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I revamped the battle system, which allowed me to develop attack patterns instead of the old "strike once when the hidden ATB bar is filled".

Fast weapons now usually perform 2 weak attacks, while heavy weapons hit once for massive damage.

Still tweaking the overall flow.

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 2d

Also unrelated to DRPGs, but Metro Quester should be right up your alley.

Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 2d

I had fun with Wizardry Variants Daphne.

Also, MonoRogue doesn't quite fit the bill, but it's a nice distraction while commuting.

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Silent @cookieplmonster.bsky.social · 3d

I was curious to see why Wangan Trial on the PS1 has two discs, and now I know - it has a story mode with FMVs!

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 2d

So it was you. I'm going to travel back in time and place banana peels around your computer.

Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 2d

Wizardry Variants Daphne introduced a new type of trap to the series: opening a chest causes the game to crash.

Hardcore!

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St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 4d

Fun fact: To my knowledge, 1995 and 1996 was the Peak of Japan's FPS development era.

To my knowledge, Japan made a whopping 14 First Person Shooters during period

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 4d

Here’s what I ended up putting my hand on this #RandomGameSaturday! After Devil Force is a PC exclusive strategy game by Compile, and the final game in their Devil Force series!

A photo showing the box for After Devil Force (PC). It’s a large plastic rectangle with a paper insert underneath a clear cover. The front has the games title at the top in English, with an ensemble illustration of the fantasy cast below.

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 5d

i came up with a bunch of new skills

how about an opportunity to land the first hit because the mobs were too busy being in awe of your warrior aura?

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 6d

TIL you can buy SaGa-themed model trains :O

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23608013...

A photo showing a bright yellow cardboard box, with long windows showing the model trains inside. Both of these are bright yellow, and adorned with Saga artwork and lettering.

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 7d

I was unaware that Demon Lord Reincarnation had level scaling either!

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Sean Seanson @seanseanson.bsky.social · 7d

Taito New Years Card 1994 by the developers of RayForce. text reads

'taito 1994, we are giving this game to you. for all of game freaks.'

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 7d

TIL Dragon Ruins has level scaling.

...wait, what?

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 7d

A new update for Dragon Ruins II is up.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/329...

Dragon Ruins II - Update Notes for October 1, 2025 - Steam News

Fixed a bug that prevented the Speedy skill from working properly.

store.steampowered.com

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 8d

speeding up my recovery by drawing 16x16 sprites with a limited color palette, could work as an ultima-style game, i guess

Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 8d

The prolonged development and bigger scope of DR2A put me in the mindset of a gamer that will invest 300 hours into the game, and until that inner gamer is satisfied, I'm not letting you near it.

Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 9d

Dragon Ruins is 30% off on Steam.

store.steampowered.com/app/3293490/...

Save 30% on Dragon Ruins II on Steam

A dungeon crawler for tired people.

store.steampowered.com

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Romanus Surt @yomigael.bsky.social · 9d

The Steam Autumn Sale has started!

store.steampowered.com/developer/gr...

Steam Developer: Graverobber Foundation

Injecting new ideas into Dungeon RPGs, one line at a time.

store.steampowered.com

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Ternox @ternoxgames.com · 11d

you can do this in my game #indiegame

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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · 12d

Remisse has patched English into the Japan-only Saturn version of Wizardry IV — and not only that, he's fixed a long list of bugs and missing content in the console port, too! Read all about it:

www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/09/26/f...

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #videogames #translation