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Other Projects / Re: [Demo] Tech demo - Horn of Balance (working title)
« on: September 21, 2009, 05:59:57 pm »
The opening story (as promised). This is just a very tiny part of the entire story, which I won't get into that for obvious reasons.
Story beginning (titelscreen intro):
The story starts with Link living with his uncle in the secluded the south west forest bordering Hyrule. The two usualy spend their days doing hard work like chopping wood and forging metal. It's a peacefull existence.
The sky is clear and the two are sitting about on a tree, enjoying nature and talking. Uncle starts on one of his stories. He has a million of them. Most of them about young hero's, princesses, fools, justice and exploring the world. "Today's story is about a young boy who accidentaly stepped onto a portal, taking him into the sacred world of the goddesses. The boy had heard of this world. About it's green lands and clear skies. What he found however was nothing but darkness and death. As he explored the world, he found that it had the strangest creatures walking about. Unnatural and evil. The water corrupted, the buildings destroyed, the ground almost dead. In the end he arrived at the source of the darkness. An enormous monster hellbend on the power of the world safely in his grasp. He started out human, just like the boy, but the power had corrupted and changed him. Now stronger then ever he had no intention of giving up his hold for the boy. The two fought, and the boy slew down the beast. Claiming his prize, the boy used it to transformed the world back to it's original state. Living happily ever after."
The fables and myths Uncle tells change from day to day but Link likes listening to them all the same. The parent in the villages tell them to their children all the time. It helps the little ones grow just and strong. Helping them distinguish right from wrong and teaching things like bravery and balance. Uncle usualy picks them up when they deliver goods. And sometimes he has his own stories.
After the story both Link and his uncle get back up, ready to return to work. There will be a royal festival coming up soon and they will need to work extra hard if they want to prepare there gift for the king's daugther, Zelda.
Story beginning (ingame):
Link wakes up, grabs his trusted boomerang and meets his uncle outside. Today is the day they will set out for Hyrule Castle. They've worked hard this last week. All in order to forge a masterpiece sword to present to princess Zelda on her 16e birthday. Rumor has it the princess will be considered of age during the festival and that she shall be wed off. Link has never seen this princess, much less set foot far beyond the forest borders. So he is eager to see the castle and help present the gift he too helped craft.
The two leave in the early morning and travel direct for Hyrule Castle. Nearing it's borders they are stopped by some soldiers. Appearently commoners visiting the festival are no longer allowed to carry swords or other weapons by order of the king. Gift or no, the rules are absolute and Uncle can not pursued the soldiers. Feeling there should be more to it he requests to be let by, hoping an adiance with the king will get everything sorted out. Instead he is forcefully taken arrested for his persistance as a suspicous character. The previous sword gets confiscated. The only reason Link is ignored is due to some good words from him Uncle and his young age. The boomerang he is carrying adds to soldiers feeling some pity. Before Uncle get's taken away he is able to tell Link that he should make is own way to the castle town. He still believes all will be right when he speaks with King and thus suggests they will meet again soon.
Uncle and Link had previously decided to meet in the town's square and now Link now takes the longer way around to get to this location hoping everything will already be alright when he arrives.
[Around this point, maybe sooner, will be when you take control of Link and thus this is where my story ends. There is plenty more, but I don't want to spoil anything more]
Story beginning (titelscreen intro):
The story starts with Link living with his uncle in the secluded the south west forest bordering Hyrule. The two usualy spend their days doing hard work like chopping wood and forging metal. It's a peacefull existence.
The sky is clear and the two are sitting about on a tree, enjoying nature and talking. Uncle starts on one of his stories. He has a million of them. Most of them about young hero's, princesses, fools, justice and exploring the world. "Today's story is about a young boy who accidentaly stepped onto a portal, taking him into the sacred world of the goddesses. The boy had heard of this world. About it's green lands and clear skies. What he found however was nothing but darkness and death. As he explored the world, he found that it had the strangest creatures walking about. Unnatural and evil. The water corrupted, the buildings destroyed, the ground almost dead. In the end he arrived at the source of the darkness. An enormous monster hellbend on the power of the world safely in his grasp. He started out human, just like the boy, but the power had corrupted and changed him. Now stronger then ever he had no intention of giving up his hold for the boy. The two fought, and the boy slew down the beast. Claiming his prize, the boy used it to transformed the world back to it's original state. Living happily ever after."
The fables and myths Uncle tells change from day to day but Link likes listening to them all the same. The parent in the villages tell them to their children all the time. It helps the little ones grow just and strong. Helping them distinguish right from wrong and teaching things like bravery and balance. Uncle usualy picks them up when they deliver goods. And sometimes he has his own stories.
After the story both Link and his uncle get back up, ready to return to work. There will be a royal festival coming up soon and they will need to work extra hard if they want to prepare there gift for the king's daugther, Zelda.
Story beginning (ingame):
Link wakes up, grabs his trusted boomerang and meets his uncle outside. Today is the day they will set out for Hyrule Castle. They've worked hard this last week. All in order to forge a masterpiece sword to present to princess Zelda on her 16e birthday. Rumor has it the princess will be considered of age during the festival and that she shall be wed off. Link has never seen this princess, much less set foot far beyond the forest borders. So he is eager to see the castle and help present the gift he too helped craft.
The two leave in the early morning and travel direct for Hyrule Castle. Nearing it's borders they are stopped by some soldiers. Appearently commoners visiting the festival are no longer allowed to carry swords or other weapons by order of the king. Gift or no, the rules are absolute and Uncle can not pursued the soldiers. Feeling there should be more to it he requests to be let by, hoping an adiance with the king will get everything sorted out. Instead he is forcefully taken arrested for his persistance as a suspicous character. The previous sword gets confiscated. The only reason Link is ignored is due to some good words from him Uncle and his young age. The boomerang he is carrying adds to soldiers feeling some pity. Before Uncle get's taken away he is able to tell Link that he should make is own way to the castle town. He still believes all will be right when he speaks with King and thus suggests they will meet again soon.
Uncle and Link had previously decided to meet in the town's square and now Link now takes the longer way around to get to this location hoping everything will already be alright when he arrives.
[Around this point, maybe sooner, will be when you take control of Link and thus this is where my story ends. There is plenty more, but I don't want to spoil anything more]
