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soulmorphisis asylum
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soulmorphisis asylum
9/3/2003 6:30:01 PM
By: nightsavior
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soulmorphisis: asylum
special thanks to my friend alexander mclean. he has inspired my creativity and opened my eyes to new possibilities.
warning: this game contains mature and adult elements. that doesn’t mean porn. lol. still some of the things in the game are very disturbing. viewer discretion is advised.
"all my life i've wondered why do i exist? in loneliness and solitude there is nothing but pain. sometimes in my fevered thoughts i see a reality in which i can make a difference. but that reality seems so far away. now there is only a series of days spent in tidium. every once in awhile the dreams of dragon's fire and glowing eyes in the darkness rumble through my mind like a train off its tracks. in those dreams i am a hero. in those dreams i defend all creatures of magic from the horrible men with their red cross tabbards that shun anything that is not of mankind. but than i wake up. the gun is so tempting. it calls to me like a phantom lover promising release. all i have to do is put it to my temple and pull the trigger. 25 years of virginity, 25 years of disappointment gone in a flash. but than she is near. the dream goddess that guides me. she eases my hand off the gun and tells me she needs me very much. that only i can free her mother and save her foster daughter. so, i get off my ass and go to work at the tattoo parlor...and it is than the great quake hits and my life changes forever."
jared o'sheely
jared is not the typical hero. suffering from clinical depression and low self esteem, the troubled tattoo artist has always battled with himself. living in san fransico jared has just experienced the biggest quake in his home town in many years. but to jared it was no ordinary tremor. spending days in sleepless tidium jared has visions of demons and elves in his head. out of the corner of his eyes he sees wraiths and spirits. unbeknowst to jared the world has awakened. soon the dead will walk and magic will be the reality. as with all heroes jared is presented with a problem. the brand of a red flame has appeared on his left hand and now the newly awakened populace be they elf,dragon,demon , or lycanthrope believe he is a champion of justice who can answer their prayers. caught up in a supernatural world jared fights dark phantoms and grotesque creatures. the awakened world of asylum in erotic and brutal filled with sex,vice,and murder. as jared o sheely you can make the wrong things right. an enigmatic demon has come to you wanting you to find his missing niece. the journey to rescue her will lead you on an infernal road of madness but also possibly redemption and love.
controls: the meat and potatoes of the gaming world are the controls. in many ways this is akin to devil may cry. jared shoots with twin pistols or can summon a blade of glowing soul energy from his left hand. movement wise he can run up walls,back flip,side roll, and use a series of jump kicks and punches in combo sequence. as with all heroes learning of their weird wacky potential jared learns new moves and can form new energy weapons as he progresses on. as in onimusha,devil may cry, and primal jared can trigger a soulmorphisis becoming the pheonix warrior, a heightened avatar with flaming wings and glowing eyes that can shoot soul seeker projectiles at enemies,fly, and cover each kick and punch in a firery wave.
is it original? nope. heck everything has been done under the sun. the most i hope to do is tell a really good story in a world of modern fantasy and horror. is jared cliche? well the disturbed hero with the billowing trench has been done...however giving that hero a personality that is endearing and incites a sympathetic tone to the audience is still in my opnion a rare thing. i loved dante from devil may cry and i loved jubei yagu from onimusha 2. yet in a way these heroes were so over the top i couldn't relate to them. jared has problems not just with shape shifting assassins and parasitic creatures that turn people into psychotic fanatics. he has a problem accepting his new role and who he has become. even jareds friends are believable people in extradinary circumstances. players maybe surprised they don't fight many were wolves,vampires,or demons. its usaully they whom seek you out for help. rather players will find a much fouler monster. mankinds hatred toward that it fears and misunderstands.
action rpg? face it its not a far fetched idea. in my opnion onimusha 2 had some very rpg moments. though jubei was the main character there were three other stars of destiny you interacted with. depending on your actions they would aid you and help you. sometimes it would be jubei's friends who would have to save him so you'd take control of them for awhile. in addition each of your weapons had three distinct levels and you'd spend experience to level each one up to its peek performance. parasite eve 2 was another game i loved that combinded action with experience points and awe inspiring psychic powers. so is asylum like these games? well in some ways yeah. you use guns,magic,and even swords. you can level up certain attributes and certain characters help you in each area of san fransico. still asylum is bigger. as the game continues it becomes a little less linear and you are allowed to choose who comes with you on your continuing quest. the game also has jump gates in which you can travel to each section of sanfransico without hiking it by foot.
contaversial subject matter: alot of games try to be stylish and cool. and stylish and cool is ok but without substance it kinda goes sour. as a gamer i have played many a good game...and many a bad sequel to the same game in question. soulmorphisis is a game that tries pushing the envelop but not just for the sake of shock value. san fransico is an erotic and exotic place. it has become a mystical place as well. surprisingly the main antagonist in the game is not a cult of necromancers or a diabolical dragon....the main antagonist are the red cross haryn which represent mankinds religious zeal and hatred of things it cannot understand. not everything in soulmorphisis is good and evil. the game does have some very grey areas. while i'm not out to target any select group of people for ridicule i guarantee most fundies won't like the fact paganism is portrayed in a positive light and there are certain sexual themes and situations. for the rest of you with open minds however i'm sure this game will have alot to give.
inspirational games: shadowrun(for the snes), revelations persona(playstation),fallout 1 and 2 (pc), parasite eve 1 and 2(playstation), diablo 1 and 2(pc),devil may cry(playstation2),primal(playstation 2) , blood rayne(playstation 2) , vampire the masquerade redemption(pc and the book version) , hunter the reckoning(x box and book version) , werewolf the apocolypse(book version), onimusha 2(playstation 2) , fear effect series(play station),silent hill series( ps 1 and 2) ,alone in the dark 2(play station ) , and many others that inspired me to make a game of my own.
filler story: once long ago there was the great tree of life. this tree of life had two guardians both married to serve in balance. adam saw himself to be the shephard of man. he wished only to use the tree for mankinds glory and advancement. lillith on the other hand knew the trees life force could give birth to the mystic races. feeling trapped by her husbands narrow mindedness lillith used some of the trees seeds to create the art of magic. when adam discovered what his wife had done he was enraged and casted her out of the great garden of eden. lillith then remarried a kind gentle man named thomas. they begat children and became the first family of mage born. adam took another wife not out of love but rather simply to procreate and bare children to raise by his teachings. these children would bare the cross and call themselves haryn. over time haryn and magic born fought each other for the great tree. not wanting his wife to spread her magic ways adam tried to destroy the tree but not before lillith sealed the trees essence within the earth itself. for thousands of years afterwards the world has been trapped by rigid dogma and cold science. but now the plates of the earth have shifted. great earthquakes have freed the magic of lillith upon the earth. special individuals awaken to find themselve changed. orcs,elves,dragons,demons,lycanthropes, and vampires walk among humankind seeking acceptance in an often harsh biggoted society. but whereas some supernaturals seek peace and a way to coexist others hurt by racism and rejection lash out and retaliate. upon this very stage the souls of lillith and adam still fight for control lillith seeking to liberate just as adam seeks to enslave....
levels:
the cryptlands: san fransicos largest cemetary. now called the crpyt lands because ghouls and vampires inhabit it. lord kenard belldamane and his vampire childer rule here and are generally peaceful getting their blood delivered to them from blood banks. however kenard has reported the makings of sinister clock work undead which have risen from the mortuary as well as a man in white orchestrating events. here jared will battle the ghoul david who has been murdering young couples and raising them as his own undead servants.
red wood forest: protected by the regal lupines the red wood forest is home of dryads,druids,and elves. zendarick blood moon has declared war on the cryptlands but as jared investigates he uncovers a conspiracy set into motion to turn kenard and zendarick against each other. to find out truth he must consult with the ancient ents moss beard and woodweva. while in woodweva's darker side of the wood umaru and breanne will help jared combat undead , dark fairies , and terrifying creatures twisted by the forests magic.
raven claw bar: a seedy bar and stripper club its here jared fishes for clues and confronts the monstrous stone skinned blood shard as he is about to rape a woman to death. blood shard is an assassin to the man in white. angi a beautiful stripper advices jared to seek out her cousin terry in china town for more clues. later jared,terry, and kyocumi return here to save angi and sakura from maverick a man who sells strippers into snuff films while using angi and sakura as sex slaves and lethal assassins. when jared demands for maverick to tell him why he performs such atrocities maverick reveals himself to be a psychic vampire that feeds on the emotions produced by raping and killing . he also reveals himself to serve the man in white.
