Tales of Akash 2 finally done! [a free game]

So the winter came and went.

There wasn't much snow on ice so it favoured my icefishing hobby. I got lots of catch too so I feel sort of blessed in that sense too.

For a while I ceased the production of Tales of Akash as I lacked motivation and dedicated time to enjoy my other DIY activities. I built a 2,5D router table (now a thermocutter) and a guitar effect pedal, a stompbox fuzz to be precise. I'll probably blog about those at a later date, now I'm thrilled to share with you this new game I finished programming.

As the weather has been sort of bad lately and I woke up early so I decided to put some time into the sequel. I had a few maps done already but the main plot lacked a twist so in 4 or so hours I drew a new map and came up with the main quest ending. I hadn't touched the game in weeks as nobody really reacted to it.

This is how it turned out :

Tales of Akash (project folder)

You can find both the original game (3,2MB) and the sequel (2,83MB) within. If you're new to the game I suggest you start with the first game and then proceed to the sequel as the storyline continues where it ends.

I'm currently pondering whether to continue the game franchise. I had to cut some corners to save some time and peoples nerves by merging the character classes (fighter&mage) of the original game into a single multiclass fighter/mage as I felt it was frustrating to play the same maps with a different character.

It could be a tad longer I think. The sequel is twice as long as the main storyline of the original but lacks different classes.

What are your opinions? Feel free to hit me up with an email if you have any suggestions!

I wish you a happy and sun-filled beginning of the summer,

-ef