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[GIRakaCHEEZER]

Ib (pronounced "Eeb," similar to “Eve”) is a freeware horror adventure game by kouri made in RPG Maker 2000.

A young girl named Ib visits an art gallery with her parents.
While observing the many exhibits, she suddenly realizes she is alone.
And in her search for others, she finds things awry in the gallery...

The game is focused on exploration and puzzle-solving.
There are no battles, and it does not demand quick reflexes.
It's designed to be accessible to all kinds of players, so enjoy.

So yeah this is a pretty cool game. It's like yume nikki if it actually had some gameplay. It reminds me a lot of the old school resident evils, with the atmosphere and the puzzles.

You can get it from the game's site: http://vgboy.dabomst...om/other/ib.htm

Also there are 5 endings but I recommend after you playthrough the game that you just youtube them or something since you're probably going to have to start from the beginning to get another ending.

[Hiino]

As an RPG Maker user, seeing the mapping of this game hurts me deeply.

But meh, it seems okay. Maybe I'll play it.

Maybe.

[Landonpeanut]

I remember encountering a youtube video of some gamplay of this quite some time ago. I'll have to try it.

[GIRakaCHEEZER]

If anyone's played this yet then this is relevant.

Edited by GIRakaCHEEZER, 29 June 2012 - 03:53 AM.

[X-Calibar]

Interesting~ Soon as it'll let me download I'll check it out

[cultr1]

Finally there's a thread for this, I've been considering making my own for a while now.
I can't recommend this game enough, it's super awesome. Reminds me a bit of Yume Nikki Atmosphere+Amnesia Puzzle Solving, but harder.

Also Hiino quit yer whinin it's better than anything you've ever made >:T

[Hiino]

What? I wasn't, but NOW I'm whining D:

Why would you ever say that to meeeeeee D:

But yeah you're right, since I never released any of my games (aside from those made in 48 hours, but obviously they lack quality).

Also I only talked about what I could see without playing the game, i.e. the maps. Like I said, I'm a pretty experienced RPG Maker user, and there are rules as to what a good mapping is.
But considering that this game is meant to be surreal (as Yume Nikki, yeah), it does not really matter.

However, this game (Ib) is of the kind I see at least once a month. Games inspired by Yume Nikki, focused on ambiance and puzzle solving, are legion. Yume Nikki was the first one I ever tried (and what's more, the first RPG Maker game I have ever played) and the concept was radically different from what I was used to see in indie games before. So it deeply affected me and instantly became one of my favourite indie games ever. I'm also occasionnally enjoying YN fangames, sort of. But aside from those, the "mysteriouscreepy dark ambiance with no battles and only exploration/puzzle solving" concept has become too represented in RPG Maker games (and elsewhere too *coughLimbocough*), so now I'm kinda meh.

RPG Maker games like Ao Oni are more interesting imo, because the ambiance and the puzzle-solving are enforced by the invincible-immortal-one-hit-killer-scary-teleporting-and-multiplying thing that is chasing you.

Edited by Hiino, 14 July 2012 - 12:20 PM.

[trickybilly]

Hope there will be a lot of options to respond not just "I do" "I don't", since I want to troll the game a little

[X-Calibar]

I finally played Ib today...
Thank you GIR for bringing up this game! It was well worth the time...
It's like what I wished Yume Nikki would have done...

My experience :

Spoiler

The first quarter before I met Garry was a real horror experience for me. A journey of abstract terrors D: I was spooked a jumpy... So alone...


After meeting Garry though the game stopped being scary imo. But, on the flipside, there was a sense of purpose now. There was no wastful/boring dialogue, and I was always interested in what would happen next...

When I met Mary though, I had mixed feelings. This was probably my downfall I continued all the way to the end of the game [I didn't know it at the time, but was about to finish with the True End!]

But, I REALLY wanted to find a way to give Mary a chance... So I ended up replaying from the midpoint of the game, looking for some way to battle her fate. [I guess she was a little bonkers, looking back but she wasn't given much of a chance... @_@]

After a lot of effort I finally managed to get my first ending as Mary's ending >< lol... But, I had a hard time just letting Garry end up like that >< So after getting all the other endings, I went back and finally gave Garry and Ib their happy ending. I think I would have been more satisfied if I'd just kept going getting the true ending first >< Ah well.

I'll rate the game an overall 8/10. [9 is highest I've given]. Though this could be the best rpgmaker horror game so far...

For comparison here are the few RPGmaker Games that I've rated 8 or higher :

Spoiler

8 The Longing Ribbon <horror
8 Necropolis Part I*
8 Desert Nightmare (English) <horror
8.5 a blurred line*
8.5 Star Stealing Prince Full V.1.0
9 Love and War Ep1*
9 Forever's End*
9 The Way
*means the game ends

Now a special treat~ I had no idea how popular this game must have been. I spent a couple hours sorting through some of my favorite videos, to make an Ib youtube extravaganza for anyone interested
(Warning lots of videos)

Enjoy! (Spoilers ahead! Ye be warned)

Spoiler

Let it begin! Ib Title Theme (Orchestrated) + fan art...


Watch this one if you're a fan of Higurashi~ otherwise it is optional (Ib MAD OP)


Now for the feature presentation... Return to the Gallery with Ib. (This is the one I <3)


A short intermission after that is in order~ Previews for Ib the animation~


Now for feature presentation #2. Please be mindful of your actions in video games.


Now a word from our sponsors :


A short Ib cutscene with voice acting...


Please welcome special guest musician YASUpochi, on the guitar...

For more guitar from YASUpochi :

Spoiler

Thema

Departure

Hide-and-seek

Blind alley

Credit music...


Feature presentation #3. For the Mary fans~


And to end it, I leave you with a Ib Piano Melody accompanied with more amazing fan art.


Extras :

Spoiler

Ib art, in a primetime anime style~ A what if~


Ib music video with a romantic style (watercolors?)


Relive Ib animated in a Microsoft paint style [Very good!]


For fans of Mary wanting a happy ending (untranslated, good art)

Edited by X-Calibar, 06 August 2012 - 09:34 PM.

[Hiino]

Oh yeah, yesterday I made a LP of Ib, it was pretty cool and a bit scary o/

You can find it here. Beware of the really bad accent I'm sorry D: