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Dragon Fin Soup is an RPG in development for PC/Mac/Linux as well as Sony consoles set in a dark fairy-tale inspired world.  It has turn-based combat where enemies move simultaneously (plays similar to Chocobo's dungeon). There's going to be two different game modes. Story Mode plays more like a traditional RPG. Survival Mode plays like a classic roguelike with permanent death. The 1st adventure begins with Red Robin, a cheerful yet raging alcoholic young woman with a troubled past who earns a living as a bounty hunter.  The game has already passed their initial funding goal and if certain stretch goals are met there will be expansions with additional playable characters. 

I figured this might appeal to some Mage's Initiation fans, but since it's not exactly an adventure game I didn't want to post about it in the adv. game KS thread. 

I'm backing this game on Kickstarter:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/698883673/unrest-an-unconventional-rpg-set-in-ancient-india?ref=live  I figure a lot of Mage's Initiation supporters may be interested in this.  The game is an adventure / RPG hybrid set in an Ancient India (with fantasy elements) and emphasizes player choice and story over combat (which will be rare, usually avoidable and have realistic consequences).

Just completed the demo.  Not much to say about the non-combat part it but it's good for an introduction. 

The combat took a bit of getting used to, but overall was pretty good for an early alpha demo.  I think my only frustration was when D'Arc got completely surrounded by enemies.  While the #3 spell could prevent this, I found that if I didn't have enough mana for it it was basically game over.  I couldn't consume the mana potion when I was being bludgeoned from all sides / couldn't run away.    I suppose it is realistic but still a bit frustrating when there's no way out.  I don't know if some sort of roll / dodge option could be implemented to help with this. 


I'm also curious what Strength will do since there wasn't any melee attack option.  Are there plans to implement a melee attack of some kind?  I think it would be good if there was one; I know D'Arc is a mage, not a warrior, so perhaps make it much weaker than spells or simply stun the enemies so the player always has a strong incentive to use magic. 


Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the game. 

I'm embarrassed to say it, but I'm baffled on what to do in the demo.  I know I need to get the clear gem from the reading hall but I can't figure out how to get it.  Probably missing something really obvious but for the life of me I can't see what it is.