lachesis's school: prep level where you learn the controls of the game. lachesis's school started in australia but moved to san fransico after the great quake. lachesis lives her life to teach newly awakened youngsters how to use their powers for the benefit of man kind. she is also the daughter of lillith and foster mother of julia.
death valley: san fransicos expanse of desert death valley is home to orcs, giant scorpions, and glitter talon a egotistical yet good hearted gold dragon who uses the desert as his den. presently the orc tribe white fang has declared war on the dragon even though glitter talon and the orc king krull were once good friends. as jared invistigates he discovers a shape changing slag took the real kings place and the true krull is trapped in the scorpion caves. after saving krull jared discovers the slag is a servant to the man in white.
the burbs: ruled benevolently by the virtous demon family of valos dearch humans and supernaturals seem to live in perfect harmony. however after human rioters put valos's daughter in the hospital jared uncovers a vicious hate group that follow someone known as the man in white.
the beach: sanfransico's shore line is now home of the beautiful sirens. jared must stop a pirate barge who hold the siren princess hostage. setting her free he makes another disturbing connection to the man in white.
china town: steeped in mysticism and magic china town is home to the honorable tigen, alluring kitsune,noble inarin ogre, and wise jade dragon. the old man yagashi reveals to jared that his kitsune grand daughter kaghero is missing and has stolen an ancient tai chi blade . with terry,mune, and kyocumi jared must confront kaghero and reveal to her the tai chi blade houses the evil soul of kinichi, a foul wu jin wizard that seeks to drink the souls of whoever holds the sword. when jared asks kaghero what prompted her to wield the sword she mentions a man in white.
wu jin temple: here jared must help mune drive the evil spirits of the phantom wraiths back before they can possesses the visitors of the shrine. jared asks mune what freed the spirits. according to mune someone opened eshura's box which is forbidden. tracking down the opener of the box jared and mune battle a villager infected by a bane wight. before he dies he mentions a man in white.
the college: its here jared often interacts with his best friends jett,anya and aaron. recently the college has come under attack by hybrid humans called junkers which seem to be after supernaturals. fight these cackling monstrocities to save aaron's fiance anya. like the slavers the junkers are more of the man in white's mad attempt at creating the ultimate genocidal force against all who are not pure strain humans.
the prescinct: sheriff thompson and park ranger nickoli wessen have handled their fair share of bizzare cases since the awakening. both are good honest men which have helped jared in the past. when jared finds out the prescinct is under attack he chooses to invistigate. fighting through slavers and their more primative counterpart the clock work undead jared makes another connection to the man in white. with nickoli wessen and richard thompson jared corners a turned cop infected by a bane wight after a brief shoot out its revealed nick and richard were going to be killed for having sympathy towards supernaturals.
garden maze: one of lachesis's charges a sweet demon girl named cordelia has gotten lost in the garden maze. hearing the little girl scream jared is quick to investigate. it is hear jared first fight the grotesque gore hounds which are another form of slaver. the gore hound hybrid cerebus will prove to be most difficult.
the hospital: home to forrest a brilliant doctor and genetic engineer jared often comes here to learn more about his soulmorphisis. forrest gives jared upgrades throughout his quest such as bio armor,accelerated speed,and inhanced vitality which allows him to stay in his soulmorphisis longer. forrest hopes to someday awaken lillith from her slumber.
saint mclauglin military academy: a specialized base that trains the military how to handle supernatural phenomenon ,this base takes in promising recruits from around the world to train them as a unified special ops unit. one of jareds new friends drazen who is also a key boardist in jett's band contacts jared asking for immediate help. upon entering the base drazen shakes his head in dismay saying all his friends and teachers have been infected by an evil force. fortunately drazen is no push over being a recruit from the rough streets of serbia and will help jared save any recruits that can be saved and kill those with active bane wight parasites. in the future drazen helps jared upgrade his different guns.
the illumanati base: the illumanati base has the largest library in the world. jared often talks to the beautiful angelic librarian gabriella who was the first to tell him of the importance of his powers. before joining the illumanti gabriella was a therapist and childs psychologist. from the illumanati and gabriella jared learns to summon different creatures to aid him in battle such as wizards orbs,enchanted ravens,heavenly cherubs,the guardian wolf groome,tunnel wyrms,and even baby demon broodlings.
perai's forge: the good ol okinawin dwarf perai realizes sometimes upgrades just aren't enough! perai uses his forge to give jared unique ammunitions with varying magic effects. different kinds of ammunition or etched runes give jareds guns supernatural fire power . this is important because there are creatures out there that only take half damage from normal ammunition. perai can also upgrade the weapons of jareds friends and etch new runes upon jareds arm giving him the power to call upon new energy based soul weapons. perai's helpful mechanical golem ed 27 will sometimes aid jared on hard quests as well.
valos's manor: valos is very gratetful to jared for infusing his strength into jessica to save her as well as bringing the hate group rioters to justice. valos,his twin shaman brother valos,his young son narn,his spirited daughter jessica and his beautiful wife valeira have always been good friends of jared's. when valos expresses he smells evil in tha air jared must explore the manor. when confronting a security guard jared reveals him to be another shape changing slag. after the assassin is killed jared must also find other security guards inffected by bane wights and put an end to them.
the asylum: a place filled with the echoing shouts of the mad it is here jared will confront his dark mirror image and free lucian's niece. ozzy and la he he will help jared navigate this maze of insanity and dischord. though jared saves julia his quest is only half over and julia insists on hanging around.
subterranean wonderland: investigating the disappearance of teenagers and children from a school jared discovers a fissure in the earth. surprised, he is captured by the harsh shin tar and forced to fight in the arena. his opponet galmorin tells him friends are on the way. suddenly ramcaro and wendy two dark elves telaport in and free both men. ramcaro tells a sad story. the evil black dragon war claw has imprisioned their queen anastasa in a magic crystal and allied himself with the brutal shin tar who enslaved their people. to liberate the dark elves and their queen jared,ramcaro,galmorin,and wendy battle the shintar and slay war claw. after this is done jared finds the missing teenagers and children who war claw was going to use for breeding and food.
sanfransico zoo: one of the largest animal refuges in the world the san fransico zoo is run by the sweet hearted treeling cordinator cheveet and her devout husband crowan. along with crowan jared must recover missing animals escaped from the zoo. to their disdain both men discover the animals have been turned into slaver gore cats,gore bears, and gore hounds. fighting their way to another slaver factory both men find yet another portal. jared doesn't even question the man in white is responsible.
san fransico international air port: haryn terrorist have control of the air port and have positioned cannons to shoot down a plane filled with supernatural passengers. with amy's,curtis's,and drazen's help jared must infiltrate the navigation tower and take down these fanatics once and for all.
sinful delights: leo night a charismatic incubbus runs a tasteful club with beautiful dancers and waitresses. angi and sakura now work here along with their treeling friend tiger lily. when tiger lily disappears leo asks jared for help finding her. joined by kyocumi(who is tiger lily's guardian) ,sakura,and angi jared tracks clues to an abandoned ware house where he confronts the turg hut gularg who sells young starlets into porn and prostitution. taking gularg out won't be easy but has to be done to save tiger lily. sinful delights will also be a base of sorts where you can recruit the various npc heroes jared interacts with.
silver cross lodge: atop the rocky mountains the silver cross lodge trains its intiates to triumpth over evil and fight the hypocrisy of their red cross brethern. it is here blind templar christov has fallen in love with thena, a beautiful nagah that inhabits a nearby waterfall. when thena is kidnapped by red cross junkers seeking to use her blood as a componet for an immortality elixir, jared must help christov save his love and aid the silver cross in securing the area.
