I suppose I should move this discussion over to its own thread. I'm not really sure where to place it, though. The game really isn't related to Escheron in any way. (although, I was starting to worry about the lack of activity therein )

Maybe I could start a thread in Calculator Projects?

I'll probably start a discussion there once I have more assets. (to produce some mock-ups with) Don't want to start a project thread empty-handed.

In the meantime, last update on this before I get around to starting a thread later on:



I'm still working on the tileset. I'm trying to give each area and dungeon its own set of tiles, as opposed to recycling them over and over. This is for the Kujata Highruin that appear later on in the game. It's based on this dungeon: (which wasn't as robustly named)



The area also leads to the Coliseum, where you could face two optional bosses. I've truncated it down to a single optional boss, but I'm also going to extend the coliseum into a much larger labyrinth. (more or less, to challenge the player after the normal game is cleared)

wow huge improvement!

And I love the details on the holes. How many tiles are there for them?

Uh, I think those were nine. I can't remember exactly.

I am kind of wasting space on the smaller details, but there aren't a whole lot of unique areas to be explored. I figured I could go that extra mile with the aesthetics this time. In fact, there are only 16 areas in the game:

The Grand Duchy of Glendale - village
Province of St. Agaea - essentially what you would consider an overworld, but there's not much here
The Eternal Wood - sub-dungeon
Cavern of Flame - sub-dungeon
The Corel Sea - another section of the "worldmap"
Village of Corel - village
Flowstone Passage - sub-dungeon
Temple of Lorelei - sub-village
The Apprentice's Study - sub-village
Anchorite Peaks - dungeon
Anchorite Summit - an extension of the Anchorite Peaks, which serves as a transporter hub to and from other locales
Kujata Empyrean - another extension of the "overworld"
Kujata Highruins - sub-dungeon
Coliseum - dungeon
Forgotten Pantheon - dungeon
Chimaera - village

I'm using a to-scale map design, so every area leads directly to the next. You don't have to navigate a whole overworld with little icons representing towns and dungeons. The game world is fairly small, but there are a few magical transporters that link you to and from specific locations once you reach certain points of the game. I'm hoping for a 45-minute game overall.

While it is only supposed to be a sub-hour overall game time, what do you think the replay value is going to be? Will it be worth playing again to go with a different setup? or will it be too mundane after the first couple times?

A new game + would be cool. Maybe add a second version of the final boss in the next run, with a few more enemies on the map along your way (some that are harder), and the second final boss form could maybe be much harder, then on the 3rd run, the final boss only has one form again, but really his true form and requires maxed out stats with the best equipments?

And if I was you I would still allow game saving, even if only possible in the town, for example. I like the option to retry a battle like in FF:MQ on the SNES. Of course include the option to give up, though , lol

Aaaah ok. Lol at first when I started reading this post I was afraid you would let ppl stuck in an impossible battle but then I was happy bosses would be escapable . I would hate having to pull a battery everytime I ran into a boss I can't beat

wow really nice :O will it be possible to fall into lava and take damage?

that could work too. I think Final Fantasy 6 had this in the Esper Cave or something