Death - we must all face it at some point. Some of us fear it, others
embrace it. Others, still, feel neither one nor the other, yet are still
troubled when time draws short. "What will I leave behind?" "What is my
legacy?"
"Did I accomplish all that I wanted to do?"
Leonardo da Vinci surely felt these things as he lay in his bed during the final days of his life... but he was not alone. Calling for a priest to see to his soul and his pupil, Francesco Melzi, to his works, the ailing Leonardo - through bouts of consciousness and unconsciousness - makes an astounding revelation. "I wish my works destroyed." His pupil is mortified at his master's request and simply cannot comprehend why his life's work should be lost... but he has his reasons, and they are air-tight.
Or are they?
In these last five days, you will take on the role of Francesco Melzi as you try to convince your master, the soon-to-be-late Leonardo da Vinci, that his brilliance should be preserved, not destroyed - to be the inspiration to the world for generations as he has inspired his pupil. It is up to you to succeed and him to decide - not just for yourselves but for the world.
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
"Did I accomplish all that I wanted to do?"
Leonardo da Vinci surely felt these things as he lay in his bed during the final days of his life... but he was not alone. Calling for a priest to see to his soul and his pupil, Francesco Melzi, to his works, the ailing Leonardo - through bouts of consciousness and unconsciousness - makes an astounding revelation. "I wish my works destroyed." His pupil is mortified at his master's request and simply cannot comprehend why his life's work should be lost... but he has his reasons, and they are air-tight.
Or are they?
In these last five days, you will take on the role of Francesco Melzi as you try to convince your master, the soon-to-be-late Leonardo da Vinci, that his brilliance should be preserved, not destroyed - to be the inspiration to the world for generations as he has inspired his pupil. It is up to you to succeed and him to decide - not just for yourselves but for the world.
"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art."
A Canvas For Eternity is a short rpg-adventure game where we play as Francesco Melzi, Leonardo da Vinci's apprentice, that joins his master to search and defeat a series of famous paintings in a surreal world. The game uses a peculiar system where the two protagonists are painters that may equip colors, and each color has a different function and allow them to use a different ability, effectively letting the player customize each of the two characters' roles in battle. Moreover some colors are necessary to progress the story and eliminate some roadside blocks.
This game was originally released for the Tim Tam Slam Jam of 2019.
Random Fact: the graphics used to recreate Florence, Venice and other locations were mainly taken from the first Final Fantasy for NES (while enemies comes from other games), the protagonist Francesco is for example represented by an Elfheim Elf!
Final Verdict: this game is a tiny masterpiece, and while it offes a classic and short rpg adventure, it wakes it rather original and new thanks to a couple of interesting additions and an unique story. Mapping is also pretty good. A quite fun simple and compact little game indeed.
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