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Lily Adventuresses! Episode 2: Rise of the Arcritters [Prologue] by moonlightbomber

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made by moonlightbomber for Ludum Dare 56 (JAM)

The prologue to the second entry in an RPG anthology series featuring women loving women.

Important Note

It is HIGHLY recommended to use EasyRPG Player (https://easyrpg.org/player/), especially if you are running modern versions of Windows or even non-Windows operating systems. See the site's Downloads section for more details.

Story

Arcritters.

They are adventurers who enlist the help of tiny creatures called Arcreatures to assist them in battle.

The Pathblazers, a group of Arcritters led by Halina Simone Perez, go on select missions where ordinary adventurers and law enforcement dare not tackle.

Credits

Original Concept, Story, Map Design, Event Programming, Planning, and Debugging

Benedict "Moonlight Bomber" Villariaza

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Link https://dagitabsoft.itch.io/lily-adventuresses-episode-2-rise-of-the-arcritters
Link https://dagitabsoft.itch.io/lily-adventuresses-episode-2-rise-of-the-arcritters
Link https://dagitabsoft.itch.io/lily-adventuresses-episode-2-rise-of-the-arcritters
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/lily-adventuresses-episode-2-rise-of-the-arcritters-prologue

Ratings

Overall 1048th 2.667⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1025th 2.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 1038th 2.333⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 1055th 2.375⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 763th 2.609⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 962th 2.875⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 90🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Vlad_Russu
07. Oct 2024 · 11:33 UTC
Cool graphics, unusual idea
Dimoseek
07. Oct 2024 · 23:32 UTC
What! This is CRAZY! This Game very GooD!
DongDong
08. Oct 2024 · 02:18 UTC
good game
Lavinia
08. Oct 2024 · 15:04 UTC
Cool game!!
Memz
08. Oct 2024 · 15:25 UTC
A bit off the mark in my opinion, but good effort. The rpgmaker (don't remember the name, but I remember this exact aesthetic) feels like more story crafting when you make a game with it. I will openly admit I'm biased on this points, so please take that into consideration.
MenacingMecha
08. Oct 2024 · 15:47 UTC
Surprised to see another JRPG here! Wish the crittercubes had a bearing on combat instead of just being mentioned in dialogue.
🎤 moonlightbomber
09. Oct 2024 · 03:15 UTC
@menacingmecha I did insert a gameplay aspect of the Critter Cubes in there. You will notice that besides enhanced stats, all characters have increased critical hit rates during the boss battle. I had to make do with RPG Maker 2000's limitation of no positive status effects.
Dankotay
09. Oct 2024 · 04:29 UTC
good game
SvenErik
09. Oct 2024 · 16:09 UTC
Good variety to have a jrpg here too, gave off a nostalgic vibe when playing it, solid game, although I hoped for more unique aspects to it, but nevertheless good work!
andreew771
09. Oct 2024 · 16:13 UTC
vibing game , good job boys
bacalear
09. Oct 2024 · 20:47 UTC
cute vibes ))
stormburpee
10. Oct 2024 · 05:10 UTC
Agree that it's nice to have a jrpg here, and I always enjoy a game that brings back old memories. Cheers!
Rita Shvets
10. Oct 2024 · 12:25 UTC
The game has a reminiscent of old combat novels! I really like it!
Halogen
13. Oct 2024 · 00:17 UTC
Can't seem to get it to work on mac. not sure if thats just me though
Halogen
13. Oct 2024 · 00:21 UTC
Nevermind it works for me now. Great game I love the art it gives a nostalgic 2000s feel
HappyTrollAngus
15. Oct 2024 · 06:36 UTC
This game has all the pieces of a functional game. It works smoothly, simple and easy to understand. I didn't really see anything that seemed new or unique though. In current form it is playable. but if you want it be fun and exciting, it needs more: More variety in the types of challenges and the types of skills/spells that were usable. More engaging story and plot. More places to explore and reasons to explore them.

I'm a big fan of RPGs, and I haven't seen many RPG submissions so far. Thank you for making this!
🎤 moonlightbomber
15. Oct 2024 · 07:00 UTC
@happytrollangus: Glad you liked this game. I already rolled out Episode 1 of Lily Adventuresses!, which is a fully fleshed-out game with 3-5 hours of play time and has some connections with this game (after all, both occur in the same world), so go check it out.
yancharkin
15. Oct 2024 · 17:28 UTC
Nothing groundbreaking, but it's a nice story-oriented game. Well done!
Torami
16. Oct 2024 · 00:48 UTC
Wasn't too innovative in my opinion but a nice jrpg, one I wanted to make as a project for ages so good job on it.
Wendel Scardua
16. Oct 2024 · 05:33 UTC
Didn't have any issues using the original runtime on my Windows 11 (running inside a sandbox just in case). Out of curiosity, do the names of places and people mean anything?
🎤 moonlightbomber
16. Oct 2024 · 06:41 UTC
@wendel-scardua As I explained in one of my recent posts about this game, I cobbled together a list of names from various sources, making sure they would fit the settings of my games. Since this is a fantasy game, combining mostly European and native Filipino names is fine with me, as it draws from many Western and Eastern fantasy influences, as well as my native Filipino influences. Heck, the prologue's quest was inspired by a real-life incident, which you can read here: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/01/11/2324875/husband-destroys-ofws-travel-papers-cell-phone-naia
Wendel Scardua
16. Oct 2024 · 14:41 UTC
@moonlightbomber the prologue story did felt too specific and yet I never suspected it to be a real incident. What an horrible person that husband is :(
Sasa_2010
19. Oct 2024 · 09:28 UTC
Wow! Keep making games!