I've been waiting for something like this to appear ever since the boys debuted! I'll play it then leave my review here once I'm done, but it looks great even just from the screenshots.
This is a very cute game with a lot of thought put into it! The gameplay is surprisingly substantial; it has good pacing and some creative dungeon ideas with cool map designs! I also liked the bonus Happy Birthday side story!
The entire game is also filled with references everywhere; from animations, menu descriptions, dialogue and more! If you are a Tempus fan, definitely give this game a go! It made the game feel very earnest and it was funny seeing these things pop up!
I enjoyed this game a lot more than I thought I would and I'll play any other games the creator makes if they decide to make more!
I do truly think this game is very good and it's extremely impressive that it was made by a fan in such a short time frame and for free!! I do have some very minor critiques if you want constructive criticism (contains spoilers):
I think there should be 1 more dungeon and/or boss (optional?) after getting Vesper since you don't really get a lot of time to play with the full party otherwise. I also think repayable bosses would be cool, as that gives you something to do with your save file once you have completed the game. I do understand that this would have taken extra time that you might not have had however, and by all means I think this game is great as it is!
Another thing is that I thought the MP spells were generally cooler and more personalised to the characters than TP skills were (exception is 'Switch to Regis' skill, which is great!). The main character affected by this is Axel. I also found it tricky to build up TP in some cases, so I struggled to get Axel to do something besides a regular attack on most turns. Maybe Axel could have had an MP spell that would allow him to build up TP faster?
Finally, I think you could block off inaccessible areas with NPCs to show that you can't go there yet. I explored the whole map trying to go to places I wasn't supposed to at first (I still had fun exploring though)! But this is a very minor and personal suggestion!
Thank you for the feedback! I glad you like this game!
I agree that it should be 1 more dungeon. Originally, I designed two more map to let Vesper and Regis have opportunity to perform. But the time issue and my limited English ability put me off these ideas (sad). Maybe I'll add a new chapter if there is a chance!
OMG! "Use MP to build up TP faster" is a very good idea!! Thank you so much!!
Your feedback mean a lot to me, I really appreciated it!!
I completely understand your reasoning! Thanks for taking the time to read my comment and I appreciate the reply! :)
I think your English is good and I understood everything in the game! I noticed a few minor typos (such as Axel saying "Hey gus!" instead of "Hey guys!" when you first meet him at the colosseum), and the dialogue came across as stilted at times (i.e. the English was grammatically correct but quite formal for speech), but again it was perfectly understandable and conveyed the right emotions! The dialogue reminded me a lot of old RPGs since the writing feels similar in those, which I personally thought added charm to it!
I loved the sprites for the Tempus boys as well as all the references to their lore and stream moments.
The special birthday story was cute too! Very cute pixel art!
I had some trouble clearing some of the fights at first, but it was because I was too low level when going into the boss fights. Also, Regis is strong!!
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with the new tempus boys, hope they'll be added in the game.
I added the VG boys in my new game! They won't join the battle but there are little stories about them. If you don't mind, you can check it out!
nice.
I've been waiting for something like this to appear ever since the boys debuted! I'll play it then leave my review here once I'm done, but it looks great even just from the screenshots.
This is a very cute game with a lot of thought put into it! The gameplay is surprisingly substantial; it has good pacing and some creative dungeon ideas with cool map designs! I also liked the bonus Happy Birthday side story!
The entire game is also filled with references everywhere; from animations, menu descriptions, dialogue and more! If you are a Tempus fan, definitely give this game a go! It made the game feel very earnest and it was funny seeing these things pop up!
I enjoyed this game a lot more than I thought I would and I'll play any other games the creator makes if they decide to make more!
I do truly think this game is very good and it's extremely impressive that it was made by a fan in such a short time frame and for free!! I do have some very minor critiques if you want constructive criticism (contains spoilers):
I think there should be 1 more dungeon and/or boss (optional?) after getting Vesper since you don't really get a lot of time to play with the full party otherwise. I also think repayable bosses would be cool, as that gives you something to do with your save file once you have completed the game. I do understand that this would have taken extra time that you might not have had however, and by all means I think this game is great as it is!
Another thing is that I thought the MP spells were generally cooler and more personalised to the characters than TP skills were (exception is 'Switch to Regis' skill, which is great!). The main character affected by this is Axel. I also found it tricky to build up TP in some cases, so I struggled to get Axel to do something besides a regular attack on most turns. Maybe Axel could have had an MP spell that would allow him to build up TP faster?
Finally, I think you could block off inaccessible areas with NPCs to show that you can't go there yet. I explored the whole map trying to go to places I wasn't supposed to at first (I still had fun exploring though)! But this is a very minor and personal suggestion!
Thank you for the feedback! I glad you like this game!
I agree that it should be 1 more dungeon. Originally, I designed two more map to let Vesper and Regis have opportunity to perform. But the time issue and my limited English ability put me off these ideas (sad). Maybe I'll add a new chapter if there is a chance!
OMG! "Use MP to build up TP faster" is a very good idea!! Thank you so much!!
Your feedback mean a lot to me, I really appreciated it!!
I completely understand your reasoning! Thanks for taking the time to read my comment and I appreciate the reply! :)
I think your English is good and I understood everything in the game! I noticed a few minor typos (such as Axel saying "Hey gus!" instead of "Hey guys!" when you first meet him at the colosseum), and the dialogue came across as stilted at times (i.e. the English was grammatically correct but quite formal for speech), but again it was perfectly understandable and conveyed the right emotions! The dialogue reminded me a lot of old RPGs since the writing feels similar in those, which I personally thought added charm to it!
I hope the rest of your day (or night) goes well!
Wow, this was such a cute game to play.
I loved the sprites for the Tempus boys as well as all the references to their lore and stream moments.
The special birthday story was cute too! Very cute pixel art!
I had some trouble clearing some of the fights at first, but it was because I was too low level when going into the boss fights. Also, Regis is strong!!
Great game!
Thank you so much!!
Your feedback mean a lot to me!!