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Novel Ruins Gaiden: The Selene Mountain
Overview
Feature Quest
Creator:
Kifstopher
Genre: Miniquest
Added: 18 Sep 2024
ZC Version: 2.55
Downloads: 186
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Originally created for (and winner of) the Vintage Dreams 2 Contest, Novel Ruins Gaiden is a small sequel to the original Journey into the Novel Ruins. You don't have to play the first one to enjoy this one though!
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Description
THIS QUEST USES ENHANCED MUSIC YOU GOTTA DOWNLOAD IT HERE AND PUT THE MUSIC FILES IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS THE QUEST!!!!!!!!!! (otherwise it'll have no music)
(also if you played the contest version this one has some added songs if you're playing again)
The NUMBER ONE GRAND PRIZE ULTIMATE WINNER of Mani's Vintage Dreams 2 competition gets its long-awaited actual release!
Novel Ruins Gaiden is a smaller, more approachable game compared to the original Journey into the Novel Ruins, more in line with a traditional Zelda structure, but with some puzzley-flair. It features a small overworld with 4 dungeons, plus a large final dungeon, and now included with the 1.12 update, a bonus dungeon, The Lunar Wonder! NRG is designed with the goal of player exploration and freedom first. Dungeons can be cleared in any order you like, and upgrades are purchasable in the starting town! Several puzzles have multiple solutions, and tricks are encouraged, you might find new ways to progress on a second playthrough! You might be able to skip a few keys if you know what you're doing...
TLDR features:
- 4 mainline dungeons + big final dungeon + bonus dungeon!
- 8x8 overworld with many secrets!
- Objectives can be performed in any order!
- An extra secret bonus boss for those who can find all hearts...
- Cool cameos from Lizzy's friends
- Play as an old fart named Wolfram!
(also if you played the contest version this one has some added songs if you're playing again)
The NUMBER ONE GRAND PRIZE ULTIMATE WINNER of Mani's Vintage Dreams 2 competition gets its long-awaited actual release!
Novel Ruins Gaiden is a smaller, more approachable game compared to the original Journey into the Novel Ruins, more in line with a traditional Zelda structure, but with some puzzley-flair. It features a small overworld with 4 dungeons, plus a large final dungeon, and now included with the 1.12 update, a bonus dungeon, The Lunar Wonder! NRG is designed with the goal of player exploration and freedom first. Dungeons can be cleared in any order you like, and upgrades are purchasable in the starting town! Several puzzles have multiple solutions, and tricks are encouraged, you might find new ways to progress on a second playthrough! You might be able to skip a few keys if you know what you're doing...
TLDR features:
- 4 mainline dungeons + big final dungeon + bonus dungeon!
- 8x8 overworld with many secrets!
- Objectives can be performed in any order!
- An extra secret bonus boss for those who can find all hearts...
- Cool cameos from Lizzy's friends
- Play as an old fart named Wolfram!
Story
One year after the events of Journey into the Novel Ruins, Henry's great grandpa, Wolfram Johms, finds himself in a funk after being released from his ghostly prison for 50 years. To help cheer him up, Henry and his roommate, Patsy, bring him along on a trip to the Selene Mountain, a mysterious place in Colorado where strange things have been happening. Does Wolfe have it in him to go adventuring again in this strange, modern world? Play and find out...
Tips & Cheats
If you need a hint on where to go next, try talking to Patsy! She'll offer a suggestion to get you going.
The bomb bag and quiver in Spiffy's shop lets you hold 10 more every time you purchase. Getting a lotta quivers might be worth the investment!
There's several buried money spots around the mountain. If somewhere looks suspicious, try digging!
The Old Zora in the shell cave might give you something good if you give him a lot of shells...
Cheat level 4 is still enabled through the default code "4" if you find yourself stuck in a wall somehow.
If you think you've found a sequence break, cool!
The bomb bag and quiver in Spiffy's shop lets you hold 10 more every time you purchase. Getting a lotta quivers might be worth the investment!
There's several buried money spots around the mountain. If somewhere looks suspicious, try digging!
The Old Zora in the shell cave might give you something good if you give him a lot of shells...
Cheat level 4 is still enabled through the default code "4" if you find yourself stuck in a wall somehow.
If you think you've found a sequence break, cool!
Credits
Vintage Dreams 2 by Mani Kanina (and a lotta other folks who originally worked on it)
Quest and Story by Lizzy (dat's me c:)
Extra sprites and tiles by ASpiffyGoat, Purple Haze, Ether, Avaro, TristanaGW, FacelessKiwami
Additional cameos by MadameGrossly, MissSwanLovejoy, Jangleforks, Koboldium, SnivyContrarian
Testing: ASpiffyGoat, MithrilMonarch, SomePlayer
Quest and Story by Lizzy (dat's me c:)
Extra sprites and tiles by ASpiffyGoat, Purple Haze, Ether, Avaro, TristanaGW, FacelessKiwami
Additional cameos by MadameGrossly, MissSwanLovejoy, Jangleforks, Koboldium, SnivyContrarian
Testing: ASpiffyGoat, MithrilMonarch, SomePlayer
rabbitking
Posted 19 September 2024 - 07:19 AM
Played the contest version.
The quality of this quest exceeds any expectations one may have from a contest miniquest made in a month by a single person. I think it may be considered not a mini, but a full-fledged ZC quest.
I see this quest not as a dungeon romper, but rather as a set of various activities, with dungeons being only one of them. The player always has multiple different tasks and objectives in mind, such as treasure hunting, rupee management, arena fights, which creates strong motivation and a feeling of excitement.
I like how small and compact the world is, with almost no empty or unnecessary space.
The quest has not so many puzzles, the ones present are mostly based on text interpretation, and are generally fair and well made.
Bosses are complex and really hard if you fight them out of intended order (as I did), especially the boss of the ice-dungeon. So better leave this one for later!
I consider interconnected dungeons a potentially interesting idea, but in this game it is kinda underdeveloped, there is no particular point or motivation to use inter-dungeon passages.
It took me about 7-8 hours to beat all the content, including the secret boss, although I'm not so sure about the exact number.
Also, one of the coziest towns I've ever seen in videogames.
The quality of this quest exceeds any expectations one may have from a contest miniquest made in a month by a single person. I think it may be considered not a mini, but a full-fledged ZC quest.
I see this quest not as a dungeon romper, but rather as a set of various activities, with dungeons being only one of them. The player always has multiple different tasks and objectives in mind, such as treasure hunting, rupee management, arena fights, which creates strong motivation and a feeling of excitement.
I like how small and compact the world is, with almost no empty or unnecessary space.
The quest has not so many puzzles, the ones present are mostly based on text interpretation, and are generally fair and well made.
Bosses are complex and really hard if you fight them out of intended order (as I did), especially the boss of the ice-dungeon. So better leave this one for later!
I consider interconnected dungeons a potentially interesting idea, but in this game it is kinda underdeveloped, there is no particular point or motivation to use inter-dungeon passages.
It took me about 7-8 hours to beat all the content, including the secret boss, although I'm not so sure about the exact number.
Also, one of the coziest towns I've ever seen in videogames.
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