[VXAce] Chaos Tower

[Xtreme09]

EPISODE 1 VERSION 3.1.1 AVAILABLE

Chaos Tower Episode 1



Now I all know what you're thinking. "This is just a rip off of Tower of Gargalesis!". Well, not exactly.
You see I had a tower in mind when making this game. Each floor you climb, you feel like you're making progress.

This isn't going to be a huge game like the others. It'll just be a small one. Focusing on just the tower and a village. And of course, it involves monster girls.





The tower is split into 4 parts. 3 of them themed with an element. There's a certain amount of floors in each part.

In this game, you have the choice of either defeating enemies though normal means of combat or by using tickling attacks. Hitting a weak spot (each enemy has one) will cause some sort of effect, like stunning them.

You can choose between 4 classes. Fighter, Rogue, Mage or Summoner. Male or female.

To gain skills, you can buy skill books or find them in the tower.
When you defeat a boss, you will gain a skill from them based on your chosen class. You may choose this to be either normal or tickling based.

There will be multiple endings depending on whether you choose to use regular attacks and skills or tickling to defeat enemies.





You are an adventurer, who comes across a small island along your travels. The village that exists on it has had the male vilagers kidnapped by monster girls and taken back to their tower. It's up to you to find those men and stop those women.

Post your feedback on it and tell me what class you chose too. I'm curious.

 

[Screamer811]

Nice one...there's only one thing i didn't like!
If i choose female mage....well...it's Claire from A Witch's Laugh.... :stickout

 

[Xtreme09]

On the contrary Screamer, the female mage has normal magic attacks to start. Claire starts out with tickling magic attacks.

 

[Screamer811]

On the contrary Screamer, the female mage has normal magic attacks to start. Claire starts out with tickling magic attacks.

I mean, the character, the face...it's her!

 

[Xtreme09]

Oh. Well that's just mere coincidence. I chose face portraits in the program that fit the classes.

 

[Screamer811]

Wut?
But that portrait is not present in the game rtp, i had to manually put it in!
If it's not a problem for you, can you change it?

 

[TickleUniversus]

i can't see the download, its set to private

 

[Xtreme09]

i can't see the download, its set to private

Ah. Sorry. I thought that would restrict the download to just the link.

Wut?
But that portrait is not present in the game rtp, i had to manually put it in!
If it's not a problem for you, can you change it?

It's definitely present in my rtp.

I don't know if I could change it to another fitting female mage. There isn't many faces and sprites here that I could use.

 

[Screamer811]

I don't have copyrights of course, because i found that character on Sankaku Complex.

 

[marcelostalker]

May I opine? Well, I will anyway.
Personally I enjoy more when you can read what the character is thinking than what the narrator say he/she is thinking, but since it's a short game that is actually apropriate, so it's ok. But I suggest that you use something to distinct when a character is speaking and when the narrator is speaking, the girl in the bar for example had this problem since she had no face.
And, unless you plan to include something else there, isn't it better to remove those "3 months ago" part? It looks kind of pointless to see the tower for a second, then the succubus for a seccond, she speaks nothing and then we just move to the present.
Aside from that I did liked it and do want to play the rest of it, so I'll be cheering you on from here.

Oh, and when I played with the female fighter the succubus said to the slime girl to get "him" I think, you may want to do something about that. xD

 

[Xtreme09]

Opinions are always welcome. And yeah it's a short game. I planned narration because the protagonist is silent. I might add a face to the bartender. You'll be talking to her for the inn too.

I put the 3 months ago thing there for a reason. It's supposed to give mystery to the scene. Who is this woman? What is she planning? I want to go that extra mile instead of just starting with "One day you sailed across an ocean"

Damn! I did so much testing and that completely slipped by me. I'll fix it up for the full version. Thanks.

 

[Screamer811]

Ah, i really like the "Horn Music" even if i it's a little bit out of the context...
And another thing, may i suggest to lower the volume (Both music and fx)?

 

[Xtreme09]

Ah, i really like the "Horn Music" even if i it's a little bit out of the context...
And another thing, may i suggest to lower the volume (Both music and fx)?

Yeah I needed to find crisis themed music. 😛

And don't you have your own volume for that? XD
Anyway they sounded low on my speakers when they were 80%. All of the sounds are 100%.

 

[Screamer811]

Yeah I needed to find crisis themed music. 😛

And don't you have your own volume for that? XD
Anyway they sounded low on my speakers when they were 80%. All of the sounds are 100%.