HOTEL 66: a hotel that caters to people seeking cheap rest and relaxation hotel 66 is renowned for its good service. however jared soon finds the facility is filled with infectants,people with active bane wight parasites. finding the source of the banewight's spreading jared takes down a powerful slag.
the ruins: the part of the city devasted by the great quake the ruins are over run by the homeless who have nowhere else to go. a crazy kind hearted wizard who calls himself fuddle helps watch over the people in the area. the disappearance of the homeless hasn't stirred the authorities in the slighest. only jared and officer thompson are willing to investigate. following fuddle's leads the two discover the homeless are being converted into slavers in a haryn dread ship which is cloacked nearby.
yasamite mine shaft: the haryn are using captured drail to mine precious zoe crystals from the rocky mountains so they can keep their technology powered. jared must free the drail and fight a slew of terrifying haryn influnced slavers,hunters,gore hounds,and junkers.
downtown: a red cross hate posse is marching down main street taking supernaturals hostage. jared and officer thompson must use stealth to take out a steady stream of junkers,slavers,gore hounds and hunters. they must also free hostages at different check points before they're tied to wooden stakes and burned as sinners.
mordreds tower: here jared must confront his twisted mirror image once again. here jared discovers mordred only served the man in white so he could get close to adam and kill him. though dangerous and unpredictable mordred proves himself to be a sincere follower of lillith. however he still insist on testing jared to see if he is strong enough.
the devastator: finding out the turg gularg has been smuggling weaponary to the haryn allowing them to construct a destroyer star craft hidden near earths orbit jared must enlist the help of dark horse agents curtis pierce and amy huntman who take him to the haryn ship in their flying dark horse freighter. on board jared must fight the haryn lord leumas who is more machine than man as well as his enigmatic sister deborath.
mueseum:jared must save students from a field trip from some troublesome drail. along with officer thompson and park ranger nickoli wessen jared must use tranq darts and melee combat weapons to subdue the drail threat while not getting eaten. the drail were specimens meant to be delivered to the national park of endangered species.
the sewers: descending to the sewers jared must clear out gore gators and blood worms before they can become a hazard to workers.
abandoned sub way system: when the great quake hit it exposed a vein of unpurified spirit steel. this mystic metal has caused the bodies in the subway to rise as undead. jared must battle zombies and skeletons to clear the area.
lillith moon commune: a pagan commune of peaceful mystics, the lillith moon have always been decent law abiding citizens. however with the commune under attack by fanatic hate rioters and slavers jared must help the priestess elspeth restore order.
trinity church: in the trinity church julia and jared will confront leumas and deborath one last time. it is revealed both were actually once children of lillith that were tragically twisted to serve adam after he decieved them.
state prision:prisioners have gone missing and officer thompson is concerned. as jared and richard investigate they discover the insane prision doctor menark is a haryn inquisitor and has been turning prisioners into slavers and junkers against their will. jared must stop menark once and for all.
kakari island: named after its ancient breed of land turtles kakari island is a beautiful island paradise. declaring himself a messiah of supernaturals shining death the dragon has made the island a safe haven for supernaturals who wish to live away from humankind. after the devastator in orbit tries destroying his island shining death is enraged. using the old star wars satellites in earths orbit he plans to trigger nuclear weapon count downs which will destroy all the largest human cities in the world. recruited by amy,curtis, and twilek jared must fight through the harsh jungle to shining death's base and battle the spirited wyrm. in his human form shining death is a lethal blade singer not to be under estimated. in his dragon form beware of the sonic booms from his wings and the searing vapor missiles he projects from his mouth. after he is defeated shining death realizes taking lives will not bring back his people who died in the bombardment from the devastator.
mc mahands farm: an orange grower and devout man of christ father mc mahand is not ruled by petty dogma seeing the good in all people be they supernatural or human. his church is a congregation of both human and non human followers who believe coexistance and love are the true teachings of the holy spirit. lately mac mahand has become worried because some of his people have fallen sick. as jared,nickoli and julia invistigate it is discovered slavers have been infecting mc mahands crops with bane wight embryos. fortunately after battling the man in white's minions jared is able to contact forrest who says its not too late for his vaccine to work on mc mahands people.
trailor park: exploring the trailor park with julia jared seeks to track down adam and destroy him. afterawhile both find a crevice in a cave wall leading to an underground factory that is incubating people with bane wights as well as turning them into slavers. fight the mechanical monstrocity kilroy and then make your way into the last jump gate.
astral plane: controller of jared's dark other self and orchestrator of julia's kidnapping the man in white...adam... will fight jared in his realm of dreams. before lillith slept she gave her essence to a special girl. it was not lachesis as adam originally thought but rather her adopted daughter julia. knowing julia could someday rise his accurse wife from her slumber adam sought to kidnap and kill her. it is here u must end adams hateful existance before he destroys all that is good. after adam is destroyed free lillith from the dream nexus machine. it was here adam syphoned lillith's life to use entering peoples thoughs while jumping to other realities. not that lillith is safe julia returns lillith's life essence to her to aid in her recovery. though lillith sleeps she will never be used in her husbands wicked plans again.
characters:
rallana: an alluring sprite that conveys emotions through touch. rallana is jareds guardian and cares for him a great deal. since she can fly rallana can scout ahead for jared and pull switches and levers he cannot reach. rallana develops quite a crush for drazen, jett's key boardist friend.
lucian : enigmatic and achingly beautiful incubbus who never the less has a tragic aura about him. it is lucian who asks jared to save his niece julia. lucian can be used as a summon upon which time he wields his majestic and lethal scythe blood tear. a lawyer , lucian rallies under supernaturals and the down trodden who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford good legal representation in court. it is rumored lucian has romantic ties to gabriella.
knoss:(character concept by my friend alexander mclean) julia's true father knoss is a corperate tycoon and founder of dark horse, an agency that deals with supernatural phenomenon. knoss sent his brother lucian out to find a man strong spirited enough to rescue his abducted daughter. stationed in new york knoss like valos is a demon lord that controls a whole city. though he is power hungry knoss cares for his agents and his family. while knoss and valos occasionally butt heads both realize there are far worse enemies out there than each other.
lachesis: an eccentric yet sweet sorceress and one of the daughters of lillith. lachesis is known as the dark lady not because of her mood but rather because of the way she dresses. lachesis raised julia with love and wisdom. her schools, one in sydney australia and one in san fransico are devoted to help supernaturals reach their full potential. in times past lachesis possessed a terrible rage over what adam did to her mother. however lachesis soon discovered energies spent on revenge were wasted so she diverted her energy towards helping others and progress. batty and whimsical yet possessing a gentle sense of humor lachesis is also quite beautiful and can bring a smile to any face. it's lachesis who guides jared telapathically and by pressing the hint button jared can recieve hints from lachesis at anywhere in the game. all families from the garden of eden are near immortal having been exposed to the great trees essence. lachesis is thousands of years old yet doesn't look a day over 25.
decoy: a revenant type 4 android from the great war between the mage born and haryn decoy felt great sorrow over the slaughter of so many innocents and came to hate his creators the haryn with his whole being. driven insane by the sorrows he witnessed decoy was taken in by lachesis where he could find a semblance of peace. decoy helps jared practice and learn the combat controls of the game.
julia: beautiful redheaded niece of lucian who is also part succubus. passionate,strong willed,and unhibited julia has an unbreakable spirit which is why perhaps lillith chose to imbue julia with her essence. upon being rescued by jared julia is touched by his stoicism and honor yet still wonders why jared torments himself in silence even as his lips desire to speak. eventually julia's love and soothing helps jared break out of his shell of shyness and insecurity. like narn julia uses a chakram as a weapon but she also uses wraith cutter short swords as well.
aaron hunt: jared's best friend who uses his gift of magic to literally manipulate the stock market. aaron can seem cold and methodical but his generosity and loyalty are both sincere. engaged to the succubus anya aaron also helps the dearch family keep their control over the city. though cool and level headed aaron is deeply sympathetic to those in need and his compassion is limitless. since he is a blessed servant of a demon house aaron can assume a hybrid demon battle form from short peroids of time. jareds favorite weapon is a sawed of shot gun he uses to launch out raw spell fire at his enemies.
anya: when anya was a broodling jett,aaron,and jared helped take care of her which led to a deep bond of friendship that continued on even after she went through her chrysalis turning into a beautiful young woman.. anya fell in love with aaron and they are now happily engaged . though stunningly gorgeous anya is gentle,soft spoken,and nurturing. jared helps aaron save her on one of his quest. anyas very touch can drain life from her enemies and her memranic wings allow her to jump high distances. anya can also use the stolen energy of creatures to restore jared and his friends back to full health.
jett: musician friend of aaron and jared jett can seem self centered at times but when the crap hits the fan he gladly throws down for his friends. when his girlfriend jessica dearch is put into a coma by hate group rioters he insists on helping jared track them down. a rocker bard jett users wicked riffs from his electric guitar to blast enemies with sonic waves.
valos dearch: majestic demon lord who helped restore sanity to sanfransico after the awakening valos was taught diplomacy by jared,aaron,and jett. through his human friends valos learned fairness and tolerance. jared interacts with valos many times as well as his family. though ego manical at times valos stands strong to defend his people. valos's weapon of choice is a norse like war hammer.
