Author Topic: Celestial Dance: Shift the tide (Social sim inspired by Harvest Moon) (Read 2778 times)

#1 • Aug 16, 2011

Abstract- Billions hear it daily. Millions witness it daily. Thousands cause it. We’ve all heard of it, but do any of us truly understand it? Inspired by harvest moon, this social simulation dedicates itself to bully victims around the world.
Genre- Social Simulation (Romance, Mystery, fantasy)
Rating- Rated T
Platform- RPG Maker XP

The story begins with our young hero, Alice, and her mother moving in to a brand new town. 8 year old Alice begins school in a few days, and her emotions are mixed about it. The ideas of a new life cloud her mind, but little does she know that her move was the dawning of her life. Control the hero through her life as she slowly grows from a young child to adulthood while making friends, developing a personality, going to school and perhaps even finding love?

The story begins in a currently unnamed town. The region's name is the pure lands, claimed by the natives. The town was founded by the queen in the year 1933. The game takes place in a modern era, (Preferably the 21st century) and has very modern tools such as laptops and game systems.

Note that all of the face sets are going to be hand drawn. They are being replaced as time goes on. The face sets you currently see are the youngest that you see that specific character in the game.

The Hero

Spoiler for The Hero:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Female
Description: A little blonde girl who begins off with little to no personality and very little know about her. This is the player's character, and as they play the game, the options they choose influence her personality and how her life is played out.

The Main Boys

These are the main boys who are available to marry/date in later years.

Tyrone Kirimura

Spoiler for Tyrone:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: Artistic and sarcastic are two words that describe Tyrone exactly. His sweet persona evolves into a mild flirtations attitude as he ages. He lives with his working mother who never seems to have time for him. Tyrone draws and paints to take up his free time.

Leo Draco

Spoiler for Leo:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: Tyrone's worst enemy yet best friend, Leo stands as one of the greatest recorded child fighters in the history of the town. However, he is filled with false confidence and ridiculous remarks. Despite his energy, he fears to tell his father that he wishes to work with animals as a vet.

Tristan Mallory

Spoiler for Tristan:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: Tristan is known to be quiet and shy around others but otherwise a happy little boy if alone. He is frequently bullied by Anastasia and has an obvious crush on Tytannia. He lives with his mother and Tytannia who both push him around, hoping he'll grow a backbone.

Jet

Spoiler for Jet:

Age: 17-27
Gender: Male
Description: Apathy and boredom seem to swirl Jet's mind on a regular basis, as his emotionless voice rarely speaks out. However, when his excitement grows, his emotion overwhelms him leaving the room shaking with excitement.

Kyler York

Spoiler for Kyler:

Age: 17-27
Gender: Male
Description: Despite his rough exterior, Kyler can be somewhat sweet at times. He pretends to be all tough, possibly hurting people in the process through his verbal slurs and rudeness. It is possibly due to potential tragedies that he tears himself up.

Maximilian Destiny

Spoiler for Max:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: This sweetheart is arguably the sweetest of them all. No matter what happens, he always can bounce back. Putting people in front of himself is what he does best, but Max needs his own help at times because little does he know that tragedy is right around the corner for him. He loves his sister deeply and they become best of friends when she grows up.

Andy Valitroph

Spoiler for Andy:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: Andy is known to be opposite to his twin sister, Anastasia being fairly quiet and gentle. However, his gentle approach vanishes whenever Anastasia teases or hurts Roxie, Max's little sister. He is Max's best friend and has friendly arguments with Gage most of the time. He is a great baker and cares for his family who are constantly arguing and are deeply in debt.

Damion King

Spoiler for Damion:

Age: 17-27
Gender: Male
Description: Damion aspires to act in movies and on stage. He is close with Anastasia and frequently bullies those under him. He is arguably the most liked boy in all of the high school.

