Title: Duke Nukem Forev...I mean, Espora
xsolarx - April 10, 2008 05:02 PM (GMT)
I guess it had to happen eventually: a fake2knet topic about my game, Espora, which I've been sporadically working on for the past few years. The fact that I tend to revamp its character design, storyline and visuals every few months has really pushed its release date back...several times. But I guess things are going better now.
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Evolution:
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Espora 1, circa 2005 or something
TODAY
So yeah, subtle changes.
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Story summary (so far)
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Another time, another place. A high-ranking armsmaster and a guardian of a renegade magician Hermes, Oswald, follows his master through a dimensional portal as the world around him disappears into oblivion. He finds himself in an otherworldly environment: a large green forest. And his protegé, Hermes, is nowhere to be seen...
Oswald must now do his duty as a sworn protector of Hermes' family and locate their scion and bring him home - if it even exists anymore. It seems that the world around him is at the brink of chaos, too...
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Characters:
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Oswald: A rather simple, but devoted, servant to a noble family.
Hermes: An anxious, nervous magician fascinated with trans-dimensional magicology. Is rather theatrical.
Red Knight: Suffered a blow in the head and now thinks he's an ancient hero reincarnated. Occasionally bipolar. He's rather nice nonetheless.
Madga: A throwing knife wielding member of a warrior sisterhood. Passionate for relics.
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Features:
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Nothing, really. CMS/CBS would be nice I guess, but eh.
It has jokes. Some. And secrets.
That's enough for now.
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Evolution:
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Espora 1, circa 2005 or something
TODAY
So yeah, subtle changes.
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Story summary (so far)
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Another time, another place. A high-ranking armsmaster and a guardian of a renegade magician Hermes, Oswald, follows his master through a dimensional portal as the world around him disappears into oblivion. He finds himself in an otherworldly environment: a large green forest. And his protegé, Hermes, is nowhere to be seen...
Oswald must now do his duty as a sworn protector of Hermes' family and locate their scion and bring him home - if it even exists anymore. It seems that the world around him is at the brink of chaos, too...
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Characters:
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Oswald: A rather simple, but devoted, servant to a noble family.
Hermes: An anxious, nervous magician fascinated with trans-dimensional magicology. Is rather theatrical.
Red Knight: Suffered a blow in the head and now thinks he's an ancient hero reincarnated. Occasionally bipolar. He's rather nice nonetheless.
Madga: A throwing knife wielding member of a warrior sisterhood. Passionate for relics.
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Features:
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Nothing, really. CMS/CBS would be nice I guess, but eh.
It has jokes. Some. And secrets.
That's enough for now.
Dajhail - April 10, 2008 06:18 PM (GMT)
Glad to see it's still getting made :D
ResendValidationEmail - April 10, 2008 10:54 PM (GMT)
im more attracted to the 2005 screens than the latest ones, they just visually do it for me. visually
xsolarx - April 11, 2008 05:38 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ResendValidationEmail @ Apr 10 2008, 10:54 PM) |
| im more attracted to the 2005 screens than the latest ones, they just visually do it for me. visually |
Most of those graphics are still on use, though. I keep recycling stuff.
spik - April 11, 2008 05:40 AM (GMT)
I love this game. I miss the old battle with the huge Fernando though. Was so unique. <3
xsolarx - April 11, 2008 07:12 AM (GMT)
Yeah but I couldn't fit all four battle characters there :D
JIHAUS - April 11, 2008 11:38 AM (GMT)
I would totally make artwork of this for the contest but I couldn't emulate that art style if I wanted to. Heh.
Dajhail - April 11, 2008 12:42 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (JIHAUS @ Apr 11 2008, 12:38 PM) |
| I would totally make artwork of this for the contest but I couldn't emulate that art style if I wanted to. Heh. |
You should do a realistic, ultra detailed, airbrushed looking, piece of artwork for it.
delita - April 12, 2008 05:46 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dajhail @ Apr 11 2008, 12:42 PM) | ||
You should do a realistic, ultra detailed, airbrushed looking, piece of artwork for it. |
but jihaus can only draw animes
Archeia - April 13, 2008 05:44 AM (GMT)
I really like the circa 2005 graphics better, no matter how much I look at it :illness:
But this looks really refreshing :D
But this looks really refreshing :D
xsolarx - April 13, 2008 05:40 PM (GMT)
I think the wiki article chronicles the different looks of Espora far better than this topic...
http://wiki.fortsigma.net/index.php?title=Espora
http://wiki.fortsigma.net/index.php?title=Espora
spik - April 14, 2008 03:10 AM (GMT)
Any '08 outdoor shots?
They seem to be the most pleasing, which is way old espora looks better, atm.
They seem to be the most pleasing, which is way old espora looks better, atm.
xsolarx - April 14, 2008 04:27 AM (GMT)
Of course.
This here's a camp:
The shrine mentioned:
More forest, honestly there's very much forest in the game right now:
Chillin' around the world map:
This here's a camp:
The shrine mentioned:
More forest, honestly there's very much forest in the game right now:
Chillin' around the world map:
JIHAUS - April 14, 2008 04:29 AM (GMT)
Woah, nice. I especially like that world map too. GG.
xsolarx - April 14, 2008 04:31 AM (GMT)
Thanks HAUS. Here's it in full size:
I don't know how much of it is going to be explorarable, though. Maybe a small portion.
I don't know how much of it is going to be explorarable, though. Maybe a small portion.
spik - April 14, 2008 04:57 AM (GMT)
S'what I'm talkin' 'bout!
Dajhail - April 14, 2008 05:03 AM (GMT)
Looks good, definitely stands out from the average rpg maker game.
solar - June 14, 2008 02:08 PM (GMT)