jessica dearch: fiesty daughter of valos jessica is sharp tongued but kind hearted. after jessica recovers from her coma she is a valuable friend to jared. her weapon of choice is a long leather whip.
narn dearch: stoic and proud son of valos narn speaks little but follows through with action. his favorite weapon is a chakram which can hit multiple foes. narn is indebted to jared for saving him from a death sting. narn's secondary weapon is a long battle pike.
talos dearch: wise and gentle talos is valos's twin brother and a powerful shaman. his weapon is a shaman's staff which can fire out various kinds of magic projectiles. valos gives jared certain clues about where the heroes's spiritual path leads.
valera dearch: talos's loving wife valera is good natured and vivacious. her weapon of choice is a fencing foil. valera encourages jared to always laugh at the face of adversity and to keep fighting even when hope seems lost.
kenard belldamane: originally a vampire from romania, kenard moved to san fransico and became quite a buisnessman. a philanthropist and humanitarian kenard gives millions of dollars to charitable organizations. his only enemy presently is the bloodmoon clan that accuses him of unleashing undead into their forests. breanne even tries to take kenards life. jared helps prove kenards innocence to the blood moon family and shortly after breanne and kenard start dating. with his blur speed capability ,sharp cutlass,flintlock pistol,and ability to restore his life by feeding on enemies kenard can be an invaluable ally.
david: a social path with a history of sexual assault and violent behavior, david hides his ghoul heritage behind a human facade. it is david that starts murdering lovers and raising them as undead and it is david that frames kenard for sending undead into zendarick's forest. david meets a bloody end at jared's hands.
zendarick blood moon: stern,disciplined, and unrelenting zendarick is lord of his lupine pack and a self proclaimed guardian of sanfransico's red wood forest. though zendarick suspects kenard of treason jared quickly proves to the blood moon clan david is responsible. zendaricks weapon of choice is a thick rune blade. his ability to shape shift into the massively powerful wolfan form is an asset to his allies.
umaru bloodmoon: zendaricks level headed son umaru is often accused of being soft hearted by his clan. in truth umaru is a great warrior who none the less feels violence is not always the answer. umaru expresses a fierce love for his sister breanne and though he may disagree with his father, he still cares for zendarick a great deal. it is umaru who enlists jareds aid in finding the true culprit from the cryptlands who has been raising undead. jared uses a fine blade in battle and can shape shift to wolfan like all his clan. though not as powerful as zendarick umaru is much quicker.
breanne bloodmoon: firery sister of umaru breanne attacks kenard out of loyalty for her clan. though stubborn and short sighted at times breanne is nuturing to those whom she loves. breanne develops a great admiration towards jared and ends up falling in love with kenard.
leumas:more machine than man leumas spent his youth as a sickly cripple until adam offered him great power. now inside what looks like a giant suit of mechanized crusader armor leumas leads the other haryn through fear and loyalty. though cold and seemingly detached leumas trully believes he is saving humanity which is what makes him such a tragic villian. like his sister deborath he is a child of lillith.
deborath: zealous and seemingly devoid of mercy deborath was given a slavers strength yet retained her human traits. though ruthless deborath does love her brother leumas and even develops admiration towards those whom she fights. having potential that is wasted on fanaticism deborath's soul is a sorrowful loss.
mordred: a reflection of jared's darker self mordred serves lillith yet still exists to be an antagonist his twin. it is mordred who kidnaps julia and mordred who seems to be allied to the man in white. in reality mordred serves adam only in the hopes of destroying him later. the more jared fights the more mordred comes to respect him. since mordred is a creation of jared's inner anguish julia learns how much jared trully suffers through her interactions with him. ironically jared leaves mordred alive to contemplate what to do with his own existance.
elspeth: leader of the lillith moon commune eslpeth can seem somewhat aloft and haughty. however she is whole heartedly devoted to her covens people. rumored to possess fey blood elspeth's beauty is a sight to behold. the priestess is quite surprised when jared is immuned to her natural glamour. elspeth doesn't used weapons per se but her glamour can charm enemies and she knows both wicca spells and soft martial arts. elspeth later develops romantic ties to shining death.
sakura: kyocumi's younger sister, sakura became an exotic dancer with angi to pay for college tuition. however she was raped and brainwashed by maverick to be both an assassin and exotic sex toy. fortunately sakura and angi are both saved by jared , kyocumi, and terry. whereas kyocumi is steeped in tradition sakura is more free to new possibilities and often chides that her brother should get out more. sakura ends up falling in love with mordred. her weapon of choice is the tricepts which is a staff that breaks away into three chained sections.
tiger lily: perky younger treeling friend of angi and sakura, tiger lily is a friend of sakura and angi as well as the young ward of kyocumi. bouncy and beautiful she is abducted by gularg to be kept as a concubine and escort girl. fortunately she is saved by jared and his friends. tiger lily's favorite weapons are an assortment of throwing knives and her treeling speed gives her the drop on most enemies.
angi:terry's cousin angi is enigmatic and beautiful surronded in a shroud of pain and sensauality. as with sakura angi was hoping being a stripper could pay for college. yet soon angi was thrust into a life of deception and betrayal, raped,beaten,and marked as mavericks property. since angi already possessed a knowledge of lethal martial arts she made a perfect assassin. her tantric lore made her a perfect pleasure slave as well. after angi is freed by jared she devotes her time to helping young women get of the streets. angi's only memory from maverick is a scar on her left cheek. as for weapons angi can use many though her body is the deadliest weapon of all. umaru's love eventually teaches angi to care about herself. having an affinity with the goddess aspect of righteous vengance angi can assume a soulmorphisis in which she has living metallic wings.
yagashi: old mystic in china town yagashi is renowned for his fire works and collection of old artifacts. when a demonically possessed sword is stolen by his kitsune grand daughter kaghero, yagashi comes to jared for help. while he plays the role of a dirty,cantankarous,and crouchety old man yagashi is actually a majestic jade dragon that helps protect china town from outside evils. yagashi can use a variety of weapons(including body odor!) but mostly relies on his dragon martial art.
kaghero: yagashi's mischiefous daughter kaghero snatches the blade possessing kinichi's soul so she may become a hero like her ancestors. however the blades evil soon starts poisoning her heart to the point she denies help from her friends. jared,terry,mune,and kyocumi eventually save her though. kaghero uses the crane martial art and fights with bladed fans. eventually she develops romantic feelings towards mune
kyocumi: a young tigen cat folk trying to keep old traditions alive kyocumi is a wandering samurai that tries to right the wrongs caused by the wicked. to kyocumi there is nothing above honor, accept maybe his friends and his beautiful charge tiger lily. kyocumi will help jared out many times all while trying to come to grips with the feelings for tiger lily that have blossomed into love.
mune: originally the son to kinichi oda, the evil soul sealed within the blade kaghero stole, mune knows of the evil his father is capable of. having an errie and sorrowful aura about him, mune was killed than risen as an eastern vampire as punishment for disobeying his fathers orders. its mune that leads terry,kyocumi,and jared to kaghero and mune who starts falling in love with the young kitsune. mune's weapon of choice has always been a pair of bladed gauntlets and his vampiric powers can be a great advantage to his allies.
terry: an inarin ogre terry once belonged to the shaolin priesthood. his awakening did not falter his desire to learn or his love towards martial arts . a security guard and b mart employee terry still finds time to spend with his family and friends despite his busy schedule. though terry used to be a head general in the feared shadow mantis gang he dropped his life as a thug to turn his life around. under the wise teachings of his father and yagashi terry embraces the sacred ways he once lost.terry is a strong friend and wise source of information to jared on his quest. though self righteous on occasion terry always does what he believes is right.
perai bolthammer: an okinawin dwarf with a shark toothed smile perai runs an auto garage and also an okinawin martial arts dojo. enthusastic and stubborn perai drills it into jared's head to never stop trying. it is perai that can give jared specialized rounds for his guns and also etch new runes on his arm unlocking new powers of his soul blade.
ed 27: a mechanical dwarven war golem ed helps perai run his shop. though big and clumsy ed has a heart of gold and will always try helping people in need. sometimes perai and ed may help jared on his quest.
blood shard: a haryn monstrocity, blood shard is a large man that can shift his body into hard molten rock. bloodshard relishes raping women to death and ripping the arms off of those that get in his way. a servant of the snuff lord maverick as well as a creation of the mad scentist menark, blood shard is a relentless monster doggedly pursuing jared through much of his quest.
