ALEX : A Two Days Collaborative GameALEX : A Two Days Collaborative Game, ALEX, or A.L.E.X for short from now on, since the full title is a hell of a mouthful, is a lot of things. (download at the bottom)
It is the final part of a collaborative epic that at its' conclusion will be at least 2 days in the making. It is GW's magnum opus, our greatest achievement as game makers and is a farewell letter to the game making community. It is the product of the hard work of not just myself, but a team of 29 extremely talented individuals. It will also, I hope, be the first truly great RM2K3 game, the first 'killer app' for the engine. My hopes for the project are obscenely high, my ambitions huge. It is the culmination of all what we've been working for in 2 days. And with any luck, it'll be a lot of fun!
The Story So Far...Please note...this contains some (minor) spoilers for Don's Adventure.
It is the year of our lord 0652. The human race has fled a doomed earth aboard a remarkable rev....
Actually that's not true.
It's an unknown year in an unknown world, probably called Gaia or Terra. The hero is none other than Alexander RTPson, the savior of many towns and the vanquisher of countless foes. Alex and his loyal sidekicks have just finished one of their longest and hardest quests, and Alex is looking ahead to the bright future. Wondering what adventures he will have and what other glories is he to achieve. That mindset, however, isn't very popular with the other party members, and after a series of unexpected events, Alex finds himself face to face with his worst nightmare... literally. In an adventure like never before, Alex has to talk to trees and crystals, cross mountains and deserts, fight chickens and golems, and find his way out of the darkest dreams, in the world's biggest and greatest game ever made. Are you ready.....?
This is the product of a collaborative event where people were asked to submit a map or more, to create a random and wacky game in two days. The sign up topic can be found
here, and as you can see, 29 people sent in maps (or a panorama in one case) to me, and I put the maps together to produce this unique game. ALEX promises to keep you interested, as each part is dramatically different from the other. It's also around 1-2 hours long, and has no lame battle system or cliché plot.
A Few Screenshots
The glorious title screen, by TFT.
Alex is such a deep thinker...
Meet all sorts of kings in this game!
If only Shakespeare was here to play this...
Alex makes new friends.
The land of cheesy dia... oh, Winter! :D
What's an Alex game without RTP?
Is that from Zelda?
The Cast of Character'sWithout further ado, the cast...
THE HERO WITH TEARFUL EYES
Name: Alex
Race: Human Hero
Age: 43 Elf years
Weapon: A sword.... or is it?
Skills: Being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Rage Techniques: Cosplay.
Background:May contain spoilers for Don's Adventure, read at your own risk.
With an IQ under 70 and a natural aptitude for stupidity, Alex never went to school and instead left his home on a dark and stormy night to pursue his future... saving the world. Alex is known to be unstable emotionally, and he never tasted Japanese food. He is arrogant and stupid, but also kind and charming. An RTP hero like no other, Alex is my friend.
Key Lyrics:"There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away"
- Hero, Mariah Carey
List of participants- RPG
- FireKnight2K3
- twinfoxtails
- Magi
- Xeno-soft
- Liman
- Ocean's Dream
- Rath
- Strangeluv
- Anathema
- Albelnox
- Dyyhpys
- Mateui
- hedge[1]
- Radical
- Fighter
- JoshAP2007
- KrixKS
- KellstErik
- GigasFist
- Statix
- Alec
- isithardcor3
- Epik
- Mrallex
- Master of None
- oblivion
- Lazrael
- Psyburn
Note to participantsThanks for your great work everyone. I'd like to say I'm really sorry that I had to alter some harder parts in the game to make them easier. Ideally, no part should be altered. However, I wanted more people to be able to beat this game and having really hard parts might discourage some people from going on, which is a bit mean to other participants in the game. Note that I only made things easier after making sure the overall experience of the map isn't changed and after getting confirmation from beta testers on how hard these maps are. For example, I removed some events that caused a gameover and replaced them with other stuff. I hope you're okay with such changes.
DownloadGrab it while it's hot!A
Non-RTP Version for people who don't have RM2k3.
Over and out, connecticut!
- RPG
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[Full Game] ALEX : A Two Days Collaborative Game
It took me so long even with using a calculator. BEDMAS clearly didn't apply here.
. Also, we really should do another one of these, this one turned out so well.
