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Mythicos: Deus Vita Episodes

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Hi, My name is Trevor, but you all know me as poorjack. A few years ago, in 2009, I published a roleplaying platformer level in Little Big Planet called "Mythicos: the Realm of Elves" to much success. I followed it with 2 more levels, and promised a 4th but never ended up finishing it before LBP2 hit. Well today, I want to talk about my new series for LBPV. It is called "Mythicos: Deus Vita Episodes"

"Deus Vita" Mean's "God's Life" and living the life of a God means being perfect and selfless in thought and deed. Always living up to your promises. Sometimes, as in my case and in many others, it can be hard to live up to promises you make, and standards you strive for. This is also the case for the protagonist of the Mythicos universe, Leo. He is an imperfect person, yet he has since early childhood, been in love with his best friend, the princess of his land, Rose. To be a suitor for a princess in his culture, one must live "Deus Vita" and complete a quest of valor and community service to test one's worth. As Leo sets out on his challenge of Deus Vita, so shall I. I promise to bring a series of what I consider to be high quality games to the LBP Vita community, in hopes to bolster the quality and amount of content the LBPV community has for it's own.

I plan to do this through "Deus Vita Episodes" by taking advantage of every last one of the Vita's features in terms of gameplay, from touch-n-Tilt puzzles, to a save system that will allow players to go back and play earlier areas with weapons and spells learned later in the game through Memorizer.

Now lets talk about the game itself. Deus Vita Episodes will be an episodic series of story heavy pixel precise platform games that already feature a large selection of weapons, spells, and abilities. Players take the role, once again, as Leo. They will start from the beginning of his saga, and will have the ability to go back to any previous level at any time and replay it for bonus quests, extra loot, and new ares. I hope that each level will be replayable at least 3 times, and will reveal new items, story, and secrets with each subsequent play through.

As with other RPGs, I hope to include skill progression. Already, I am putting the finishing touches on the weapons system. Yes, like many heroes before him, Leo will have an arsenal of weapons at his disposal. But Leo doesn't use a sword. This isn't a traditional RPG after all. He uses magical boomerangs. And not just any old boomerangs, he has ones that explode, ones that spread fire, and yes, ones that come back to you. And as he helps out the community, he may find many more that will have stranger abilities.

Leo also has a rather large spellbook, which he is always adding to. Infact, if you use a spell often enough, it will become upgraded in power. Say you shoot a lot of fireballs. Soon you may be noticing that the fireballs get bigger, faster, and stronger. Or say you throw ice crystals. You may find if you throw enough, they begin to freeze enemies in their place. All through the miracle of the memorizer, so your progress will me saved even if you leave!

I have made great progress on the first episode already, and hope to have in out to the community well before Christmas.

Now here are some pictures form Episode 1- Level 1. No doubt this should all feel very familiar to those who played the originals back in the day.

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41933&d=1348342967

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41934&d=1348343072

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41935&d=1348343126

http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41936&d=1348343175



41933419344193541936		2012-09-22 19:51:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Hmm, I wonder what this is *sees thread and pictures* *eyes bulge out of their sockets* O_O holy chicken sauce! This looks amazing! *claps extremely hard until hands bleed* *screams at the top of his throat* YEAH!!! YEAH!!! WOO!!! WOO!!! GO POORJACK!!! GO POORJACK!!! YEEEEEEAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS LOOKS SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!! *head blows up of craziness*2012-09-22 22:19:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

Thanks for the enthusiasm. I'm glad to see someone is excited lol. I will be posting updates as this unfolds.2012-09-22 22:35:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

*reads poorjack's recent post* OMG REALLY??!! HOLY HJBDVJDJFNHBJVSDA SAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SBDNVHJKAHDVASDJHDJHABNVCDSJHBVDSHGVCGDSVHCVDSBDVS HJBVDJHSCVDBVB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!!!!!! *head blows up with even more force than last time*2012-09-23 00:05:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

So are there any suggestions or requests? any thoughts? I would like to know what the people think.2012-09-23 01:08:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

