The True Mirror

Rannie · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:30 am Post subject:

Sounds more and more like Raven with every post

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Updates:

Might as well update this page with the official information now, given Captain Subtle's leaking. =P

First of all, a few playable characters. The characters seen in the trailer are Rash Quinn and Juna Bellacroix. Rash is an optimistic young man searching for evidence of ghosts in a society that denies the existence of the otherworldly, while Juna is a girl who can communicate with and dominate the spirits in order to harness their supernatural powers. The paranormal theme will have an effect not just on the storyline, but also the gameplay, though I'm afraid that I can't give away too much at this point.

While the protagonists will be older than those seen in Tales of the Ocean, the game will not be "darker and edgier", since I'm sure we all know how well that sort of direction turns out.

Over two hundred new special moves await you in the new game.

Treasure chests will be more apparent in the new game than they were in my previous work, as will visible enemies, however...

... Renegade spirits aren't the only creatures you'll encounter over the course of your adventure.

Even generic NPC's will have their own names. The coloured text is a purely stylistic choice.
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Ventus · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject:

Awesome looking screen shots, hopefully my stuff will turn out like that lol. I'd like to see more since I'm pretty interested in the plot.
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.:Tree:. · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:13 pm Post subject:

Hyaru · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

Holy, you named all the NPC's too?
Now that would take a long long time to do. XD
Oh, and is there gonna be voice acting in this game too? =3
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Mizuki-chan · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject:

Augustus looks like Raphael Sorel from Soul Calibur 3. Razz

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Cudpug · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:03 pm Post subject:

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Ventus · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject:

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Updates!!:

I can now reveal the title and logo of the next game. Many thanks to the ever-talented .:Tree:. for providing the latter.

The next game's title will be Deceit x Justice. As you probably all expected, it will be another RPG. However, I have begun to implement several systems that will spice up the combat and the overall gameplay.

First of all, there are Fetches. Characters in Deceit x Justice can learn special techniques called "geis" after bonding with special ghosts called "Fetches". Once a Fetch has been recruited, you will be able to set and remove it at will as if it were a piece of equipment. Each Fetch has a variety of abilities and talents that will alter certain statistics as a character levels up, or even grant useful bonuses. These can range from increasing resistance to Poison to making it easier to move heavy loads outside of battle.

Secondly, there is the Conditional Technique Change system. This changes the nature of each character's geis based on a multitude of factors, including the surrounding environment, what kind of equipment they are using, and also what kind of Fetch has been set to them.

An example of CTC during gameplay. One of Rash's geis undergoes a change to adapt to the surrounding environment.

And now, here are some screenshots! =D

Menu-screens are now much clearer than they were before. Yay.

Well, it wouldn't be an RPG unless you could loot through some poor soul's hard-earned stash of goodies.

Mossy cave, waterfalls and wolves. All in a day's work for a budding adventurer.

Five of your finest British pounds, from Cudpug's wallet, go to the person who figures out what's going on here. You may use the power of stalking to find out.

I'm still working on the battle sprites, so I'll update as soon as some more of them are finished. In the meantime, here's some information on the story and the two main characters.

.:Tree:. · Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

Whoo! Big update is big. I am loving the idea of the "Fetches" system, reminds me of the items you equipped in Final Fantasy IX and how they gave you abilities. And as always, the screenshots are looking as slick as ever!

The logo looks great alongside the screenshots, and Im glad we got it just right. Theres a folder on my laptop called DXJ Logos which is packed full of PNGs.

All in all, its a great game and I look forward to helping more on it and eventually playing it in due course!

Job well done Sam!
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Seraphim Swordmaster · Deity Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 8866 Location: Albion.

Thanks very much, Tree. =D

Anywhoo, I'll be updating in the next couple of days as well. Also, in case you hadn't noticed in the credits, we've got a Monster Book, so I'll upload some screens of that in a bit once I'm done with the Wikiarticles.

And I'd also like to take this time to say that although the genre and art style are similar, this game will not be connected to Tales of the Ocean in any way, shape, or form. Apologies for those who wanted a sequel, but I find them too restricting to be fun.