officer thompson: a good hearted texan richard thompson was transefered to the san fransico police department after the awakening. a family man and model american richard is a good cop trying to maintain a fragile coexistance between normals and supernaturals. with jared richard must acccept the corruption of the haryn is everywwhere even within his very own prescinct. with his 45 colt and night stick richard can be a formible force indeed.
nickoli wessen: a native american, nickoli was quite a drunk in his youth but decided to get his life on track. though learning the old ways of his people was the last thing he wanted to do nick agreed to listen to his grand father and developed a reverance and respect for the path his people have lost. becoming a park ranger nickoli found fullfillment and uses his shamanic magic to solve mysteries in san fransicos natural parks. a friend with the lupines nick often partners up with umaru and breanne when the park is in danger. sometimes when rare creatures rampage on the city nickoli will aid jared and officer richard thompson using his specialized rifle that has a taser under mount and the ability to shoot tranquilizers.
drazen: a promising military cadet from the rough streets of serbia, drazen has a hyper exuberance that far surpasses many of the other soldiers in his troupe. hand picked as one of many aspiring soldiers from around the world drazen is enrolled in the saint mc laughlin military that teaches special ops forces how to handle supernatural phenomonon on an international level. drazen always has words of hope for his downtrodden comrades and helps jared upgrade his guns throughout the game.
maverick:a kind of psychic vampire maverick feeds off sorrow,pain,and lust. possessing great psychic power maverick runs a snuff porn agency and uses brainwashing to cover his tracks. though not a direct servant of the haryn maverick has sold them supernaturals to use in their experiments. eventually maverick is brought down by jared,kyocumi,and terry.
menark mad haryn prision doctor: a red cross inqusitor menark masquerades as a prision doctor so he can conduct his harsh experiments on inmates. sadistic and ruthless menark is devoid of compassion and acts only out of his desire to make more gruesome and horrifying creatures that the haryn can use against their supernatural enemies.
war claw: an evil black wyrm that allied with the shin tar aritocracy and imprisioned the benevolent shadow elf queen anastasa war claw indulges in rape,gladitorial fights,and public executions. jared must battle war claw in both human and draconic form to win.
zastland: shintar mage and blade master, zastland is disciplined to the point of being foreighn to the true power of emotions. after jared triumpths over war claw zastland insists that jared duel with him. zastland is touched by jared's refusal to give up and agrees to release the slaves after his defeat. seeming cold and distant zastland none the less has the potential for kindness when it suits his interest.
alaya: war claws spiteful daughter alaya was wed to zastland out of convenience in order for her father to take control of the shintar aristocracy. half human alaya takes after her kind, spirited mother whom war claw raped and eventually killed when she tried to get the slaves to revolt. donning the armor of a dark knight alaya secretly helps the lower shin tar peasants and slaves in the arena. though alaya originally has no love for zastland that changes when zastland actually betrays war claw and releases the slaves after his duel with jared. zastland comes to realize love can be a strength instead of a weakness and that being a fair ruler gives much in return. alaya thanks jared for opening her husbands eyes and stays happily married to zastland who makes alaya captain of his guard. having a wickedly barbed sense of humor and unbreakable will alaya is a dark knight whom evil should fear.
cheveet: head cordinator at the sanfransico zoo cheveet is always sweet and endearing to those she works for. being a cat folk treeling cheveet possesses cheetah speed and empathy with most animals. when creatures go missing at the zoo cheveet calls upon jared to investigate. though not the warrior her husband crowen is cheveet is fast and agile and has the unique ability to pick pocket enemy parts from them allowing jared to keep advancing his weapon and armor upgrades. cheveet is mortified by the haryn's cruel assimalation of normal animals into undead gore creatures.
crowan: once a soldier of the guard crowan was charged by a corrupt king to kill a dragon. upon finding out that dragon was a source of good and hope in the land crowan turned on the kings men to save the great wyrm. in the proceedings crowan was fatally injured. the dragon glitter talon, touched by crowan's sincerity shared part of his soul with him making crowan immortal. though crowan has lived a long existance he settled down was his sweet wife cheveet shortly after the awakening. together he and his true love run the zoo and also manage a safe haven ranch for disadvantaged children.
woodweva: dark ent brother of moss beard wood weva is an iron wood oak with attitude. talking in riddle and calling upon his dark faerie allies of the forest wood weva challanges jared to prove he is the chosen of lillith. upon being defeated and seeing the red flame on jareds left hand wood weva humbly accepts he's the real article. a guardian of the forest wood weva is close friends with nickoli and the blood moon pack.
moss beard: woodweva's light hearted brother moss beard is a grand fatherly figure to dryads,nympths,lupines and all other creatures of light and nature. moss beard immeiatly sees good in jareds heart but deep sorrow as well.
glitter talon: a golden dragon and crowan's true king glitter talon recognizes with great power comes great responsibility. though he is slightly ego manical and boisterous glitter talon is none the less a protector and provider for the people of san fransico. death valley is his self styled lair and those struck by tragedy or misfortune often make a pilgramage through the desert so glitter talon may grant them one wish made from the heart. glitter talon is also close friends with krull and the white fang orc clan.
krull: noble orc chieftan, krull is both fair and just and tries to have his clan coexist with humans. though he is captured by haryn and replaced by a shape shifting slag krull is saved by jared and resumes his place on his throne.
galmorin: a hobgoblin gladiator in the shintar pits galmorin is wendy's lover and ramcaro's closest friend. stoic and steadfast galmorin helps jared escape and bring down the corrupt shintar aritocracy.
ramcaro: a shadow elf blade singer ramcaro is known for his sharp tongued sense of humor and razor sharp rapier. though he plays the fool ramcaro usaully holds much gentle wisdom behind his puns. along with jared,wendy,and galmorin ramcaro helps put an end to war claw and the shintar aritocracy and save the shadow elf queen anastasa.
wendy: a devout follower of the queen anastasa. wendy covets free love,hope,and laughter above all other things. a powerful spell caster wendy has used her illusions to save many gladiator from the cruel shintar arena. sister of ramcaro wendy helps jared end the shintar threat and asks him to let go of his sorrow so he may see he has hope in finding love.
curtis: amy's partner curtis is renowned for his stead fastness and serious dedication to his job. though curtis has quite a mouth on him his sense of humor is backed by twin desert eagles he can use with pin point precision. mostly cherokee curtis is one of the first native american agents in dark horse. though curtis has feelings for amy he keeps them hidden for the sake of their partnership as agents.
twilek: treeling pilot of the dark horse flying freighter twilek specializes in getting jared to those out of way places that are hard to reach. though he seems over optimistic about his inventions twilek is a brilliant genius and hopes to help create a world where humans and supernaturals can coexist.
amy:(character concept by alexander mclean) curtis's beautiful partner and cousin to aaron hunt amy is one of the top agents at dark horse. assertive and calm amy is modest enough to learn from her mistakes and keeps on moving forward. along with curtis and twilek amy helps out jared when things become extreme and the normal law enforcement just can't cut it.
forrest: a brilliant genetic engineer forrest loves the awakening because its given him new possibilities to work with. one of the best doctors anywhere forrest has given sanfransico citizens miracles time and time again. funded by both dark horse and talos forrest has plenty of money and as such doesn't care about accepting certain patients free of charge. forrest hates red tape bull crap and likes going straight into surgery so he can start saving lives. most don't know but forrest is an alien from a world light years away. surprisingly forrest looks completly human(albeit being slightly short). another egg head forrest is best friends with twilek. as for jared forrest finds his condition to be most interesting and is often the one jared comes to to give his soulmorphisis form new powers and higher endurances.
thena:a beautiful nagah that lives in the rocky's thena is a guardian of nature. her beauty is matched only by her sensaulity and kind heartedness. thena falls in love with the blind silver cross templar but fears what would happen if he found out what she is. eventually christov proves to thena he doesn't care that she's a nagah and the two are happily wed.
christov: a blind silver cross templar christov sprouted a unicorn's horn from his head after the awakening giving him the power to heal the sick with a mere touch. disraught with the church christov and his folowers set out to find the true meaning of god without the oppressive shadow of greed and dogma. christov falls deeply in love with the nature guardian thena and asks jared for help when his love is kidnapped by red cross haryn. even after realizing what thena is he still loves her and swears to help all supernaturals and normals coexist.
