Welcome to the Early Project Feedback page of "Shards"!
This project has gone through Recruiting stage and has now
started the Development stage.
That means that recruiting is closed and that the creation
of the game has officially been started.
This page will go about sharing opinions and will be served
as the main developing page of Shards, where all announcements,
changes, gameplays and many more will be discussed.
Why do we want your opinions? Because we want YOU to
affect the game. We will listen to your opinions, advice and idea's.
If you don't know this game yet, we'll show you!
What is Shards?
Shards is a mix of mystery/puzzle/drama/adventure that goes about a young hunter that finds along with his friend the Royal Princess "Ellyn" alone in the woods without protection. As the princess dissappears the day after, the two friends start their adventures and solve mysteries, puzzles and encountering danger to find the princess.
Why was she alone in the woods without protection?
What was she looking for so far away from the Royal Palace?
Who took her?
As you play with the main character, Ryan and with his friend Adam, you're facing choices that changes the story. Will you save the princess or will you lead yourself or the princess to death?
The game is immersive with it's stunning landscapes that you encounter along the way of your adventures, emotional parts that'll also drag you down your limits and the choices where you'll think about for a long time. This ladies and gentleman, is Shards!
FAQ:
- Is this princess character like Peach from Mario?
The princess also isn't only there for a reason to give the main character an adventure. The main character's adventure not always goes about saving the princess, other dangers and mysteries will cross his path that misguides the main character from his path.
- In what time does the story take place?
The story takes place in the universe of Skyrim, 4E 302. Don't worry! Even if you don't like Skyrim, the only thing that refers to Skyrim in the game is the capital "Dragonbane" that refers to the Last Dragonborn in 4E 202, the events of Skyrim so almost nothing is the same. For the rest the story takes place in Saaroth, instead of Tamriel. And, 100 years later, things have changed too, so nothing to worry about.
Features: Staff Members
- Immersive gameplay Pepiik Image artist & Mapper
- Choice mechanics Zarby Scripter
- Character development Valentor Denesto Writer
- Stunning landscapes Polardarkness Image & Sprite artist
- Breathtaking events xSparkZx Eventer & Lead
- Emotional events
- Splash screen
- Side quests
- ... (More may be added in the future)
Some leaks of the game:
The map of Eastfall Forests that will be converted to a parralax map.
Spoiler
"Ryan your mother wouldn't have wanted this kind of life for you. It's too dangerous!"
"You're wrong father!" Ryan shouted, "Ever since she was killed you have been using her to keep me from the woods, from training and hunting with the other boys! But no more. My mother loved me and would have let me go, stop being so scared all the time!"
The door slammed behind him as Ryan stormed out before his father could respond. With a scowl that covered his face the sandy haired boy, almost a man but not quite, ran over to the farm's barn. A barn only in name however as Ryan's father failed at being a farmer and Ryan had been too young to raise the animals and tend the crops himself.
His steps were muffled as he trod upon the old hay that littered the barn floor. Quickly climbing up the wooden ladder leading to the open loft above. Opening the simple cabinet that stood in the corner, Ryan retrieved the short hunting bow and full quiver that he kept there before rushing back out into the sun. Since his father’s farm had failed the pair had been forced to resorting to hunting to survive. They kept only what they needed to survive and sold the rest at the local market in Eastfall. It was a measly living, but at least it gave Ryan a useful set of skills.
Slinging and tightening down his quiver and securing his bow Ryan took off at a slight jog into the woods behind his home. It always calmed him to be in the woods; the serenity of the quiet, the way the light streaked through the large tree boughs, the slight scamper of the woodland creatures scurrying about their lives all pushed away his constant worries.
He didn’t have a specific direction in mind as he ran and so he let nature guide him. Before long he found himself at the old forked oak, a massive and ancient tree that had long ago been split in half by a lightning strike. With a grin Ryan cut right and broke into a sprint, his long and powerful legs carrying him across the forest floor and quickly out of the woodline. Eastfall proper lay just across the small field ahead on right on it’s outskirts was the house of his longtime friend Adam. It only took him a few moments to reach the front of the largest manor in the town. He smiled at the small wooden sign at the front of the pathway that read “Hawthorne Hall.” The two had carved it as boys and given it to Adam’s dad upon his appointment to Mayor. He had displayed it proudly ever since.
