Indie RPG News - June 5, 2007
The Last Scenario
TIGSource is reporting on the release a new, free RPG entitled "The Last Scenario." It's made with RPGMaker. I haven't played it yet, so someone will have to report on it. I don't expect it to be another Aveyond, but it looks like it has some really clever gameplay mechanics built on top of the engine.

Check it out HERE. Note that in addition to the game itself, there's a link to the MS Gothic font, which you will need to play the game (its playable - but ugly - without it under XP, but apparently Vista users will only get blank text unless they install the font).


The Broken Hourglass
Halima Phaenon, one of the nine NPCs that can join you in Mal Nassrin, is profiled in detail in this week's update. That's her pic on the left. Check out Halima's profile at Planewalker Games' site.

Depths of Peril
There's a new short story up on the web entitled, "Necromancer," further expanding on the the setting and back-stories of Depths of Peril.

Avencast
Austrian indie dev shop Clockstone Software has an interview at RPG Vault about their upcoming.... uh, RPG, "Avencast: Rise of the Mage." At least they call it an RPG. In the interview, Michael Schiestl refers to it as "a yet unseen mixture of genres. The core of the game is action / role-playing, but it will have a strong adventure style and challenging gameplay adopting beat 'em up elements." Minh Tri Do Dinh further explains that it "draw(s) heavy inspiration from beat 'em ups, shooters and the like, rather than classical RPGs." I'll reserve judgement here. We're always crying out for fresh ideas and innovation.


(Vaguely) related Indie RPG Geekiness
* Indie RPG News, May 28, 2007
* Indie RPG News, May 18, 2007
* Frayed Knights: Stupid Is As Stupid Fights
* Aveyond Version 2.0 Released
* Innovation in RPGs?

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