I really, really, really, REALLY hope you are continuing to work on this game. After all the time you've put into it this far, it'd be a shame to stop working on it.
And I know I would buy it, the music is amazing as is the game itself. Great work and keep going!
Me loving LoZ: a link to the past + me loving final fantasy + me loving Chrono Trigger + me loving your voice + me being obsessed with PvZ = me wanting to play this one right now
who in this world would dislike melolune i truly love this rpg and wish it was made full. Laura Shigihara and her companions worked super hard to make this game and SOME PEOPLE DISLIKE IT WELL WHY NOT SEE THEM MAKE AN RPG BETTER THAT MELOLUNE Laura shigihara is amazingly talented and i cherish that forever
@alffredos Hehe, thank-you :) I hope I can finish all the music... there are about 70 tracks in total, and I'm lagging with the music for the last section, but I'm working hard to try and finish it all.
Laura i think melolune was one of the best games i ever played! i know it was just made on a computer but the storyline and editing was amazing i wish a full version came out. i know you and your friends have been working so hard to make it
and its just amazing! if you havent deleted the project i wish you could still continue piece by piece
Hey Laura, I was wondering, since this is as you claim to be only a demo version, does that mean that there is going to be a longer version of this song? The lyrics really touched me (わたしはにほんごをすこしだけはなします。) and I'm really hoping to hear more coming up on this game and its musics. Your voice is awesome!
@animalobssessor9 Thank-you, I'm glad you liked it^^ There isn't a longer version of the song (the demo refers to the game demo which is about 2.5 hours long... the full game is about 20 hours long). The song is actually not in Japanese... it's in a fake language that is spoken by a race of people in the game (the ancient Ciroans).
i think she made it with something called rgp maker, my friend showed me that one time and it looks odly like the graphics thats in the vid, but either way its still probably awesome cause rpgs in general are insanely fun
in my humble opinion, the face of the character where it says hp and the name need some more work like if they could look more manga-like it would be really cool and the box where the stats are still look a little empty, if you could add more style or decoration to themLike neat frames forEx an ivy sorrounding It, thatwould make them look much better and would put them at the same level as the scenarios which are amazinggg and the song which i just want to keep listening over and over againnn!!
I can't wait....awesome music, classic SNES graphics....it's like Chrono Trigger...I think the battle screen can look a bit better though..The way the characters looked too much like a cartoon or any other flash RPGs out there.
This doesn't look like another on of those shitty flash games you see all around the net. This looks amazing, I can already tell that I'll spend a lot of time on this.
wow Laura this is a fantastic song, you make me really consider pursuing my dream of being a VGM music composer!! In fact, you inspired me with this track to write a new song for the soundtrack to my Rmxp game that I just finished lol. If you care to hear it I'd love to have your opinion on it, ^_^ (i know you must be busy) anyway i'm loving your music. :D
@KinguNoKin It's really good. I've gotten to play one of the recent versions (which goes up until you rescue Aero from the base at Taezu) and I have to say, I haven't enjoyed a story this much since FF6. Even the demo is pretty good, though it leaves you hanging.
@42ndIcicle: On the contrary, the trailer is actually made up almost entirely of gameplay footage :P If you play the game you'll see that these scenes are all taken directly from the game.
@42ndIcicle What do you mean? Everything in the trailer is gameplay... it's a mix of the puzzles, exploration, battles, and cutscenes you encounter when you play the game...
I really like how you started the trailer with an excerpt from the intro cutscene to give us a glimpse of the story. Starting with something like that is pretty important given that it's a story-driven rpg. Loved the demo and all the music! Wish you the best of luck getting this all finished <3
@42ndIcicle I think the reason for this is because with story-driven rpgs, a significant amount of gameplay time is spent exploring the world and solving puzzles. I think all of those "walking around" parts are so we can get a glimpse of the different worlds and puzzles ^_^
I like it! ^^ Especially the soundtrack. I am SO going to play the demo now. I especially like games where music plays a special role, e.g. the Zelda stuff, so this game is an absolute must for me to play. :-)
Holy crap, is the game finished? When does it get distributed, I absolutely loved the demo, and these new scenes and updated maps look amazing! I can't wait to play it!
This is amazing. I just played through the IGF demo, and can't wait for more! The theme music is especially pretty.. very touching. Beautiful work, Laura!
That is so cool that the girl who sang the Plants vs. Zombies song made this... the game is really fun and the music is beautiful. You have a really cute voice!
Technically yes, but there's always the option of developing specifically -for- those platforms. If anything, if this turns out to be even moderately successful, publishing it through the XNA of XBox's Live Arcade Indie section could work out better.
