Introduction
Destructoid Story's origins date back to March (I believe) where I was watching Clannad, an anime series derived from a visual novel. I got this idea in my mind that it might be fun to make a visual novel. Then, as a member of Destructoid's community, I thought it would be funny to write a visual novel involving my two best friends from Destructoid (Firion and Brightside) and I. It'd be more of a joke than anything else. I'd make it in RPG Maker VX Ace, as I felt most comfortable using RPG Maker at the time (and still do). But then the project grew. And grew. More characters were added. Various story paths were fleshed out. The project became bigger than I could have ever imagined. Long story short, I worked my butt off on it for a month straight and the result was the Destructoid Story that we have today. I still can't believe I actually finished a project (for once).
I hope you all enjoy it.
Synopsis
Story
It's difficult to describe Destructoid Story. How does one go about describing a visual novel that changes genres as many times as Destructoid Story does? Horror, romance, slice-of-life, action, adventure, mystery, etc. Destructoid Story has it all, depending on what path you choose to take. Seeing as the plot varies so drastically from path to path, it's difficult to give away many details without spoiling something or another.
But I suppose I'll try. Here goes...
A totally unimportant, not-at-all-special girl named Firion moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East Coast and begins attending Destructoid High. Little does she know, things are about to get very weird. Adventures of all kinds await in Destructoid High. Depending on who she chooses to befriend, she may travel through time and space, witness a basketball game to decide the fate of the human race, or even die.
Considering that last one...is it too late to transfer schools?
Features
Destructoid Story Remastered is a visual novel that simply attempts to be stupid fun. The situations can be crazy and unrealistic at times, but hopefully they lead to an enjoyable time for the player. It features a colorful cast of characters both old (from other video games) and new (members of Destructoid's community). But thankfully, the player does not need to be a member of Destructoid's community or even like Destructoid to enjoy Destructoid Story. The player may miss out on a few inside jokes, but on the whole, Destructoid Story can be a perfectly enjoyable experience for any player. Destructoid Story Remastered also features a soundtrack pieced together from those of other video games, providing recognizable tracks to listen to while you play.
Because Destructoid Story Remastered switches genres between paths, if the player dislikes one path he/she is going down, that does not necessarily mean that the player will not enjoy the other paths in Destructoid Story. There are many adventures to be had in Destructoid Story Remastered, all unique in flavor. Should the player wish to go down every path and experience all that Destructoid Story Remastered has to offer, he/she will find that it has Destructoid Story Remastered has approximately eight hours worth of content. For the player's convenience, flowcharts that cover each path of the game are provided so that the player can plan his/her saves in advance and access all of Destructoid Story Remastered's content with as little fuss as possible.
So why the "Remastered" bit on the end of Destructoid Story? The original version was released back in April of 2014 on Destructoid, but I noticed after its release that it still had quite a few problems, grammatical and otherwise. This remastered version attempts to fix as many of those issues as possible to provide a well-polished experience for the player.
Main Characters
Click on a spoiler tag to see a picture of each character in question (pulled from the Destructoid Story teaser for the sake of my convenience, and on top of that I just think these look cool). These main characters include Firion (the protagonist) and the three characters that each of the three main paths of Destructoid Story Remastered are centered around.
Firion
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Firion is the protagonist of Destructoid Story. As our story begins, she moves from the West Coast of the United States to the East Coast and begins attending Destructoid High. When our story begins, Firion is friendly, but reserved. But as the story continues, her personality may begin to change...
Brightside
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Brightside is the resident cool kid of Destructoid High. He's rich, handsome, and likes all things "cool". But of course, there's a catch. Brightside's an arrogant rear end in a top hat. He might not outright say it, but it's obvious that he thinks he's better than everyone else. Also, he's a cat man. Don't question it. Embrace it.
Marche
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Marche is one student at Destructoid High who just goes with the flow. He's totally laid back, and a bit sarcastic to boot. He's a member of Destructoid High's Science Club. But why someone like him is a member of the science club is anyone's guess. He's pretty friendly, so it wouldn't hurt to get to know him.
Browneye
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Browneye is Destructoid High's anatomy teacher, and he's a total weirdo. When it comes to the human body, Browneye doesn't know jack squat. On top of that, he's lazy and often acts like he can't be bothered to do simple, menial tasks himself. Just what is this guy's deal?
