Even in the Midst of Darkness by Xanedil

 

In a world ruled by magic, there are three types of people: The Venesi, the Terreli, and the Nomals. Nomals are the normal people who make up the middle class of workers and soldiers. Terreli are the ones who can use light magic, who are the rulers and government officers. Then there are Venesi, the ones who can use dark magic, who are the ridiculed and hated; tossed aside from society.

 

For many generations, the Venesi people, wielders of dark magic, have been ridiculed and scorned by the Nomals and the Terreli, wielders of light magic. An organization known as Greyland was created in order to combat the deep segregation imprinted into the fabric of society.

 

However, after a planned convention of the group falls into chaos, a man named Douglas Blaak and his recent wife Aira are thrown right in the middle of an unknown plot between the leader of Greyland, the Grand Saint and his followers, and a mysterious group of people simply known as the Kaaj.

 

The release of this game includes a prologue and the first chapter, a single dungeon and about three boss battles, plus some other combat encounters. It's a classic adventure rpg that's pretty linear and unfortunately not complete. The story is probably the best aspect of the game, together with some original sprites and battlers for the playable cast and some of the enemies. The rest isn't bad but rather classic and not really original, still better than many other Rpgmaker demos.

 

Download Link

Rpgmaker.net

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Random Fact: the game includes a test savegame on the world map where no location is accessible. However it's still possible to fight random battles with a party that also includes two new characters that do not appear in the demo, Kyla and Claus.

 

 

Final Verdict: Even in the Midst of Darkness starts quite well, with an interesting story and plot, ok for the most part is Douglas lamenting because he always trusts the wrong people, anyway it's not the usual "fight the evil demon" thing. Lots is unfortunately left unexplained: who and what is Poliestar? Which is the origin of the three races? Which was Blackmore's plan? We'll never know since the game ends with a black screen. There is also a test save that includes two extra characters, Kyla and Claus, but we'll never know about them, and that's a pity.
However the lack of savepoints and the boring battles are probably the greatest problems of this game, for the rest it's pretty standard, with some high points like the battlers and some ideas. Pity. Could have been better, much better, and the story was promising.