Category: JRPG

  • Dungeon Antiqua 2 Released on PC

    Made with Pyxel, a Retro Game Engine for Python

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    Says Japanese indie developer Shiromofu Factory:

    Relive the golden age of dungeon RPGs with Dungeon Antiqua 2!

    A retro 2D dungeon crawler bursting with SNES nostalgia.

    Hack, slash, and survive relentless side-view encounters!

    With 10 jobs and endless skill combos, forge the ultimate party and conquer the depths—if you dare!

    You can get the game on Steam here.

    Video coverage courtesy of Davidvinc RPGs:

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  • Announcement: No Context Collab + Hack Jam ’26

    Hosted by FFV Central

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    Original Post on January 17

    Hack Jam Under Consideration to be Held

    Join Discord to Show Your Support

    Original concept by YeOldeLoremonger with refinements by clymax

    Proposed game: FFV SFC (future editions can cover other titles)

    Proposed theme: to be voted on

    Submissions: via hack jam channel on Discord

    Judging: by player vote via Discord

    Proposed time: weekend in February

    Details are subject to change, but any changes will be announced asap

    Reddit promo here (similar one here)

    Update on March 5

    No Context Collab + Hack Jam ’26

    Release target is April Fools’ Day ’26.

    Given the “no context” theme, your project must be kept secret from others.

    All working submissions will be combined to the best of our integration team’s abilities.

    More details are as follows.

    1. Choose one focus area: maps, sprites, audio, script, mechanics, or user interface.
    2. Guidance for time to spend is 30 minutes to 1 day, but no upper limit will be enforced. You must, however, report your time spent when you make your submission.
    3. The organizers may also impose a minimum signup threshold before this project is allowed to proceed.
    4. Base rom will be FFV SFC, preferably with RPGe translation applied.
    5. Submission deadline will be March 15. An extended deadline of March 25 may apply to participants invited via other FF modding Discords.
    6. Submission format must be a patch file in IPS or BPS format.
    7. Submissions will be via DM as instructed in the channel.

    For the promotional announcement, see one of the related posts below.

    Related Posts

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  • Final Fantasy V: Autumn Challenge (SFC)

    Game Changes from Vanilla

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    Credit for the contents of this post goes to ff5aki [blog].

    Credit for the machine translation and reformatting goes to clymax.

    Autumn Challenge is our localized name for Final Fantasy V Remix (FF5r). The word autumn is taken from the Japanese word aki, taken as autumn.

    A. Job Changes

    1. Hunter: The command becomes “Aim – Animal – (blank) – Item.”
    2. Berserker: Strength and speed are enhanced.
    3. Red Mage: Can equip bows and arrows. Overall stats are improved.
    4. Dragoon: Parameter change.
    5. Impersonator: Name, appearance, and equipment are changed. Command: “Item – (blank) x 3”.

    B. Ability Changes

    1. Toushi: Changed from Mineuchi. Defense-ignoring effect. The original is from the kobō term “Tetsushi.”
    2. Wild Shot: Removes defense ignore.
    3. Zeninage: Attack power is now lower than that of shuriken, and gil consumption has also been reduced.
    4. Musical equipment: Changed from vertical equipment. Bells can also be equipped. Magic power increase is on par with that of a geomancer.

    C. Item Changes

    1. Tinkerbell: Rare again this time.
    2. Twin Lancer: Exclusive to Dragoons.
    3. Blood Sword: Attack power is reduced, hit rate is 100%.
    4. Lilith’s Rod: Increases the activation rate of “Irome”.
    5. Chicken Knife: Weakened.
    6. Sage’s Staff: Removes undead scourge.
    7. Cursed Ring: Defense power is reduced and all attributes are halved. Death sentence remains unchanged.

    There are many additional items, but I’ll list them at the bottom to avoid spoilers.

    D. Magic & Enemy Skills

    1. Blue Magic “???” has been renamed to Revenge Blast.
    2. Strengthens Summon Phoenix.

    E. Towns & Dungeons

    1. The magician’s character becomes a white or black mage.
    2. The messages vary, and some may be the key to solving the game.

    F. New Items

    1. Sagojo Spear: Attack power is lower than in ver.1.10. Water attribute.
    2. Break Blade: Additional break activation
    3. Knife: For throwing only.
    4. Wight Slayer: Critical hit against undead.
    5. Sparkling Sword: Ornament.
    6. Triton Hammer: May activate “Kamaitachi.”
    7. Stardust Rod: Item specification “Comet”.
    8. Variant Knife: Damage equal to HP loss.
    9. Lance of Cain: Always jumps when “attacking.” Short waiting time.
    10. Zantetsuken: May activate “Iai Nuki”.
    11. Save the Queen: A high-performance sword.
    12. Ultima Weapon: Damage proportional to current HP.
    13. Bone Club: Second most powerful attack after Ragnarok.
    14. Thorn Whip: High attack power, but no notable effect.
    15. Wing Edge: A higher-level weapon than the Crescent Moon Ring and Rising Sun.
    16. Medusa’s Bow: Has a high chance of petrifying.
    17. Bloodstained Shield: Holy attribute null. Low evasion ability.
    18. Armor Gappa: Protects against water-element attacks and frog state.
    19. Hero’s Shield: High-performance shield
    20. Adaman Armor: High-performance light armor.
    21. Angel Wings: Always Levitated.
    22. Protect Ring: Always protect.
    23. Star Pendant: Protects against poison attacks and poison status.
    24. Gold Ring: Item that can be exchanged for cash.
    25. Royal Crown: High-performance head armor.
    26. Double Mirage: Creates two clones.
    27. Glass Mask: Head armor specialized for physical defense.
    28. Rainbow Water Crown: Fire, cold, and lightning damage are halved.
    29. Wind God’s Shield: Absorbs wind attribute.
    30. Behemo Suit: Comes with enhanced fighting capabilities.
    31. Fragment of Nothingness: A probative item obtained when defeating a certain additional powerful boss.

    G. Dragons

    1. Skull Dragon
    2. Terrible Dragon
    3. Earth Dragon
    4. Leviathan
    5. Holy Dragon
    6. Storm Dragon
    7. Freeze Dragon
    8. Lady Dragon

    Even if you defeat them all, there is no Jihad.

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  • Slick Productions Forum Archive

    Now Available on FFV Central

    Courtesy of Archival Efforts by rustythepokemontrainer (avaquizzer on slickprod)

    On behalf of the FFV Central community and other FF communities of hackers and players, we thank rustythepokemontrainer for his service to our communities through the preservation and release efforts related to this invaluable record of early FF modding history.

    To enter the forum archive, use the link below.

    https://ff5central.com/slickproductions.org/forum

    For any issues, please report them to the Slick Productions megathread in our Discord.

    Note that the archive does not include other web content.

    Restoring the other web content could be something that is looked into in the future.

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