Screenshots
Note that these are all screenshots from the original version of Destructoid Story.
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Teaser Trailer
This is the teaser trailer for the original release. It's the game's intro, which was made in the style of Cowboy Bebop's opening
Credits
This game has a ridiculous amount of credits. I don't recommend reading through them if you're interested in playing Destructoid Story Remastered. There are quite a few spoilers within. (Although if you want to click the spoiler just to see how big the list is, be my guest. Believe me, it's not fun typing it all out.)
Character Graphics
Firion - Four Leaf Studios
Snoop Lion - Himself
Marche - Square Enix
Browneye - Trigger
Sexy Browneye - Animeludetina
Brightside's Head - Brightside
Brightside's Body - stan522
Mr. Andy Dixon - MikeyTurvey
Aaron "Mxy" Yost - Ken Foree
Everyday Legend - headstro
Last Scion of the House of Blue Lions - forcechange.com
AboveUp - RisingVexx
FlyByNight - Madhouse
Agidyne - Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko
Script - Endmund McMillen
Madoka/Kyubey - RisingVexx
Light Yagami - Madhouse
Reinhold Hoffman - Capcom
Sephzilla - Peter Weller
Usedtabe - From Software
King Zelos - Giant Bomb
KymikoLoco - ShaidySkyDesign
OpiumHerz - Studio Pierrot
Space Jam Monster - Warner Bros. Entertainment
Verdugo - Capcom
Beast Ganon - Nintendo
Slippy/Falco - Nintendo
Reggie Fils-Aime - Himself
Doc Louis - Nintendo
Jake/Grit - Nintendo
Tabitha/Soldier - Nintendo
Mama - Nintendo
Tailor - Nintendo
Dry Bones - Nintendo
Pikachu - Nintendo
Corgi - dark-horse-adaptations.blogspot.com
Bender - Matt Groening
Tailor - Nintendo
Gordon Ramsay - Himself
Glowbear - outdoors.campmor.com
pkfire - Gainax
Revuhlooshun - Square-Enix
Monokuma - Spike-Chunsoft
Kratos/Zeus/Hermes - Sony Santa Monica
Leonardo da Vinci - Ubisoft
March - Square-Enix
Nihil - rooshvforum.com
Pixielated - Atlus
Red Morgan - From Software
Kir - From Software
Jack Frost - Atlus
Frost Ace - Atlus
Ultimate Chimera - Missy
President Tanaka - Atlus
Stan - Telltale Games
Panza - freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com
Gorilla Gravy - Gocha Dzaganashvili
S.S Phil - Taco Bell
Zodiac - wallpapernono.com
Char Aznable - gallery.minitokyo.net
Fawful - Nintendo
Death - Konami
Mara - Atlus
The Skin-Taker - IrkenDefective
Benny Disco - litstack.com
Occams - Lisa Frank
The Knife - brayfordoracle.wordpress.com
RX-78-2 - Rekkou
Metal Gear Ray - BongzBerry
Atomos - Square-Enix
Hank Hill - Mike Judge
Barack Obama - Himself
Black Widow - Scarlett Johansson
Locations
Firion's Bedroom - Gianna Piro
Car at Dawn - gdefon.com
School Hallway - Friendship Christian School
School Walkway - bellschoolgarden.com
School Cafeteria - Everett and Soulé
Art Hallway - The Tribe Hotel Nairobi
Gym - Central Connecticut State University
Classroom - Nuance
River - inspiritoo
Time Machine - Philippe Durgud
Club Stage - Marquee Nightclub
Club Roof - cheapvegasclubs.com
Club Party - Verboten Nightclub
Doc's Dojo - Aikido Center of LA
Viridian Forest - jakeychan
Town - Rugby
Tailor Shop - retaildesignblog.net
Ice Cream Stall - Disney Dan
Bone Stand - Dougal Urquhart
Brightside's Mansion - candysdirt.com
Hangar - JamesJiaXu
Elevator - amillionlives.net
Elevator Doors - Lucien Lagrange
Bank Hallway - Studio Five Architects
Reggie's Office - Scott Gillard
Vault Door - fallingpixel.com
