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Critternauts›Events›Short FAQ Before Release
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Short FAQ Before Release

Critternauts · published 38 days ago

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So what kind of game is this?It's a traditional JRPG, which means there's a somewhat linear story you can follow while you gear up, explore, find secrets, do side quests, grind if you want, etc. You'll learn new spells and skills as you level up and beat mini-bosses (critters). You can backtrack and use those to open up new areas or find powerful loot. All zones are full of random encounters, some rare, some pretty common, and most enemies have rare drops. And so on, just like in old classic JRPGs.Is this fantasy or sci-fi?Neither, it is set on modern-day Earth, full of ancient mystery themes and a tiny bit of fantasy and sci-fi. But no medieval castles or spaceships.Are you using the default RPG Maker assets, or is it custom?Both. One of the early zones (and the starting hub) was made using default assets, but the rest is different. Some of them are completely different and custom, some are a mix of the default stuff and custom assets.And what about the use of AI?Only used it for battlebacks and enemies. Didn't want to use the default stuff and this made it possible to fill up every zone with a loooot of enemy types. If you're on the fence, the game has a demo up and you can check if you like it or not. The style in the demo is similar to the rest of the game.What about the music?All original stuff, not from an asset pack and not AI.Is this one of those short NSFW games?No.Is this a horror game?No.How long is the game?Around 15 hours, maybe more if you want to do everything and also want to level up to 99. My latest test walkthrough finishing all the quests and secrets took me 15 hours, but I knew where to go, in what order, what to do etc. so it's not necessarily the true number. Was level 81 at the end. So I assume, if you're not in a hurry and wanna explore it'll be more than 15 hours. Ofc if you just wanna run through the main story it'll take less, but you'll still need to level up a bit for the mandatory boss fights.Will there be updates after the release?

Only bugfixes and balance fixes, if needed since this was a hobby project. The game is complete. It's my first game so I'm pretty sure there'll be bugfixes :D but I'll update everything here. I might do a full 100% walkthrough guide later as well.

Anyway, hope that helps, and thanks in advance if you check out the game!

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