Northwall

Synopsis

A solitary fort in the snowy North of a small continent keeps watch on a cave to the east. 25 years ago, this cave was home to an army of monsters who threatened to spill out and attack, until it was sealed away by a cleric named Galarand. There are no accounts of his journey into the cave or how he managed to stop the monsters, but the fort was built to keep a vigilant eye on the cave should any threat ever arise again.

Save for the occasional stray monster, it has been quiet for 25 years. Northwall continues its vigilance, as well as the tradition of passing on Galarand's clerical teachings. It has been so peaceful that construction has even begun on a new civilian settlement nearby. One night, however, a sudden flood of monsters makes their way into the castle, catching its inhabitants by surprise - how did they get in? Where did they come from? Why are they attacking? Through the confusion, Northwall is laid to waste, with its survivors managing to escape to the nearby civilian settlement.

After a few days, the monsters have not come to finish them off - but supplies are low, and there's not enough manpower to defend everyone when the inevitable attack comes. Worse, their supply line from the port town of Silth has not been seen in almost two months, and it looks like nobody is coming to save them. Making the hard choice to send the lone surviving cleric and two soldiers to a small village south of the mountains called Aylan, the survivors are stuck sitting in the growing shadow of starvation or slaughter, their hopes resting on the shoulders of the young cleric.

Reviews

Foreverwhere said: A very solid and well-written fantasy RPG... The characters are unique with their own voice, and the plot is streamlined quite nicely... Overall, we highly recommend this game.

jonthefox said: Wow, it's so good. I have so much work to do, but I can't put this down... You really have a talent for game making; this is great stuff. Seriously AMAZING game man, I cannot wait to get to the end tomorrow.

Vinedrius said: VERY well done. We totally need more games like this one which really feels "complete" for what it is. Challenging combat, smart puzzles, interesting level design, intriguing story telling.

jonthefox said: The best thing about this game was the actual gameplay. Dungeons were superbly designed, being interesting and challenging but not too long or tedious. The puzzles in this game were simply amazing in terms of their design.

amaSenpai said: The battle system is lovely. I never got bored and felt I could mash the attack button to progress. The encounter rate itself was well done. Characters had personality (especially my favorite bad guy). The dialogue and story are so much fun. I may have been spoiled by this game! My expectations have been set high for RPG maker games.

padr81 said: Great game, I like the way its so dark yet keeps the old school rpg non realistic feel. Its also cool that the happiest character in the story is Maestro. He kind of keeps the game light hearted in a really dark and depressing story. Really loving this. Your characters are all very good which really drives the story. At the end and its easily shaping up to be a 9 or 10/10 game. Easily the strongest RPGMaker Game I've played on the strength of the story alone.

Original Project Thread
https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/northwall-v1-0-1.18152/