Vault Inside - Evelynn Passino
Brightside's Bedroom - denoxa.com
Alleyway - 3rd-axis.com
TV Shop - mbvintagenewyork.blogspot.com
Center of Town - societeperrier.com
Sewers - Sync's Wargaming
Brightside's Tower - openbuildings.com
Tower Lobby - Josiah Blizzard
Swinging Axes - Disney
Trap Doors - Legend of Grimrock
Tabitha's Arena - Nolan Dalla
Stairway to Heaven - zoh3
Glass Elevator - 3oneseven.com
Firion's House - Jenna Halvorson
Docks - The Log Newspaper
White Hallway - Jamal Dadsi
White Door - infectant
Brightside's Office - Polo's Furniture
Tower Roof - evolo.us
Fast Food Restaurant - Ada Teicu
Fancy Restaurant - Amanda Balbi
Browneye's Living Room/Dining Room - home-designing.com
Browneye's Garden - digitaljournal.com
Browneye's Hallway - Carrie Dagenhard
Browneye's Workshop - nataliescottdesigns.com
Browneye's Basement - Square-Enix
Detention Center - Capcom
Courtroom - Capcom
Mount Olympus/Gaia/The Underworld - Sony Santa Monica
Leonardo's Workshop - Ubisoft
Santa Maria delle Grazie - Wikipedia
Tavern Inside - yurdigital.com
Town of Grief - panoramio.com
Sen's Fortress - camba jamba
Sen's Forest - Wikipedia
Sen's Shrine - theiufroblog.wordpress.com
Lab Entrance - lostoncampus.com.au
Lab Proper - lancastergeneralhealth.org
Chemical Lab - dw.de
Lab Locker Room - paragonmedical.com
Lab Dead End - northcarolinahealthnews.org
Cave - wondermondo.com
Potion Shop - picturesofengland.com
Stan's Previously Owned Mounts - Wikipedia
Fawful's Lake - your.kingcounty.gov
Death's Domain - huffingtonpost.com
Evil Elevator - Wikipedia
Bar - chicago.eater.com
Aegis City - asisbiz.com
Benny's Pad - okeanosgroup.com
99th Floor - comfortablehomedesign.com
Field - townoffrisco.com
Victor's Road - hdwallpaperfreedownload.com
Ocean - Wikipedia
Atomos' Temple - explorefamousplacesindia.com
Miscellaneous Things
BFG - Id Software
Flatscreen TV - weddingwire.com
Posters - obamapostermaker.com
Nail - Shutterstock
Arwings - Gunaars Miezis
Baseball Bat Sound Effect - crankdatbuttcrack
Thought Process Background - Capcom
Detailed Courtroom - vally8.free.fr
Various Phoenix Wright Sound Effects - Capcom
Close Up of Firion - anonamos701
Portals - Joystiq
HTML effect - text-image.com
Mr. Destructoid Head - Destructoid
Kingdom Hearts Health Bar - Fiftyshadesofkay
Marche Sprite - Square-Enix
Char Aznable Sprite - teranthas
Nihil Sprite - Konami
Frost Ace Sprite - Atlus
Sephiroth Sprite - Custom Kingdom Hearts Wiki
Ornstein and Smough Sprites - firagashark
Ultimate Chimera Sprite - Nintendo
Fawful Sprite - Nintendo
Metal Gear Ray Sprite - sarrus
Elevator Sprite - windstille.berlios.de
Holy Hand Grenade - Team17
Laser Cannon - wired.com
8 Bit Effect - Super Pixel Time
Dragon Quest Victory Sound Effect - Square-Enix
Sonic 2 Sound Effect - Sega
Earthbound Sound Effects - Nintendo
Music
"Cosby Bebop" - Sirelemming
"Another Gardov" - Yasunori Mitsuda
"Click Clock Wood (Spring)" - Grant Kirkhope
"Prayer", "Love's Vagrant" - Revo
"Muladhara", "Time", "Corner of Memories", "Sauna", "Alone" - Shoji Meguro
"Grey Grey Wolf Sif", "You Died", "Maiden Astraea" - Shunsuke Kida
"Deep Sea of Mare" - Koji Kondo
"Detonation" - Takeharu Ishimoto
"The Scumm Bar" - Michael Land and Patrick Mundy
"New World Foul" - CobaltPalladium
"The Glitz Pit" - Yoshito Hirano and Yuka Tsujiyoko
"The Great Chasm" - Shota Kageyama et al.
"Reverse Hills" - Ryota Koduka et al.
