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- Joined
- Jul 19, 2023
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Preface
Hello, I was a filthy lurker for many years. The Codex has been good to me on game recommendations, and today of all days I feel inspired to participate.
I wanted my first post to be something worthwhile, and so I recommend a game that lands firmly in the top 3 of a JRPG veterans favorite list. I did a google search to see if anyone actually referenced this gem directly, and you only really see Seraphic Blue in obscure comments related to RPG maker games. When Seraphic Blue is atypical of any RPG Maker game. I have played many JRPGs, including ancient classics like Bahamut Lagoon and Treasure Hunter G, I am truly a bitter vet of the JRPG genre.
What is Seraphic Blue?
Seraphic Blue, is a 50 + hour linear story based JRPG, with an intense amount of love and effort put into it. You can tell simply by the OST which is very impressive considering it is totally free. The mechanisms of the game was way ahead of its time on how it respects the persons time playing it. Between its accessory system and its 'battery inn' sort of system where you can recharge at will out in the field. It just feels great. The difficulty scales well, with enemies and bosses becoming more difficult the further the game goes. There will never be a point where you will find a single strategy and it will walk you through the entire game.
The Plot
I am not going to spoil anything here, but I will say that after finishing the game the only other game in existence that gave me that feeling was LISA. It made me question humanity, and myself. It starts off fairly typical with some weird Japanese family bits tied into it. It soon spirals into many unpredictable moments, that a commercial product would never dare to ever attempt. I could predict very little in this game, it does not follow the traditional heroes journey. It is not a happy go lucky story, that's for sure. *if you have any triggers to messed up scenarios id not recommend playing this game*
There is literally an hour and a half cutscene in the middle of the game (which they warn you about/allow you to save) that kept me glued to the screen.
Its Totally Free
How to play:
Seraphic Blue uses a very heavily modified RPG maker system. Its kind of hard to get setup correctly. Thankfully EasyRPG.org has saved us.
You can download Seraphic Blue from here:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/2727/
You then drag and drop EasyRPG into the Seraphic Blue folder, and click it to run the game ez pz.
https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/
I have already done all this work for you, if you want to skip the steps above by using this link, just click player.exe.
https://file.io/MpbWxmEJeuCE
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy.
Teller
Hello, I was a filthy lurker for many years. The Codex has been good to me on game recommendations, and today of all days I feel inspired to participate.
I wanted my first post to be something worthwhile, and so I recommend a game that lands firmly in the top 3 of a JRPG veterans favorite list. I did a google search to see if anyone actually referenced this gem directly, and you only really see Seraphic Blue in obscure comments related to RPG maker games. When Seraphic Blue is atypical of any RPG Maker game. I have played many JRPGs, including ancient classics like Bahamut Lagoon and Treasure Hunter G, I am truly a bitter vet of the JRPG genre.
What is Seraphic Blue?
Seraphic Blue, is a 50 + hour linear story based JRPG, with an intense amount of love and effort put into it. You can tell simply by the OST which is very impressive considering it is totally free. The mechanisms of the game was way ahead of its time on how it respects the persons time playing it. Between its accessory system and its 'battery inn' sort of system where you can recharge at will out in the field. It just feels great. The difficulty scales well, with enemies and bosses becoming more difficult the further the game goes. There will never be a point where you will find a single strategy and it will walk you through the entire game.
The Plot
I am not going to spoil anything here, but I will say that after finishing the game the only other game in existence that gave me that feeling was LISA. It made me question humanity, and myself. It starts off fairly typical with some weird Japanese family bits tied into it. It soon spirals into many unpredictable moments, that a commercial product would never dare to ever attempt. I could predict very little in this game, it does not follow the traditional heroes journey. It is not a happy go lucky story, that's for sure. *if you have any triggers to messed up scenarios id not recommend playing this game*
There is literally an hour and a half cutscene in the middle of the game (which they warn you about/allow you to save) that kept me glued to the screen.
Its Totally Free
How to play:
Seraphic Blue uses a very heavily modified RPG maker system. Its kind of hard to get setup correctly. Thankfully EasyRPG.org has saved us.
You can download Seraphic Blue from here:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/2727/
You then drag and drop EasyRPG into the Seraphic Blue folder, and click it to run the game ez pz.
https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/
I have already done all this work for you, if you want to skip the steps above by using this link, just click player.exe.
https://file.io/MpbWxmEJeuCE
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy.
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