Spellbound [Fantasy|Adventure|BxB, BxG|Non Commercial]
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 12:25 pm
Hi everybody!
I'm Banya, and this is the time I present a project. I usually work solo, with the help and the courtesy of CC resources and artists. The reason I opened this thread is that, since I've been working solo on the project for months, I felt I reached a point where I really need feedback. I have plenty of questions for you, if you'll spend sometime to help me I'll appreciate it very much!
I'll also list the various updates here.
#06/05: new logo by Nyankar!
#04/06: redraw from scratch!
#12/06: added character sheets!
The prophecy says that one day a fiery hero will rise and restore the world to the light from the darkness of this obscure era.
But you're not a hero, you're the villain.
Join Noah, the unexperienced greedy warlock, and Enfer, the mysterious demon he evoked to win the war, on an adventure to put an end on the misery of the world! And conquer it yourself, of course. But beware: you're not alone in the competition, there will be other villains like you and, of course, the hero of the prophecy.
Three endings: white, gray and black destiny.
Which one is the bad one? The good one? The true one? I'll leave the discovery to you.
Sprites & CG: Banya. The logo is made by Nyankar, here is his request page, give it a look! (viewtopic.php?f=62&t=43491)
Background Artists: CC backgrounds for gentle courtesy of acquamary, Galyu, hero hero, konett, osumashi, susssu, GrammaHobbes. All is linked fully (with sites, address, etc) in the Credits File.
Two more words for the characters. Of course it's not a game of two, but I want to keep the other characters secret at the moment because it would ruin the fun of the game. That's why you can see only the two protagonists of the prologue: I want you to discover the others by playing it.
NOAH Noah, a gifted mage kicked out of the Acantus Magic Guild, wants to make everybody regret their words by stealing the place of the blessed hero and proving his might. He joined the dark war in order to stop the chaos and taking advantage of the situation. His speciality is crystallomancy, but he's a slightly above-average spellcaster too. He's struggling to keep everything in control, from the conquest of the world to the taming of the demon which he realized will probably be mission impossible.
He's not that evil, but there's a reason he pities the good and craves for the evil.
ENFER An ifrit, the djinn of dreams and might, he was summoned by Noah to help him gather his victory.
His real name and identity are unknown.
He's being called Enfer by his master for commodity, and he adapts quickly to any situation. He hides his malevolent nature under a clear smile and some strange human hobbies, for example photography - which is his guilty pleasure - and mocking his master with bad sarcasm. Despite looking blunt and harmless, Enfer has some suprising tricks up his sleeve.
x You can romance all the characters, but the endings won't be focused on a romantic love story. It's not a "Character's Route", but a side of the story in which you're siding with a certain Character and how this affects the dark war.
x There's an implied sex scene. Nothing that explicit of course, and especially nothing you cannot avoid: you won't be forced to do anything like this, so if you don't want Noah (the main character) go for it, you'll simply have to avoid that kind of options.
[COMING SOON]
Meanwhile, here is some screenshots.
Current art (Banya)
banner: http://imgur.com/a/IgHV2.png
main menu screen: http://img11.deviantart.net/f065/i/2017 ... bbfixw.png
character sheet #1 http://orig04.deviantart.net/f83c/f/201 ... bcdlsr.png
character sheet #2 http://orig05.deviantart.net/7a7d/f/201 ... bcdo7v.png
nyankar's logo: https://i.imgur.com/uyRQoHt.png
1. First of all: I'm going to upload a demo with the prologue and the first chapter of the game. Would you play it even if it doesn't show the endings? The branching options will be present, but not effective on the finale at this stadium of the game.
2. What do you expect from the characters? I want to know this to see just how predictable I am lol. And, in case your prediction doesn't match the result, would you be excited for the plot twists or disappointed?
3. Should I lift the rating of the game? I alluded to some mature content, but didn't explicitly describe or show it: doesn't this make the game NSWF? R15 or R18? And should I do a censored version e\o the option of switching the mature contents on or off?
4. What do you think about the plot and the characters in general?
5. Would you play the game even if it has the standard Renpy GUI or should I recruit volunteers to improve the GUI and the general aesthetics? I tried to do one myself but I'm not satisfied with it yet, but also I wouldn't like to make people think the game is rushed just because I have no ability in graphics. I heavily rely on Free Resources at the moment because I have to cope the fact I'm doing this all alone.
