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Title: The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on April 14, 2007, 08:08:48 AM

The Search for Thomas

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This game was a result of a small break from my main project "The Healer". It's a full, short game that utilizes mostly rtp graphics.

~Thanks Reives for asking me to post this here.~

Story
Thomas?...Thomas!
Where are you?...

A young girl awakens in a small, dark room. She knows only one thing...she must find Thomas.

Characters
(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi145.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr228%2Fyisuz%2FMeggie.png&hash=a432af5bb679183111ee248ad577ac4d35a25c5e) Meggie
The main protagonist.

(https://rmrk.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi145.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fr228%2Fyisuz%2FThomas.png&hash=b61add1215827aa4f0da6c4196cdcfce419e6b75) Thomas
A young boy who is supposedly missing.

Features

• No battles. That's right. You must avoid monsters and animals in order to survive.
• Health bar. Keep track of Meggie's health via the on-screen health bar.
• No magic, experience or gold. It's not about leveling up, it's about surviving.

Screens

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Uh Oh. Maybe it's the other switch. Wait! What other switch?

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So...do you come here often?

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Hmm...maybe I should check out that shiny thing.

Credits
Enterbrain, of course...

Graphics
Zany Zora
Whitecat
Crimson Lotus

Audio
Hannya
TAM Music Factory
Vincente Molina Alonso
A1 Radio Sounds
Sounddogs

Scripts
Ccoa
Yeyinde
DerVVulfman
Selwyn

Some Comments
"Spectacular and creepy. Loved it." - Bogus

"Really fun. I loved the atmosphere of it." - Roman Candle

"Nice game, simple and fun, has a good atmosphere and all the potential to become a horror series." - Avadan

"That was pretty fun alexia, nothing too taxing, but made me feel like I was playing resident evil rtp." - Calibre

"Simplistic yet awesome, enjoyed it a lot. The game over music creeps the hell outta me; so I tried my hardest not to die." - Reives

Download Full Game Here (http://www.box.net/shared/bvxy58mmyl)

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: modern algebra on April 14, 2007, 08:15:44 AM

Added to Finished Project Index. I like the concept of avoiding enemies rather than fighting them. It looks like it will be quite enjoyable.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Jalkson on April 14, 2007, 08:27:06 AM

This sounds awesome.  I'm definitely going to have to give it a try.  Good work.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Halestorm5 on April 14, 2007, 01:01:06 PM

Beat the game yesterday XD

The ending is spooky!!

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Reives on April 14, 2007, 03:17:35 PM

An eye opener for what can be made with such limited resource. Not many other RMXP games are made in this style, very refreshing.  :)

P.S. Don't be fooled by the screenshots if they seem a little dull. Try it.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Jalkson on April 14, 2007, 11:29:40 PM

That was awesome.  I loved the music, and the ending was great.  Nice work. :D

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Horror BN on April 18, 2007, 11:00:20 AM

I dont think there is need to say much about it. It's just a beautifull mistery surviver. I especialy like the sounds and music  :o

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Anaryu on April 18, 2007, 07:56:38 PM

Ho ho! I never got to see this one. :)

I'm going to give this a try tonight and I'll update, but it looks like a very interesting premise!

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Reives on April 18, 2007, 09:23:15 PM

Quote from: Anaryu on April 18, 2007, 07:56:38 PM

I'm going to give this a try tonight and I'll update, but it looks like a very interesting premise!

Try it in the day, not at night. ;)

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ShoSho on April 18, 2007, 09:31:20 PM

Anaryu, you do know that .ORG people come here too right? It's not supposed to be known as the GA test.

And, Alexia, this is wonderful.  If anyone reading this hasn't played it yet, you had better.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: eternal_renegade on April 25, 2007, 07:06:15 AM

aww I am not able to play it. The Text is not showing for me.
Very original however, I like idea's like games like this to.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: NinesVoerman on April 28, 2007, 05:05:57 PM

that game over screen is FREAKY!!!

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ChaosSpartan28 on April 28, 2007, 05:12:43 PM

Part of the game i liked: Read on if you want:

Spoiler for:

LOL, I loved the seen where you go downstairs and you hear Thomas, then you go down a litl emore and a kid runs out of no where. Classic horror film/game sequence. Good job on the game. I couldnt figure out what to do when you sacrifice the liquor, some creepy little girl just came out, chased me slowly, and "touched" me, then game over. Freaked me out, I thought I had to talk to her.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ataraxy2 on April 28, 2007, 07:11:58 PM

Wow, this was awesome. Apart from being extremely short you told a great story and make me jump whilst playing the game. Played at 4 AM, with the lights off doors shut. Now hear this... when I was playing it and the power went out the door to this room creaked open. Of course I was freaked out for godsakes.

You should make more horror games, possibly a series and make them longer with save points every half hour or so. Really depends what you want. Enjoyed playing. =]

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ChaosSpartan28 on April 28, 2007, 07:27:45 PM

You know whats odd though, Alexia only posted this game and never posted again. Unless "Search for Thomas" was made by another member who just made a new account, I dont think Alexia is coming back.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Horror BN on April 28, 2007, 08:07:22 PM

Maybe, but if you look at her profile you'll see that she was last active on the 26th.
She may not post.... But she's watching us  :o

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ChaosSpartan28 on April 28, 2007, 08:10:16 PM

Thats kinda creepy lol. O well, its her choice.

