[Completed] Overcome: Magikarp 3.3

[AenaonDusky]

Overcome: A Day in the Life of Magikarp


A glimpse into the life and struggles of the apex prey.
See the world through Magikarp's eyes in a silent, minimalist, text-less experience, with an original soundtrack.

In this constrained existence, there are 22 ways to perish.
Let an array of visual and audio effects be your guide to a helpless future.
Unless you keep on fighting to make it your own.

There is no way to save your progress, and seemingly, fate is beyond your control.
Or are both of the above statements, false?

No matter the odds, whether you Overcome, will be a matter of choice.

Made with:
RPG Maker MV

Team:
AenaonDusky
Oleole
Rocky
RadarsPJ


Downloads:
Overcome 3.3 (Windows)
Overcome 3.3 (Linux)
Overcome 3.3 (Mac)


How to update from an older version:

Copy all "undefined" files in from the "www" folder of the older version, into the "www" folder of the newest version.


Notes:

A map and small guide are included.
Haven't actually tested Linux and Mac versions but they should work.
The game saves in its root folder, and not in any other directory.
You may press F4 to enjoy the game on fullscreen.

Development Notes:

Spoiler:

This game might have been made with RMMV, but it still uses a heavy amount of eventing instead of code.
Eventing is mostly the same across all RPG Makers, since it's basically visual scripting.
If there's anything you'd like to ask, or wanted to know about the "how" feel free to chime in!

Known bugs:

Spoiler:

- 8dir jumping doesnt work for all people - I assume this is related to keyboard-gamepad setups and operating systems.
8dir jumping isnt required to do any of the game's jumps, as I designed everything with straight jumping in mind, so don't worry.

Credits:

Spoiler:

Degica
RPG Maker MV

Plugins by
Galv
SomeRandomDude
Yanfly
Eli
Yami
Yoji Ojima
Tsukimi
Zalerinian
TSR
Tor Damian
CAE
Zalerinian
Kino
Archeia


Sprites and Tiles
Pokemon Ranger Series
Visustella Public MZ Tiles
Default RMMV Tiles
Flail Icon: free to use from ALTAP MEDIA

Audio
Sfx: Public Libraries (no credit asked)
Credits theme: Pokemon Stadium 2 Massively Epic Theme

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[pokemonbelch]

Hey, Im a little lost.

Spoiler:

I can't get the Seadra to respond to me. I'm assuming whatever I have to do is in the area with the Sharpedo but I don't know what too down there or where to go I have all three upgrades and the Shrpedo seem to notice me less after the Volcano upgrade but they can still see me a little bit. Though they chase me a lot slower now. I've done the trades up to Wailmer.

 

[AenaonDusky]

Hey, Im a little lost.

Spoiler:

I can't get the Seadra to respond to me. I'm assuming whatever I have to do is in the area with the Sharpedo but I don't know what too down there or where to go I have all three upgrades and the Shrpedo seem to notice me less after the Volcano upgrade but they can still see me a little bit. Though they chase me a lot slower now. I've done the trades up to Wailmer.

Spoiler:

To get the item Seadra asks for, you need to go all the way to the northeast while avoiding the Sharpedo. Swim through the hole there, and you'll reach a chamber with a Mantyke.
If you have already gotten the item, and Seadra still won't respond to it, then it's a bug.

 

[pokemonbelch]

Final Question

Spoiler:

Is there anywhere Glameow appears after you have traded with it? Im asking because that is the last death I need.

Wonderful game by the way.

 

[AenaonDusky]

Final Question

Spoiler:

Is there anywhere Glameow appears after you have traded with it? Im asking because that is the last death I need.

Wonderful game by the way.

Spoiler:

Should be in the forest. There's two of them, to avoid the problem with the item giver. Should be located around the center.

And, thanks! Would you mind leaving a review when you are done?

 

[pokemonbelch]

I assume I leave a review here?

I like the color and sound design a lot I think that the game makes good use of them.

Major spoilers! Don't click until you beat the game!

Spoiler:

The ending cutscene going from Sepia to full color was a nice touch. And Noctowel being Ho-oh was cool.

This was also a lot more fun than the last time I played as a Magikarp in a Pokemon Fan game. Im looking right at you Prism.

I'm not too sure how much more I should go into this review though it is definitely one of those "play it blind" experiences.

Edit: Oh I should also mention that I have been playing The First Journey as well. I like that one too. Currently stuck near the end.

 

[tcreel96]

So, I keep dying in the maze Kingdra brings me to. I do not know what is causing it as it seems to happen completely randomly

Edit: Nevermind, got through that. Now I am just missing one death but have no clue what it could be

Edit 2: Nevermind again, turns out I was just too good at avoiding Tyranitar lol. great game

 

[AenaonDusky]

I assume I leave a review here?

I like the color and sound design a lot I think that the game makes good use of them.

Major spoilers! Don't click until you beat the game!

Spoiler:

The ending cutscene going from Sepia to full color was a nice touch. And Noctowel being Ho-oh was cool.

This was also a lot more fun than the last time I played as a Magikarp in a Pokemon Fan game. Im looking right at you Prism.

