This series was my first attempt at making RPG's so they may look outdated compared to today's standards, nonetheless, the series is still pretty good! It is a three part series, part 1 was lost in a hard drive crash so its only a memory.

Just to fill you in on what the story is about: In Emerald Storm 1, you are a knight who has to stop attackers from taking over Emerald Castle, but at the end, Daos, a guard, kills the king and takes over, and he is actually behind the whole attack. In part 2, a hero comes to save the castle and destroys Daos, but then gets greedy and decides to use the power for himself, that's basically where it leaves off and starts in part 3.

Emerald had its problems before, several years ago, an evil man named Daos appeared and killed the king. He took over the Castle and set forth to conquer the land and destroy anyone who dared to interfere. After being defeated by a hero who took the challenge to take back the land, everything seemed at peace. But, unexpectedly, the hero turned evil with greed and took over from where Daos had left. For almost a decade, the hero ruled, summoning evil creatures to aid in the work. Million, one of the creatures, and who later became a partner, decided that he had enough of humans and decided to return the land back to the creatures whom inhabited it millions of years ago. After the mysterious death of the hero, the people of the land decided that they would turn to an ancient text which stated that the one who can find the four elemental stones will become very powerful. Citizens from all parts of the land began on the journey in finding the stones.

It didn't take long before Million heard the rumor that the despised humans were up to, so he decided to look also. He created several monsters to stop the humans while he began to find the stones himself. You, a local traveler, have learned about the stones and are pursuing to find them. Our story begins when a local merchant accidentally jumps you and traps you in the town pit. Mistaking you for a monster, he apologizes and gladly helps you on your journey.

The elemental stones: Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water, can be found on your journey. Each stone contains powerful energy which, when used, can change certain terrains of the land. Each stone also has its special ability in battles. One thing that I personally designed was the fact that you can only bring two different types of items in a battle with you. That means, you can only bring two stones or one stone and a type of potion, or just potions. It adds to the strategic game play of the game, you may need different items at different times. Another thing I added was that you can only carry a certain about of potions depending on your strength, if the hero buys or finds more than he is able to carry, he will just leave them.

Battles are dynamic in the sense that the background reflects the terrain type your on, and so do the enemies. You can also change the background border of maps and battles by selecting from several styles in the options menu. In all, you will travel through 75 different maps, facing 8 types of monsters along the way! The game features incredible music tracks, sound effects, the ability to play with the mouse or keyboard, five save/load slots, and it runs in a forced resolution of 800 x 600. It can take you hours to complete!

(1.55 mb, All Windows OS)

(800kb, All Windows OS)

All shots are from Emerald Storm 3