If you are reading this Alexia... Great game, props to you for making it. It is one of a kind.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Reives on April 29, 2007, 12:01:03 AM

This isn't Alexia's home forum. I just asked her to come and post this here since it is an unique game that deserves to be noticed.  :)

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on April 29, 2007, 06:24:32 AM

Thank you all for playing. I do check back here every once in a while and sorry for not posting sooner.

@eternal_renegade: The text is Verdana. Here is the link to download the font. Once you download it, extract the file and copy it to your fonts folder which should install it onto your computer.

http://www.box.net/shared/b9y6ztlc3j

@ChaosSpartan28:

Spoiler for About the liquor:

After you set the bottle, press the action button again to light it on fire. And try your best to stay away from the ghost.

If you liked this game, check out my main project, "The Healer." It's not the same genre, however, but you might enjoy it.

http://www.hbgames.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11132

Thanks again, everyone. Not sure if there will be a sequel, but you never know.

**EDIT** New Difficult Version Below
Can't get enough of Thomas? Well, I created a difficult version of the game. It has the same plot and puzzles, but no potions, less HP, more rats but less rodent spray, and much more (or less, in this case). I died a couple of times and I had to save often in order to beat the game. Think you have what it takes to survive? Download the difficult version and try!

Download Difficult Version Here (http://www.box.net/shared/cg0qebvyeh)

**Even though there are no potions, your HP will regenerate but very slowly.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Halestorm5 on April 29, 2007, 12:14:03 PM

I didnt even save the game before >.<! Ill try the hard mode later. :P

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: NinesVoerman on April 29, 2007, 01:20:49 PM

wow what an ending wasnt expecting that

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Chaezy on May 21, 2007, 01:53:19 AM

So many interesting sounding games! I need to get a better RPG maker >_<

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: :) on July 01, 2007, 10:32:34 PM

gratz on POTM

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: Zeriab on July 02, 2007, 12:00:48 AM

gratz ^_^

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on July 02, 2007, 02:03:37 PM

Thanks everyone for playing. It is short but hopefully you'll find it enjoyable, despite its length.

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: Reives on July 03, 2007, 07:28:25 PM

Congradulations. :) This game's atmosphere is one of a kind; it was really an eye opening experience for me regarding the usage of RMXP and RTP.

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: BPKS0 on July 07, 2007, 09:09:34 PM

Trying it now ^^; Looks like fun.
Edit: unfortunately download doesn't work ^^;

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: Reives on July 08, 2007, 01:27:52 AM

Found a link that works:
http://www.box.net/shared/bvxy58mmyl

Not sure if it's the most updated version, but I played one of the earliest versions and it ran fine.

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on July 11, 2007, 10:59:00 PM

Thanks, Reives, for providing a working link. I forgot that I made some changes. I've updated the first post with the correct link, which, by the way, is the unencrypted version of this game.

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: tSwitch on July 12, 2007, 02:10:00 AM

that game is really good!
My only complaint, is not entirely short it was, but how it seemed that the storyline was really hurriedly thrown at the player, if it had been slightly longer, and there had been more of those journal entries/notes and a few more 'ghost of tommy' sightings, it would have been perfect

It was a refreshing change from the normal XP RPG
9.5/10

Title: Re: [POTM] The Search for Thomas
Post by: mitoz on July 29, 2007, 06:48:42 PM

this has to be the best game i have ever played on rpg maker. it was fun and exciting and i didnt expect anything that happened.

I rate this game a 10/10

most games i play take forever to get into the game and get boring after the first 10 minutes so this is a good change

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: AAARGH! on August 21, 2007, 04:10:11 PM

I agree, most games... even really good games take up to a few hours to really get into the game.
This is a really great game, very atmospheric... creepiest game I've ever played on RPG Maker.
9/10.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on August 23, 2007, 08:58:50 AM

Thank you everyone for your nice comments! I haven't really been doing anything with rmxp lately but hopefully I'll get back into it soon.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Exer1 on November 07, 2007, 12:43:34 PM

Ahh! I enjoyed this game a lot! :)

Despite it's length, it's pretty good. I kinda cheated a lil bit. I took about 99 matches and like 30 bottles. :D

The music started to creep me out a bit, but hey, it fit the game.

:)

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: BranMuffin on January 21, 2008, 09:45:08 PM

I didn't get very far, I got trapped between two rats in a vertical hallway. :P

But you did a lot with a little. :3 very nice, from what I see.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: alexia on January 21, 2008, 10:20:04 PM

Use the rodent spray and you should be fine.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: ahref on June 03, 2008, 04:27:39 PM

excellent game :D, thanks for avoiding timed puzzles also. yours is the first rpgmaker game to make me frustrated at yet still i continued to play :D

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: DarkGamer on July 22, 2009, 01:10:42 PM

nice game!

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Grafikal on July 23, 2009, 04:35:35 AM

wtf, no necro posting mr.ronaldmacdonaldFF7fanboy

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: modern algebra on July 23, 2009, 03:14:36 PM

It's a game in the Finished Projects section. It's OK to necro a Finished Project.

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: Grafikal on July 23, 2009, 04:45:44 PM

I still like the name Mr.RonaldmacdonaldFF7fanboy ._. lol

Title: Re: The Search for Thomas
Post by: DarkGamer on July 24, 2009, 04:26:21 PM

pfff, the post is still here, and if i just played it now, i ill say i liked it NOW!