"Cristina I" - Takeshi Abo
"Motley Crew of Fools", "Paradise" - AtlusxP5
"Game Over" - Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu
"Trepidation", "Anxiousness", "Sinisterness", "Portentiousness", "Q" - Shinji Hosoe
"Beast Ganon" - Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ota, Koji Kondo
"Tabitha's Theme" - Yoshito Hirano
"Jake's Theme", "Grit's theme" - Yoshito Hirano, Kenji Yamamoto
"Viridian Forest" - Go Ichinose et al.
"Wild Pokemon Battle" - Shota Kageyama et al.
"Pleather for Breakfast", "Energize", "Time to Scream" - Masafumi Takada, Jun Fukuda
"Wicked Thing" - Revo
"Deja Vu", "Calling" - Takeharu Ishimoto
"Tartarus Block 2", "Tartarus Block 4", "Mistic", "Long Way", "Corridor" - Shoji Meguro
"Seasonal Beauties A", "Turbulent State" - Hitoshi Sakimoto et al.
"Credens Justitiam" - Yuki Kajiura
"Soul Check" - AtlusxP5
"White Noiz", "The Day of Night" - Akira Yamaoka
"Star Wolf Theme", "Star Fox Theme" - Yoshie Arakawa, Yoshinori Kawamoto
"Land of Glaze", "Love's Vagrant (vocalized)" - Revo
"Garuda" - Takami Asano
"All Star Apologies", "Distrust", "Living to the Fullest", "Despair Pollution Noise", "Beautiful Dead", "Monokuma-sensei's Lesson", "Box 15", "Box 16", "Climax Return" - Masafumi Takada
"Courtroom Theme", "Cross Examination - Moderato", "Cross Examination - Allegro", "Announce the Truth", "Objection", "Suspense", "Pursuit", "Pursuit (variation)", "Forgotten Legend", "We Won the Case" - Toshihiko Horiyama and Hideki Okugawa
"Confrontation - Allegro", "Confrontation - Presto", "Thought Route" - Noriyuki Iwadare
"Revenge Falling", "Anthem of the Dead" - Gerard Marino et. al.
"Home in Florence" - Jesper Kyd
"The Traveler", "Pilgrimage" - Kenneth C. M. Young and Brian D'Oliveria
"Pulling the Strings (soulless mix)" - AtlusxP5
"Tavern Theme 1" - Bethesda
"Guardia Millenial Fair" - Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu, and Noriko Matsueda
"Forest Temple" - Koji Kondo
"Old Dragonslayer" - Motoi Sakuraba and Yuka Kitamura
"Crashed Frigate Entrance", "Chozo Temple" - Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuuma
"Vs Ultimate Chimera", "Reminded", "A Railway in Our Village" - Shogo Sakai
"Cave", "Lake Hylia" - Toru Minegishi and Asuka Ohta
"Challenge Quest Boss Theme" - Ryota Koduka, Kenichi Tsuchiya, and Toshiki Konishi
"How Much" - Shoji Meguro
"Fawful's Theme" - Yoko Shimomura
"Stan's Previously Owned Vessels" - Michael Land and Patrick Mundy
"Abandoned Pit" - Michiru Yamane
"Ambience 3", "Ambience 5" - Mikko Tarmia
"Spooky Scary Skeletons" - Andrew Gold
"Wild Arms Town Theme" - Michiko Naruke
"Char the Great" - Andrew W.K.
"Toad Man Theme" - Minae Fujii
"One-Winged Angel" - Nobuo Uematsu
"Snide's H.Q" - Grant Kirkhope
"Rules of Nature" - Jamie Christopherson
"Wicked Flight" - Revo
"That Person's Name Is (8-bit)" - Dachampster
"Hello Kitty theme" - hellomimah
"Yakety Sax" - Boots Randolph
Conclusion
Don't have much else to say that I can think of at the moment. At least, not without spoiling anything further. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Considering that the game is basically already done and I just have to proofread it (better than I did before), it shouldn't be long before this is released, so hang tight for a few days and I hope you enjoy Destructoid Story Remastered when it's released.
And it goes without saying, but once Destructoid Story Remastered is released I'll be looking forward to any critique that anyone has to offer. I don't know if I'll ever make a visual novel again (belting out an eight hour visual novel in a month can really take the wind out of your sails), but even if I don't the critique will be much appreciated.