This may turn out to be the next Golden Sun :/
4565645645 2 days ago
Cool looking game man, can I ask you. Were did u get the tileset for this game, im tring to do a rpg game myself and im looking for a great tileset?
Xenwing 1 month ago
I wish you could make this song a whole lot longer. I keep replaying it, but it's so short! But it's so lovely!
kasociaal 1 month ago
TO THE MOON!!! best of all
orions143 1 month ago
Reading somewhere that you were a game music composer AND an indie game developer, my reaction was like, "Is she some kind of divine being!?!?".
I'll check this out, it looks better than many of the RpgMaker games you'd usually find.
Willardsmusic 1 month ago
I really, really, really, REALLY hope you are continuing to work on this game. After all the time you've put into it this far, it'd be a shame to stop working on it.
And I know I would buy it, the music is amazing as is the game itself. Great work and keep going!
WatershipDownFan 1 month ago
i just made manly tears
gilaegilae 2 months ago
wow ur game looks awesome i love ur PvZ music videos for that u deserve a like and a sub ur videos are awesum to ;)
Cypheron69 3 months ago
: O this looks awesome...better then everything I could ever do...
RikThunder33 4 months ago
Looks like earthbound Pokémon and fianl fantasy!
Keyeb 4 months ago
Me loving LoZ: a link to the past + me loving final fantasy + me loving Chrono Trigger + me loving your voice + me being obsessed with PvZ = me wanting to play this one right now
(... i kinda sounded like Tarzan there)
galeno07 4 months ago
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galeno07 4 months ago
I'm a huge fan of yours^^your songs and your voice are really awesome^^gotta play that game ^w^
momolovesdrawing 4 months ago
this is gonna be a video game? when?
999BananaBoy 5 months ago
Genius, very good music I love it :D
TheMassiveMayhem 5 months ago
who in this world would dislike melolune i truly love this rpg and wish it was made full. Laura Shigihara and her companions worked super hard to make this game and SOME PEOPLE DISLIKE IT WELL WHY NOT SEE THEM MAKE AN RPG BETTER THAT MELOLUNE Laura shigihara is amazingly talented and i cherish that forever
PuchiCentral 5 months ago 6
I got chills after hearing the song. It was beautiful. The game looks awesome too, reminds me of those old nes games I used to play :)
LeonKevlar 6 months ago
Hey, Laura, are you the one singing/narrating?
AGrayPhantom 6 months ago
@AGrayPhantom Yes, it's me haha^^
supershigi 5 months ago
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AGrayPhantom 5 months ago
@supershigi Laura! I ♥ you and your music! :3
How many languages do you speak?
AGrayPhantom 5 months ago
@supershigi Must buy, Your awesome, I mean you compose music, play music from great games AND produced a game, pure win :O
ChoclatexLesbians 4 months ago
This reminds me of Golden Sun. Love the music in those games.
TyrantLubu 6 months ago
RPG!!? your music in the game!!? your game!!? I'm going to play now!!!!!!
alffredos 6 months ago
@alffredos Hehe, thank-you :) I hope I can finish all the music... there are about 70 tracks in total, and I'm lagging with the music for the last section, but I'm working hard to try and finish it all.
supershigi 5 months ago
wow, that looks real fun. kinda reminds me of a simpler time. =]
henkaishi 6 months ago
it sound pretty
821ja 6 months ago
lol,my name is in there.xD
dom10alienforce 6 months ago
Wow, I can't believe RPG Maker can do all this. I'll definitely try it when it's done.
hoylemanggmail 6 months ago
id play it =D how much will it be when finished?
thesonicboy89 7 months ago
Laura i think melolune was one of the best games i ever played! i know it was just made on a computer but the storyline and editing was amazing i wish a full version came out. i know you and your friends have been working so hard to make it
and its just amazing! if you havent deleted the project i wish you could still continue piece by piece
PuchiCentral 7 months ago
you are on the same place as junichi masuada to me
PokePersonPower 9 months ago
i looked at this video cuz i thought it was pokemon hahahahahohoho cough
PokePersonPower 9 months ago
Hey Laura, I was wondering, since this is as you claim to be only a demo version, does that mean that there is going to be a longer version of this song? The lyrics really touched me (わたしはにほんごをすこしだけはなします。) and I'm really hoping to hear more coming up on this game and its musics. Your voice is awesome!
animalobssessor9 10 months ago
@animalobssessor9 Thank-you, I'm glad you liked it^^ There isn't a longer version of the song (the demo refers to the game demo which is about 2.5 hours long... the full game is about 20 hours long). The song is actually not in Japanese... it's in a fake language that is spoken by a race of people in the game (the ancient Ciroans).
supershigi 5 months ago 2
played the demo...I wish you could finish this Laura, this is a nice game to play...