It's not a matter of speaker, rather at 100% there's an high risk of saturated sound.
But once again, i think it's just personal taste.

Another thing, there will be backgrounds in battles, in the final version?

 

[Xtreme09]

There will be backgrounds. Just not in the intro battle.

 

[buttontickler05]

Pretty frigging good! I really like how bellybutton tickling is available from the get-go.

I chose rouge because, in ToG, the rouge's belly is her weakness. I figured that would maximize my chances with getting bellybutton scenes and skills.

Another tickling game to look forward to. This is gonna be a good year. I can hardly wait!

 

[Xtreme09]

Pretty frigging good! I really like how bellybutton tickling is available from the get-go.

I chose rouge because, in ToG, the rouge's belly is her weakness. I figured that would maximize my chances with getting bellybutton scenes and skills.

Another tickling game to look forward to. This is gonna be a good year. I can hardly wait!

Not what i intended to do but I will keep that in mind.

 

[JonesyJones]

Hey, you say copy of Tog like it's a bad thing. ToG was awesome! I'm downloading the game now and I'll put in a ton of feedback once I play with it a bit. I love gaming season! Everyone's making games! Glad you could pop out of nowhere with this game Xtreme! Thanks for uploading!

 

[JonesyJones]

So why is it called Chaos Tower? I mean Gargalesis more or less means tickling, which is why ToG made sense as a title. Is it especially chaotic in the tower? I'll check it out, but it seems very random XD

For some reason I found the sirens music effective, but rather jarring. Imo, it just doesnt really fit a fantasy story, where they wouldn't have sirens, one would think. But that's just my opinion.

And in the first battle, the demon lady says "take care of him", which I wasn't sure meant to be a reference to the captive (the husband) or me (but I was playing as a female fighter). But after the demon lady/succubus said that, she herself walked off. I don't think that quite makes sense. Might want to double check that bit.

Then the slime girl says "I'm going to get you good COMMA human". I'm sorry, I'm a a grammar nazi by nature. And you wouldn't believe how often I see this area. It's as bad as the your/you're thing really.

I also found the tickling music very anticlimatic, I get that it's a tune to show it's not a battle, but it's so damn upbeat and happy! You'd expect to hear it at a birthday party or a celebration, not when you're being attacked by a slime girl tickling you silly. IMO, it doesn't really fit, and I'd change it.

The battle was good, I especially like the gaming mechanic where if you hit the slime girl's soft spot, you get her flinching and have an extra turn. Noice.

Btw, the name Julian just bothers me. That's a guy's name, surely! Julianna is a girl's name. Julie as well. But Julian is a dude's name! Someone back me up here.

Oh, and there's a place in the world actually called Syria. So I kinda would not use that name. I mean, the place doesn't look like the middle east to me, does it?

So that's why they call it the chaos tower. I still think it's pree random though XD


P.S. I know I probably sounded pretty negative there and nitpicked a lot, but I think it's a terrific game but I want to even better, so hope you don't mind me critiquing it a lot 😛

 

[AnimeWatcher1]

Nice one...there's only one thing i didn't like!
If i choose female mage....well...it's Claire from A Witch's Laugh.... :stickout

JEEZ, Screamer! I read this thread while I was at work today and freaked out. I was all "OH GOD! IT'S STARTING! People are stealing character's and using them as theirs! But I never would have thought Xtreme of all people would be the first."

And then Xtreme posts that pic and I'm like...wait...huh? Lol Yea, that's definitely a default actor from the RTP. She is in both VX and Ace (and was also the Mage from ToG). You have to have her in your RTP. There's just...like...no other way you can't have her unless you have a bugged RTP or RPG Maker or something. They don't look aaaanything alike lol.

But if you guys are so worried about Mages and how they look...maaaaybe...

This?

Or perhaps...This?

Might differentiate between Mages more. Of course, we all know the BEST one you could have is this:

Mmmm...yea...just lookit them thighs. :lol

I'm sorry, I'm a a grammar nazi by nature. And you wouldn't believe how often I see this area. It's as bad as the your/you're thing really.

Oh my GAWD YES! I'm not a nazi, but holy crap this drives me INSANE! Really makes me question where the money is going in schools. Of course, I'm just saying this part - honestly, I use bad punctuation all the time (such as "-" when I'm wanting a pause, which last I checked was meant to normally draw out the last word you said like "FFFFuuuu-")

Btw, the name Julian just bothers me. That's a guy's name, surely! Julianna is a girl's name. Julie as well. But Julian is a dude's name! Someone back me up here.

