OTHER [rmxp] Romancing Walker II - Sequel to old rm2k game

[H3llb0und 0]

Hi

 

For those who have played the original Romancing Walker, a popular game developed by Flare on Rpg Maker 2000. I received permission many years ago to make a sequel to the project, albeit at the time I lost focus and abandoned the project. This year I started work on the sequel to realise my dream of expanding on this games universe. The original game had a lot of charm and managed to produce a very playable game with interesting concepts. 

I introduce to you Romancing Walker II. Sixty years have passed since the end of the original game. Ryle Laster and his companions are remembered throughout Factoria as heroes for defeating Chaos. Although the world has been at peace for so long, Chaos has found a way to return.

 

You set out as a part-elf part-human martial artist, his name is Ryu and he has chosen to move to East Factoria, Lavas Town (Previously known as Lavas Ville) where is grand father resides. He sets out on an adventure to experience Factorian culture, food, meet people and make friends. Along the way he may find something more than friendship or may find himself going it alone, it all depends on the player's actions. There are tons of easter eggs for fans of the original.

TileSets are by Inquisitor of RPG Palace (With additions from myself)
CharSets are a combination of RTP (used sparingly) and Sithjester (With modifications by myself)
New orchestral mp3 quality music from the original  Romancing Walker soundtrack and music by Tanner

*Will add other credits when i build the list properly

I will add and update information when appropriate. Please check out the screenshots.

Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear from any fans of the original game.

Thanks

Latest screenshots (01/01/22) (New Romance system, Quest system, Lighting, detailing, new areas and customised battle system)

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Older screenshots

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Edited January 1 by H3llb0und
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[CorpusChristi 0]

Hello there. I am a big fan of the original Romancing Walker and I have just stumbled upon this post through random Google searching. Your project intrigues me, and I'd be curious to play it once it's complete.

 

So am I to gather from your post that you have been in touch with the original author of Romancing Saga? If you don't mind saying, what are they like? I've always been quite curious about the development of the original game (which I consider to be one of my all-time-favorite RPG Maker games) and would have a handful of questions if you were in touch with them and they were happy to answer.

 

Either way I hope you haven't abandoned the project or site entirely as it seems it's been quite a few months since you've last logged in and unfortunately nobody else really seems to be interested in a sequel to one of the greatest so-bad-it's-good JRPG games ever made. I am a huge fan of the original's terrible translation (seriously, I find it charming and it's not like I can't understand what's being said just because some of the spelling or grammar is a bit funky) and how basic, straightforward, and pure the original was in terms of JRPG mechanics and anime-inspired plot.

[H3llb0und 0]

On 4/18/2021 at 2:27 PM, CorpusChristi said:

Hello there. I am a big fan of the original Romancing Walker and I have just stumbled upon this post through random Google searching. Your project intrigues me, and I'd be curious to play it once it's complete.

 

So am I to gather from your post that you have been in touch with the original author of Romancing Saga? If you don't mind saying, what are they like? I've always been quite curious about the development of the original game (which I consider to be one of my all-time-favorite RPG Maker games) and would have a handful of questions if you were in touch with them and they were happy to answer.

 

Either way I hope you haven't abandoned the project or site entirely as it seems it's been quite a few months since you've last logged in and unfortunately nobody else really seems to be interested in a sequel to one of the greatest so-bad-it's-good JRPG games ever made. I am a huge fan of the original's terrible translation (seriously, I find it charming and it's not like I can't understand what's being said just because some of the spelling or grammar is a bit funky) and how basic, straightforward, and pure the original was in terms of JRPG mechanics and anime-inspired plot.

Hi there

Sorry for the late reply, I hadn't been checking back here because of the low interest. It was a long time ago I was in touch with those who were responsible for the so bad its good translation work (2005 to be exact!) as I couldn't approach Flare directly due to language barriers and no contact info. I've been a fan of the game since the RM2k days. The project is still underway albeit I had taken a break to get better at pixel art, part of the original game I enjoyed was the original art so i hoped i could introduce some myself. 

As a native English speaker it's difficult for me to structure stuff in broken English, I do enjoy the comedic effect it brought but my experience and inspirations differ from the original authors so with my writing I write with structure and grammar, with serious tones but have comedic elements that I tend to lean towards (subtle ironic humour, slapstick, self-deprecation etc.)

I really enjoyed the character chemistry in RW1 and the story although cliched had interesting elements to it. If you are still interested I was wondering if you would be up for a Q&A about what you enjoyed about the first game etc. It would be incredibly useful to me as I've not actually met another RW fan yet!

Thanks,
H3llb0und