What I think? I think this made me want LBPV even more. Apollo's holy cows, it's going to hard to wait...2012-09-23 02:35:00

Author:
Super_Clone
Posts: 849

Thanks. LBP vita is pretty awesome yes. Hope you get it soon, so maybe you can play this game when i finish it.2012-09-23 02:54:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

I'm gonna play this even before it comes out! Thats how bmhioljkDHBNVFJDKDSJHVB'in awesome it looks.2012-09-23 05:21:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

I haven't even shown practically any of it. Lol. But thanks!2012-09-23 05:58:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

This looks awesome i cant wait to play it2012-09-24 12:49:00

Author:
Ash_uk1
Posts: 255

I definitely want to see this done. This would definitely stand out from the levels already published since it is unique. Most good levels right now are fun but pretty much the same thing with different visuals or minigames. This level would definitely be downloaded and hearted by me, not just queued. You might actually get my first heart for a level since i only heart things I like to see progress, or just like to play a lot.2012-10-03 14:28:00

Author:
koltonaugust
Posts: 1382

Well thank you for the support. It is moving along well, just started work on the dungeons for the first act. you will be happily surprised I am sure.2012-10-05 19:40:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Here are some stats for you who are wondering about how much stuff will be in this game- In Episode 1, I am using all 32 inputs of a memorizer, there are 7 unlockable weapons, 4 spells, 4 usable items, 4 stat items, 6 rooms, 2 dungeons, 4 secret areas, and 6 secret collectables.

Just as a reminder, these things will not all be available to you on day 1. These items and unlockables will be available as you progress through all the episodes, and replay areas with your improved inventory.

So, it is time for me to talk about a new aspect of gameplay- "States of Nature"
As you play through Leo's story, he will progress as you do. You will be rewarded with "States of Nature" as you play. With these states, you will get new and interesting perks, such as increased health and mana, more powerful attacks, or even higher jumps. Players who play more often, kill more monsters, use more spells, and find more secrets will be quietly rewarded with points towards their next state.
"Why should I care?" you might ask. Well, with planned PVP, and lots of bonus features you can unlock with your states, you may find yourself playing that extra hour or so to level up your state so you can dominate multiplayer.
States of Nature also guarantee longevity, because if you want to unlock the End Game States, you are going to have to go through and discover each and every secret, and dominate boss fights with tact and strategy not unlike the great ARPGs of yesterday.

I hope this look at States of Nature has gotten you excited for Mythicos Deus Vita. Hope to see you in game!		2012-10-07 19:45:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Sounds neat! Not really getting the states of nature (is it kind of like equipment?) but the multiplayer sounds amazing.2012-10-07 22:12:00

Author:
koltonaugust
Posts: 1382

Sounds neat! Not really getting the states of nature (is it kind of like equipment?) but the multiplayer sounds amazing.
States of nature are the different levels you achieve by unlocking secrets, killing enemies, and exploring the world.

Say I kill 50 enemies in a certain level, find all the secrets, and talk with all the NPCs. A small dialog box pops up and says "You have achieved the Nature of a mortal- Max Health has increased" I now have Nature of a Mortal, and am harder to kill.

Your nature stays with you through all episodes, and PVP. It is a reward for those that go back to explore.		2012-10-07 22:21:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Ah, so it's more like achievements with benefits.2012-10-08 00:08:00

Author:
koltonaugust
Posts: 1382

Yeah, I guess you could say that.2012-10-08 06:25:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Here are some stats for you who are wondering about how much stuff will be in this game- In Episode 1, I am using all 32 inputs of a memorizer, there are 7 unlockable weapons, 4 spells, 4 usable items, 4 stat items, 6 rooms, 2 dungeons, 4 secret areas, and 6 secret collectables.

Just as a reminder, these things will not all be available to you on day 1. These items and unlockables will be available as you progress through all the episodes, and replay areas with your improved inventory.

