An epic story of adventure, magic, action, growth and possibly even romance.
PREVIEW DEMO NOW RELEASED! (just under 2 hours of gameplay, at 23486 words)
Win32: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/715562/Dragon%2 ... -win32.zip (19 MB)
Mac: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/715562/Dragon%2 ... 20-mac.zip (22 MB)
Linux: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/715562/Dragon%2 ... 86.tar.bz2 (18 MB)
Story overview
Starting out in our own, current day Earth, the story centers around three young people caught up in the events resulting from the return of magic to the world.
Our heroes are going to play a significant role in deciding the fate of the world. That is, if they manage to survive long enough...
Main Characters / The Dragons
(spoiler-free version)
Stefan
- Main protagonist
- A 22 year old whose desire for a normal, uneventful life must remain unfulfilled as he finds himself drawn into a global crisis
- Gained the ability to manipulate local gravity, both as a weapon and as protection
Jessica
- Main companion, who will be travelling with the protagonist for most of the story
- Age 21
- Starts out as Stefans girlfriend; where their relationship goes from there depends on the player
- Well-educated daughter of an old and wealthy family, but no longer on speaking terms with her parents
- Tends to swing between very serious and very goofy moods, often with little warning
- Easily the most powerful of the group, commanding a devastating form of pyrokinesis
- Her great power is also her weakness, as she lacks fine control over her abilities
Sarah
- Third of the group, an ally of Stefan and Jessica who soon finds herself in disagreement with them
- Age 23
- Distant and not too friendly, she is nonetheless extremely intelligent
- Has the ability to heal any injuries someone has received, although her power might be more than it appears
For more characters, play the demo!
Style
Normal NVL display style, with first person narration by the protagonist. No mini-games.
As for intended age-appropriateness, I'd give it a 15+. While not the primary focus of the story, there are some segments with text-based violence on about the level you would expect from an intense action movie.
Status
The first preview demo is out now (see the top of this post), so check it out. The preview contains chapter 1 to 4 out of 23 total. It's still missing all sound and music, so I won't call it a full demo yet. The other chapters are scripted and playable, but missing all artwork.
I hope that this VN will see its full release some time in 2011.
If you have any general questions, comments or feedback, just reply here and I'll do my best to answer.