Developer: soutaiyou

I just finished playing this awesome game and thought it would be unwise not to share it with y'all!

Vacant Sky is a twisted tale of manipulation and secrets, of hatred and vengeance. It's set in a modern world with hints of sci-fi and dark fantasy.

All I wanted was to find a way home...and to find out why they were following me. I don't know how it happened, but I know it all started the night that I died.

Story

It started on the night of October 18th. That's the night Auria Edith was shot and killed on her way home.

For reasons still unclear to her, she was given a second chance at life and began a quest to uncover the mystery surrounding her death. However, even more mysterious than the circumstances surrounding her death are the Virad, a cult of masked men following her every move.

As the eerie conspiracy centered around her gradually becomes unraveled, Auria is forced to confront an unpleasant truth about herself and make a choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

The game is split up into three releases:

Act I - Shadow and Ashes: Released March 16, 2009
Act II - Halo Locks: Released January 5, 2010
Act III - Angel of Justice: Released October 18, 2010

Characters












Features

-Original soundtrack composed by Tarranon, featuring vocal tracks by Melody Yoo and Melanie Ehrlich
-8 playable characters (along with up to 6 guests)
-Customize Auria's stats and growth
-Select your own progression of techniques
-Interact with your party members to strengthen your relationship with them
-Unlock guest art title screens through sidequests

Screenshots

ACT I :













ACT II :














Download Act I : Megaupload / Rapidshare / Gdc.wpi.edu
Fix for runtime error: fmodex

Download Act II: Megaupload / 2shared / Gdc.wpi.edu

Download Act III: Flameupload / Bluesophia

Note: In order to properly convert over your save data from Act I, you need to have the Act I Clear Flag, which you get by saving after the credits. Make sure you’ve done that before trying to convert! Same applies for the next Act.

Official Site

Hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

aislingyngaio: OP has obtained permission from creator

Have been playing this game for an hour or so and its simply amazing.
Thanks for sharing.

Hoyeah. I've been playing it, and it's one of the awesomest games ever. I like that Auria actually does have a personality, and interacts with people and replies to what they say.
And her journal entries amuse me. Very much.

I just started playing this game and its pretty good so far. I like how you start out playing as the antagonists

I need some help with a side quest, I can't find Bethany's boyfriend who stood her up at the restaurant. I've looked everywhere Has anyone found him?

Hmm when in the beginning of the game (when Michael and that Examiner were talking), an error somehow appeared and said "FMOD Ex returned error 58..."

@latyss: I wasn't lucky enough to find him either... thats the only quest I couldn't finish. I might try looking for him again when the next Act is out though.

@Ivana: Umm... try downloading this dll and replace it with the one in the game folder.

Ahh... megaload... T_T

I'll upload it elsewhere when I get home How about Mediafire?

Ahh that's great

Here you go!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wii3yjkz2m4
Hope it works fine

Looks cool!! Love the screenies and features. The characters seem quite interesting too. I'll give it a try after I finish TTHW

@Rainbo
I've already used it & Michael was explaining that part about the 3 upper-class captain & then this girl was trying to open the door and the error appeared again... Am I suppose to delete the rgss102e.dll file if I've downloaded yours?

I love this game... too bad I keep dyinging... got past a few battles I'd died a lot in finally... and can't get past the battle in the jail now

Just finished Act 1 and loved it!! The plot is really intriguing that I can't wait for the next Act especially after it ended at the point it did.

The character artwork and effects were awesome too. Thanks for sharing this great game with us.

Edit: Oh and I couldn't complete the Missing George quest too. Has anyone found him yet?

Ummm... noticed something interesting, ^^ early in the game (in Auria's hometown) at night, I saw a black-caped figure (Vastale, I assume) disappear behind a tree o_O I tried to pursue him but that didn't seem possible. Has anyone else come across this? Is it a trigger to something else? Just curious!

O_O That sounds interesting... I'd like to check it out but unfortunately I'm past that point. Where exactly did you see him?

As for that boyfriend quest, I left it incomplete and moved on. I'm currently trying to win the caravan battle. But I may replay the first Act when the next one is released (which is just a few days away, yays!) just to find him.

@Ivana: You need to replace fmodex.dll file in the games directory with the new one you downloaded.

@Aura: Interesting find! Must have missed it as I didn't explore the town much at night time and headed straight for the train station. I'll make sure to check it out in my next playthrough. ^_^

I just beat the game and it was awesome. And I loved the beginning! The characterisation is very well done, my favorite character being Weapon XD The battles can get a bit difficult sometimes but the battle system is really cool and so is the skill system. Looking forward to Act 2!

Just finished the game and have to say I enjoyed it immensely. I agree with Velvet above, the intro is GREAT!! The story is very compelling and the characters well-etched. I also liked the music, mapping and artwork. The only thing that didn't appeal to me was the fact that Act 1 was far too linear (and too short =P).

Eagerly awaiting the next act!

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Just completed Act 1 so I'll try to help.

I had a tough time too with this battle. Don't worry though, it's the final fight of the first Act, so its meant to be hard.

Firstly, what level are you? I was at level 4. I had Seri and Zaq on guard while Ray used Counter. Make sure to debuff the boss with Seri's spell Disenchant as soon as possible. And see to it that Zaq is constantly using First Aid. Some accessories like charm of focus, fierce can come in quite handy and also a piece of armor you get from a sidequest. Speaking of sidequests, you can earn experience, cash and some useful items from completing them, so make sure not to miss out on them.

Hope that helps and good luck!

As for me... I enjoyed it a LOT! Captivating plot, interesting characters, all in all, a great game. I'm just eager to get back to playing it, so can't wait for the next Act

@latyss: Urm... you know the tree you see when you open the game, right before the title screen... thats the place I saw him. Its to the east of the school.