I'm not too sure how much more I should go into this review though it is definitely one of those "play it blind" experiences.

Edit: Oh I should also mention that I have been playing The First Journey as well. I like that one too. Currently stuck near the end.

Thank you for your review!

So, I keep dying in the maze Kingdra brings me to. I do not know what is causing it as it seems to happen completely randomly

Edit: Nevermind, got through that. Now I am just missing one death but have no clue what it could be

Edit 2: Nevermind again, turns out I was just too good at avoiding Tyranitar lol. great game

Thanks, it's the "depths" karperishment, perhaps I should use a better pixi filter to showcase the depths?


Version 1.8

- Karperishment perishing screen won't repeat for Karperishments that have already been found
- Interaction with the first Karp NPC now activates by hitting the interact button as normal

Fixes:
- Swim animation will now trigger correctly upon subsequent completion of the underwater segments

 

[Glacora]

I really like this game! I think it's super inventive and creative. I have hit a roadblock though. I don't know if i'm doing something wrong, or have missed something needed to get through it, but I cannot get through the octillery. I thought I made it through the fastest ones, and then that one that is mach 10 made me realize I might be doing this wrong because I see no way of getting past it. In my mind, that's a sign that I am not meant to attempt the octillery yet. However, everywhere else is blocked off. The scyther forest's exit has a log, the pigdeot area becomes totally blocked when I enter it, and I can't do anything with my jump when swimming so the dock is a dead end too. Please help me, I don't know what i'm missing.

 

[AenaonDusky]

I really like this game! I think it's super inventive and creative. I have hit a roadblock though. I don't know if i'm doing something wrong, or have missed something needed to get through it, but I cannot get through the octillery. I thought I made it through the fastest ones, and then that one that is mach 10 made me realize I might be doing this wrong because I see no way of getting past it. In my mind, that's a sign that I am not meant to attempt the octillery yet. However, everywhere else is blocked off. The scyther forest's exit has a log, the pigdeot area becomes totally blocked when I enter it, and I can't do anything with my jump when swimming so the dock is a dead end too. Please help me, I don't know what i'm missing.

You haven't gotten your first jump upgrade yet? You should be able to get past the Scyther Forest log pretty easily. To get your jump upgrade, free the Magikarp that is being bullied in the urban area (all the way to the top right from the cliffs). Other than that, the octillery part is certainly doable with the first upgrade, might be a bit more tricky, but I did it by just spamming jump myself with no upgrades. You can try getting all the upgrades before attempting it too!

 

[AenaonDusky]

Thanks to input and dev help from Demice, a polished and improved version is now up:

Overcome 2.0:

Spoiler:

1. Land Timer set to 2:00
2. Fixed pit and fish karperishment medallions not showing
3. Fixed 1st jumping upgrade event granting you total passability
4. Added Graveler cry
5. Timer reset from underwater and volcano areas set to 2 mins
6. fixed vileplume item not immediately activating, and expecting a karperpishment before getting accepted
7. reset timer from second visit in underwater and volcano areas
8. Pidgeotto event will now pause before battle and reset timer appropriately after battle
9. added Pikachu cry
10. added Bidoof cries
11. Added more Ariados
12. Added one more Glameow
13. Added blur effect when oxygen deprivation kicks in (credits to Demice)
14. Fixed another karperishment not showing
15. added another easter egg and secret connecting to ep3 of Fated Epistle
16. Thread moved to Pier
17. Pidgeotto collision detection will detect static players
18. Glameow trader changed to Skitty
19 Added macgarco cry
20. fixed tent tile passability error
21. fixed corner swimming tile in river bank map
22. fixed misalignment medals for all karperishments
23. fixed jumping to kaperishment box from opposite side

 

[AenaonDusky]

Thanks to Cadeorade5's playthrough, a few improvements have been introduced:

Update 3.0

- Item and abilities menu added (press Q)
- Access to sharpedo and kingdra depths will now be blocked off after initial completion (shark and whirl karperishments available in the OW too)
- Ocarina stone now blocks progress before the Octillery path
- Fixed wrong transport after getting the Ocarina

 

[AenaonDusky]

Update 3.1
- Fixed sharpedo depths inaccessibility prior to getting Dragon's Scale

To maintain your progress, if updating, copy all "undefined" files in from the "www" folder of the older version, into the "www" folder of the newest version.

 

[Voidcrypt]

kino

 

[Thuxo]

As always, every single AenaonDusky game is amazing. Awesome game. A masterpiece.

 

[AenaonDusky]

As always, every single AenaonDusky game is amazing. Awesome game. A masterpiece.

Thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed the game.

 

[AenaonDusky]

Overcome has been updated to 3.2. Unless there's any sort of bug I'm unaware of, this should be the final update!

3.2:
- Fixed Item 6 not showing in item menu
- Fixed Flail icon showing in place of the Ice icon
- Made some item icons easier to see

Linux version added to the Downloads section.

 

[AenaonDusky]

Overcome: Magikarp has been updated to 3.3.

• The route map will now prevent the player from entering Pidgeotto's Forest, until Pidgeotto has been dealt with. This will save many issues with randomly stumbling on Pidgeotto
• Tile fixes
• Mac and Linux versions available