Elephant Parade
@elephantparade.bsky.social
fan of DRPGs, VIPRPGs, old books, visual novels, and the Mystery Dungeon series; making a video game about slaying monsters with mercenaries and crying when they take 75% of the reward | she/her | https://dungeontrawler.blogspot.com
that escalated quickly
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
that escalated quickly
Just when I thought the game was out of levels
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just when I thought the game was out of levels
fucked up creepypasta kirby
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
fucked up creepypasta kirby
I like when games use regular tiles and world map tiles on the same screen to represent the foreground/background. Neat effect
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I like when games use regular tiles and world map tiles on the same screen to represent the foreground/background. Neat effect
Moshimo Tenkai ni Idondara (もしも天界に挑んだら, Natsu no Jin '08)
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Moshimo Tenkai ni Idondara (もしも天界に挑んだら, Natsu no Jin '08)
Read my review of '08 freeware DRPG Moshimo no Meikyuu, as featured in this week's Critical Distance roundup!
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Read my review of '08 freeware DRPG Moshimo no Meikyuu, as featured in this week's Critical Distance roundup!
Clever gimmick
October 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Clever gimmick
silhouette note has so many cuties
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
silhouette note has so many cuties
move over LISA
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
move over LISA
Oh, and not only does teleporting into a wall kill you, teleporting above the top floor (i.e. to the surface) causes you to get lost in the forest and die. Nethack-level attention to detail
October 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Oh, and not only does teleporting into a wall kill you, teleporting above the top floor (i.e. to the surface) causes you to get lost in the forest and die. Nethack-level attention to detail
Final party:
Ero-lia (エロリア): physical attacker, tank [STR]
Lana (ラナ): thief/off-attacker/boomerang spammer [LUC/AGI]
Demon King's Wife (嫁様): healer/off-magic attacker [MAG]
Harnas (ハーナス): offensive caster, overpowered breath attack spammer [MAG]
Ero-lia (エロリア): physical attacker, tank [STR]
Lana (ラナ): thief/off-attacker/boomerang spammer [LUC/AGI]
Demon King's Wife (嫁様): healer/off-magic attacker [MAG]
Harnas (ハーナス): offensive caster, overpowered breath attack spammer [MAG]
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Final party:
Ero-lia (エロリア): physical attacker, tank [STR]
Lana (ラナ): thief/off-attacker/boomerang spammer [LUC/AGI]
Demon King's Wife (嫁様): healer/off-magic attacker [MAG]
Harnas (ハーナス): offensive caster, overpowered breath attack spammer [MAG]
Ero-lia (エロリア): physical attacker, tank [STR]
Lana (ラナ): thief/off-attacker/boomerang spammer [LUC/AGI]
Demon King's Wife (嫁様): healer/off-magic attacker [MAG]
Harnas (ハーナス): offensive caster, overpowered breath attack spammer [MAG]
The loot matched the original Wizardry's curve almost exactly, starting out incredibly stingy with nothing but store-brand crap and consumable items, and not that many different ones, before offering better, more interesting, and more varied loot from midgame on, like this sick +EXP sword
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The loot matched the original Wizardry's curve almost exactly, starting out incredibly stingy with nothing but store-brand crap and consumable items, and not that many different ones, before offering better, more interesting, and more varied loot from midgame on, like this sick +EXP sword
There's an odd system where if you take too many steps in the dungeon, the enemies get stronger; this repeats a while later. Strengthened enemies are so much more dangerous that they never felt worth fighting -- I think it's supposed to be risk/reward, but I found it more of a 'get out now' warning
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There's an odd system where if you take too many steps in the dungeon, the enemies get stronger; this repeats a while later. Strengthened enemies are so much more dangerous that they never felt worth fighting -- I think it's supposed to be risk/reward, but I found it more of a 'get out now' warning
The game uses a CTB-ish custom battle system that's a nice break from the RPG Maker 2K default. Zako are relatively unthreatening; bosses and bounty enemies (who randomly jump out at you in certain areas and can be killed for huge cash rewards) can be tough, though I outscaled them by the end.
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The game uses a CTB-ish custom battle system that's a nice break from the RPG Maker 2K default. Zako are relatively unthreatening; bosses and bounty enemies (who randomly jump out at you in certain areas and can be killed for huge cash rewards) can be tough, though I outscaled them by the end.
The dungeon design takes a bit to get going and is sometimes repetitive/memey (think Labyrinth of Touhou 1) but starting from the midgame, it's generally pretty fun. I'm fond of Chute Hell (first image) and the two-floor fortress-and-basement (second two images)
October 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The dungeon design takes a bit to get going and is sometimes repetitive/memey (think Labyrinth of Touhou 1) but starting from the midgame, it's generally pretty fun. I'm fond of Chute Hell (first image) and the two-floor fortress-and-basement (second two images)