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#1 Waker

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Posted 13 January 2011 - 09:06 PM

So yeah; seeing Suzuki playing Warriorcats reminded me of the old days in the late 90s playing my own rpg. I remember it was really fun and/or addicting; so much so that I used my hour lunch break for school in the Philippines for playing it. I want to see if it's still around and play it again~ You're gonna need some details to help whittle down the thousands out there.

As already mentioned in the shoutbox:

- 2D
- Computer-based (Windows 95 or 98, as this was the 90s)
- Medieval or Middle Ages-based, y'know, knights, kings, and princesses, as well as some archers, thieves, magicians, and thieves tagging along
- Bird's eye-view: camera looks at the top of the head, but somewhat at an angle so you can see the characters' faces
- Offline
- Pixels~ like Warcraft but different styled
- Big head character design, but not too big. Similar to what you see in egoboo.
- It may have been downloaded from download.com or some other free download site and not bought. It was the early days of computer rpgs~ some of the best story and mechanics came up 'round these times so even free games were good ._.

Games it is not:
Warcraft
egoboo
Ultima Online
Meridian 59
Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
Tibia
Lineage
Mir 2
Endless online

Games it could be:
Something made using a version or form of RPG Maker

Edited by Waker, 13 January 2011 - 11:01 PM.

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#2 Larksan

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Posted 13 January 2011 - 09:49 PM

>_> wow

That actually there are a lot of mmo's that come to mind because there where actually a hand off of mmo's with medieval style in them >_>;

So here are my guesses...


Meridian 59 (1996)
- I dont really know much about it....

Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds (1996?)
- This was a Korean mmo >_> like maplestory brought to the US ( was the 1st on too)
but it's about korean folk tales and such....

Tibia (1997)
- Uh....I knew someone who played this one?

Lineage (1998)
- they had a second game too
It was korean too >_> but and it was medieval and such

Mir 2 (1999-2000)

- hahahahahaa...I know there is Mir 3 cuz it's the only on I've tried >_>


These are what I come up with....It better be one of these >_>


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#3 Waker

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Posted 13 January 2011 - 09:58 PM

It's none of those <_<

So~ Yeah, it's not 3D in any way at all. It's less angled in camera view than the ones you've given, and more chibi style with smaller bodies and big heads; less human proportions.

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“I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy however is for the very highest command; he has the temperament and nerves to deal with all situations. But whoever is stupid and industrious is a menace and must be removed immediately!”
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Posted 13 January 2011 - 10:14 PM

It's none of those <_<

So~ Yeah, it's not 3D in any way at all. It's less angled in camera view than the ones you've given, and more chibi style with smaller bodies and big heads; less human proportions.


>_>

Now you tell me -.-

Can i ask questions about it? Like...idk

But add those games I guess wrong to the list >_> so I wont guess again


*keeps thinking*


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Posted 13 January 2011 - 10:18 PM

Is it at all possible that the game you had been playing was an RMVX/RMXP-made game that you had found and played and loved? >.>

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#6 Waker

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Posted 13 January 2011 - 10:25 PM

>_>

Now you tell me -.-

Can i ask questions about it? Like...idk

But add those games I guess wrong to the list >_> so I wont guess again


*keeps thinking*

Sure. To both requests.

Is it at all possible that the game you had been playing was an RMVX/RMXP-made game that you had found and played and loved? >.>


:O It looks like RMVX games, according to google image searches. Like this: http://www.google.co...iw=1366&bih=586

The landscape certainly looks familiar and the camera angle is the closest so far to what I remember. But I'm concerned it was made later than the one in my mind... Perhaps an early version of RPG maker?

If this is the case, then I'm gonna have to find the top rated or best RPG Maker-made games circa 1998-2000 o_<

Edited by Waker, 13 January 2011 - 10:28 PM.

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“I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy however is for the very highest command; he has the temperament and nerves to deal with all situations. But whoever is stupid and industrious is a menace and must be removed immediately!”
— General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord


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Posted 13 January 2011 - 10:50 PM

more chibi style with smaller bodies and big heads


Sounds like Endless online but >_> idk...

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Posted 13 January 2011 - 11:00 PM

Sounds like Endless online but >_> idk...

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Did you not see the bird's eye-view thing a couple of posts above...? (also the it's not online, it's offline) It isn't Endless online. You can't control the camera. The characters are stylized in sprite form, so no dynamic/moving shadows as light is shone in different directions. Think old Final Fantasy style... Maybe it was Final Fantasy. I do remember having to beat a giant snake down a cave by a forest some way from the king's castle. There were several castles... Gonna have to check if Final Fantasy was on computer or if someone based an RPG Maker game off of it.

I also remember you could use magic, get some skills, new armor/clothes, etc.

Edited by Waker, 13 January 2011 - 11:02 PM.

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"Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it."
— Mark Twain

 

“I divide my officers into four classes; the clever, the lazy, the industrious, and the stupid. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the highest staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. The man who is clever and lazy however is for the very highest command; he has the temperament and nerves to deal with all situations. But whoever is stupid and industrious is a menace and must be removed immediately!”
— General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord