VXAce - Geiken

Orgaya · 2015-10-18T02:53:36+0900

The first in any incorporeal step is to rise and become cognizant of your own desires. All walks of life must adhere to this simple concept. Resistance to such is to follow what is laid out before you, progressing infinitely through kalpas created over nonsensical dreamstates. How? Because all paths are laid out regardless of prior choice. The most difficult area in this regard is to accept this as an absolute, and move forward with what is necessary. Defiance is not optional. You only have a single directive – comply. Description Geiken is a mystery/philosophical story set in a fantasy/sci-fi world, inspired by games from the Legend of Zelda, Elder Scrolls, and Fallout series. The focus is on the writing and storytelling, covering themes of identity, apotheosis, and the pursuit of happiness. Decisions can be made that alter the course of the narrative and the landscape of the finale. There are six different endings that occur based on prior choices. (Download is at the bottom of the post.) Trailer Story Spoiler Futile as it always was, the man slapped away the sand embedded in his black hair as he pushed his way inside the beaten house. Between the arid outdoors and the decrepit confines of his home hung a single curtain, the purpose of which was not to keep intruders from raiding what little he had but to at least keep the dirt away from his bed. But as he glanced forward into the interior, it seemed that perhaps he required something to fulfill both purposes after all. “You’ve been visiting the spring a lot recently, haven’t you?” the intruder spoke with what the man surmised to be a female’s voice. It was the only description of this person’s character he could muster, as she was covered from head to toe in cloth and robes. Typical garb for those who dwelt in the desert. He didn’t answer at first. As night descended upon the vast hills of the sand-filled wasteland outside, lighting his sanctuary took priority. The hooded interloper watched quietly as he meandered around, igniting the candles strewn about. “I suppose light is important to a man with one eye,” she said. “Always wanting to keep everything as bright as possible to compensate for the unwanted darkness.” “Your clothes. How did you get them?” the man finally responded, his eyepatch facing her as he lit another wick. “’How’, not ‘where’, hm? You’re implying that I did something illicit to get these.” No response. “They’re mine. Which means, to you, that I’m from here,” she continued. “I believe we’ve already established a line of trust from our correspondences. Or did something change?” The man stayed silent for a few moments before making eye contact, or as much of it as he could tell given that her face was obscured. He sat down and lit the final candle upon the table they were now both sitting at. “So you’ve brought the package, then.” “…No.” “Then why are we talking?” “Because I’m going to tell you how to get it yourself.” The man opened his mouth in rebuttal, but soon after closed it. He didn’t know how to respond, or if he even wanted to. There was a certain confidence in the way this person conducted herself, and to him, it was slightly unnerving. He leaned back. “Alright then. Tell me.” “I plan to. But first you must answer a question,” she said. His eye twitched. “I’d rather not be messed around with…” “Neither would I, which is why I would have you answer this for me. Consider it a test, if you will, to ensure that I’m not just handing something that valuable to an invalid.” The chair creaked as the man placed his hand on one of the chair’s arms and tapped his forefinger against the wood. With a few seconds of deliberation, he finally nodded to allow her to continue. “Good. Then…” she started. “If you are successful in accosting this item, how do you and your winged friend plan on using it?” To him this was as forward and simplistic as a question could get. What bothered him, however, was how she knew of his connection to the Prime Minister. But it was negligible; she managed to find him in the middle of nowhere, after all. “You’re aware that the capital has closed its doors to all outsiders, yes?” he asked. “Keenly.” “And you’re aware of the growing number of anomalies that have cropped up over the past few years?” “…What counts as anomalous, I think, is a matter of perspective… but sure, I know what you’re referring to.” He leaned forward. “We are under the belief that the two are connected.” The intruder sat quiet for a while, seemingly waiting for the man to continue. Upon seeing that he wasn’t, though, she couldn’t help but let out a laugh. “As if that idea was new,” she chuckled. “So I take it you’re going to do something about it?” “If this ‘package’ is as miraculous as you say it is, then yes, we plan on moving forward on this supposition.” The hooded woman nodded before slowly standing. “The package is going to be delivered to a man named Vincent. While his goals are different, he has a similar sense of altruism. And in case…

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overtheorized

#61 Jul 9, 2018, 10:57 PM Source

Oof thanks, sorry I didn't see that. I'd also like to submit this meme.
overtheorized

#62 Jul 10, 2018, 12:20 AM Source

During the second spider boss in the CC, it's very easy to kill it undamaged by running up into a corner and attacking from there.
Orgaya

#63 Jul 10, 2018, 02:03 AM Source

SadGhoster87 said:
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It's meant to teleport to you, but occasionally these kinds of bosses will get stuck and become very easy to cheese. Still looking for a fix to this...
Orgaya

#64 Jul 16, 2018, 11:21 PM Source

Updated to v3.2.

