Storyteller-Hero

...*has* the Shi'ar back...

I don’t miss living in Miami. Trying to peacefully sleep...get to that point in the night where you stir and stretch a bit. Oh God...it’s a palmetto bug. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE. Annnnnnnnnnd, I’m awake.

Picked up two more for the summer sale. I'm drowning in music now.

This game is also going to be part of my resumé for potential professional work as a writer/director in the game industry (alongside TV and film) so it has to be something that stretches my limits as a storyteller. My dream is to work on big budget projects so I've got to take the risk.

Good luck, man.

Thanks.

I'll have to do some photoshopping of tiles, and maybe create video clips to superimpose on tiles, but it should be manageable.

When I studied theatre and political science in college, I didn't imagine that I'd be applying what I'd learned to a videogame story, but here I am.

Originally, I'd wanted to do simple arena game, then decided to do a city-based story, and now I'm writing a story that takes the heroes across the world.

*a* simple arena game - guh - my keyboard might need fresh batteries.

First thing people see will make the first impression. Title is more than important

Most people don't finish their game so have no reason to worry about it's title.

Not only the title, but the title screen. If it's a genetic screen, nobody is going to take you seriously.

At the very least, I picked up the plugin for greenworks and found out how large an achievement graphic needs to be.

The problem is the code for adding them is controlled by Valve, so there's nothing Degica can do to help with this. You have to submit your game to them and get all the info from them.

There's a plugin for it on the forums. I'm just trying to figure out how to use it correctly - it won't matter for a while though since I'm nowhere close to finishing my game.

I like the music but I've heard it too many times not to associate it with other people's games. This could be distracting while I'm writing and listening to the theme for inspiration.

On the bright side, it got me thinking about what kind of side activity I actually do want for my game, and I've come up with something that fits my vision of how I want the game to feel.

I really, really like the plugin I saw though, so I might get it for a future game should I live long enough to finish the one I'm currently working on.

I know the feeling. I had ideas for like 15 mini-games for my game. I ended up with 4 in the end.

Good sound design (not the same as composing music) is probably one of the less talked about topics, but it can do a lot towards making a game truly great.

I agree. The little cursor, confirm and cancel sounds, to mention a few, are very important to help to set the ambience of the game. For instance, you cannot use the default menu sounds in a survivor horror game.

Yanfly is cool. Aries- well, that's basically only two new weather effects for 10 bucks so no thank you.

He'll, you can buy the whole RPGMaker program sometimes for double that amount. Sorry, but that is ridiculous.

@OmnislashXX, some of Yanfly associates like to charge money. I guess those people think this is a rich business, but they will discover later the sad reality.

If Skyborn was 6/10, this one would probably be 4/10 or even 3/10 on the same scale. Plot holes and contrived advances in the story kind of kill it for me. Certain gameplay mechanics choices have also been disappointing. For example, the enemies in a certain area will actively chase the player from a distance, making the preemptive strike mechanic worthless and effectively forcing battle grind with little reward.

I personally liked the plot better in the end but the battle system I hated so much I just dropped it to easy

I really liked both! The battles were pretty rough at times though.

Yeah, but if only people actually exploited these resources, it would be great. For example I can't remember a single game that would introduce interesting skills or battle system.

I'm hoping that what I'm planning for battle in my game will stand out a bit. Fallen Olivia managed to replicate Octopath Traveler's battle system with a plugin, and if it functions well together with Jay's dual technique plugin and Irina's Action Cut In plugin, the stuff that can be done will be super fun to watch on screen.

Ah it looks like Jay will be rebooting his dual tech plugin with a new one. I hope it comes soon.

With an organized plan of where I want to take my first game, it probably won't take me more than a couple of years to finish. I might even finish within a year.

Psst. ( There is actually a thread to post your monthly goals into. https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/may-goals-and-progress-thread.108553/ @bgillisp does one every month. )

Overall, it was a bit disappointing in my opinion but far better than a lot of what I've seen in Let's Play videos on YouTube.

6/10 if the SNES Final Fantasy games are 9 or 10 on the scale.

I'd give it a C myself. As in, average. Decent story, poor battle system which had no tactics short of make your tank have the highest threat, watch them get KO'd, revive, repeat. At least that is how all late game battles went for me.

I remember that Final Fantasy VI did this to some extent, and it really added to the ambience of environments during the journey.

I got it as a gift from a Humble Bundle. It's a decent sample of what RPG Maker can be used for. Not the best I've played but decent overall so far (though I haven't played enough to determine if the game is currently worth its full price if I'd bought it myself). It's also a good case study for what the publisher Degica Games finds acceptable for project submissions.

I thought the story decent but the battle system awful. Late game it was they KO my tank, I revive them, rinse lather repeat.

@bgillisp 100%. I felt the exact same way.