Showing posts with label Qheretic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qheretic. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Exile by QHeretic

 
The story is set in a semi-futuristic / medieval world where machines meet magic. The game begins with the introduction to three seperate tales, each with it's own protagonist. When evil is amidst, these three have a kind of bond that seems to call them together to fight the enemy.
 
However, each ends up in their own tangle on the same day...and soon each person's story develops into a epic battle tale. The complete story begins 10 years before the present day, when a power hungry emperor comes close to taking over the world. His desire for power also drives the children that he kidnapped to serve him to assassinate him, to phase in a new era of peace. The day this occurred was further known as the Medlahm Assassination, and the ringleader of this faction was Xelan. He lead this faction named Sabre to become the new leader of the world capital, Imanene.
 
 
Exile is a very old Rpgmaker adventure game released in 2002, and one of the first to feature different protagonists in different scenarios: however as the titles says, all three heroes will be exiled for different reasons and this will lead to a series of adventures. Do not expect anything new or original, this was a basic adventure rpg using the classic Rpgmaker system and the default RTP graphics, still it was one of the first works by the author of the great Kindred Saga.

 
Random Fact: the old defunct original site for the game can still be found using Waybackmachine: see it here https://web.archive.org/web/20001017095906/http://www.geocities.com/enterranet/exile-sto.html 
 

Final Verdict: an ok game if you are very nostalgic, the adventure is however well made but pretty classic and can be still be enjoyable. Anyway being a demo do not expect a real epilogue to the story.

Friday, April 17, 2026

Kindred Saga by Qheretic

 
Set in a Dystopian future, a small group of thieves live out their lives in the slums of the city of Terrason, stealing from greedy kingpins and corrupt politicians and avoiding law enforcement. One of the thieves, Slaine, has always felt that there is another "him" out there somewhere in the world. He is haunted by dreams of another persons life, a life filled with murder and destruction. Even worse is the figure in Slaine's dream continually threatens to "consume him".
While pulling a high profile heist, Slaine will find out the true meaning of his dreams, and who the ruthless and mysterious figure in them is.
 
 
Kindred Saga is a classic techno-fantasy rpg, released in 2001, it was created by Qheretic that combines the co-op tech abilities of Chrono Trigger, the character field puzzles of Breath of Fire and the dark and dreary setting of Final Fantasy 7's Midgar. Despite being only a demo, it influenced the games of the following Years. The version here includes the walkthrough for the puzzles included.
 

 
 
Random Fact: a battle system demo made by Qheretic and used in Kindred Saga was also uploaded separately with its own story. See below for this extra.
 

Final Verdict: an excellent game, heavily inspired by Final Fantasy VII, innovative for many aspects like the use of custom menus and side view battles. It also featured some interesting characters. A classic.




EXTRA - Kindred Saga BS: This is a stand alone techdemo of the battle system used in Kindred Saga that has its own story, and was released before the true game. The plot is about Seade, a fighter who wants to become famous by winning the next Terrason Tournament. He will also find other challenges along the way.

The game is divided into various chapter and it's about 2 hours long, and that's rather a lot for a game that was considered a test for a battle system: the story is simple but involves various characters besides the protagonist, and mapping is pretty well done with lively locations populated by interactable characters.
Clearly the game is focused on battles, but there is a lot to read too.