PenultimateFantasy

Creating a Final Fantasy inspired game in JavaScript.

Usage

Just open penultimatefantasy.html in your browser (only tested in Chrome).

TODO

REFACTORS

• Move things into Utils. E.g. getCharacterIndex

• achievements to model

• Menu messages to store with menu

• Consider a MessageBrokerController.js which is centrally in charge of managing messages….

• moves targeting a configurable number of targets

• First loss message

• magical message when already at max mp

• lifeorb message when already alive

• review experience relating to level

• upgrade hp/mp (vitality/spirit)

• restart activity gauge on back?

• accuracy

• evasion

• on death earn undefined dollars

• on death 0 experience!

NEW FEATURES

• status ailments
• additional classes
• momentum

STATUS AILMENTS / EFFECTS

1. applying a function several times over a number of goes i.e. poison
2. applying a function once on casting for effect, and a second function some goes later to remove effect i.e. protect
3. functions applied once to remove active effects i.e. despell
4. a function who's effect lasts either the whole battle or until removed by 3
5. effects that stack and those that override? IE silence and poison stack but haste and slow override

WARRIOR

• Gains by doing attack.
• Spends on class-specific skills
• Each skill costs x momentum

BLACK MAGE

• Gains by doing black magic
• class-specific skills are listed with regular magic
• On select target, magic is charged up by holding down mouse button which depletes momentum.
• Momentum spent on charging boosts power of spell

WHITE MAGE

• Gains by doing white magic
• Class-specific skills are listed with regular magic
• When momentum bar is half full, each spell can select two targets
• When momentum bar is full, each spell can select three targets

THIEF

• Gains by stealing
• Class-specific skills involve turning monsters into useful things like gold
• Monster HP and thief momentum when using skill determines how good the item is

ALCHEMIST

• Gains by using item
• Class-specific skills are creating base items and using alchemist only special items
• Each item requires an amount of momentum to create
• Each special item requires an amount of momentum and several base items to use

BEAST

• Gains by taking damage
• Class-specific skills are lots of passive stat boosters
• select a number of these to be active
• Boost effect is greater with more momentum
• momentum is depleted by attacking