Onyxworth (game)

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*"I guess you could say...it was a pretty Onyxworth adVETURE!!"*

-Text that appeared upon completing Onyxworth version 0.1.

**Onyxworth** is a role-playing game created by Team Onyx using RPG Maker MV. The game was first released on July 10th, 2022, and got constant updates until version 1.0 released on April 17th, 2023, marking the full release of the game.

The game has 3 free DLC's, in the form of Epilogue Part 1 and Part 2, Sidestorys, and Chapter 3.15: The Other Side.

The fourth and final DLC, Onyxworth Ultra, is slated to release on September 20th, 2024.

## Gameplay

### Combat

The combat system takes heavy inspiration from the Mario and Luigi series of games. There are four commands that the player can use at any given time as well as a fifth command that it used for boss battles, those being **Attacking**, **Items**, **Moves**, **Escape**, and **"!"**.

**Attacking** is the default way of doing damage, hitting the button prompts in time makes the player do more damage, while being off or missing button prompts deal less, sometimes dealing no damage depending on the enemy.

**Items** allow the player to use healing and other related items to help them in combat.

**Moves** relate to special moves that the player can use to deal damage, debuff enemies, or buff allies. Special attacks also require the player to hit the button prompts to do maximum damage.

**Escape** allows the player to...escape, however during certain battles, the escape command will be unavailable.

**"!"** is a special command that is only used during boss battles, usually resulting in a small event.

### Bonding

**Bonding** allows the player to get closer to certain characters in the game. Upon maxing out a bond, the player will get an item along with a unique piece of dialogue. As of the 1.1 Update, 18 characters are able to be bonded with.

### Death and Getting Knocked Out

In certain battles, it is possible for the party to die. If all party members die or the party wins a battle with a member dead, the player will receive a game over.

### Achievements

Onyxworth has achievements that the player can get upon completing chapters, maxing out bonds, defeating bosses, and things of that nature.

## Story

The main story revolves around Arthur, a 15 year old boy who was given powers by The Radiant Gleam. Soon after, he, along with the rest of his friends, are tasked with defeating The Darkest Bleak, a dark god who threatens the safety of the universe. Although everything might look clear cut, not everything is as it seems...and a dark truth lurks just underneath the surface.

Taking the DLC into account, there are a total of 14 (6 main, 1 required, 4 secret, 3 DLC) playable Chapters in Onyxworth.

## Version History

#### Version 0.2

Released on July 17th, 2022. Added Chapter 1.

#### Version 0.3

Released on August 8th, 2022. Added Chapter 1.5 as well as Chapter 2.

#### Version 0.4

Released on August 29th, 2022. Added Chapter 2.1 as well as Chapter 2.5.

#### Version 0.5

Released on September 2nd, 2022. Added Chapter 3. Added Bonding, however Andi was the only character that was able to bond with.

#### Version 0.6

Released on October 20th, 2022. Added Chapter 3.1 as well as Chapter 3.5.

#### Version 0.7

Released on December 1st, 2022. Added the first half of Chapter 4.

#### Version 0.8

Released on January 4th, 2023. Completed Chapter 4.

#### Version 0.9

Released on February 13th, 2023. Added Chapter 5.

#### Version 1.0

Released on April 17th, 2023. All chapters excluding 4 and 5 were redone. Added Bonding for The Radiant Gleam, Ælula, Cain, Rosco, Mia, Charlie, Chad, Vivian, Lisa, Skylar, Madilynn, and John.

#### Version 1.1

Released on June 21st, 2023. Added Bonding for Melvin, Mixxixl, Strattasr, Ciaro, and Idunenia. Added new requirements to access Chapters 2.5 and 3.1.

#### Version 1.2

Released on August 4th, 2023. Chapters 4 and 5 were redone.

#### Version 1.3

Released on September 24th, 2023. Added Epilogue Part 1 and Part 2.

#### Version 1.4

Released on October 30th, 2023. Added Sidestorys.

#### Version 1.5

Released on December 15th, 2023. Added Chapter 3.15: The Other Side. Redid Bonds for Lisa, Skylar, and Madilynn.