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Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

Update: New teaser video for GC showing lots more things.

This looks amazing, it's so polished even in things other developers have gotten wrong in the past, like the Final Fantasy style battle animations. My only fear is that harvesting ammo etc could grow to be annoying but I'm sure they're aware of the dangers and it will be done in an involving manner since it's such a major system.

Project FoM (prototype name) is an adventure role-playing game (RPG) with a unique combat and harvesting system. The game is set in an epic universe where a group of unlikely heroes have to unravel an ancient mystery and eventually save the world.

Exciting news! Our game was featured on Level Up, Norway’s most popular video game web series! @Muffenskarl did a segment about us and our game which finally has a name! You can check out the interview (in Norwegian) and some gameplay footage from Festival of Magic here!

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Toma · Oct 18, 2012

Oh wow, that really looks great. Music is quite good too. Definitely on my watch list, thanks for posting.

chickdigger802 · Oct 18, 2012

I dig the battle music.

Combat does seem a bit slow, you'd think nade launcher would be more effective against rats.

ResidentDante · Oct 18, 2012

As a Norwegian I will support this, looks really nice!

Schobeleth · Oct 18, 2012

It looks great, definitely in the same feeling and sense of what made JRPGs of old so memorable and great. Maybe westerners will finally bring back that magic formula?

jackal27 · Oct 18, 2012

There's nothing wrong with RPG Maker if it's used well. It's lazy game makers that give it a bad rap.

That said, this game looks gorgeous!

Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

chickdigger802 said:
I dig the battle music.

Combat does seem a bit slow, you'd think nade launcher would be more effective against rats.

Spud (I guess other things too?) launcher.

Lord Phol · Oct 18, 2012

Very charming! Looking forward to how it turns out!

pyrandes · Oct 18, 2012

Looks fantastic. Digging the style and the music (the combat music felt really good to me). Will have to keep an eye out on this one.

Pyrrhus · Oct 18, 2012

Why'd they flip the image? "Magic" is written backwards on that sign. Looks silly. I like the game's art design so far and the music is great. But it seems like it's going to have molasses slow pacing with all the stops to have the characters say something inane and obvious. Less is more, you know? Also, the kid needs a stance besides that bent over, ready stance. He looks like a hunchback when he runs right now. Alpha, I know.

Munin · Oct 18, 2012

Looks great, but at these production values how long can the game possibly be? I'm assuming their team is pretty small, and the amount of content creation necessary to give it proper "RPG" length would be insane.

Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

By the way, I don't think platforms have been announced yet, their last (and first) game was on iPad/Mac though.

Cheddahz · Oct 18, 2012

This actually looks very promising for an indie JRPG, will be looking at it as it updates

Parakeetman · Oct 18, 2012

Interesting but why are the signs reversed in that picture?

chickdigger802 · Oct 18, 2012

Alextended said:
Spud (I guess other things too?) launcher.

Rats also have quite a bit of health.

But after playing some dishonored, I'm used to them mean rats

ResidentDante · Oct 18, 2012

It would be nice if it's launched for XBLA/PSN

Alboreo · Oct 18, 2012

Looks quite neat! I'm excited to see where they go with this.

Tailzo · Oct 18, 2012

ResidentDante said:
As a Norwegian I will support this, looks really nice!

Jeg også!

Bulzeeb · Oct 18, 2012

this looks good, if they make the battles a bit more interesting I'll be there day 1

mclem · Oct 18, 2012

Is that what you get when you cross a moogle with a moomin?

ekim · Oct 18, 2012

ResidentDante said:
As a Norwegian I will support this, looks really nice!

And as a german, who's favorite country is Norway, I support your post.

PuppetSlave · Oct 18, 2012

But why call it JRPG

robotnik · Oct 18, 2012

Woah, looks really good!

Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

PuppetSlave said:
But why call it JRPG

I wanted to. You don't have to.

JRPG style didn't fit in the title.

Ledsen · Oct 18, 2012

Parakeetman said:
Interesting but why are the signs reversed in that picture?

Huh? They aren't.

Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

Ledsen said:
Huh? They aren't.

I flipped it myself to avoid having people commenting just to show they speak the language, as if mirroring PR images is so surprising... They probably just drew it that way but then felt it works better reversed and didn't bother redoing the signs. Maybe because now it seems to put the focus on the animal thing, previously the dude seemed in focus. Maybe they wanted the animal to be the protagonist at first but then felt people would be more inclined to like it with a human instead. Whatever, lol.

Yuterald · Oct 18, 2012

jackal27 said:
There's nothing wrong with RPG Maker if it's used well. It's lazy game makers that give it a bad rap.

Very true. RPG Maker is a pretty impressive set of tools and you can certainly make interesting/good games, even with the RTP (default assets). Between myself, my brother, and a good friend of ours, we've been working on projects for the past 2 years or so and we've learned a lot and have produced some good stuff. We are all looking to release our games at some point, but we're not quite there yet. Unfortunately, a good portion (not all) of the "projects" that people release are either Final Fantasy inspired embarrassments or overly ambitious projects that never see the light of day. Also, NO ONE seems to know how to program stats, equipment, character progression, etc. Everyone uses the default database stuff and battles are hardly ever interesting (from my experience, at least).