WolfWoot 10 months ago
man...
LOVE HER VOICE! T-T ^-^
gcanel 11 months ago
what game engine was used to make this?
Pezz3950 1 year ago
i would play it :-) great music and fantasy are the key to a great game... Chronor Trigger , The mana series, Mega Man and more...
the70bbe 1 year ago
i would play it :-) great music and fantasy are the key to a great game... Chronor Trigger , The mana series, Mega Man and more...
the70bbe 1 year ago
Looks kinda like a mixture of LoZ, Pokémon (because of that rocks you can move and the way you jump over things) and Final Fantasy. ._.
ciyyico 1 year ago 9
this seems really fun but maybe a few years to late
GraveArtist 1 year ago
i know it's former name, blue star
dapithapon 1 year ago
i think she made it with something called rgp maker, my friend showed me that one time and it looks odly like the graphics thats in the vid, but either way its still probably awesome cause rpgs in general are insanely fun
bobgotlobbed 1 year ago
Translate this!!
Rehabilitator 1 year ago
Good old block pushing puzzles. You can't have a decent RPG without them.
lemiscool 1 year ago
How did you make make the textures?
ichgo333 1 year ago
@ichgo333 these are the standard textures from the RPG Maker XP
tjaschicksalVegita 1 year ago
wow did u create this by yourself? if so give yourself a pat on the back this is great looks like a big company made it
ChrisOctoberhallowee 1 year ago
OMFG do want to play >:O
Malkinabox 1 year ago
Reminds me of LoZ: Oracle of Seasons. Great!
1Tanfastic1 1 year ago
what language is the song in?
catpee0nme 1 year ago
interesting game, seems like a few mmo's all smashed into something new and unique
GoodSephiroth 1 year ago
I would like to play this :) whats the song called?
belovedGhost777 1 year ago
@belovedGhost777 SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON laurashigihara'S BANDCAMP
warvad 10 months ago
It's amazing! You used that tiles perfectly while many other people use them that way everything turns bad, so 5/5 on building world with tiles.
Nice enviroment effect - sun rays, fog, colored enviroment etc.
Music used for this video is great as well - I'm going to download demo right away! Keep it on! :)
blodyavenger 1 year ago
in my humble opinion, the face of the character where it says hp and the name need some more work like if they could look more manga-like it would be really cool and the box where the stats are still look a little empty, if you could add more style or decoration to themLike neat frames forEx an ivy sorrounding It, thatwould make them look much better and would put them at the same level as the scenarios which are amazinggg and the song which i just want to keep listening over and over againnn!!
JorgeAlfredoLuque24 1 year ago
i love that's games
reminds me of Terranigma
ldanielchava 1 year ago
Whoa... Nice! Who did the tiles?
phubans 1 year ago
can't get ova the fact that it sounds like pvz hehehehe
konoha4dawin 1 year ago
O.O
*want*
nekrmah 1 year ago
Lovely music <3
ZappyGun 1 year ago
I can't wait....awesome music, classic SNES graphics....it's like Chrono Trigger...I think the battle screen can look a bit better though..The way the characters looked too much like a cartoon or any other flash RPGs out there.
SoullessGabe 1 year ago
This doesn't look like another on of those shitty flash games you see all around the net. This looks amazing, I can already tell that I'll spend a lot of time on this.
MetalGearGas 1 year ago
Good luck with the development
konzy2 1 year ago
holy cow that looks nice!!!!!!! you really made this ????
waytohell2 1 year ago
Oooh shiny.
MrKrov 1 year ago
Wow I can't wait for this
kevinscales 1 year ago
I come from dprjones' blogTV and this game looks pretty darn neat.
UnaffiliatedWorks 1 year ago
wow Laura this is a fantastic song, you make me really consider pursuing my dream of being a VGM music composer!! In fact, you inspired me with this track to write a new song for the soundtrack to my Rmxp game that I just finished lol. If you care to hear it I'd love to have your opinion on it, ^_^ (i know you must be busy) anyway i'm loving your music. :D
dsoulja85 1 year ago
are you the one singing in japanese? love it!
thedeltadarkespeon 1 year ago
This is a beautiful and charming game. I loved the story, the music, and the characters. Hurry and finish so we can play the full version!
WonjuIm 1 year ago
How is the storyline of this game? If it's, shit I'm not interested.
