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ONYX
ENGINE: RPG Maker 2000
GENRE: Horror fantasy JRPG
RELEASE: 2023-2026
LOG LINE: When a troubled teen discovers a mythical child hiding in his closet, he’s dragged into a parallel world on the brink of collapse, and only a forbidden power buried within him can save it.
STORY:
YCHAD DANIELS is a teenage boy living with his aunt in the projects of Trace Town. Coming down on hard times, his aunt enrolls him in a military program in Lezeer to help her cover the bills. Intimidated by its reputation as “death capital,” Chad attempts to skip town for the night to dodge recruiters. In his closet, he comes across a child who panics and disappears in a show of light.
Discovering that his aunt has also disappeared and undead walking the streets, Chad realizes that despite looking the same, this world isn’t the one he knows. Rescued by an angel who calls him the “Diamond,” he becomes Allumia’s only hope against the Onyx, a gem of reality-altering power pursued by a deranged ex-knight who’ll stop at nothing to seize it. She can have it. All Chad wants is to return home. But with a slew of demons wanting him dead as much as they want the Onyx, this is one responsibility he can’t run away from.
Features:
> Dark, mature story full of twists.
> 11 unique playable characters.
> Challenging battles, where paying attention to strengths & weaknesses is vital to survival.
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Gatekeeper
ENGINE: N/A (WIP)
GENRE: Horror fantasy cyberpunk JRPG
LOG LINE: A Higher Being reincarnated as a mortal man presses to unravel his own murder as a cosmic conqueror and its angels hunt him down in their scheme to conquer the realms
STORY:
A young man awakens and discovers he’d been murdered, and a being known as the Darkness is out to make sure he stays that way. Rescued by a warrior spirit named Dantor, the man learns that he’s Divine, godlike spirits reborn as humans. There are many in Baltimore Dynasty, but every day their numbers shrink. After conquering the spirits’ divine land of Genin, angels prowl the city for Divine, and only he can save them. Having no memories of his life before his awakening, he battles angels as he solves the mystery of his own murder and how it fits into a cosmic dictator’s larger scheme.
Features:
- Branching nonlinear story.
- A sprawling city with eight districts to explore.
- Bold, provocative plot.
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VANITY
ENGINE: N/A (WIP)
GENRE: Cyber-noir, Horror & Fantasy JRPG
LOG LINE:
When a fortuneteller awakens a cosmic force deep within him, an anxious do-gooder with a criminal past races to find a sacred energy capable of healing a fractured world, while enemies and supposed allies alike close in, each intent on claiming it for themselves.
STORY:
Whilst investigating an ominous warning he got in a dream, Marcus Ford, an ex-convict, awakens a power within himself that places him in the center of a power struggle between the North and the South. The North wants a world for elves, whereas the South fights for humanity. Both sides need his power to realize their vision. He can join either side or reject them both.
Features:
- Branching narrative where choices have consequences.
- Unique setting that rewards exploration.
- Multiple endings.
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