As kids my brother and I would make game jams projects and we tooled around in various RPG engines. As adults we realized we really missed working together on games, so for more than a year now we've been working on our Tactical RPG Arcadian Atlas (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1266693296/arcadian-atlas-tactical-rpg-inspired-by-classics/).
I do all the art and my brother (https://twitter.com/wtaylorbair) does everything else (not related to music or the programming the main engine).
We were inspired by FFT, Tactics Ogre, Ragnarok Online & Chrono Trigger primarily (don't worry, the UI is just a mockup & won't look so FFT-esque in the final release ;) ) so I thought you guys might be interested in it? Anywho, feel free to Ask Me Anything about Arcadian Atlas or working with family!
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Jumza on April 05, 2016, 09:41:45 pm
Oh wow, this actually look amazing! It looks like you guys have a really solid system planned out for everything, the art is awesome and the music sounds great!
I sincerely hope you guys reach your goal (from what I can tell, it seems like you'll have no trouble with that!) and I'll probably back the game myself, even if only to the 'get the game' mark :)
I couldn't help but notice that under 'Are there any filler skills' in the FAQ you mentioned that you would be avoiding skills like Charge+1 ~ 10. Bless you for that. So much lost potential for Archers in FFT :P
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Bonesy on April 06, 2016, 12:43:53 am
lol i just saw this on siliconera
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Drunkard on April 06, 2016, 01:01:03 am
Lookin good, If I was good at anything but Frankensteining sprites I'd offer my help, but since I'm not all you can have is my praise. Keep up the good work n Godspeed.
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Shintroy on April 06, 2016, 03:09:11 am
Is there a demo? I'll definitely back this when there's a small demo.
I regret not backing Undertale years ago.
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Guru on April 11, 2016, 06:06:50 pm
This looks like it will be a really sweet game! I haven't had a chance to look over all the content but so far I'm definitely impressed and can't wait to watch it grow. I'll definitely be following this, I voted on steam for now and I hope to be able to back this sometime soon.
I'll keep an eye on your site but keep us posted over here too!
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: Kaijyuu on April 12, 2016, 01:56:16 am
I do similar projects with my wife, though we've never gotten something so grand in scale so far along. Lookin' good, and good luck to you!
Title: Re: Making a Tactical RPG called Arcadian Atlas with my brother!
Post by: bbreakfast on April 14, 2016, 03:22:22 pm
Thanks for the support you guys! We are trucking along in the campaign. :]
Actually just scored a Destructoid article (http://www.destructoid.com/arcadian-atlas-is-just-the-final-fantasy-tacticsiest-thing-355307.phtml) & a Ken Levine Twitter (https://twitter.com/IGLevine/status/720398923513225216) shout out, so we're feeling really great!
@Shintroy: No demo yet unfortunately, but we are working towards a beta version that folks will have access to if they donate to the $40 and up reward tiers on our Kickstarter.
We just unlocked enough achievements during our campaign to unlock a New Job Class reveal! Introducing.... (sprites are Work in Progress, will finish via livestream!)