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SophieHoulden — The Linear RPG
Published: 2009-03-01 11:50:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 186050; Favourites: 1040; Downloads: 2179
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ok, made this in under 48 hours for the RPGDX 48 hour RPG making jamthe theme was 'LOFI' which I interpreted in the gameplay, I tried to include the bare minimum for an RPG and this is what came out of it.
I originally wanted to make a more traditional rpg but once I got this in my head it was too fun not to do, though I dont really think its too fun to play, but maybe some people will like it, I dont know
oh, and before anyone asks the 3D in this flash is powered by papervision.
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I think the leveling in non-rpg is a fad for the most part, I cant see it lasting too much longer, sure I can see abilities being variable, but there wont be the numbers and sliders and crazy grinding I dont think, or at least I hope.
as for RPGs dying out, I wouldnt know, at the moment there are alot of people who like the formula still, in the future who knows though
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Well, not so much dying out as being amalgamated into other genres -- What used to be unique and defining features of RPGs are now becoming par for the course in many genres. While I have enjoyed many 'classic' RPGs, I really think there is a lot of untapped potential in interactive storytelling and role-playing that just isn't getting explored as it should.
Of course, I'd far rather see the genre live and do awesome stuff than just die out from lack of interest.
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All you have to do to make an MMORPG is set it in a neverending loop that keeps getting harder, from which you can watch other players running in their own neverending loops.
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lol, you mean just like WoW is
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that was awesome! funny, actiony and i had to think of ways not to die! fun
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I left it running all night, and JUST hit level 100...
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lol, those low level enemies give you no experiance
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I don't know any games that had alphabetti spaghetti in them, which says a lot about those games, and nothing in their favor.
LineaRPG is awesome, and my only qualm is that the text could scroll at about half the speed, so I don't have to go back / stop to read.
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sadly the text scrolling is scaled to the length of the line, though I could always double the line length
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Level: 76
HP: 12824
How on earth did I get this high?
I held the arrow keys heading one way, then switched to another program, or another tab, and my guy kept moving xP w00t
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lol, that means the code that detects you releasing the key didnt run, I might do that sometime as an alternative to playing progress quest
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Haha, this is awesome. There's no other word that could describe it. It's so simple, but still so... great
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Lmao that's awesomee.
Is Papervision 3D easy to use?
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once you have it imported yeah, you just set up the scene, make the materials and objects, move the objects just like movieclips and then render
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LEADERBOARDS
My Highest exp: 5536
My Highest hp: 3230
OBSERVED RULES
1. You cannot fight the monsters
2. You will lose hp simply by walking around
3. You must gain hp to endure the course to the end
4. Gain hp by running around (You'll die a lot in the beginning)
CHEATS AND TIPS
-->TO BOOST YOUR EXPERIENCE: Stand next to a dot and press the left and right arrow buttons down at the same time. When you get low on hp, simply walk over your conveniently close dot to replenish your health.
-->When you get over 1000 hp you can walk around the course with no major problems.
Awesome game! What are your guys' scores?
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lol, why does it make you angry?
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because I keep dying no matter which way I go 
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even if you just kept running over a spot and leveled that way?
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hehe, interesting- but too be honest I didn't even both reading the story. I was too distracted by the hp/exp. XD
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hmm...kinda neat, tho it's hard to concentrate on the text as the pixel guy seems interesting enough
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that was fun 
i got to level 53 then got a bit bored of it.. YAY!
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That was EPIC!!! Love how you made that line/road float like that. like, that totally made this whole thing work. *plays again*
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I read the tutorial, but I still have no clue how to fight the monsters.
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battles happen instantaneously, and the outcome is decided by your level, by running back and forth earlier on the line, you can gain experiance and up your level, so that you can weather the later battles
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Just walk around, and you will level up 
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Probably the coolest thing i've ever seen on DA...
I made it to level 40 and the end of the game!
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Quite honestly, this is pretty awesome in numerous respects. The story despite it's simplicity was quite amusing and the general gameplay and the idea of a RPG brought down to it's minimum basics really was an innovative way of doing it.
I would love to see how you might further the idea in the future, but congratulations on a job very well done.
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what?!?!?! there was no cool ending. i wasnt even sure i was finished. is there a level that we aimfor?
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there is only the end of the story, its free play after that
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Made it to lvl 50 after i beat it XD
then ran back n forth lol
fun game, hilarious story XD
awesome work!
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Saw this earlier on indiegames.com, very good game!
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lol, you'd be suprised how many people miss it when the text is behind the game
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haha oh boy xD
I'm still sucking at it but very creative game!!
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[where is the tutorial? c: I'm slow today haha)
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I just played through the whole game without noticing the health and experience bars at the top. 
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I kept wondering why I was dying when nothing was around XD
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wow... now that was something... weird yet very fun.
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i think that was the first time grinding was actually fun XD
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