fuddle: an insane old wizard that performs magic tricks for homeless children the authorities never take fuddle seriously. in reality fuddle is a white dragon and a friend of glitter talon's who chooses to be a guardian of the disadvantaged. its fuddle who recruits jared's help in the ruins and tells him about the disappearing homeless.
shining death: 4th great dragon in sanfransico shining death is rash and seemingly tyranical. however shining death is merely tired of the haryn's infringement on supernaturals. his crusade is having a place where supernaturals can live in peace without being bullied by a human goverment. jared helps shining death realize more deaths won't bring his people back lost from the devastators attack. though he can be swift to judge shining death is still a gallant champion for many supernaturals world wide.
ozzy: a dark jester that serves as a sort of guide for people in their sub concious ozzy holds the keys to the realm of dreams. with sharp sardonic features ozzy can be quite intimidating. it is rumored before the awakening ozzy was the first attempt the haryn made at creating a living slaver. however using his bone shaping ability ozzy morphed his fingers into lethal blades and killed his creators. it was then he was found by police and put in a mental hospital. a powerful dreamancer ozzy is able to literaly manipulate the world around him and twist it as he wishes. its ozzy along with la he he that helps jared through the asylum.
la he he: once ozzy's psychologist la he he cared so much about her patients she took on their problems herself and literally became mad in the process. now a bouncy hyperactive jester treeling la he he serves as ozzy's light hearted side kick. though la he he seems to be a naive dunce she actually has a genius intellect and shows it in unusaul ways
gularg: a turg crime lord gularg has his hands in everything from drugs to prostitution. jared brings gularg down to save tiger lily from being sold to gularg as a sex slave. gularg collects people like most buyers collect art. turg are an alien race from the hut planet vorpin 5.
adam: known as the man in white adam keeps his wife lillith wired to a magic abstracting genarator that allows him to jump dimensions. cruel,impartial,and dogmatic adam seeks to undo the awakening and destroy all supernaturals whom he deems as demon spawn. playing the role of a wrathful god adam has in essence become the very devil he fears. jared has to stop adam constantly and in the very end battle him to save lillith.
lillith: mother of all magic lillith was infused into adams zoe generator which has slowly drained her strength. in order to ensure her teachings would continue lillith came to julia in her dreams and departed her secrets into the young woman's subconcious. selfless and loving lillith cares only about her people and the well being of the planet. there's only one being lillith loathes and despises and that is her husband. lillith is eventually saved by jared and julia and returned to her full splendor. lillith has a warm reunion with her daughter lachesis but mourns the loss of leumas and deborath her other two children who were twisted by her husbands evil.
thomas: lachesis’s father thomas was a silver cross chronicler that walked lilliths maze of thorns just to be with her. because of his conviction and courage lillith fell in love with him. thomas gives jared advice and helps him save his game.
note: lillith hid within her thorn maze to escape the haryn.
creatures+ encounters: all games have antagonists. of course you have the big baddy stage bosses but a games dull without gruesome,terrifying creatures inbetween. to wrap of this faq i'll list off the monstrous foes jared must face be they human or not.
shintar: albino skinned elves known for their cruelty and indifference. shintar wield psychic weapons and their black armor as made from the shell of a beast that is nearly impenetrable. some shintar ride into battle on giant spiders. the shintar aristocracy is merely one fraction of rhe shadow elves.
reapers: haryn soldiers wired into huge destructive mechs reapers have bladed hands and ingram assault cannons.
junkers: haryn shock troops inhanced by certain drugs. though possessing endurance beyond most humans they are also short lived.
ghoul: powerful,cruel,and manipulative undead that often murder the living for their sick amusement. david is a ghoul.
phantom wraiths: etheral undead that literally absorb the souls of all whom they touch.
slaver: humans brought back to life in a state of undeath slavers have impants and tubes running through their bodies that supply then with the abstracted zoe(magic essence) that keeps them going. all slavers are bred to hunt supernaturals and all slavers are devoid of decision making or emotion.
gore cat: u know the formula...skinless,undead, with wicked implants. gore cats are the quickest of the gore animals.
gore gator: bigger meaner and undead . gore gators are a true nightmare barely resembling their true kin.
gore bear: lumbering undead bear inhanced by the haryn and given a secondary set of retractable metal claws. though seemingly slow and lumbering they can be lethally fast as well.
blood worm: giant worms that sense movement and hunger for blood. if you've seen tremors or dune you get the picture.
gore hound: most primative of the haryn engineered animals gore hounds resemble skinless dogs and have razor sharp chattering teeth. sense they cannot feel pain,they're hard to take down.
sin seeker: small metallic cross shaped drones that detect movement and than try to destroy a target by drilling into the skull or heart.
death sting: large mosquito like insects with a fatally poisioned needle snouts they are indigenous to the demon world and used as assassins.
bane moths: mammoth moths that have a maw of razor sharp teeth. they are carnivorous and usaully attack three at a time.
slags: dopple gangers used by the haryn as infiltrators slags can assume any human form. in their true shape the resemble beings made of black dripping tar with tendrils that lash out to drag enemies in and suffocate them in their mass.
burrow wights: small seeds that carry winged parasites that devour the heart and take over the body. the haryn use these to turn certain people into puppets. the only way to destroy a banewight is to open the chest cavity and kill it before it flies away.
dark spawn: wraith like entities that inhabit host bodies and feed on fear,pain,hatred,and lust like a vampire feeds on blood. maverick was a kind of dark spawn.
bolgonda: an assassin demon huge in size with huge razor sharp claws and red glowing eyes. bolgonda have a chameleon like ability to blend into their enviorment to trick their prey.
drail: intelligent creatures that communicate telapathically the drail have rough chitinous hides,strong hind legs for jumping,taloned hands,and thick skull plates. the haryn use drail in illegal mining operations even though they are on the endangered species list.
weapons
satire and tragedy: mystic pistols jared was given as i gift for agreeing to help lucian track down his niece julia. unlike standard survival horror/action games these pistols have the ability to learn to fire different projectiles.
standard: normal energy bullets.
seekers: seeker bullets follow the energy signature of enemies and hit them anywhere.
shrapnel shards: energy shard bullets that literally shred an enemy as they fracture into many pieces upon impact.
shock rounds: rounds that shock enemies with electricity knocking them unconcious.
fire rounds: firery rounds that work exceptionally well against undead.
ice rounds: rounds that freeze and sometimes shatter enemies.
phantasm rounds: rounds that work against wraiths,spectres,and phantasms.
pheonix warrior form abilities
flight
rapid target finding energy blast
flaming kick
flaming punch
atomic explosion that knocks all enemies back
rapid healing
any weapon jared holds does more damage while he’s in pheonix warrior form.
lightning speed
the ability to open magically sealed doors
soul weapon variations: by turning his soul essence into spiritplasm jared can forn a variety of weapons to aid him on his journey.
long sword: the long sword is a standard sword that is none the less very effective.
twin scimaters: the twin scimaters have the wind property and can be wielded very quickly and gracefully.
scythe: the scythe can decapitate heads and severe limbs.
ectoplasm chain harpoon: an errie weapon that can shoot from jared’s hand and allows him to steal an enemies life essence.
geons: by adding a geon to his sketch book, jared can summon them at anytime. geons can be found throughout the game.
rallana: rallana is a qui nek tiki faery that can hit switches for jared he cannot reach(until he gets his flying ability while in pheonix warrior form) she also heals him and can cast helpful protective spells later on.
good for: healing casting protective spells.
groome: a mystic wolf that will appear at jareds side and attack enemies until he is dismissed.
good against: ground based calvary, undead
glitter talon: glitter talon will fly overhead jared and breath down cones of devastating energy upon large groups of enemies.
good against: large groups of enemies
slargra: slagra is a mystical shark that can swim through land like it is water. when summoned slagra will pull enemies down and start feeding on them.
against: ground based foes
rah rah: one of lachesis’s helpers rah rah is an imp that helps jared by casting combative elemental spells upon the enemy and attacking with his pitch fork while flying through the air on his tiny wings
good against: aeriel foes,soldiers,snipers.
exalibur: a sentinent sword that hovers in the air and attacks random enemies. excalibur can also summon brother and sister blades to aid it in battle.
good against: undead,evil spirits,creatures.
ruby: a giant golem made of his namesake. ruby attacks by pulverizing enemies with his huge fist. usaully however ruby is very gentle and peaceful.
good against: well armored foes and large troupe movements.
ed 27: a mechanical golem that helps perai. ed attacks by unleashing a lethal ballista of lasers,bullets,and missiles upon jared’s foes.