So, it is time for me to talk about a new aspect of gameplay- "States of Nature"
As you play through Leo's story, he will progress as you do. You will be rewarded with "States of Nature" as you play. With these states, you will get new and interesting perks, such as increased health and mana, more powerful attacks, or even higher jumps. Players who play more often, kill more monsters, use more spells, and find more secrets will be quietly rewarded with points towards their next state.
"Why should I care?" you might ask. Well, with planned PVP, and lots of bonus features you can unlock with your states, you may find yourself playing that extra hour or so to level up your state so you can dominate multiplayer.
States of Nature also guarantee longevity, because if you want to unlock the End Game States, you are going to have to go through and discover each and every secret, and dominate boss fights with tact and strategy not unlike the great ARPGs of yesterday.

I hope this look at States of Nature has gotten you excited for Mythicos Deus Vita. Hope to see you in game!

Oh. Ma. Gawd. THIS MAKES ME WANT THIS TO COME OUT EVEN SOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT LOOKS SO AWESOME I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS SO ZBXVCHGJZSDBXVCJZXBCVNXHJZUJXBCNVXHJZCBN'ING COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!		2012-10-10 03:15:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

Just so everyone knows, my vita game save got corrupted, and I lost my data :{ but I am hard at work getting this back up and running. States of nature will be included 100%, but multi player may be password based due to difficulty saving multiple memorizers for multiple people in the same game.2012-11-12 03:42:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

Ouch... did you at least have a backup? This project looks very cool, I'd hate to see you lose all your progress.2012-11-12 04:02:00

Author:
ChrisF2112
Posts: 265

Ouch... did you at least have a backup? This project looks very cool, I'd hate to see you lose all your progress.

Lost all my progress, but the player character is one I have developed over LBP2, and I have all my notes. I can make the logic again in a few days work. It is a standard template I have saved on LBP2... But I can't copy that to Vita ofcourse... Just have to copy manually.		2012-11-12 11:14:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

just so everyone knows, my vita game save got corrupted, and i lost my data :{ but i am hard at work getting this back up and running. States of nature will be included 100%, but multi player may be password based due to difficulty saving multiple memorizers for multiple people in the same game.

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!		2012-11-12 23:11:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

Calm down, man! I am working on it.2012-11-12 23:43:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

if u need help for it then send me private message2012-11-13 16:36:00

Author:
totodiel
Posts: 31

aw man that sucks, happened to me already but at least i didnt have anything this big to lose.
good luck with repairing all of sony's damage. 		2012-11-13 19:29:00

Author:
Skalio-
Posts: 920

I don't blame Sony. I blame myself for shutting down the system inappropriately and/or letting it go dead.

Either way, I am working on an all new tutorial episode that will be released fairly soon, Near Christmas or in January.		2012-11-13 20:49:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

I don't blame Sony. I blame myself for shutting down the system inappropriately and/or letting it go dead.

Either way, I am working on an all new tutorial episode that will be released fairly soon, Near Christmas or in January.		2012-11-13 20:49:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

do u need help building of the lvl poorjack yes or no and PM me ok?2012-11-14 14:19:00

Author:
totodiel
Posts: 31

I don't group create. I have it all under control.2012-11-14 22:09:00

Author:
poorjack
Posts: 1806

You don't group create, and since you seem to have your stuff down pat, I probably couldn't have helped much anyways...

BUT, if you need any beta testers I personally think your level / series is sounding truly epic, and I'd be glad to help in anyway what so ever.



(I'm wanting to get more involved in the LBPV community here, see if we can't all be a bunch of friends )		2012-12-30 20:00:00

Author:
LukeCF
Posts: 790

looking forward to this. if you need beya testers wel... i'm always free.2013-03-25 18:17:00

Author:
Unknown User

sounds epic man. cant wait for it2013-03-28 20:26:00

Author:
Papp-CASS_777
Posts: 46

Will u finish it poorjack?2013-03-28 22:17:00

Author:
Rough-Tea
Posts: 422

I hope so. This sounds epic!2013-04-06 20:09:00

Author:
amoney1999
Posts: 1202

This level Look AMAZING I would love to see some HUGE boss battles and lots of mini-games/puzzles but it looks great so far good luck2013-04-14 23:27:00

Author:
dudeman779
Posts: 37


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