Updates:

Here's a new trailer, made up of all the screenshots I've taken thus far stuck together. Made it partially as a test of my Final Cut skills. Please let me know what you think, and how I can improve my video editing since I plan on using Final Cut to edit all my videos from hereon out.

Also, the main page has been updated. ^^
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Seraphim Swordmaster · Deity Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 8866 Location: Albion.

Updates:

It's a relatively minor thing, but I wanted to mention it anyway. Like in Ocean, I'm going to be taking a different approach to weapons and armour in this game. Specifically, I'm introducing a "Weight" system. The heavier an item is, the more it will slow you down while equipped. Each piece of equipment will weigh a certain amount in proportion not just to their attack power, but also to any special properties that they might have. So, to use a very basic example, a fire-sword will weigh more than a normal sword, even if they have the same attack strength. A character wearing too much equipment might be able to shrug off attacks with ease, but it may get too much for them and their attack or casting times may decrease as a result.

However, there are many items which will change your geis via the CTC system through their special abilities. So, it will be up to the player whether they want to sacrifice special functions and new techniques for the sake of speed and purely statistical increases.

Edit:

Body armour about 75~85% implemented.
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Whalesong~ · Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:

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.:Tree:. · Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject:

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Whalesong~ · Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject:

Is the combat in this one real-time? ^.^?
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Sgt. Joe · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:23 am Post subject:

You stop my game! You SCOUNDREL!!

Don't do THAT!! The Sergeant works long and hard and this is how he is treated? HE WANTS HIS GAME BACK!! The Sergeant made this game from young age and has spent years slaving over computer program to make it XDXD But YOU!! YOU BAMBOOZLE! You STOLE it! Give it back!!

Flowers wilt!! You steal my umbrella and The Sergeant gets wet in the RAIN!! ===;______;===

COMPENSATION! Education! Education! EDUCATION~!!

Think!! Stop! Shoot! BANG BANG BANG!! (WOOOOOOOOH)

The Sergeant looks forward to 'Seraphim Swordmaster' releasing his game ^____^!!

LOLOLOLOL Kidding! Give him his game back!!

Friends? =^_^=??
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Whalesong~ · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject:

I'd like to see more of this game, actually. Looks impressive from the shots and trailer Shocked

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Ventus · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:48 pm Post subject:

I'd like to try out, the game looks so cool. I wish I could buy the RPG Maker version you have but can't >-<
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.:Tree:. · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject:

Ill perform for you. Ive got a right gob on me, I should put it to good use.

Who knows I might actually be good.
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Cudpug · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

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Sgt. Joe · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

The Sergeant would like to contribute to this in any way he can X____x
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Cudpug · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:

The whole project is mine. I just let Sam do some work on it every now and then ;)
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Mizuki-chan · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject:

*raises hand* I wanna participate~! =3
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blacklisted · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject:

I shall send my audio clips as soon as I'm alone in the house
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Seraphim Swordmaster · Deity Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 8866 Location: Albion.

Alright, you guys have all been added. I'll send some PM's round tomorrow with some more details. In the meantime, try and think of what kind of roles you all want to play. That way, it'll be easier for me to help out with casting. ^^

Bump/Repost:

Nothing too fancy, just letting everybody know that I've sent the lines to them, in case they haven't seen their inboxes yet.

We're still taking in voice-actors, and we have plenty of parts that haven't been announced yet, so everybody who's interested in this should probably get the word out to anybody else who might be interested. And then we could have quite an army of awesome voice actor people.

Primarily, I'd like to have all of the playables cast as soon as possible, since I need them for the trailers and demo's. In other news, I can record videos again, so Deceit x Justice will be getting some YouTube video coverage treatment, just like Ocean. However, I can't decide whether to upload the full game or just the important scenes. For that reason, I want you (yes, you, right at the back) to decide for me.

All you sexy people better get your sexy asses a voting now. :3
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Ventus · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:

I should get working on those lines, but thehouse gets too loud and my siblings are...well...anyway, I'm gonna try and get them in as soon as I can!
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