good against: technologically advanced foes and creatures
woodweva: a dark iron wood tree lord ent woodweva attacks by walking into enemy ranks and sucking in their souls through his mouth. he can also summon a swarm of flying scarebs.
good against: large masses of enemies.
icarus: a cherub icarus flies in the air and attacks enemies with his bow and arrow. icarus’s arrows work well against wraiths and phantasms as well.
good against: aerial foes,snipers,evil spirits
allester: allester is an intelligent mystic raven that aids jared by summoning other ravens to attack jared's foes. when the ravens work together they can summon powerful wind storms.
good against: aeriel foes,snipers,creatures
gildenstern: gildenstern is a demon broodling...when he calls on his friends chaos ensues for jared's foes. broodlings are tough and agile and work together to bring down the enemy.
good against: large troupe movements.
isis: once a beautiful hand maiden of lillith isis is a stunning wraith that attacks with spectral claws.
geon stats: i wrote this section to better describe geon strengths and weaknesses and how they help jared in situations other than combat.
first level geons: these are the first geons jared aquires.
allester: speed: high / endurance: low/ attack strength: low/ purpose: taking out aeriel enemies and snipers. however allester and his flock can also attack ground troops. allester and his murder of ravens decrease the luck and morale of enemy units as well.
groome: speed: moderate/ endurance: moderate/ attack strength: moderate/ purpose: groome attacks ground based enemies...since the wolf is also a trickster by nature groome lures away certain guards from their posts to make jared's job easier.
rallana: speed: fast/ endurance: low/attack strength: low/ rallana's primary purpose is to heal jared and cast protective spells around him such as barrier(magic attacks only do half damage to jared), cure(gradually restores jared's hp), and reflect(spells reflect off jared and strike the foe that casted them)
second level geons
slargra: speed: fast/endurance: high/ attack strength: high/ purpose: slargra is the legendary land shark that can swim through the earth like its water. he is good for stealthy unexpected attacks upon enemy units. by burrowing tunnels slargra can open up new areas for jared as well.
ruby: speed: moderate/endurance:high/attack strength: high/ purpose: ruby sole purpose is not just attacking but also helping remove large obstacles in jared's path. with his immense strength ruby can also pry open doors jared cannot.
icarus: speed: high/endurance: moderate/attack strength: moderate. purpose: icarus's arrows do immense damage to enemies which are invulnerable to most attacks. icarus knows how to charge the heaven glypths on the rift gate which allows jared to go to certain haryn facilities.
gildenstern: speed:moderate/endurance:high/attack strength: high. purpose: not only are gildenstern and his broodling brothers and sisters good for attacking large groups of enemies, they also can solve puzzles that require more than one person to operate. by using good ol broodling inginuity broodlings help jared get through some tough situations.
level 3 geons
glitter talon: speed: fast/endurance:high/attack strength:high/ purpose: glitter talon serves two purposes. one is to annilate all enemies on the screen. secondly he can fly jared to certain hidden areas.
woodweva: speed:slow/endurance:high/attack strength: high/ purpose: woodweva is another power house geon. in addition woodweva can open up hidden areas by commanding other trees to move aside.
excalibur: speed:fast/ endurance: moderate/attack strength: moderate/ purpose: excalibur is excellent for attacking random enemies along with his brother and sister soul blades. a sword made to bring down the greatest of foes excalibur does double damage to large enemies. when glowing brightly excalibur can also reveal hidden magically sealed doors.
rah rah: speed: moderate/endurance:moderate/attack strength: moderate purpose: rah rah's magic dances can strike multiple foes at once. in addition his elemental spells have to be used to charge certain glypths to open up new areas.
ed 27 : speed:slow/endurance:high/attack strength:high / purpose: ed is great for taking out large foes or groups of smaller ones. in addition his hacking encryption ability can help jared get past high tech security.
isis: speed: moderate/endurance:moderate/attack strength: high/ purpose: a beautiful wraith who used to be one of lillith's hand maidens isis deals out damage with her spectral claws . since isis can pass through walls she can open doors that have been locked on the other side
boss information
maverick: maverick will be sitting behind his desk when you confront him. rather than fight you head on personally like a man with honor, the snake calls upon the tormented banshee souls of the women he's raped and killed to rip jared apart. since angi and sakura are brainwashed at this point they will fight jared as well. the best stragety is to take angi and sakura out with harmless shock rounds(if you kill them its game over you squabs) at this point you'll proably only have first to second level geons. while you and your allies are distracted by the banshees have allester and his flock or groome take the fight to maverick himself. every once and awhile maverick will attack each player by draining their life to add to his own or shoot at jared and his friends with a long barelled hand gun.
blood shard: blood shard is a relentless power house. in many ways he's similiar to nemesis in resident evil 3(only he talks more fluent english and is much more intelligent) in his first confrontations with blood shard jared will be in for a tough fight(especially if he is alone without friends) the best tactic is pretty much hit....and run like hell..about 3 brutal hits from this behemoth and its game over. later jared will have more of a fighting chance because of his geons. excalibur works exceptionatlly well against blood shard as does icarus whose arrows can pierce blood shard's stony hide.
menark: menark is more of a stragetist than a fighter. the first time you confront the mad inqusitor he sends out newly made slavers at jared and his friends while hastily retreating. when you catch up to the old kook later you find that he has wired himself into an improved reaper mecha of his own design! shard shrapnel bullets are the only rounds jared has that can damage this mad man sucessfully. by now you should have higher level geons so don't hesitate to use them.
david: david is one of the first stage bosses you will encounter. primarily he attacks by rising undead and running off when jared and his friends prove triumphant. when cornered david will assume his ghoul form which is very strong and very fast. davids claws are posionous so be wary. use groome to keep david trapped and have both jared and his friends wither him down until he's nothing but bones.
leumas: more machine than man this devout centurion haryn has an energy lance which can keep jared from moving in too close. rah rah's lightning dance works well here as does aid from ed 27. when you see a target icon locked on to jared move as quickly as possible because leumas will use his wrath of heaven missile barrage. if you are wondering it takes a hell of alot of health off your gauge.
deborath: attacking from the air on her jet powered wind glider deborath rains heat seeker missiles down upon jared or occasionally comes in low to do a few impressive juggle combos. agile and quick she is trully the huntress of the haryn. the best stragety is to use air based geons against her as well as using jared's seeker rounds which can follow her.
adam: everyone knows this but end bosses are usaully cheap. well adam is no exception. his genesis wave covers the whole screen and is hard to avoid(though it can be rolled under or jumped over) and his firery swords of judgement will hover over jared menacingly and strike at him wherever he goes. isis and glitter talon work exceptionally good against adam as does jareds scythe and phantasm bullets.
sub bosses: sub bosses usaully don't have too much to do with adam or they are lower henchmen of his. some sub bosses will even become friends later on.
breanne: to convince breanne to stop attacking kenard you must first battle her. in her human form breanne has a lunar charge rush move that is very quick. in full wolfan battle form she is hard to phase and can do a viscious whirlwind claw attack. in this situation you should use a combination of well timed melee weapon strikes and jared's pistols to keep breanne at bay. later breanne becomes a helpful ally.
kaghero: under the influnce of the evil tai chi blade that possesses kinichi oda's spirit kaghero will even attack her friends. much like breanne while in here wer fox form kaghero is faster and stronger. her tai chi combination attacks in either form can be deadly. also beware her chi blasts as well. the best thing to do is distract her with groome's pressence than use team work with jared's other friends to defeat her and awaken her from the blade's curse.
galmorin, wendy, and ramcaro: you fight these three in the shintar arena. to break it down simply...ramcaro is very quick and agile with his blade...galmorin is the powerhouse of the group and can deal out alot of damage just with a few hits...wendy is the healer of the group and can also call upon strange summons(like the arachnae which are beautiful half spider half shade elf women). your primary objective is to take out wendy first(she keeps everyone well healed and protected) than focus on galmorin and ramcaro. after jared defeats this trio they all become close friends and formulate a way to escape and free the shade elf queen anastasa from the evil shintar.
alaya: to win alaya's confidence you must dual her. her dragoon leap ability is most lethal, fortunatelly you can see where she's going to fall due to her shadow. also beware of her lightning strike combo which can juggle jared multiple times for immense damage. when you see alaya is open take the fight to her.
