Released Petra Mandala

Geoswag · Aug 10, 2023

Still mad I was forced to give the ice puzzle solutions...

ranko · Aug 11, 2023

OoOoo congratulations for making it to the end!

Altarax · Aug 11, 2023

ranko said:
OoOoo congratulations for making it to the end!

Yayy! I am pretty proud for my first ever entry

Altarax · Aug 11, 2023

Hey,
I have updated the download link with the correction of some minor bugs.

Altarax · Aug 12, 2023

Someone reported me a softlock in the end of one of the paths.
I updated the download link fixing that issue.
If you've already downladed the game, please download the new version. You can still use your old save with it.

Astefia · Aug 13, 2023

Why does VirusTotal flag this game as a trojan?

Altarax · Aug 13, 2023

Hey, I think it's a false positive.
I beleive it's a common issue with some of the RPG Maker XP games.

Enjoyluck · Aug 14, 2023

What can i say i enjoyed playing it especely part where everyting lvs up even if its not on your team ;). For ppl who speed up the game warning you can get stuck in stuff. For the rest did not have any major bugs. Some inviseble items where cool. Skill trees where amazing too tough i wish there was a bit more info on final effect like how much does stab increase and stuff. I went offensief warrior that was very broken with talonflame. Great experience.

Bardothren · Aug 18, 2023

Finished the demo, thought it was pretty good, and I liked the recruitment system and crafting system. One thing I noticed - while almost all of my Pokémon lounging in the recruit menu were in their low 40s, Beartic was Lv62 and Delibird was Lv58, despite me not actively training them. I think those two got XP for every instance that they showed up in the recruit menus, since they were the only Pokémon on multiple pages.

Altarax · Aug 18, 2023

Bardothren said:
Finished the demo, thought it was pretty good, and I liked the recruitment system and crafting system. One thing I noticed - while almost all of my Pokémon lounging in the recruit menu were in their low 40s, Beartic was Lv62 and Delibird was Lv58, despite me not actively training them. I think those two got XP for every instance that they showed up in the recruit menus, since they were the only Pokémon on multiple pages.

I am glad you enjoyed it.
I will try look through that bug.

Altarax · Aug 23, 2023

Hey, I have updated the download link with some minor bug fixes including the XP issue reported by Bardothren.

Nandthesword · Sep 2, 2023

Hey! Can't say much on this game yet because the judges have to withhold our opinions, but is this trainer supposed to have a shiny or can trainers just have full odds shinies? (I will cry if this was a full odds shiny)

(This was a Pokefan above the ice puzzle after the cave area)

Geoswag · Sep 2, 2023

Nandthesword said:
Hey! Can't say much on this game yet because the judges have to withhold our opinions, but is this trainer supposed to have a shiny or can trainers just have full odds shinies? (I will cry if this was a full odds shiny)

(This was a Pokefan above the ice puzzle after the cave area)
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This trainer just always has a shiny Slowpoke!

Altarax · Sep 12, 2023

Hey, I updated the download link with a fix for a softlock.

Astefia · Sep 13, 2023

Tomix9tomix · Jan 18, 2024

Hey I think I encountered a softlock (I might just be dumb though, in which case I need some help to know what to do next). I am playing on version 5

In the first half of the game I joined the cops, and I just got to the hospital and I chose to try to save the pokemon. I made my way back, fought a guy at the camp, and continued to the lab, I talked to the people at the lab and they told me to go tell the doctor. It is my understanding that the doctor is further back at the temple, but when I try to go that way I get stopped and told to go to the lab, even though I've already talked to the 2 npcs there.

Thanks in advance

Tomix9tomix · Jan 25, 2024

Okay I found out there was a way to get around the event that I thought was softlocking me and I finished the game. Here are some thoughts

My criticisms feel a bit unfair because I know it is currently an unfinished story, but honestly that's my biggest criticism. I got to the end of the demo and nothing really climax or got explained properly. The way I saw it there were three stories we got to play through in the game. The first one of the cops and their war with the gang. The second one of a world being attacked by wild pokemon and the struggle of two factions arguing over whether to work on a cure or to eradicate the pokemon. And the greater story of connected worlds, world jumping, weird glitches occurring and the player falling from the sky. And I felt like at the end of the demo, all those stories had started, but never really gone anywhere or reached any satisfying moments. So I found that a bit disappointing. It would've been nice to have a bit of a more climactic end to the demo, but I suppose that is how things are with jam games.

I like that this game did plenty of unique things and implemented unique systems. Partner healing trainers, the recruitment system, item crafting, world jumping. All pretty cool stuff, however I think some of these systems could be refined a bit. I wish the partner trainer did a bit more than just work as a healing machine, and I personally was not fond of how the healing was done. It never felt worth using it unless I had a lot saved up because 1. The uses are a finite amount for the whole game, there are only so many times you can use it 2. Crafting materials were so plentiful that I could just use them to heal instead (except when I ran out of PP) 3. There was not really any penalty for whiting out. Money wasn't a thing and the game was pretty generous with where you would go back to upon whiteout.

I did like the recruitment system, especially early on when I was still trying to work out my team. It was really cool. Later on I did kind of settle onto 6 set pokemon and stopped interacting with the system. I'm not sure what you could do to incentivise its use a bit more? I imagine the limited healing was an attempt at getting the player to swap to healthier pokemon. Maybe if it was clear that an upcoming trainer had a team built around a certain type I could try to use the recruitment system to build a team to counter it?

I think made good use of the theme of "dimensions". Having a halfway point in the game mark a switch over to another world with a completely different aesthetic and story was very cool. I also liked how you implemented the multiple factions you could choose between and the cascading effects which would follow.

All in all, a very cool game, really my biggest complaint is that it isn't complete

oh btw a small bug: the candies that you craft that say they can heal HP go to the wrong pocket and are actually completely unusable.

Released Petra Mandala

PETRA MANDALA​

In the worlds of the Petra Mandala, two forces are locked in an eternal struggle for power.​

One side puts safety above all - even if it may come at the cost of freedom.​

The other prioritises freedom, even if it may put one's safety in jeopardy.​

It is up to the interloper - the one who exists despite everything - to shatter this stalemate once and for all.​

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Download Link​

Download here!​

Petra Mandala offers:​

Our Team:​

Resource Pack​

Novice

The Wind and Snow Continue to Stare

Novice

Novice

Novice

Cooltrainer

Novice

Novice

Rookie

Novice

Novice

Cooltrainer

Novice

Novice

Cooltrainer

The beetle is waking up

The beetle is waking up

PETRA MANDALA

In the worlds of the Petra Mandala, two forces are locked in an eternal struggle for power.

One side puts safety above all - even if it may come at the cost of freedom.

The other prioritises freedom, even if it may put one's safety in jeopardy.

It is up to the interloper - the one who exists despite everything - to shatter this stalemate once and for all.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Download Link

Download here!

Petra Mandala offers:

Our Team:

Resource Pack