Thank you for your attention!
Banya
I'm Banya, and this is the time I present a project. I usually work solo, with the help and the courtesy of CC resources and artists. The reason I opened this thread is that, since I've been working solo on the project for months, I felt I reached a point where I really need feedback. I have plenty of questions for you, if you'll spend sometime to help me I'll appreciate it very much!
I'll also list the various updates here.
#06/05: new logo by Nyankar!
#04/06: redraw from scratch!
#12/06: added character sheets!
The prophecy says that one day a fiery hero will rise and restore the world to the light from the darkness of this obscure era.
But you're not a hero, you're the villain.
Join Noah, the unexperienced greedy warlock, and Enfer, the mysterious demon he evoked to win the war, on an adventure to put an end on the misery of the world! And conquer it yourself, of course. But beware: you're not alone in the competition, there will be other villains like you and, of course, the hero of the prophecy.
Three endings: white, gray and black destiny.
Which one is the bad one? The good one? The true one? I'll leave the discovery to you.
Sprites & CG: Banya. The logo is made by Nyankar, here is his request page, give it a look! (viewtopic.php?f=62&t=43491)
Background Artists: CC backgrounds for gentle courtesy of acquamary, Galyu, hero hero, konett, osumashi, susssu, GrammaHobbes. All is linked fully (with sites, address, etc) in the Credits File.
Two more words for the characters. Of course it's not a game of two, but I want to keep the other characters secret at the moment because it would ruin the fun of the game. That's why you can see only the two protagonists of the prologue: I want you to discover the others by playing it.
NOAH Noah, a gifted mage kicked out of the Acantus Magic Guild, wants to make everybody regret their words by stealing the place of the blessed hero and proving his might. He joined the dark war in order to stop the chaos and taking advantage of the situation. His speciality is crystallomancy, but he's a slightly above-average spellcaster too. He's struggling to keep everything in control, from the conquest of the world to the taming of the demon which he realized will probably be mission impossible.
He's not that evil, but there's a reason he pities the good and craves for the evil.
ENFER An ifrit, the djinn of dreams and might, he was summoned by Noah to help him gather his victory.
His real name and identity are unknown.
He's being called Enfer by his master for commodity, and he adapts quickly to any situation. He hides his malevolent nature under a clear smile and some strange human hobbies, for example photography - which is his guilty pleasure - and mocking his master with bad sarcasm. Despite looking blunt and harmless, Enfer has some suprising tricks up his sleeve.
x You can romance all the characters, but the endings won't be focused on a romantic love story. It's not a "Character's Route", but a side of the story in which you're siding with a certain Character and how this affects the dark war.
x There's an implied sex scene. Nothing that explicit of course, and especially nothing you cannot avoid: you won't be forced to do anything like this, so if you don't want Noah (the main character) go for it, you'll simply have to avoid that kind of options.
[COMING SOON]
Meanwhile, here is some screenshots.
Current art (Banya)
banner: http://imgur.com/a/IgHV2.png
main menu screen: http://img11.deviantart.net/f065/i/2017 ... bbfixw.png
character sheet #1 http://orig04.deviantart.net/f83c/f/201 ... bcdlsr.png
character sheet #2 http://orig05.deviantart.net/7a7d/f/201 ... bcdo7v.png
nyankar's logo: https://i.imgur.com/uyRQoHt.png
1. First of all: I'm going to upload a demo with the prologue and the first chapter of the game. Would you play it even if it doesn't show the endings? The branching options will be present, but not effective on the finale at this stadium of the game.
2. What do you expect from the characters? I want to know this to see just how predictable I am lol. And, in case your prediction doesn't match the result, would you be excited for the plot twists or disappointed?
3. Should I lift the rating of the game? I alluded to some mature content, but didn't explicitly describe or show it: doesn't this make the game NSWF? R15 or R18? And should I do a censored version e\o the option of switching the mature contents on or off?
4. What do you think about the plot and the characters in general?
5. Would you play the game even if it has the standard Renpy GUI or should I recruit volunteers to improve the GUI and the general aesthetics? I tried to do one myself but I'm not satisfied with it yet, but also I wouldn't like to make people think the game is rushed just because I have no ability in graphics. I heavily rely on Free Resources at the moment because I have to cope the fact I'm doing this all alone.
Thank you for your attention!
Banya