Jay

Spoiler for Jay:

Age: 16-26
Gender: Male
Description: A calm gentleman who is very mature for his age. He is charming and kind, but if someone angers him, he will lecture them for hours!

Gage Knight

Spoiler for Gage:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Male
Description: Gage is the head-strong son of the Knight family. He is kind and sweet as well as hot headed and loud. His words frequently are spur of the moment causing them to sound childish, juvenile, innocent yet adorable.He is Andy and Max's best friend and lives with his mother and three sisters.

The Main Girls

The girls of your age are simply there to be your friend and to be your rival in pursuing the boys.

Anastasia Valitroph

Spoiler for Anastasia:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Female
Description: Beautiful and princess-like Anastasia, Andy's spoiled twin. She forces her mother and father to buy things they can't afford leading them into greater debt.

Cindy Brook Woods

Spoiler for Cindy:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Female
Description: Quiet little Cindy loves to read and keeps her title as the shy little mayor's daughter. She is frequently bullied by other girls, but will keep a secret at all costs. Her closest friend is Tyrone who is very popular among everyone else while everyone ignores Cindy.

Tytannia Winters

Spoiler for Tytannia:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Female
Description: Tytannia is loud and won't be quiet at any cost. However, Tytannia is soft and kind at heart which makes it questionable as to why people think of her as a bully. She lives with Tristan and his mom.

Willow London

Spoiler for Willow:

Age: 8-26
Gender: Female
Description: A wise and serious child who always seems to know what she's talking about. She is fairly quiet when around others, and is always very kind... that is if you stay in her good books.

Tiaga "Tai" Esmeralda Summers

Spoiler for Tai:

Age: 13-26
Gender: Female
Description: A prissy princess and an aristocrat, Tai moves in from England to a smaller house due to financial problems. She misses her horse and doesn't understand that she's never going back home. She is best friends with Anastasia and good friends with her supposed victim, Leo.

Roxanne "Roxie" Sapphira Destiny

Spoiler for Roxie:

Age: 2-20
Gender: Female
Description: Sweet and innocent, the youngest main female goes to Roxanne. She is Max's baby sister and a part of the Gemini quad.(Max, Gage, Andy and Roxie) She tries her best to be sweet and kind, but she has an alternate hot-headed side to her. She is very close to her mom and loves pretty things, though she wishes she could fit in with the boys.

'Kandi" Johnston

Spoiler for Kandi:

Age: 7-25
Gender: Female
Description: Cute little Kandi is loud and annoying when she wants to be. She isn't very bright and loves candy with great passion. Her mother, Amanda, works in the candy store. She meets Jay later on, developing a crush on him instantly.

Dakota Ivanov-White

Spoiler for Dakota:

Age: 16-26
Gender: Female
Description: Born and raised in Australia, Dakota is a sweet girl who has a gentle and kind heart. She is 1 quarter Russian (On her dad's side) But mostly English and Australian.

Spoiler for Title:

Spoiler for School Screenshot::

Spoiler for The forest:

Grow up through 5 stages of the Hero's life: Child, Pre-teen, Teen, Young Adult and Adult
Put an end to a murderous scheme as a mystery begins to blossom in the town
Save the town from utter destruction as another side-story comes into play
Go mining, fishing, bug hunting, cooking or spend your day hanging around town
Make friends which could end up being your boyfriend/husband in later years.
Your mother may get married to one of the men in the town (unconfirmed)
Change clothes whenever you want and buy new clothes as time goes on
Have up to two kids when you get older.
View a multitude of events for most of the towns people.
Go to school and attend class. Take tests and do presentations.
Friends can ruin your life or help you out depending on who it is.
Go to neighborhood events to have a good time.
Custom speech interactions allows you to gain more information about each character or gain more friendship points.
Each character goes through hardships that are solved, and end happily.
There are many mini-stories all with happy endings, including the main story ending happily.

Spoiler for credits:

Special thanks to Jonnie for all of the headers and all the help! :)