A Timely Intervention - now out on STEAM

Kes · 2015-08-20T09:49:35+0900

“Those who control the present, control the past. And those who control the past control the future.” That’s what they say, anyway, but maybe they are wrong. Who knows? If you were able to go back in time and take the risk of changing everything you know, would you do it? “A Timely Intervention” in an innovative role-playing game featuring spectacular battle visuals, polished gameplay mechanisms, an intricate storyline and a cast of colourful characters. For the first part of the game, play as 2 separate parties, as the story goes back and forth between them. Each party has its own hopes and goals; when they meet can those be reconciled as they join forces? And how can they know what their choices will bring? Delve into a brand new world full of characters, secrets and possibilities. FEATURES Customize your game to suit your preferences Choose between visible and invisible enemies If you choose invisible enemies, vary the encounter rate from the menu Choose your difficulty level: Easy, Normal, Hard, Legendary. Be warned – it’s called Legendary for a reason Choose enable/disable mouse as often as you like General 10 playable characters Five characters in the active party to add strategic depth Many skills level up with use. How strong they are depends on you 8-direction movement with mouse or keyboard 17 side quests 30 secret rooms to discover – with an awesome bonus if you find them all 25 – 30 hours of gameplay if you do everything Fresh-looking enemies, dynamic battles, beautiful environments and great music 121-page Strategy Guide available with annotated maps, suggestions and hints for battles, and help with Secret Rooms and Quests placed at the end so that you can avoid knowing if you want to. On Steam: Price : $9.99 minus a 20% launch discount Free demo available, lasts about 1hr 30 if you do everything. Click the image in my signature, then choose 'Download' In collaboration with Aldorlea Games Screenshots Spoiler Some of the Characters Spoiler Osric, Allissia and Havoc Leofric General Riyland and Minister Dreclet

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Started by Kes Aug 20, 2015, 12:49 AM 35 posts Page 2 of 2 View original ↗

Kes

#21 Feb 15, 2017, 05:08 PM Source

@cabfe I can see them all quite clearly. They are hosted on Photobucket, so shouldn't be affected by the original link difficulty when we changed forum software. The same for the pics in my signature. I think, therefore, that it must be something on your end. Have you tried refreshing the page?
cabfe

#22 Feb 15, 2017, 05:21 PM Source

Kes said:
@cabfe I can see them all quite clearly. They are hosted on Photobucket, so shouldn't be affected by the original link difficulty when we changed forum software. The same for the pics in my signature. I think, therefore, that it must be something on your end. Have you tried refreshing the page?
No change after reloading but it is indeed on my end.
I've tried a direct link to one of your pics (http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u589/ksjp17/A Timely Intervention screen shots for public/02-alissia-osric-havoc_zps96dho9co.png) and it doesn't load with my Firefox. However, it gets displayed with Internet Explorer. I'll look into it.

Edit: It may be related to the way Flash is handled by Firefox on my computer. A direct link like http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums...r public/ATI-150x113_zpslxlibpyq.png~original
works. If I remove the ~original at the end, it doesn't. I suspect something in the code of the Photobucket site is mishandled here.
Kes

#23 Feb 15, 2017, 05:32 PM Source

@cabfe I'm using firefox myself, so it must be something more specific to your computer, or maybe a country variation (I'm viewing from the UK) in how things are configured.
Shinma

#24 Feb 16, 2017, 04:17 AM Source

It appears correctly for me in Chrome, in the US.
Kes

#25 Mar 25, 2017, 05:36 AM Source

A Timely Intervention is now out on Steam. $9.99, minus a 20% launch discount Perhaps this would be a Timely moment to get it! Okay, so my puns are not that good. But it's a bargain, nevertheless.

If you want to try the demo first, click the image in my signature to go to the original web page, then click 'Download'.
Shinma

#26 Mar 25, 2017, 06:57 AM Source

Yay!!!
Kes

#27 Mar 25, 2017, 07:19 AM Source

Indeed, yayy!!!

Replaying it again to check that the Achievements were implementing correctly was an interesting experience. I haven't played it for a long time, so I had forgotten where the items and secret rooms were hidden, and what my battle strategies had been. It was, therefore, closer to a player's experience of the game. I enjoyed it. I'd also forgotten how much I like the music. And - a good sign - the humorous bits of dialogue still struck me as funny, and the sad parts were still moving.
CallMeKerrigan

#28 Apr 2, 2017, 08:35 AM Source

I love Aldalorea games. I can't wait to try this.
Kes

#29 Jun 30, 2017, 09:41 AM Source

Photobucket now want to charge nearly $400 to directly link images to a forum, so I've had to redo the opening post. I now don't remember exactly which images were in the original, but anyway, here's a few of them.
Kyuukon

#30 Jun 30, 2017, 09:42 AM Source

Kes said:
Photobucket now want to charge nearly $400 to directly link images to a forum
WTF?! Is that a new policy or what? Pretty nasty of them if you ask me... it's like ransom :s

(I think the pictures on my signature still work...)
Kes

#31 Jun 30, 2017, 09:46 AM Source

@Kyuukon
Yep, they changed their terms a day or so ago with no advance warning. So I've had to use screenshots that I had on my HD.

And your signature is showing up fine
bgillisp

#32 Jun 30, 2017, 11:35 AM Source

@Kes : Odd, mine are still working. But I think I'm going to shop for another image hoster, as photobucket has been going downhill this last year anyways, as it crashes all the time for me, and takes forever to load.
Dalph

#33 Jun 27, 2020, 09:21 PM Source

Meanwhile 3 years later...
I'm totally out of time for the party, I guess mine wasn't really...A Timely Intervention!

I just bought this on Steam and will add it on my list of rm games to play.
I always liked the concept of time travel and paradoxes, I'm also currently working on a game that involves it, so I'm curious to see how you made it, @Kes.

Expect a review not too soon.
Only Time will tell.
Kes

#34 Jun 28, 2020, 04:46 AM Source

@Dalph I hope you enjoy it. It is a game which rewards exploration - side maps, off the main path, secret rooms, that sort of thing. It's not really a "rush through to the exit in the fastest possible time" sort of game.
Dalph

#35 Jun 28, 2020, 06:35 AM Source

Exploration and secrets are totally my cup of tea and it looks very fun from what I see.
I will let you know what I think both here and on Steam when I'll finish it.