Tags: Hero of Allacrost
That's right, the <A HREF="http://www.allacrost.org/">game</a> has seen a new release on 2007-12-10.
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<blockquote>Hero of Allacrost is a single player, 2D sprite-based role playing game. Hero of Allacrost is also often referred to as simply "Allacrost" or "HoA".</blockquote>
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It is currently still in (tech-)demo state, but that being said, you can already play. It just wont be a very complete experience.
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Also, you had better be ready for some 90's console style.
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<blockquote>- You may now have multiple characters in your party, and hence in battles
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- Support for saving and loading the game has been added
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- Game settings (display, audio, key and joystick mappings) are now saved and restored automatically
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- Treasure chests have been added to maps
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- The ability to run in map mode is now active, along with a stamina bar that depletes while running
<br>
- The menu layout for battles has been improved
<br>
- The shopping interface has been vastly upgraded, and now sports a new "shopping cart" like functionality
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- Upon entering a map, an introductory text and location graphic are displayed briefly
<br>
- We now support interactive dialogues in maps (e.g., you can select a response in specific conversations)
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- Various updates to the party menu screen
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- Audio playback quality has been improved greatly</blockquote>
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They also note that most work went on "under the hood", but that may hopefully mean that further content updates might come rather quickly. Those <A HREF="http://www.allacrost.org/?q=node/21">screenshots</a> don't look too bad, although I whish they had resisted the temptation to add that certain japanese'ish flavor - or am I imagining things?
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<br>
Spotted at: <A HREF="http://freegamer.blogspot.com/">Freegamer</A>
That's right, the <A HREF="http://www.allacrost.org/">game</a> has seen a new release on 2007-12-10.
<br>
<blockquote>Hero of Allacrost is a single player, 2D sprite-based role playing game. Hero of Allacrost is also often referred to as simply "Allacrost" or "HoA".</blockquote>
<br>
It is currently still in (tech-)demo state, but that being said, you can already play. It just wont be a very complete experience.
<br>
Also, you had better be ready for some 90's console style.
<br>
<blockquote>- You may now have multiple characters in your party, and hence in battles
<br>
- Support for saving and loading the game has been added
<br>
- Game settings (display, audio, key and joystick mappings) are now saved and restored automatically
<br>
- Treasure chests have been added to maps
<br>
- The ability to run in map mode is now active, along with a stamina bar that depletes while running
<br>
- The menu layout for battles has been improved
<br>
- The shopping interface has been vastly upgraded, and now sports a new "shopping cart" like functionality
<br>
- Upon entering a map, an introductory text and location graphic are displayed briefly
<br>
- We now support interactive dialogues in maps (e.g., you can select a response in specific conversations)
<br>
- Various updates to the party menu screen
<br>
- Audio playback quality has been improved greatly</blockquote>
<br>
They also note that most work went on "under the hood", but that may hopefully mean that further content updates might come rather quickly. Those <A HREF="http://www.allacrost.org/?q=node/21">screenshots</a> don't look too bad, although I whish they had resisted the temptation to add that certain japanese'ish flavor - or am I imagining things?
<br>
<br>
Spotted at: <A HREF="http://freegamer.blogspot.com/">Freegamer</A>
