Exceed/Excess

They say that God, in his shame, averted his eyes.

That on the night of the Bloodletting he glimpsed the  vastness of man's sin and could bare to look no longer.

And thus, the Devil turned his gaze upon us instead...

Exceed/Excess is a fantasy adventure game with RPG elements. A married couple wash up on an island that is said to link the celestial skies, to the Earth. Their only goal is to contact their god in the hopes that it might help them avert the extinction of the human race.

Exceed/Excess is the Winner of the Best Use of Theme category in the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam. 

EXCEED SYSTEM

- Using the EXCEED system you can boost your skill, but for a price.
- Whenever you use EXCEED you are burdened with a MINOR EXCESS.
- Three Minor Excesses lead to a MAJOR EXCESS. These can effect the player characters in a number of ways, such as weakening them, or limiting their abilities.
- You will have to choose when and where to take Excesses to optimise your run.

FEATURES

- Two areas to adventure through.
- A strong focus on a sometimes sombre, sometimes fun story.
- Two playable characters.
- About 20 minutes of gameplay with several 'outcomes' available for each area.
- No battles, but plenty of action.

THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS - I am roughly 90% complete.

Here is a roadmap for my planned work:

• Revamp the area 'Hotrock and Sons' ✅
  • I want to make some minor changes to the existing map as well as extend the area to match the size and scope of the Forest.
    • Change Goblins to Dragons ✅
    • Add a second map with new mechanics and tasks ✅
    • Redraw volcano explosion graphic  ✅
• Create a new area: 'The Cold'
  • I want to create a third and final area to the game which will have a new theme (cold) and altered mechanics to fit the theme. As with the other two areas there will be two large maps with various tasks and secrets along with a final grand obsticle and several outcomes.
    • First Map  ✅
    • Second map✅
    • Third map✅
    • Extra maps✅
    • Story elements ✅
    • Final obstacle ✅
• Add camp cutscenes
  • I plan to have scenes in which the characters return to their camp after each area is completed. These would give opportunities to develop the lore of this world and also for players to attempt (through conversation) to regain one Excess. Cutscenes would include:
    • After Forest ✅
    • After Volcano ✅
    • After Cold ✅
    • ?? 1 ✅
    • ?? 2 ✅
    • ?? 3 ✅
• Finale
  • The finale would be a fourth mini-area with various story related outcomes.
    • Map ✅
    • Primary outcomes ✅
    • Secondary outcomes ✅
• Add a journal function ✅
  • I think it would be a good idea to add a simple journal which will allow players to track their progress over numerous runs of the game, in case anyone wants to see all endings.
    • Basic journal function ✅
      
    • Optional spoiler-filled advice on gaining various endings and outcomes.
• Intro and outro cutscenes
  • I want to add simple, stylistic cutscenes at the start and end of the game.
    • Intro
    • Outro