Can't back you up here though since Julian is an ambiguous name and could mean either male or female. Yes, it was more a male name a while ago. These days, you're seeing more and more male-dominant names becoming cross-gendered.



I haven't finished the demo. Just started actually (I just wanted to post). Got to say, however, that the "prologue" was amusing. Not that it was meant to be funny, but I was laughing for 10 seconds at it (I'm sorry Xtreme!).

It was like "3 months ago"
Me: Woah! Tall tower. Nice job with the camera movement giving the height! OMG that's totally a Succubus!
Succubus:...
And now we continue our story. Present Day!

:lol I was like "...What!? LOL!" You need to extend that scene out. Dialogue, movement, it needs a lot more, otherwise it's a really awkward scene. I'm not some novel writer, but I am an animator. I at least know a thing or two about scene progression and setup. You really need to increase the length of that scene or just remove it entirely (and perhaps put it later on as a flashback, but with...again...longer duration). Unless it's something like a reaction shot where someone goes "(!) What's that!?" and turns some direction (to which the screen transitions to what they were looking at), incredibly short scenes like that just don't work.

In other news, I'm so SHOCKED that you're making a game! I never would've thought of you creating one, and now you come out and surprise everyone! WEEEE! Alright, back to the game I go.

 

[Xtreme09]

So why is it called Chaos Tower? I mean Gargalesis more or less means tickling, which is why ToG made sense as a title. Is it especially chaotic in the tower? I'll check it out, but it seems very random XD

It explains why in the game. Also I figure it would be a nice change to name the game something other than something tickling based.

For some reason I found the sirens music effective, but rather jarring. Imo, it just doesnt really fit a fantasy story, where they wouldn't have sirens, one would think. But that's just my opinion.

Only good desperation music I could find in the program 😛

Then the slime girl says "I'm going to get you good COMMA human". I'm sorry, I'm a a grammar nazi by nature. And you wouldn't believe how often I see this area. It's as bad as the your/you're thing really.

Yeah I get some of the text wrong. Thanks.

I also found the tickling music very anticlimatic, I get that it's a tune to show it's not a battle, but it's so damn upbeat and happy! You'd expect to hear it at a birthday party or a celebration, not when you're being attacked by a slime girl tickling you silly. IMO, it doesn't really fit, and I'd change it.

Would you prefer no music at all? Because I planned on tickling music and that's the only one I could find.

The battle was good, I especially like the gaming mechanic where if you hit the slime girl's soft spot, you get her flinching and have an extra turn. Noice.

You'll be seeing stuff like that throughout the game. Kind of a game breaker actually so i'll be making it so you need certain skills.

Btw, the name Julian just bothers me. That's a guy's name, surely! Julianna is a girl's name. Julie as well. But Julian is a dude's name! Someone back me up here.

Ugh, I was thinking the same thing if it was a female name or not. Don't worry, i'll make a slight change to it.

Oh, and there's a place in the world actually called Syria. So I kinda would not use that name. I mean, the place doesn't look like the middle east to me, does it?

Oh crap! I meant Shima, not Syria! Shima is japanese for island which is why I chose the name.

So that's why they call it the chaos tower. I still think it's pree random though XD

Yeah well you'll see later on the monster girls have their own name for their tower.

P.S. I know I probably sounded pretty negative there and nitpicked a lot, but I think it's a terrific game but I want to even better, so hope you don't mind me critiquing it a lot 😛

Honestly, I feel like i'm getting more complaints than any other tickling RPG on the board. I'm not the best writer guys. Cut me some slack there. I'll try to improve but complaints like like how unfitting the music is is nitpicky indeed because I have to work with what I got here.

You need to extend that sce...

ALRIGHT! I'll admit, the intro is too short. It's supposed to set some mystery but I guess people aren't happy with how short it is and want to see more. I'll extend it okay? I'll bring out an updated version of the demo with all the changes.

 

[JonesyJones]

Only good desperation music I could find in the program 😛

Would you prefer no music at all? Because I planned on tickling music and that's the only one I could find.

