Ara Fell

"Long, long ago, the elven sorcerers cast a spell to save the floating world of Ara Fell from destruction. Instead, they doomed it to fall from the sky. By chance, the fate of the world has been placed in the hands of a young woman. Join her as she and her friends endeavor against all odds to save their homeland, all while the clock ticks ever nearer the final hour…"

Ara Fell combines the best parts of Japanese-style roleplaying games with the best parts of western RPGs, as well as including elements of visual novels and adventure games to create a truly unique experience. Atmosphere, emotion and surprise lie at the forefront of Ara Fell's story, driven by deep and accessible characters, each with his or her own past, their own desires and their own motivations for joining Lita's quest. Relive the golden age of the RPG with a game that both pays homage to the past greats, as well as blazing its own trail.

• EXPLORATION - Ara Fell is a world meant to be explored! Jump, crawl, swim and even fly through the air to solve puzzles and discover new locations filled with hidden treasure, secrets and adventure! Every corner of Ara Fell is designed with exploration in mind.
• OPEN WORLD - Most of the world can be explored from the moment you leave Aloria Village, the heroine's home town… provided, of course, you're strong enough. A clever explorer may be able unlock secrets and discover powerful equipment early in the game if he or she commits to taking advantage of the open nature of the game world.
• TACTICAL COMBAT - Ara Fell may be a story-heavy game, but the world is still fraught with danger. Choose specialized equipment and statistics, customizing each character to best suit your play style, and to best thwart each boss battle's unique mechanics.
• CHARACTER DRIVEN - When you join Ara Fell's unwitting heroine on her quest to save her homeland, you'll discover a world filled with vibrant characters who laugh, cry, crack jokes, lose their tempers, and even their will to go on as the size and scope of the curse that plagues Ara Fell becomes apparent. Friends and villains alike are not who they seem as the stakes grow ever higher…

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Old school JRPG with a compelling storyline, memorable characters, phase based combat, crafting, some puzzles and secrets - a very good RPG Maker game!

Originally Posted by HiddenX
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Thank you!!! This means a lot to us <3

Welcome to the Watch, charblar

I'm playing this game nonstop since last Friday and it's really fun - two thumbs up!

Just in case someone is trapped after the prison dungeon:

Wishlisted!

I just got two games for Father's day but I'm keen on hearing more about this one from those playing it. What other games would you compare it to?

You can compare it to Ultima 7 - the JRPG has a strong story and set party members. You can develop your party, but the class and background story of each member is fixed. The story becomes better this way.

Some Adventure-like puzzles are in the game, too.

Combat is standard challenging phase based JRPG fighting. You can grind to gain levels and make the later chapters easier.

The main character is a 16 year old woman that accidentally has to save the world…

I've played through this game in two weekends - 31 hours - great game.
I recommend this game to all who like strong story games.

So far likes
A vibrant world (a really big plus) although in snes style (not really a minus)
Dislikes:
the settings panel
1. no audio controls, I like the music but a lot of the times I want to listen to something else like multitasking and listen to talk radio (I renamed the music folder in game directory and it worked)
2. I would have liked to remap the keyboard commands

Anyway thanks Hidden X for the tip and Charblar stegousaurus something for the game
I love the game

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