Empirus Chronicles Episode One // Emerald Skies [DEMO AVAILABLE NOW]

[Zadeon 0]

 

For a quarter of a millennium, our Empire has, remarkably, kept the peace. Peace is all we had known, all we had lived. We never knew major conflict, crises or war.

 

Everyone was someone in our society. Everyone was worth something.

 

Corruption in the government? Never heard of it. Our public officials were elected truly by the people.

 

But our orderly world was...not what it seemed. We thought we were a strong Empire able to withstand nearly anything.

 

We basically owned the world...but I am convinced now that there are things in this world that should not be seen, should not be touched, should not fall into the hands of humans.

 

And then came the whispers.

 

Whispers of arcane arts long lost to the winds of time. And a few spoke out...

 

Could it be? The ancient Magical arts were about to be rediscovered?

 

Magic? Hah. We ignored them, shunned them...told them to stop believing in the fairy stories. After all, we had our own kind of magic now...called "technology", made by humans and made for humanity.

 

And then a man...a Deceiver... rose in power. Through the ranks of the military he became very decorated, every medal and honour of any sort was pinned on his lapel. This man became somewhat of a celebrity to his fellow Altessians.

 

And he harboured a secret lust for the ancient magical arts.

 

Thus started the downfall of the Empire of Altessia.

 

Attempting to overthrow Emperor Mobius of Altessia in a coup d'etat, the Deceiver was banished from the Empire forever...

 

...rather unsuccessfully.

 

Seizing the capital of the South of Altessia, he claimed all of Southern Altessia for himself and called his new empire "Demagus". And he plunged his people into destitution.

 

And 8 years ago, my father was part of the resistance. Even though our area was not controlled by the Deceiver, my father knew secrets. Secrets that could push our world into another War of Arcana...if they fell into the wrong hands.

 

That was the prelude...to the second War of Arcana. My father was betrayed and my country invaded. But still, nobody knew the secrets of the Ancients.

 

And then...

 

Three bullets.

 

Three bullets meant for me.

 

Three bullets...that changed my life...and the history of the world forever.

 

 

 

Cale Leonis

Age: 18

Hometown: Zameda

He -was- a happy kid from the Empire of Altessia. But 8 years ago, this all changed when General Maxwell of Demagus killed his father, and took Cale prisoner in the Phil Theeman Institute for the Orphaned. Since then, he has been forced to make guns for the Demagus Empire. He has plotted to escape the Institute and avenge the death of his father.

 

Silas Denzare

Age: 17

Hometown: Solnoir

Though not an orphan, he was thrown in the Institute for protesting the Demagus Empire's military crusade to conquer the independent nation, Gem'suda. Now, in an ironic twist of fate, he works alongside Cale, forced to manufacture guns for the very war he resisted.

 

Aurelia Malloche

Age: 17

Hometown: Edenvale

A mage-in-training travelling the world to figure out the reasons behind the sudden return of Magic to the world of Terralia. She is trying to prevent another War of Arcana, as it could endanger her and her people.

 

Lera Dalmasca

Age: 23

Hometown: South Demiel

Lera works inside the Empire of Demagus to hinder its operations. Lera and her associates lead the raid on the Phil Theeman Institute in the beginning of the game. She helps you many times during your journey, even joining the party at one point, but her reasons for doing so remain mysterious.

 

Emperor Daerius Zadeon of Demagus

Age: 48

During the reign of the Altessian Empire, he was fairly high up in the Empire. A decorated general and a brilliant scientist, he became insane after a military campaign went too far. His insanity caused him to attempt an overthrow of the Altessian Empire, with some success. Now he rules the former province of Demagus, the largest of the three Altessian provinces, with an iron fist.

 

Emperor Alfred Mobius of Calbrenia

Age: 63

Hometown: Zameda

The former emperor of Altessia, he now only governs the province of Calbrenia after Zadeon seized power in the South. Once a proud man, he fears another violent invasion of his nation by Zadeon's forces. He now finds himself appeasing Zadeon's demands, as he no longer has the military strength to resist him.

 

More characters to be revealed soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vash's Tales of Symphonia Menu System.

 

 

Part of the opening scene, the Invasion of Zameda

 

 

In Battle with ComSim Version 1.0

 

 

Zameda Grocery Store

 

 

More coming soon!

 

 

 

 

--A traditional front-view battle system (may change later!), use of magical and physical techniques, machina, thief skills and more!

--Novas, elemental creatures able to be summoned in battle

--Vash's Tales of Symphonia Menu Script

--Ccoa's Univeral Message System

--A modern/futuristic setting

--And much, much more...

 

DOWNLOAD THE DEMO NOW OR DIE

Emerald Skies Ver. 0.14 : 39.2 MB

1-2 Hours

http://www.mediafire.com/?vf8vr2q63s1fd0r

 

Do not forget to install the custom font contained inside!

Edited June 17, 2011 by Zadeon

[FranklinX 37]

Your game looks very good. The mapping looks great. I can tell you put a lot of work into this project. Keep it up! :alright:

 

 

Are you going to stick with the default battle system?

[Zadeon 0]

Your game looks very good. The mapping looks great. I can tell you put a lot of work into this project. Keep it up! :alright:

 

 

Are you going to stick with the default battle system?

 

Thanks bro!

 

And yeah, unless I can get massive amounts of ATB sprites... then I'll make the switch to it. As for now though, the traditional battle system suits what I have so far really well.

[Zadeon 0]

Empirus Chronicles Episode I Demo will be LIVE June 14, 2011. STAY TUNED OR DIE.

Edited June 12, 2011 by Zadeon

[FranklinX 37]

Awesome news! You should make videos displaying the game play.

[rgangsta 43]

O.o a demo, eh? Will definitely try it. As Franklin said, it looks great. What I would suggest is some lighting with Kels's script.

http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/7082-dynamic-lighting-effects/page__p__61248#entry61248

Edited June 10, 2011 by rgangsta

[Zadeon 0]

THE DEMO IS LIVE NOW: Download link in main post.

Don't forget to install the custom font. When you extract the zip file there will be a folder called "forgottencollege-tt", install the .ttf font contained inside.

 

Tell me what you think!