Elissa
04-01-2002, 12:47 AM
(Update: links to screen shots now available; see later post in thread.)
Hi everyone,
I've now had the opportunity to play and enjoy some extremely high-quality quests, courtesy of everyone here. Now I'm obliged to put back into the community, and I'm doing so with my first public quest, a large and plot-intensive game based upon "THE LORD OF THE RINGS", the immortal novel by JRR Tolkien. I've nicknamed it "A Link to Middle-earth".
This release, Demo 01, is complete up to the gates of Bree. Being the first part of the quest, it is quite easy and relatively linear, but it does set the groundwork for what I hope will be a game of high quality. This is another of those not-always-popular quests where the character starts without a sword. However, I believe that this works out to be a strength in this case (but you will be a better of judge of that).
The final quest will be large. It will also be non-linear, so much so that you will be able to skip certain areas entirely or embark upon multiple routes. All the major locations from the book will be yours to explore, as will some areas not touched on directly in the novel. The overworld will be larger than that found in most quests, and dungeons will probably play a less key role (but later dungeons will be more inspiring than the rather bland "Barrow" dungeon included in this demo).
I don't intend to enter this quest into the contest, and there are two reasons for that. First, I won't commit to a definite timetable for its completion. The second reason is the more important: this quest is not consistent with the competition rules; I may even opt not to include the Triforce, as it adds little to Middle-earth. This quest is a departure from the norm, whereas the competition requires that quests conform to certain minimal standards. But, yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the tools that the new beta will make available upon its release.
Obviously this demo is a small step on a long road, but I figured that I couldn't be the only person dreaming of a "Lord of the Rings" quest for Zelda, and I hope that someone out there finds this worthwhile.
Lis.
www.xyvol.com/zelda/elissa/lotr.zip
Thanks to Xyvol for hosting the file!
Hi everyone,
I've now had the opportunity to play and enjoy some extremely high-quality quests, courtesy of everyone here. Now I'm obliged to put back into the community, and I'm doing so with my first public quest, a large and plot-intensive game based upon "THE LORD OF THE RINGS", the immortal novel by JRR Tolkien. I've nicknamed it "A Link to Middle-earth".
This release, Demo 01, is complete up to the gates of Bree. Being the first part of the quest, it is quite easy and relatively linear, but it does set the groundwork for what I hope will be a game of high quality. This is another of those not-always-popular quests where the character starts without a sword. However, I believe that this works out to be a strength in this case (but you will be a better of judge of that).
The final quest will be large. It will also be non-linear, so much so that you will be able to skip certain areas entirely or embark upon multiple routes. All the major locations from the book will be yours to explore, as will some areas not touched on directly in the novel. The overworld will be larger than that found in most quests, and dungeons will probably play a less key role (but later dungeons will be more inspiring than the rather bland "Barrow" dungeon included in this demo).
I don't intend to enter this quest into the contest, and there are two reasons for that. First, I won't commit to a definite timetable for its completion. The second reason is the more important: this quest is not consistent with the competition rules; I may even opt not to include the Triforce, as it adds little to Middle-earth. This quest is a departure from the norm, whereas the competition requires that quests conform to certain minimal standards. But, yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the tools that the new beta will make available upon its release.
Obviously this demo is a small step on a long road, but I figured that I couldn't be the only person dreaming of a "Lord of the Rings" quest for Zelda, and I hope that someone out there finds this worthwhile.
Lis.
www.xyvol.com/zelda/elissa/lotr.zip
Thanks to Xyvol for hosting the file!