Ryan barely knocked on the door as he let himself in, a second home as it was. Adam and his father had the life and relationship that Ryan had always wished for himself, yet instead of resenting him for it it only brought the two closer as Adam and his father never treated him as a lower class of citizen.
Taking the large oaken stairs two at a time, Ryan reached the second floor and opened the door to his right. As usual Adam was still asleep, wrapped up in his warm blankets.
“Seriously? Still? It is almost midday, wake up you lazy !” Ryan pulled the covers from his eyes and threw Adam his tunic and breeches.
“Can a man not get any rest even in his own home?” Adam shouted while pulling the shirt over his head. “You can be incredibly irritating sometimes, you know that brother?”
Hopping from bed Adam fastened his breeches and pulled on his worn leather boots. He walked to the large hand carved wood desk that stood parallel to his bed and took a gulp from a pewter goblet. Tossing a braised chicken leg to Ryan he took a bite of his own.
“So what adventures await us today?” he asked, words broken between chews of the meat.
“As well-mannered as ever I see,” Ryan responded as he quickly swallowed down his leg of chicken. “I was thinking we could head towards the Tri-Border where Osea and Marandall meet our own little slice of paradise here.” Ryan gestured out the window towards Eastfall.
With a wide grin, Adam retrieved his well made longbow and tanned hide quiver from the wall and strapped his belt on ensuring his hatchet was strapped in place. “Little brother! You want to go to the falls! You know they have long been forbidden.”
“You wish to change our destination than?”
“Not at all! You know that I would never turn down a chance to ruffle the feathers of the royal guards!” With a laugh the large man clapped Ryan on the shoulder and headed down the stairs and out back towards the stables with Adam following close behind.
The titlescreen of Shards (by Pepiik)
(Font will be changed, this is just a prototype of the expected titlescreen)
Spoiler
Used scripts (by Zarby)
- Blowing leaves with wind
- Splash screen
- Custom title screen layout
- Dizzy effect
- ... (More will be added in the future)
Characters
<--- AdamGood Characters
- Ryan Landon(Main Character)
- Ellyn Lawson (Princess of Segura)
- Adam Hawthorne(Ryan's follower)
- Harvey Landon (Ryan's father)
- King of Segura (Ellyn's father)
- Queen of Segura (Ellyn's mother)
- Shai Priest
Bad Characters
- Resheph (Boss Bad Character)
- Saraphor (Main bad Character)
- Shachor (Follower of Saraphor 1)
- Asheph (Follower of Saraphor 2
Character Backstories
Ryan Landon:
Ryan Landon is 17 years old. When he was a kid, he and his father and mother lived in the continent Osea, next to the continent Segura. When he was 7 his mother suddenly got robbed and murdered on her way home for her jewelry by a bunch of bandits. Since then Ryan and his father moved to Segura because it's known for it's safety. When he was 13 he met Adam Hawthorne, 14 years old, who lives in Marrandal and became his best friend. When the royal family came to visit every town, every once in a year, Ryan and Adam always admired the Princess, Ellyn, for her beauty. Until she gets kidnapped by unknown bandits several years later...
Personalities:
- Brave
- Friendly
- Protective
Harvey Landon:
Harvey Landon, 39 years old and father of Ryan, never thought he would lose his wife like that. Harvey became depressed after that death of his wife and didn't watch over Ryan for a while. After he got over his depression he moved to Segura to give his son a better life than they had in Osea. Harvey was a Kingsguard in Osea in his twenties, but got fired because he was becoming too old. The Osea King only took young Kingsguards. After his duty he started selling food from hunting.
Personalities:
- Protective
- Lightly depressed
- Reserved
Adam Hawthorne:
Adam Hawthorne, 18 years old, always had a calm, peaceful life in Marrandal. He met Ryan when he was 14 years old at the town square looking at the Royal Family on visiting day.
Until then they became close friends and even hunted together for food. They never knew what an adventure they would face when they reached 17...