With that said, this RPG indie scene does interest me to some degree because I consider myself a part of it. This game doesn't look particularly interesting to me though, but I respect the effort/original work for what it's worth.

Combichristoffersen · Oct 18, 2012

Looks pretty good. Would buy on PSN

for trophies

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Hi i'm Caleb · Oct 18, 2012

I'm diggin the design of that pig thing.

Coxy · Oct 18, 2012

gives me a slight FF9 vibe, would like to see more characters

Uncle Rupee · Oct 18, 2012

Schobeleth said:
It looks great, definitely in the same feeling and sense of what made JRPGs of old so memorable and great. Maybe westerners will finally bring back that magic formula?

Wasn't aware it had gone missing... but then, I play most JRPGs on the DS lately.

Syril · Oct 18, 2012

I like the style. The battle just looked like basic Final Fantasy stuff, but hopefully there's more to it than that.

Yuterald said:
Also, NO ONE seems to know how to program stats, equipment, character progression, etc. Everyone uses the default database stuff and battles are hardly ever interesting (from my experience, at least).

What kind of issues usually come up? I'm just curious because the only RPG Maker game I've played for any length of time is The Tiamat Sacrament, and I really like the design and the mechanics in that one. It's designed where each character has a different mechanic for learning and using skills, and they all have powers that interact with the other party members' abilities so that they can only fight to their fullest potential by actually working as a team.

Raging Spaniard · Oct 18, 2012

Looks nice, theyre deeefinitely taking some big inspiration from Final Fantasy (that battle music, for sure) but its all very pleasant.

And its not a JRPG if its not Japanese, what the hell, people.

Zoe · Oct 18, 2012

How is this a JRPG?

Vamphuntr · Oct 18, 2012

They've copied the text boxes from Tales of Vesperia. Not a JRPG though. More like an adventure game

Aeana · Oct 18, 2012

It looks interesting. One thing that really bothered me, though, is how the text reflows when it wraps to a new line. It's very distracting.

CrunchyFrog · Oct 18, 2012

Zoe said:
How is this a JRPG?

Turn based random encounters? *shrug* Fantastic art direction though, will look for this around release.

Durante · Oct 18, 2012

Looking good, though ATB battles with a single party member are predictably boring.

Zoe said:
How is this a JRPG?

It's a JRPG because delineating genres according to games' countries of origin is really stupid.

Alexios · Oct 18, 2012

Vamphuntr said:
They've copied the text boxes from Tales of Vesperia. Not a JRPG though. More like an adventure game

Adventure games with random battle encounters is a pretty good description for many JRPGs since they tend to have linear stories, character interactions, light puzzles, exploration, and so on. Without the battles what would make them so different to adventures?

What if this had a slightly more anime art style and was called Final Fantasy Something, would you really, honestly say that it didn't look like a JRPG even if it showed the exact same bits of footage? If so, we disagree is all.

Like I said, the title didn't fit more to just say JRPG style instead (unless you wanna claim the presentation and gameplay shown here aren't very distinctively influenced by such games and completely unlike most W/CRPGs in which case we once again simply disagree), but it shouldn't be hard to get its point. But hey, if anal discussions about a J is what it takes to bring attention to this, ok!

Raging Spaniard · Oct 18, 2012

Durante said:
It's a JRPG because delineating genres according to games' countries of origin is really stupid.

Ah, so we can agree that its a Role Playing Game then

Durante · Oct 18, 2012

Raging Spaniard said:
Ah, so we can agree that its a Role Playing Game then

Indeed. And going further, according to the gameplay archetype it seems to follow it's also a JRPG (as opposed to a WRPG or an ARPG or an SRPG). Just like Anachronox.

Knux-Future · Oct 18, 2012

Wouldn't this be a NRPG?

wrowa · Oct 18, 2012

Kinda looks like a Tales game with an ATB battle system.

Looks nice, but the combat in that trailer looked painfully boring and slow.

TheMink · Oct 18, 2012

EDIT:^ yeah i agree.

Hmmm, im not sold yet...

FindMyFarms · Oct 18, 2012

Man this looks pretty fun. Haven't played a good rpg in a while.

OT, but what's a good rpg to play on the PS3? Outside of demons/dark souls and fallout/skyrim?

Kenai · Oct 18, 2012

Looks a little unpolished and plays a bit slower than I might like, but it's still early in development and also looks very fresh character and world-wise. It looks like battle units are actually teams with one physical (human?) attacker and a magic user as a pair? That could be quite fun.

I'm definitely going to keep an eye on this one.

Durante · Oct 18, 2012

FindMyFarms said:
OT, but what's a good rpg to play on the PS3? Outside of demons/dark souls and fallout/skyrim?

Alpha Protocol and Atelier Totori.

Combichristoffersen · Oct 18, 2012

FindMyFarms said:
OT, but what's a good rpg to play on the PS3? Outside of demons/dark souls and fallout/skyrim?

Final Fantasy VII and IX. If you have a BC PS3, FF XII.

Rad- · Oct 18, 2012

Looks pretty bland to me...

muu · Oct 18, 2012

Why do these guys always use MS Gothic for their signs. Same thing stuck out like a sore thumb on that X360 Naruto.

Not saying it's a bad font, but using it in the context of this kind of game is like folks using Comic Sans for absolutely everything.

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