DEMO MFGG Emblem

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I've been threatening to make this for over three years. And now I finally made it! Or at least a demo of it.

So what is this, you might ask? It's a Fire Emblem-like SRPG with a zany, irreverent tone and chapters inspired by everybody's favorite fangames galaxy! Each chapter is based on a different fangame series or community happening. It's a throwback to the days when people did stuff like this more often, although I hope it'll be fun even for those unfamiliar with the characters and scenarios.

This is a four-chapter demo. Many things are subject to change, but I hope you can see through the placeholder graphics and dormant engine bugs.

There's a full credits section in the readme file, but @Beatrice and @"Nite Shadow" get big thanks for making cool art that I used in this, and @fireball3k deserves a shoutout for encouraging me to make this happen.

If people like this, I'd be happy to expand on this project! A full-fledged "Mario Emblem" crossover is probably too ambitious, but I'd love to add more MFGG-based characters and chapters.

Known Issues

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• Lots of characters need custom overworld sprites, so I just used ripped graphics as placeholders - I'll need some help if you want characters to look unique
  
• There's a striking degree of inconsistency in style and quality regarding portrait art - if anyone wants to make these nicer, be my guest
  
• Some tiles, especially the roads, use the wrong palette, so they don't match up properly (this is a problem with the original rip I found, which I'll need to expand on or replace); there are also tile alignment issues with shorelines
  
• Some maps, especially #3 and #4, are a little bare-bones; future versions might spice them up a bit
  
• I'm still working on optimization, and Chapter 2 might be laggy on your computer; if it is, it's because of a chapter-specific mechanic (you'll know what it is when you see it)
  
• You can't save yet, but there's a chapter select feature on the title screen that lets you choose the level you want to play
  
• Characters jump to their future spaces instead of marching there
  
• If I expand this and make a more connected story, I'll probably have a conversation before and after every chapter, instead of having one only at the beginning of the chapters
  
• Some "nice-to-have" features, like chests, doors, and support conversations, aren't here

Want to be in this?

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I might even accept requests! If you'd like your character to appear in MFGG Emblem, I might be able to make that happen. I'm more likely to accept requests if you fall into at least one of the following categories:

• You're willing to contribute sprites and portraits for the project (especially anything specific I'd need for your chapter/character)
  
• You have a distinctive identity (I know what class you should be in, or you have a special weapon you should use)
  
• You're reasonably well-known on MFGG (for example, you've been a staff member or completed a cool project)

Want to design a chapter?

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If you have any ideas for a chapter you'd like to see, be sure to include the following information:

• The characters and text that should be in the opening dialogue (which most chapters have)
  
• A sketch of the map - ideally, something that's an appropriate size for a 480x270 map with 16x16 tiles
  
• A reasonably detailed list of enemies, their classes, and their approximate formation - for example, "there should be three Pegasus Knights on the northwest mountain and two Cavaliers guarding the bridge"
  
• The name of the chapter boss (if applicable - not all chapters have a boss) and whether the boss can move
  
• A list of any playable characters that need to be usable in that particular chapter

I can't promise I'll accept every request, but if your game is notable and you make things easy for me, I'll probably say yes.[/spoiler]