I found myself enthusiastic about the idea of creating an RPG similar to the classics, which in my opinion, consist of three main elements:
- An epic story
- A game system that rewards intelligence
- A challenging environment
And so, with these guidelines in mind, I decided to develop a game using the same story that I was writing in a failed novel project.
I started working on the whole story for a while for a while that way…, until I realized that it was so big and epic, that it surpassed the resources of a small group of developers pretending to create a game as a hobby in their free time. It is a shame, because I thought it was really good…
But far from giving up, I decided that I would develop its prequel, a story under the same mythological frame that would end the just about where a great central story would begin. If the game is somewhat successful and we can count on more revenues, then we may be able make a following chapter that would fit with the first one perfectly. That said, I don’t want anyone to think that Lords of Xulima is only a prologue. It is a complete epic narration, with a grand finale.
This is how Lords of Xulima, a story of Gods and men was conceptualized.
We will soon talk a bit more about the mythology of Xulima, and then we will cover the gameplay system.
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