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I would absolutely fucking love to see something different within the RPG genre.
I'm tired of the same old shit.
I'm tired of the same old shit.
While I do enjoy my clichés, I'm always interested in finding something new. An older protagonist is something I've thought would be cool and I'm surprised it hasn't really been done before. As for the flare-plot, that sounds like it could lead to some very cool things.
Now just attatch a good game to it and I'll be buying.
Now just attatch a good game to it and I'll be buying.
I like teenage heroes, spoiled princesses and ancient prophecies.
But I also like any kind of RPG, so as long as this game's fun, then I'm all in.
But I also like any kind of RPG, so as long as this game's fun, then I'm all in.
"Durp. I can't hear "kick to the curb" now with out thinking of Gurren Lagann >.< "
Heh, same here. I just finished watching the series yesterday. :D
Anyways, this sounds like a really ambitious project, however, Tropes Are Not Bad. RPG's reuse certain patterns because they work. If used correctly, the amnesiac, teenaged hero can still be a well-written and memorable character.
I appreciate someone trying something new with the genre, but if it's not actually fun to play, the mere fact that the developer averts or subverts those cliches and tropes isn't going to mean anything, and it certainly won't make me want to buy it.
So I'm going to stay a little skeptical of this until I see the finished product.
Heh, same here. I just finished watching the series yesterday. :D
Anyways, this sounds like a really ambitious project, however, Tropes Are Not Bad. RPG's reuse certain patterns because they work. If used correctly, the amnesiac, teenaged hero can still be a well-written and memorable character.
I appreciate someone trying something new with the genre, but if it's not actually fun to play, the mere fact that the developer averts or subverts those cliches and tropes isn't going to mean anything, and it certainly won't make me want to buy it.
So I'm going to stay a little skeptical of this until I see the finished product.
It's nice to see him actively avoiding cliches, but it won't save it if the gameplay and/or story is bad. I'd take an awesome cliched RPG over a terrible-but-novel RPG.
Sounds good!!
(especially the over 40 female protagonist LOL!... someone I can finally relate to... that and saving the world of course!)
(especially the over 40 female protagonist LOL!... someone I can finally relate to... that and saving the world of course!)
This reeks of pretentiousness in its early stages. Not as much as, say, Bob's Game, but it's there. Pretentious isn't necessarily bad, but neither are the cliches he's making such a big deal of dropping.
Worth keeping an eye out for, but I'm really not expecting too much from this.
Worth keeping an eye out for, but I'm really not expecting too much from this.
Not ANOTHER 40-something, divorced, solar-magic-wielding witch on a quest to save save the world from a titanic solar flare.
You know, I love just about all RPGs. I love those old cliched JRPGs, that I've bene playing since I've been a kid. I love the darker grittier WRPGs. I love the one's that mock the genre. I hope that we get to continue games of the type we've been playings for years but I also want to see designers like Jordan push RPGs into new directions and take it new places it's never been before. I suppose some people see things in the old style as tired, but for me they give me great nostalgia. But old or new has nothing to do with good, and even though they're different, they can both be a ton of fun.
I disagree. Tropes/cliches are a very bad thing, in both anime and games. Two decades of jrpgs dragging out the same rusty boats for use is annoying, and through such measures, the genre stagnates. It stays the same, not because they work, but out of fear of change.
It will take an indie game to shake things up, so be it. Good luck, Flame and watch out Japan.
It will take an indie game to shake things up, so be it. Good luck, Flame and watch out Japan.
Isn't kicking cliches now a cliche too (it's your fault, KoL!!!)?
Anywho, I'd still like to play this if it turns out good, genre-breaking or otherwise.
Anywho, I'd still like to play this if it turns out good, genre-breaking or otherwise.
Sounds good. Cliches are still important but if we can have something different now and again I'm very happy. If Jordan Roher makes something that I want to buy, I will give him the money so I can have it.
This, Venetica and Risen make me love the 360 and his indie RPG's.
Plus, we're playing as Elsa, so it's going to be awesome.
Plus, we're playing as Elsa, so it's going to be awesome.
I think this sounds great, pats on the back to the creator. There isn't that much original thinking out there these days.
Hi folks,
Thanks for the support! I got a ton of e-mails from people looking to help with Flare. Does anybody know any female voice actors who might want to help? Not too many of those. Anyway, the game's still a loooong ways off, but I'll try not to let you all down. Maybe I'll even beat Mother 3 to a US release. Ah ha ha... *cries*
And Miss Kims, what are you doing here?!?!
Jordan Roher
Thanks for the support! I got a ton of e-mails from people looking to help with Flare. Does anybody know any female voice actors who might want to help? Not too many of those. Anyway, the game's still a loooong ways off, but I'll try not to let you all down. Maybe I'll even beat Mother 3 to a US release. Ah ha ha... *cries*
And Miss Kims, what are you doing here?!?!
Jordan Roher
Always nice to see a game trying to break old molds. Granted, innovation doesn't always equal quality, but it still has to count for something.
Virtually all of those cliches stem from Japanese RPG's. A genre I abandoned long ago as one holding little more than a sea of hackneyed plots with unlikable characters.
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