Personalities:
- Friendly
- Funny
- Brave
Ellyn Lawson:
Ellyn Lawson, 17 years old. Ellyn is the princess of Segura. She's known for her beauty to all children of her age. Her parents, King and Queen of Segura, always overprotected her. She was never allowed to leave the Royal Palace because they were scared of assassins targeting her, as Osea is known for it's many assassin hideouts. and they were right. Sometimes assassins come to Segura to assassinate rich people because Osea is also a poor continent. When she reached 17, she was allowed to leave the Palace under protection of guards for only a few hours. I guess that was a big mistake...
Personalities:
- Shy
- Reserved
- Charming
Synopsis
Year 1459 January - Saaroth
Year 1459 25th January - Saaroth
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Ryan Landon 17 years old, the main character of this story, lives in a small cabin in a small town called Eastfall, located in the Segura continent of Saaroth.
Ryan lives a normal life hunting for food in the forests of Eastfall and visiting his father Harvey Landon. With his best friend Adamn Hawthorne Ryan goes exploring the Great Forests of Marandall, neighbourtown of Eastfall.
On a normal day Ryan and Adam are wandering around the Forests of Eastfall as they find a girl of their age gathering berries from a bush. It's the Royal Princess of Segura, Ellyn.
Ryan and Adam start a conversation with Ellyn why she's here in this lowborn town, unguarded. She avoided the question and goes away.
A few days later a platoon of Guards enters Eastfall forcing people out of their houses and searching them, with questions following where the Princess is.
As Ryan lives in the woods the guards didn't searched his house, but Ryan was already at the townsquare while the events happened. The Commander of the platoon arrived and telled the people of Eastfall that Princess Ellyn is missing...
Ryan telled the Commander he saw Ellyn in the forests while they were wandering around and the Commander ordered all Guards to search the woods, with no succes.
After the Guards are gone, Ryan and Adam go to the place where they met Ellyn and they find a crystal necklace, a broken crystal necklace with shards shattered on the ground. It's Ellyn's Royal Necklace...
Ryan takes the necklace and shards and goes on searching for Ellyn.
As they arrive at a waterfall they encounter 3 people, Asheph, Saraphor and Shachor.
They claim not seeing the girl around, but are acting suspicious. As the 3 persons leave, something falls out of one of the three guys' pocket. It's a adress signed by a "Resheph".
Ryan and Adam remain silent as they pick up the paper.
The next day Ryan goes visiting his father in Eastfall and his father said to Ryan that there are a new pack of wanted person with a bounty of 1,000 gold. Ryan's face turns white as he inspects the faces on the paper...it were the 3 people he encountered the day before...
Ryan and Adam come together to discuss what they're going to do about this.
They decide to go to the adress to find Princess Ellyn.
As they arrive they see an old abandoned warehouse.
When Ryan and Adam enter they face alot of puzzling of finding keys and ways to open doors to reach Ellyn. When they reach the last room, the only thing there is, is another shard of the necklace of Ellyn. Is this a message, or just coincidence?
After picking up the shard and turning around they see a man standing at the doorway.
It's Resheph, the leader of the 3 wanted persons.
Resheph mentions Ellyn's dead. And to stop searching for her.
Ryan and Adam doesn't believe him, as they keep searching for Ellyn.
(After alot of gameplay of mystery solving of tracks, encountering teammates of Resheph, clues and finding shards)
Ryan thinks about everything in his Cabin. The shards, the adresses.
Ryan started to puzzle every piece of the crystal of the necklace.
After the last piece the crystal started to give a glowing appearance. Ryan remembers the day when he was a child, he went with his father and mother to a Priest, a Shai Priest.
The Shai Priest can foresee small futures and other things. Ryan decides to visit the Shai Priest in the capital of Segura, Dragonbane.
As Ryan and Adam arrive at the Shai Priest, the Priest looks into the glowing crystal. And sees a location where the holder is now. Ryan and Adam goes to that location.
Ending
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(I tried to write an ending but I failed to have results.)
GAMEPLAY VIDEO COMING SOON!
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Shards dev team