KinguNoKin 1 year ago
@KinguNoKin It's really good. I've gotten to play one of the recent versions (which goes up until you rescue Aero from the base at Taezu) and I have to say, I haven't enjoyed a story this much since FF6. Even the demo is pretty good, though it leaves you hanging.
ericlechounde 1 year ago
@ericlechounde Are you saying it stands up to FF6? Hmmm... Then I gotta try this.
KinguNoKin 1 year ago
I want the title of this song. Its wonderful!
Aldaron83 1 year ago
awesome.. better check it out.
popololo41 1 year ago
I guess if you're going to advertise a game, you should at least make a gameplay video. This didn't show much of that. :P
42ndIcicle 1 year ago
@42ndIcicle: On the contrary, the trailer is actually made up almost entirely of gameplay footage :P If you play the game you'll see that these scenes are all taken directly from the game.
MrSanluck 1 year ago
@42ndIcicle What do you mean? Everything in the trailer is gameplay... it's a mix of the puzzles, exploration, battles, and cutscenes you encounter when you play the game...
I really like how you started the trailer with an excerpt from the intro cutscene to give us a glimpse of the story. Starting with something like that is pretty important given that it's a story-driven rpg. Loved the demo and all the music! Wish you the best of luck getting this all finished <3
jennychuchu 1 year ago
Dunno, he kinda just walked around for the most part, and then showed a few seconds of battle.
42ndIcicle 1 year ago
@42ndIcicle I think the reason for this is because with story-driven rpgs, a significant amount of gameplay time is spent exploring the world and solving puzzles. I think all of those "walking around" parts are so we can get a glimpse of the different worlds and puzzles ^_^
jennychuchu 1 year ago
i love this song, i love your voice! is there any full version of this song? if not, could you maybe think about making one? :D
just4acc 1 year ago
my favorite songs are Carya de Mio and Leile's them :3
I thought it was kind of funny to hear PvZ song though for combat xD
WolfWoot 1 year ago
I like it! ^^ Especially the soundtrack. I am SO going to play the demo now. I especially like games where music plays a special role, e.g. the Zelda stuff, so this game is an absolute must for me to play. :-)
earthbind83 1 year ago
interesting looking game.
CrOwBaRhApPy 2 years ago
Wow, was looking for PvZ music, started reading up on Laura Shigihara, what an impressive person.
Versakaisle 2 years ago
the graphics remind me of lunar: silver star and luna: blue moon...i love your voice...btw, in what language is this song?=D italian, spanish?=D hehe
ksquaredcosinetheta 2 years ago
Pretty sure it's Japanese
novalith 2 years ago
i already liked your voice in the ending video of pvz, but you sing this song so nice, i'm listening to it in repeat mode^^
***** and fav^^
Magasta 2 years ago
I love your voice supershigi..
arvien101 2 years ago
SO CUTE
minazuki902 2 years ago
I absolutely love the theme music, it's gorgeous! Really enjoyed playing the IGF demo, and I am eagerly anticipating the release of the full game. =D
you rock supershigi!
AbandoningReality 2 years ago
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Fanstar101 2 years ago
The song is really is nice.
reflectiveLayer 2 years ago
Seriously awesome
Thordirim 2 years ago
Holy crap, is the game finished? When does it get distributed, I absolutely loved the demo, and these new scenes and updated maps look amazing! I can't wait to play it!
aniki91344 2 years ago
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carstriker 2 years ago
This looks great, can't wait to see it at the IGF!
fngkestrel 2 years ago
Shigi. Like i already said this game is awesome. Keep up the good work!
*hugs*
rutix 2 years ago 2
This is amazing. I just played through the IGF demo, and can't wait for more! The theme music is especially pretty.. very touching. Beautiful work, Laura!
GermanSeabass 2 years ago
Excellent video, excellent game.
PsySal 2 years ago
That is so cool that the girl who sang the Plants vs. Zombies song made this... the game is really fun and the music is beautiful. You have a really cute voice!
MrSanluck 2 years ago
Awesome stuff, Shigi!
Sketchpcis 2 years ago
I'm looking forward to this one. I hope her game gets released on WiiWare or PSN.
Boney00 2 years ago
Actually it's impossible to port a RPG Maker game to any other console. :(
GuilhermeEin 2 years ago
Technically yes, but there's always the option of developing specifically -for- those platforms. If anything, if this turns out to be even moderately successful, publishing it through the XNA of XBox's Live Arcade Indie section could work out better.
Sketchpcis 2 years ago
Cannot WAIT for the full release!
SexyTownBrown 2 years ago 2