Memento Mori
Memento Mori is one of these projects in which you work hard for ages and it’s never ended. First you loose the whole work, and after you redone it your pc decides not to run.. You know.
But this don’t prevent you from finish the game...
Storyline
A year ago, Erin and his best friend Adrian were involved in a traffic accident. The two of them recovered at their own way. Erin suffers post traumatic syndrome that makes her to be distant and cold in her dealings. Adrian hasn’t get better at all and still remains in hospital, talking about strange things.
Midnight marks the first anniversary of the accident, but already starts something more…
Most important Characters (excluding some you’ll meet forward)
Erin – Is the main character. A student that was used to live without worries, enjoying music and making mischief. After accident she changes to a distant girl who has lost some humanity but values other things at the same time.
Adrian – Best friend with the same hobbies. Actually is just a poor shadow of whom he was. Almost physically healed but depressed due to schizophrenic behaviour.
Erin’s family – Erin and his father didn’t had a good relationship in the past and so goes on after accident. Father is disappointed (first about her bad behaviour and now about her distant dealing). Erin’s stepmother is really concerned about her. She loves Erin as her own daughter. Erin and her stepsister had a difficult relationship but after the accident they respect and care about each other in their own ways.
GameMode
Memento Mori is not a survival. Is an horror rpg. You’ll find more stuff and less action, but also middle and final bosses, revelations and some of my own fears.
As a typical rpg you’ll level up and gain new skills and powers. Some objects can be useful as arms (baseball bat , pipes) or potions (aspirin, tranquilizers, food, drinks..)
Atmosphere
I am taking care over not to approaching at topics because I don’t mean a Silent Hill or Project Zero reminiscent, but is difficult to make something new when the best fears are the usual ones (darkness, blood, pain, the unknown..).
I prevent you blood is one of my fascinating obsessions.
Storyline is the most important for me, but it’s hard to make a chara saying something transcendental when he has cute appearance. Anyway I like original rtp template graphics.
Most of my rtp are edited and based on the originals, compiling elements from different tilesets of maker 2003, XP and VX, changing colours, shapes..etc.
There are also some elements made by me, like objects, charas, furniture, walls.
I’m still not sure about adding original pictures (at the moment two images I draw just for the game) so faces were made using Face Maker, and some pictures belong to other videogames but maybe someday I’ll change all of them and put only my work.
Music counts. At that point is almost inevitable including some silent hill tracks, but I’m trying to widen the repertoire to games like Obscure (it has a really great OST) or films like Coraline.
Besides this I want to reflect main character preferences (mine in fact) so you’ll may hear Judas Priest, Stratovarius, Lacrimosa, Sonata Arctica..
I’m worried about the size of all the tracks, so the songs list isn’t guaranteed yet. I’m working with a free version of WavePad Sound Editor, so let’s see what can I do.
The Painkiller. Erin's fav place before accident.
Erin visits Adrian at hospital.
Erin's room. She doesn't like morning at all.
Family Home. A place you know well..