I'm more familiar with RPG maker VX Ace, so I can't say for certain, but surely you have the ability add music and custom BGM. I mean, just go to resource manager and add your own music in (I'm not sure what edition of RPGmaker you're using so you may need to download a converter to MIDI, but it's really easy to find one for free online). I'm fairly certain you can add your own music in though. So wander around youtube and find some cool BGM 😛

Honestly, I feel like i'm getting more complaints than any other tickling RPG on the board. I'm not the best writer guys. Cut me some slack there. I'll try to improve but complaints like like how unfitting the music is is nitpicky indeed because I have to work with what I got here.

ALRIGHT! I'll admit, the intro is too short. It's supposed to set some mystery but I guess people aren't happy with how short it is and want to see more. I'll extend it okay? I'll bring out an updated version of the demo with all the changes.

Awww, don't feel down! We're not attacking you here, Xtreme, it's just you came out with a demo. A demo is meant to just provide a taste of what the game has to offer and we're providing feedback in how to make the game better.

Just remember, Xtreme, we critique because we care! And we want this game to be awesome! Don't hate us for that ):

And we'd all love to see an extended version of the demo, but remember, it is just a demo. Just listen to what people are saying and adjust your game accordingly.

 

[JonesyJones]

P.S. I sent my friend the link and he had this to say: Thought you'd appreciate getting more feedback 😛

I'm checking it out, though it doesn't hold a candle to ToG. ToG was pretty awesome though, and all other tickle games will have the misfortune of being compared to it since it's the most prominent. This also has that unfortunate syndrome of only using the word tickle and not describing what happens. I sort of appreciate how difficult it must have been to have the tickling/normal combat system in there, but it just feels unnecessary. Especially when most people will just get it for the tickles.

 

[Miss Sassy1]

Wow, alot of critique oO And here i thought I'd actually try my hand at the game, lmao, but yeah, I saw "him" when I had my female character as well. It don't matter though. As for the sound, I'm half deaf, so please don't turn it down just because someone asked you to, there's a volume button for a reason. Oh, and I loved the game. I like, want to play the whole thing now. Anyway, i played as the Rogue, because I thought it meant wild one, lmao, and female, and I liked it. Gonna probably get the other classes a go. 🙂 Good job mate. As for spelling, well, I'm a spelling Nazi but I haven't been lately because my keyboard has been acting strangely lately where I've been getting some errors >< anyway, please update soon.

 

[Xtreme09]

I'm more familiar with RPG maker VX Ace, so I can't say for certain, but surely you have the ability add music and custom BGM. I mean, just go to resource manager and add your own music in (I'm not sure what edition of RPGmaker you're using so you may need to download a converter to MIDI, but it's really easy to find one for free online). I'm fairly certain you can add your own music in though. So wander around youtube and find some cool BGM 😛

Right now, I'm only using music built into the game. I can't find any other music suitable for certain scenes. Though any suggestions are welcome.

Awww, don't feel down! We're not attacking you here, Xtreme, it's just you came out with a demo. A demo is meant to just provide a taste of what the game has to offer and we're providing feedback in how to make the game better.

Just remember, Xtreme, we critique because we care! And we want this game to be awesome! Don't hate us for that ):

And we'd all love to see an extended version of the demo, but remember, it is just a demo. Just listen to what people are saying and adjust your game accordingly.

I do enjoy feedback. It's just it does feel nitpicky at times. Like "Why does this person not have a character image" I have my reasons okay.

I am making the changes you guys are suggesting but I would hope you don't pick apart every part of this game. Remember it's a tickling game. It's not supposed to be taken too seriously and it's just small.

I'm checking it out, though it doesn't hold a candle to ToG. ToG was pretty awesome though, and all other tickle games will have the misfortune of being compared to it since it's the most prominent. This also has that unfortunate syndrome of only using the word tickle and not describing what happens. I sort of appreciate how difficult it must have been to have the tickling/normal combat system in there, but it just feels unnecessary. Especially when most people will just get it for the tickles.

Sure. But then people would just complain this is another bland tickling game. I am not competing with other games here, I am trying to add new features to this game that people would find an interesting change. And yes, people most likely will go for the tickling options but I am giving them the choice of normal combat too. I don't feel the combat should be streamlined to just one thing when it comes to battles. Giving players options keeps things interesting. Because depending on what you choose, it will give you a different result.

The main character is built so they use normal weapons and so they will. But if they so desire, they can fight fire with fire against the monster girls. It will give a different result and if done enough times, a different ending.

Even though it's a short game, I am making this non-linear.



EDIT: Alright i've updated the game and the file is attached to this thread at the top.