The Legend of Arcatis Chapter I: The Mana Orb (Working title)

[Bob423 52]

So I've been working on these games, and things just haven't been going well.
http://www.gdunlimited.net/games/the-hidden-city-of-arcatis/
http://www.gdunlimited.net/games/arcatis-ii-the-hero-of-arcatis

So I've decided to redo the whole thing...well most of it.

I'll be renaming some characters and adding, removing, or just changing plot points, using a better battle system, and generally just making everything better.
Since I actually have a lot of story already planned, it'll be easier to tell it this time, I think.

I'm mostly going to redo The Hidden City of Arcatis, so not very much will change in Arcatis II's story, although it'll be renamed and probably start at a different point in the story.
The first game was very short and I'll probably combine the story with some of Arcatis II to make it longer while also cutting out some stupid things.

 

Basically, forget everything you know about The Hidden City of Arcatis or Arcatis II if you knew anything to begin with.

I will not delete (or request deletion of) or change the pages for my games just yet. I'll do that eventually though, of course. For now, here's a topic for what is absolutely, for sure, gonna happen in the first game.
 

I also figured I'd get more comments and opinions if I posted here, rather than in the games section. I'm currently just working on the story script. (writing dialog and planning cutscenes and things)

Plot:
Pretty similar to the original...
Full series summary:
In this world, Wizards are as common as Scientists, Teachers, and Engineers are to us.
Two students at Silverwood Academy, a school that teaches Magic and it's many uses to teens 16 and older, learn the truth about a city destroyed many years ago and, with the help of friends they

meet along the way, must stop three different plans for world domination.

Chapter I: The Mana Orb summary:
Part 1 of 3. Kevin and Michael enroll at a magic school to learn how to be powerful paladins. There is nothing mysterious about the school, contrary to what one might expect from a large school that teaches magic to teenagers, but that doesn't stop them and a couple friends from learning about a legendary, ancient city and having to stop an evil organization from finding an ancient artifact that may or may not actually grant wishes and/or give limitless power.

 

Characters:
Kevin: A new student at Silverwood Academy. He's very friendly and kind and loves adventure. When it comes to magic and combat, he's a natural.
He lives with just his mother because his father and the old Headmaster of Silverwood Academy, Alex, disappeared 7 years ago.
He is very close with his grandfather, Harold.
Weapon forte: Short Sword
Skill forte: Healing and status buffs
Stat forte: ATK and RES
Original character: Bob

Michael: A new student at Silverwood Academy and Kevin's best friend. He and Kevin grew up in Veneville together. He's a bit arrogant sometimes
and likes to be the best at everything. He has a better shot at it than Axel though...
His father is in charge of the King's army and his brother left home about 4 years ago, so he mostly lives with just his mother, like Kevin.
Weapon forte: Knife
Skill forte: Attack magic and debuffs
Stat forte: SPD and INT
Original character: Joe

Cathy: A new student at Silverwood Academy. Her parents were killed by Black Knights 7 years ago and she has lived with her brother since then.
She hopes to one day avenge her parents. Her determination has helped her to become one of the best fighters/mages in her grade/year.
She's friends with both Kevin and Michael, but only met them this year. She has already developed a rivalry with Michael, though.
Weapon forte: Gloves/Fist
Skill forte: Healing and Status ailments
Stat forte: SPD and INT

Axel: Also a new student at Silverwood Academy. He prefers to buy friends and skills rather than earn them. He can afford too, although he hasn't been
carrying as much money lately as he used to...
Wants to be the best at everything, but just can't seem to be anything more than the worst, so he often fakes it. He's also kind of a coward.
Weapon forte: Spear
Skill forte: None
Stat forte: PWR and EVA
 

 

Changes and Things:

CTB Sideview battle system instead of the crappy ABS.

Better cutscenes and dialog

Side Quests

Pretty much everything will look better

More balanced stats and skills

Silverwood and Veneville are now one town called Veneville. They're still in Silver Forest, but the school is named after the forest, not the town.

Mainly using the same scripts and systems as I planned to in Arcatis II, but I still plan to make the second game bigger than the first.

 

Screenshots:

The link below shows mainly just the GUI and things.

http://www.gdunlimited.net/games/arcatis-ii-the-hero-of-arcatis/screenshots

 

Credits:

The same as for Arcatis II

http://www.gdunlimited.net/games/arcatis-ii-the-hero-of-arcatis/credits

Edited July 4, 2014 by Bob423