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Freeware User Made Indie Game Non-Combat RPG: Haven V 0.4.8 "Boat Bitch"

ClerilCleril __BANNED USERS regular
edited January 2010 in Games and Technology
Rated M (Rated by me, not the ESRB)

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIsIjIs_SRE

Well, I suppose you could consider me an Indie developer. This is my first game. I'm making it with RPG Maker VX. Right now it's around 3 hours long, through one playthrough without doing any side quests!

Here's the whole spiel:

Story Synopsis:
You play the game as Cleril, a bard who has been asked to help the economy of the isle of Haven. The mayor actually requested Cleril's help to stimulate the slouching economy. Cleril is fairly known within the world as a genuine bard of his own class. Although many claim his work as crude and unusual, most find it enthralling and sometimes overly effective.

While helping the town is Cleril's motive, he is bound to be distracted,� without a doubt. After all, Haven has its cast of characters and dark history. But then it also has its pleasure and gleeful laughter about as well, or that could just be the drunken fools in the lowly pub. Perhaps even the graveyard is alive with dead or the Jester is showing much more than some cheap parlor trick...

Haven, is like a spring day in winter...as Cleril has told me once before. But his story has yet to be told.

World Development:
Haven, the name doesn't live up to its location. The first site I saw after arriving was the graveyard. The shrill tone of the wind brought a sad melody to my ears. I see a child here, why would such a thing be there? Children belong with tedious innocence and cursed joyfulness.

Then I found the local bar, full of poison. I never had a taste for liquor, it does nobody good. The owner seemed interesting to say the least, with his flicking tongue spouting sarcasm left and right. When I left, the smell stayed.

I arrived at the castle soon enough. A statue of a dragon imposed its splendor drinking from the water below. The guard laid nicely in the scenery of green grass. The dog reminded me of myself. What I saw inside was sadly nothing more than man made posh architecture.

And yet, still I did not see everything in Haven. I wonder when I will.

Screenshots:

http://img294.imageshack.us/g/frostbiteparkscreenshot.png/

Download and install instructions are here:

Instruction link: http://cleril.deviantart.com/art/Haven-V-0-4-7-Characterization-134168003

The password is: teagreen

Thank you for reading! :)

Oh, and multiple playthroughs are encouraged!

The game is and always will be free but I would appreciate any feedback you could give me. Please message me this feedback or post it in this topic.

A review of the game: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.164259

Like RPGs? Like Indie games? Want to try a Non-Combat RPG with puzzle and horror elements?

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/user/MovodaMusicCentral

Review: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/326.164259

Want to play it? Please message me. :winky:
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  • A duck!A duck! Moderator, ClubPA Mod Emeritus
    edited January 2010
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