That's quite an achievement and a very interesting game! It reminds me much of M&M III-V and still has a very distinct feel. I also like how much atmosphere it creates with just a handful of pixels. It just looks lovely. I also appreciate the map and manual. I always enjoyed digging into manuals and maps of old RPGs so the pdfs are a big plus for me. Great work!
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By the way, your article on medium.com about the development of the game is quite an interesting read! One can feel the dedication, work and love that went into the game. So I asked myself: Why don't you make the game here on itch free but with the option to give you some money for it? I'd like to give some of my hard earned buckazoids as a sign of appreciation. :)
Hey! Thank you very much for the kind remarks! Writing games is a hobby that I do purely for fun, so I don't want to put money into the mix, but thank you very much for offering! When people like one of my games, I very much prefer that they show their appreciation by sharing the game or sending me their feedback as you did, rather than give me money :) Cheers!
That's very kind of you. I'm playing the game for some days now and it's such a pleasure to explore the Twelve Lands! It's been a long time since I had so much fun with an RPG (the last that managed to motivate as much was Grimoire). What I find the most astonishing thing about SOtTL: It doesn't feel like a game simply inspired by the classics - it feels like it is an actual classic from the heydays of the genre. I'd gladly pay 15 dollars for such a fine game. But as you don't want my money I'll give you my impressions when I reach the end of the game (I hope that's not soon). :)
Still playing and very much enjoying this game. But now I'm in dire need of help: I'm exploring the ice continent, entered the ice maze and got three of my characters frozen. Now only Leon is still able to fight and I have no clue where to look for help. Leon alone isn't fit enough to battle more than two enemies. Help!
Unfortunately I can't remember where the next potion shop is located. Could you give me a hint please?
edit: I searched the Twelve Lands until I finally found the apothecary in Pinnacle.
Oh, another question: Can you tell me where the game stores its saves? I'd feel much safer if I could make a copy of the savegame. :)
Sorry for taking a long time to reply. There is a potion shop in the Underground City. I've taken another look the code (it's been a long time since I wrote it!) to make sure that drinking the Potion of Fire is indeed safe:
https://github.com/btco/so12l/blob/master/xl/potion.xl#L132
The logic is: if the character is NOT frozen, they take 30 points of damage; if they are frozen, they defrost and take no damage.
Thank you for your reply. And no need to apologize! I found the apothecary in Pinnacle and mastered the ice maze. Interesting detail about the potion of fire, I never tried to drink one without being frozen.
Now I'm in the end game section, Ignis. I tried it four times but was always annihilated sooner or later. These darn fire mages do so much damage and knock my second row out and the fire elementals make my front fighters dizzy and missing in their attacks the whole time. While the rest of the game was very pleasant to play - some fights were challenging but never unfair - I have to admit I find the final part too punishingly hard. If I see it correctly there is no way to save the game in the last section and I really don't know how to beat it.
Terribly sorry to bother you again - but now, three years later - I'd like to replay SotTR. To my horror I found out that I must have had the files on another HD, so I'm collecting again all about the game. While I have everything to start playing, I'd love to re-read that development article that was on medium.com - alas I'm unable to find it. Can you give me a hand here? Thank you!