zastland: zastland's mirror double ability makes him very cheap. in addition like his wife alaya he is a very skilled melee combat master. zastland's doubles have far less hit points though he can keep respawning them at anytime. to determine the real zastland use a geon like excalibur,grrome, or icarus(they will only attack the real him)
war claw: war claw is a dragon so figthing him will be difficult especially since jared and his friends must do so on a small patch of ground surronded by a river of lava. as often as you can strike at war claw's head but avoid his acidic projectiles. when warclaw exposes his heart he fires out lethal waves of draconic energy...avoid these than strike at his heart. this battle maybe tidious but it can be won.
shining death: yet another dragon adversary. unlike war claw shining death first faces you in his human form. wielding a blade that howls through the air like a sorrowful howl shining death fights much like nelo angelo did in dmc. after you defeat his human form shining death will become a stunning silver dragon that can unleash sonic booms with his flapping wings and fire out cones of intense photon energy from his mouth. rah rah or icarus would be good geons to use as well as glittertalon. as with warclaw one of shining death's weaknesses is his head so strike it often. after being defeated shining death realizes he cannot bring back his people merely by taking more innocent lives.
mordred: mordred is a dark reflection of jared himself. pretty much he has jared's same powers only with a jaded twist. fighting this dark pheonix warrior will not be easy but you need to in order to free julia. sursprisingly rallana is the best geon here...she keeps jared well healed and can deflect some of mordreds spells. as with other enemies when mordred is open use a series of bullet barrages and melee weapon strikes.
lucian: lucian confronts jared to test him. attacking with a huge scythe and using enchanted spinning sickles as heat seeking projectiles that can strike jared anywhere lucian can be a tough adversary. since geons are not allowed in this match you'll have to rely on good ol button mashing madness to win. after being defeated the hauntingly beautiful esperlin man with the long raven black hair smiles and tells jared "welcome into the family...you trully are fit to be julia's soulmate."
decoy: decoy is a fun character to fight. he's not exceptionally hard(afterall he's meant to train jared more than anything else) but its fun to see the android laugh manically whenever he's hit.
slag no. 1: shouldn't be too much of a problem . just keep him cornered and slash at it with your melee weapon of choice.
slag number 2: this slag is found in hotel 66 masquerading as a young boy. quite clever the hideous pseudo child will whistle to let other creatures know jared's location. once you get the brat cornered hack and slash at him until he reveals his true form.
slag no 3: this slag masquerades as the orc chieftan krull. in this form the slag can do immense damage with its battle axe. both agile and strong because of the form it uses this slag is tough to beat. don't feel too hesitant to use a geon for an assist.
bolgonda: the bolgonda's ability to turn temporarily invisible can make it a pain. however icarus and excalibur can reveal its location. you will fight this monstrocity throughout the game. beware its claws and immense strength.
gularg: the huge glutunous turg crimelord hovers over jared in his repulsion chair. to get to gularg you must first take out the sphere like probe droids that fire lasers at jared and his friends. after the probe droids are defeated jump up to hit gularg with your guns and melee weapon...just be wary of the objects gularg telekinetically tosses at you.
the conclusion? just to let you know...there will be a sequel. but for now the ending would be like this. jared and julia end up happily together. having a picnic they celebrate their engagement. with her mother safetly returned lachesis moves back to australia and with the help of her parents the city sydney becomes a haven of peace where supernaturals and normals coexist . hope you all enjoyed the ride!.
the graphics: it was long debated in ztgd what the graphics for this game would be. originally i thought the game would be overhead like in baldurs gate dark alliance in order to fit more monsters and characters on screen. but through constructive feed back i realized i wanted things to be up close in jared's face like it is in onimusha 2 and devil may cry. i have seen close camera angle games that had multiple characters battling side by aside(the bouncer,summoner 2,dynasty warriors,and even onimusha 2 in some cases) so i know it can be done.
heartfelt thanks to those in the ztgd forums who gave me helpful criticism on asylum when i posted it. they are the reason this game turned out better than it originally was.
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Whooooooo!!!!!
9/16/2003 7:51:07 PM
Comment by:
deVil.shadow
Read with an open mind- you'll see how great diversity is.(dantegirl-dmc fanatical)Long story short i only had 5 minutes to read this so i only skimmed it-i might re-review this,dont know.First things first congrats on ANOTHER amazing game idea,you have real talent for this. The vibe im getting from this is that its a story with a real 'tree' format(story branching off in many directions)which is confusing but it all adds to the effect.The characters have all been thought about in great detail.About camera angles,maybe the game could have a close up function where the game gives you a good view of the surrounding area and as soon as a fight breaks out the camera can zoom in to get closer to the action.Ill get back on that one.theVEE
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thanks devilshadow
9/16/2003 11:02:40 PM
Comment by:
nightsavior
yeah i know asylum is pretty long but i'm still happy you gave it some of your time. i liked your idea as well shadow. keep up the good work. if you do come up with some constructive crticism don't be afraid to post it here.
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clearing up things
9/16/2003 11:54:04 PM
Comment by:
nightsavior
well first of all ben in wish, jared in asylum,and jeremy in nightsavior's shroud are different people. somehow i think you combinded them all into one being. ben and jeremy are both artist of sorts...but beyond that they are quite different. jared would never let petty rage get in the way of his better judgement. jeremy however has sort of lost it and is controlled partly through his symbiotic relationship with the dark being nightsavior.(note that at least in soulmorphisis nightsavior is a creature, not an id for myself)wish is a game that shares similiarities to soulmorphisis but stands alone. beyond looking just a little bit alike ben and jared are seperate individuals as well.
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beyond complexity!
9/17/2003 3:49:26 AM
Comment by:
bizpimp
You never cease to amaze me, savior. This is by far your best work, so far. I can't wait to see the entire Soulmorphisis Saga here at GD. Praise: First off, I must say, San Fransisco is a fabulous setting for Jared's quest. With that been said, Jared is quite a remarkable character! You've described his emotions and abilities perfectly, as you did the entire game. You style of writing has always impressed me. You've written this particular idea so well that I found myslef realting to certain perspectives. My favorite of Jared's abilities (somewhat) is once that certain scriptures are etched into his arm they unlock new powers for his sword. Also, his pheonix form is quite remarkable (not that is hasn't been done before...). Questions and Critiques: All in all, your concept is great, as I love how you've included geons, once more, as party members are rather intriguing- and helpful during complicated situations. My favorite of the geons is Woodweva. When describing him (it) he and his tree friends sounded like that of the walking trees in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, no? (interesting character). More on geons- will Jared immediately come across them during gameplay? must he search for them or will they stumble across him? maybe he could summon certain geons (like boodlings)? I also like the usage of teamwork with Jareds allies (party members, geons, etc.) to complete certain tasks, defeat enemies, and so on; as it will teach the player to use stratgey, tactical manuevering, and critical decison making. Once again, this quite the idea! I admire your dedication to write such an outstanding document (must've been hell to submit, eh?). Personally, I think your Soulmorphisis Saga consists of enough backbone to stand on its own and compete with that of the likes of DMC plus a huge variety of games. Great work. Indeed, complex but breathtaking.
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thanks for your time biz
9/17/2003 6:10:00 AM
Comment by:
nightsavior
i'm glad you took more time to review the game biz. if anything i hoped it cleared up some questions you might have had. i can relate to you on computer problem issues so don't sweat it. my next game to appear here will be the one you already read but i'd still love it iof you reviewed it as well. soulmorphisis 3 is somewhat the same that has come before it but will include some new innovations as well. i realize not all my games may go over as well as this one but i'm still sticking by my guns and will post them all in due time.
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Why is my jaw still on the floor?
9/17/2003 8:12:46 PM
Comment by:
DrmDiver1983
Brilliant. This is an astoundingly complex game. I really can't think of anything else to say. Just. . . whoa. Can't wait to see the rest of the series.
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Excellent
12/14/2003 6:03:35 PM
Comment by:
arkainjalex
Naturally, i like my own game ideas alot, but aside from those I have to say this idea is the best one i've seen on this site ever. While most ideas are poorly done, you're idea is very interesting and compelling to read. If i may make a suggestion, drop the whole Phoenix form, it doesn't seem to fit the game at all really. This game rather reminds me of Shadowrun in a number of ways, but that's a good thing. I think the best part of this idea is that it gives you enough to really let you use your imagination and somehow see what you're explaining in mere text. I can already see the night time lights, neon signs, and smell the exotic aromas of china town. So all in all, I hope the rest of your ideas are as good as this one. I've been waiting to comment on this for a while but was unable to. Keep up the great work, and post some new stuff. I'll read it.
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