Changelog:

- The player now has the ability to change the game's resolution by pressing F6. Pressing F5 will toggle fullscreen.
- Pathways to major areas have been added to the Kinis Highlands.
- General bugfixes.
Orgaya

#65 Aug 5, 2018, 02:51 AM Source

Original post updated to reflect the beginning of development on Geiken's sequel, The Halcyon Project.
atoms

#66 Aug 13, 2018, 05:07 PM Source

I'm not a fan of action battle systems so I didn't play this, but I watched Hard Reset's playthrough of it.

I thought your choice of custom music was amazing. Congratulations on finding some really good music for the game! I also really enjoyed your story, however at times I felt it was too complex for me to easily follow, otherwise it was really well written, well thought out and well presented in your game.

I also really liked that there was so much choice on what you could say during cutscenes with the dialogue.

I would've written a review for this game, however since I didn't personally play the game I can't write a fair review on gameplay and seeing someon else play it in my view is not enough of an experience to write a good enough review.

Congratulations on finishing a very long game though.
Crisys

#67 Aug 27, 2018, 08:23 PM Source

atoms said:
I'm not a fan of action battle systems so I didn't play this, but I watched Hard Reset's playthrough of it.

Thanks for watching the playthru atoms! I appreciate it
Orgaya

#68 Aug 27, 2018, 09:38 PM Source

Is this promotion? Probably. If it's not allowed, feel free to warn me/delete this, mods. I posted it in the original thread, anyway.
XdnaX

#69 Aug 28, 2018, 05:47 PM Source

Hello :)
Just started playing your game today, and man I'm amazed at the reality you put in the game like dears run away when you get near them and birds fly away awesome :-o and i like the feel of game specially the fog weather and music is good soothing music, one of the best thing no turn-based combat heaven :)
Thank you :)
Gonna complete my game and review soon :)
HawkZombie

#70 Sep 4, 2018, 06:30 AM Source

THIS LOOKS INTERDASTING WOW!
onekksu

#71 Oct 28, 2018, 05:01 PM Source

I like it <3
FleshToDust

#72 Feb 17, 2020, 06:05 PM Source

I played your game.

Don't know if I missed something or what but it didn't turn out that well for me...
Orgaya

#73 Feb 17, 2020, 06:16 PM Source

FleshToDust said:
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This was the demo, which I have now taken down since it is apparently bugged. Thank you for showing me this.
FleshToDust

#74 Feb 17, 2020, 06:21 PM Source

Glad I was able to help and the full game is much more. Hopefully I didn't come off too harshly in the video. I didn't intend to.
Orgaya

#75 Feb 17, 2020, 06:25 PM Source

FleshToDust said:
Glad I was able to help and the full game is much more. Hopefully I didn't come off too harshly in the video. I didn't intend to.

No no, you weren't. It was my mistake being too lazy to take the demo off. I sent you a message to apologize. I'd be appreciative if you would check the main game out if you aren't too put off by my blunder, haha. Thanks for checking out my game in any case!
FleshToDust

#76 Feb 17, 2020, 10:42 PM Source

Did a second video. This one using the full game rather than the demo. Much much better game.
Really kept me thinking and invested. Loved it.
HawkZombie

#77 Feb 18, 2020, 08:30 AM Source

Orgaya has this effect on people: at first you are put off by him, then you give him a chance. Eventually you'll just be annoyed and confused ;)
Orgaya

#78 Feb 18, 2020, 12:12 PM Source

HawkZombie said:
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For a second I thought I was reading one of my many Tinder reviews.
XdnaX

#79 Aug 3, 2022, 05:14 AM Source

Hello. I just downloaded the game & started playing. However, I notice an issue in the menu. Is the FN_Unknown supposed to be there? I was trying to find option settings to tweak volume & stuff
overtheorized

#80 Aug 4, 2022, 06:28 AM Source

XdnaX said:
Hello. I just downloaded the game & started playing. However, I notice an issue in the menu. Is the FN_Unknown supposed to be there? I was trying to find option settings to tweak volume & stuff
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The Geiken thread, rising from the dead? I'm here for it, it's a wonderful game more people should check out. As for FN_UNKNOWN, it's to replace the menu save button. It's got something to do with the lore, though if the reason is given ingame I've forgotten it. There's also a channel called fn_unknown in the Geiken Discord server, which has nothing in it and nobody can send messages, so, there's a bit of a running joke going on with it.

Oh, and, as for volume, this is a VXA game, and baked in volume controls weren't added to the engine until MV, so if it's too loud, as RPG Maker games are wont to be, you may just need to turn the program itself down in your volume settings.