Ren'Py Abandoned God among Kings [v0.27] [SolidDoc]

[5mithers]

SolidDoc, Just wanted to say I've enjoyed the game. I think your storytelling and technical skills are more than sufficient for game development.

That being said, I admittedly cheated the movement limits for the characters early on after running into what you mentioned. While I liked the combat overall, the movement restrictions were the main pain point for me. (I simply adjusted all characters movement limits to 40 in the console, lol)

Whether you continue on this game or start another one, I'll definitely follow along.

 

[YouShallNotLol]

I actually enjoyed this one.

 

[FFTW]

SolidDoc Just wanted to say thanks for all your effort man. It was appreciated for sure. Really hope everything improves with your life.

 

[diablo8x]

Dam Just found out this is abandoned, being away a few months, this is a dissapointment as I enjoyed this quite a lot.
And I did like the set up for most of the Girls.
I understand if you are burned out on this, hopefully you can return to this some day

 

[steamgamesuser]

Is there any chance of open sourcing this project, similar to how Lab Rats 2 was open sourced? It would be nice to be able to add onto the project as a fan version.

 

[Muff Diver]

SolidDoc Sad too see this Abandoned like so many on this site. I guess you had your reasons. Best of luck with the New game....

 

[SolidDoc]

Is there any chance of open sourcing this project, similar to how Lab Rats 2 was open sourced? It would be nice to be able to add onto the project as a fan version.

I see little point in this. The game is not system driven, it was not created to be easily expanded upon. My lack of programming knowledge when I started and specifics of renpy saving all data changes would be a challenge to work around. And the code is just a homebrew combat system that i smashed together.
What the game needs is good direction, and that requires organization and vision, which i won't be able to provide.
But, if anyone wants to fiddle with the thing i call code, there are plenty of rpa extractors on the web and ren'py is very open ended engine, so you can go through it all, if you dare.

SolidDoc Sad too see this Abandoned like so many on this site. I guess you had your reasons. Best of luck with the New game....

It's basically over already, it was just something to busy myself with, before i step away.

 

[ppbeater]

after reading some of your replies about people not liking the game, its a shame considering what passes for a game nowadays, because the combat in this was great to me
all the different classes were fun, the exception being the 1 horse unit you had, who did more damage if she moved more, which was kind of annoying to do
i will miss this game

 

[SolidDoc]

I liked it. It had that interesting feeling to it for me. Not totally predictable, but following the rules still. In fact, i gave it a shot because I liked it. At first it was just me learning coding.
Had rough edges, sure. Not everyone's cup of tea, sure. But I liked it. There were a ton of things that I wanted to update. If it might seem negative, that's just my way of looking at things. Wouldn't be so painful to cease it if I didn't enjoy it.

 

[kahag]

hey I just wanna say that I enjoyed your game!
I hope everything gets better and that you can win this battle we call life
there are no highs without the lows, you got this bro

 

[Brother Lui]

Although as you say SolidDoc your code was homebrew etc etc you made an interesting game which I loved to read and play. Will missing the story how would develop and end but sadly I can understand real life isn't most of the times helpful. What I can, is to Wish You Merr.... ooops wrong time .. As I was saying I wish you all the best for you as you walk life's path May all your dreams become true (hope I could make you laugh a bit).

 

[f45450]

people not liking the game

Looking at reviews here, it's not that bad. Low popularity but high marks (26/4.2).

 

[AssmodeusDEV]

I really loved this game. I've seen other "Fire Emblem-esque" porn games but this was the only one I thought was even close to doing that idea justice. If people had supported this project more.

Hope you'll try making games again at some point SolidDoc. Best wishes m8.

 

[RJ4547]

SolidDoc Sad too see this Abandoned like so many on this site. I guess you had your reasons. Best of luck with the New game....

Why not finish the current game and then start new one?

 

[GioBol - The Librarian]

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[NVh99]

I enjoyed this

 

[ExaltedMidget]

I enjoyed this

the battles made it very enjoyable

 

[DuesLoVult]

The game's been rough, time has always been a constraint for me, having to learn most of it as i went. I liked working on combat and it felt fun for me, but he is not wrong. The balance could use some work, the need to move a lot of units when the enemies are a bit far was not so pleasant. Some combat events felt a bit of a slog.
I did not think the game would stand on it's own like a pure novel when i started, it's quite amateurish, especially at the start. Think i got better at it over time. And i didn't know the renpy too well. The event structure i made was a bit hard to adapt to changes, while keeping the saves intact.
Many things needed more work, the most upvoted reviews do tell that many are put off right at the start. I did try to improve things with the prologue update, but time's a luxury these days. I already spent two and a half years of my free time working on it, making sacrifices along the way just to be able to continue.

For what its worth, I for one enjoyed the Fire Emblem style of the combat and I think it made the story itself more compelling than if it was just a visual novel by adding challenge, stakes, and accomplishment. Visual novels are usually just dialogue skips to get to the scenes, but the gameplay elements, while rough in some regards, made me engage and invest and added to the experience as a whole, not subtract. I hope you do well in your future exploits and I hope to see your future projects should you choose to pursue them.

 

[MagnusTempestus6]

Only stumbled upon this after it had already been abandoned.
I have to admit that I cheated the combat as it just took too long for my tastes, but having the gameplay elements was quite refreshing in hindsight. I also liked that we essentially got dropped into a running story with an established harem and relationships rather than the dry old MC-arrives-in-new-town scenario. So while rough around the edges, this actually had some interesting things going.
There are a few caveats, like the aforementioned speed of the combat being excessively low or the potential for character development being a lot lower than in other scenarios. It also has the usual management type issues where some scenes and sex scenes especially can feel a bit disjointed or conclude suddenly and without much consequence.

Overall I still enjoyed my time spent a lot though. Especially if the general theme is your cup of tea, this is totally worth giving a shot. I'm actually a bit sad we will likely never get to see the conclusion of the fantasy plot that was brewing in the background. It kind of ended right as it got interesting.
Thank you for your efforts, SolidDoc, and for bringing this to us. It really has been a pleasure. And good luck for your future endeavors. Cheers =)