Ill Will

Premise

Ill Will is a dungeon crawler with carefully crafted, minimalist story elements and simplified overall design. The combat uses a turn-based structure with a heavy emphasis on elemental affinities, and a streamlined AI routine for enemies that helps curb outright stupid behavoir.

It is very firmly divided between gameplay and plot, with decently-sized sessions of both, rather than a more rapid alternation.

Story

"So, we're here. We're here and we don't know where "here" is. All we know is they want to eat us, and we don't want to be eaten by them. Oh, and we know they have some tricks we've never seen before. Throwin' fire and all that business. That's not good. Oh, and one last thing we know.

We can do it too."

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of going through miniature dungeons to acquire Traces. Every Trace teaches certain skills at certain levels, has elemental affinities, and stat modifiers. Your allies are each restricted to a number of categories, such as Physical or Ailment Traces; you may use any Trace you please.

Screenshots

Download Here~!

Started at 2009, Finished this 2012!

8-2-2012 - http://rpgmaker.net/users/ChaosProductions/locker/Data.zip

(Patch for people who downloaded earlier version)

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What, Nessy games? Got to give it a spin then. >I (but gameplay based, smt difficulty. orz. Somethign tells me this is gonna kick me in the boobs so hard).

You put quite a bit of work into 'buffs' and the like... this has got me excited! The battle system look deep.

This looks awesome! I'm sold.

Downloaded! I'm going to give this one a go. Custom sprites? ALGEBRAIC!!!

Since how much I like your other games. This I know should be quite good! :3

Looks epic >downloading.....

This is the reason I even wanted to use RMVX in the first place. You guys just had such nice ideas and your screens were always wonderful and inspiring. I can't wait to play it!

Darn, killed ALREADY?! (...and by the first bad guy, too. Is that wrong?) I needs me some more save zones... I'm so rusty.

I just want to say guys, thanks a lot for the replies! we found some bugs (LOOOUU @_@) and he's fixing it. Hang on!

Is there a bug in the fact that I did 7HP damage to the first guy, and he reduced me by 55HP after two hits? Or is it the fact that I just suck?

GB

Thanks! (The answer seems to be yes, I do suck.) :D

GB

p.s. I spoiler-tagged your hint, in case I've ruined it for everybody.

I must be really stupid or something, because I can't find the download link...

It's Download Here~ click on it

and check the upper right corner of the screen that says download now.

EDIT: Oh wait, Lou took it off to fix bugs ._.

I did that, but it leads me to the rmn page...

...where I can find no download. I am stupid.

Either I found a bug, or else, I'm doing something wrong.

Is this something you are looking at as a bug, presently? Am I doing something incorrectly?

GB

Please wait for a patch, we found a bug in the turn order but you can certainly win this fight like that. Don't worry, Lou got a beating :D

You do realize, I haven't played an actual RPG in easly over 20 years... You have NO IDEA the pressure you are under right now.

;)

GB

Haha oh goodness, and you picked a SMT HARD game to be your first RPG after 20 years?!

I guess that makes me selective, does it not? One thing is sadly true. It means I have never played some of the classics. Like Zelda. Or Final Fantasy. If I had to guess, I think the last RPG I ever played might have been the Ultima Series on my C64. Although, I did play through Diablo I and II, they are a bit different.

GB