes are quite well-directed which was fun to see. I also got a kick out of one of the spell names being very blunt.

thank you for seeking the dragon. you'll be happy to know i AM submitting this one to rmn lol

thank you for seeking the dragon. i did not know i could do this either until i slammed my soul into 2k3

its pretty random, sometimes it gets a good route on the first try and sometimes... lol. either way i also find it funny that i made a 2k3 game have to load

thanks for seeking the dragon, glad you enjoyed it!

no lmao

Thanks for playing. You have the soul of a true rat warrior.

oh and i said it on bluesky but i really really liked this one, both the atmosphere and the gameplay. realizing that the basic attack was aoe was really satisfying to play around though i also agree the game coulda had a bit more bite. after butterfly i was way more anxious about the wolves than i wound up feeling about them

i definitely agree re: silence. does sacred blood cure it? i guess i didn't try that but i was too scared lol. i think if there was some way to train the player on it maybe that'd have worked better but idk

i actually only ever found two werewolf meats, but it was fine cuz sacred blood was so good that ancient kings, while kinda scary, were always worth taking down.

if you wanted to tell some white lies in the future, you could have different versions of enemies with different drop rates, or none at all, so that like for example in the Ancient King x2 troop only one could actually drop a sacred blood

yeahhh aoe is really good when you gotta go fast haha! thanks for playing!

I'd definitely use the 16x16 if you ever wind up making it!

yeah i really want to get better at just putting shit out there too instead of maintaining a pristine itch page or whatever. funny timing with me doing the same think with rat world lmao

mentioend it on bluesky but i really liked the different enemies. going "oh knife haver deals less damage? pshaww" to "OH SHIT THEY'RE FAST" was great.

the vibe of just having a knife equipped in the 2k menu was really good. maybe accidental but it worked

Enjoyed this at first since I like a good clicker. Fun interface.

Then I went to get a cup of coffee after hiring a bunch of coworkers and realized the true beauty of the game.

watched this on riggy's stream, and wow was the concept of being able to take a photo anywhere so very very cool! i liked the ridiculously expressive lady too lmao

there wasn't a single drop of chemistry between us. ...but goddamn it that just made me want her more.

this was so neat! very cool animations and i like that it has some bite to it

...wait.