Storyteller-Hero

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.

Sometimes a tracks sounds great at first but then the music adds a sound that seems cool for the first listen, but is too grating or uncomfortable to hear if used repeatedly in the background.

--track-- I should probably take a break...

I find it best to use them as background music while developing. If it starts to great on you, then it's not grate for the game.

When you spank your computer, does it scream "Harder Daddy!"?

She likes it rough

Are you using royalty free music?

Music from MV music packs. I splurged on them during discount sales and now I'm organizing everything into iTunes playlists.

I am constantly second-guessing myself as a writer. That is why I am treating my current writings as a rough draft so I can iron out what doesn't work through feedback.

If you study not just what the rules of storytelling are but also why they exist, you will have the wisdom of the greatest writers in your hands and the confidence that your final draft will never fall below a certain level (maybe not great but never bad). Knowing also helps prevent writer's block since you'll have a more solid foundation to write from.

For example, the basic rule that conflict (not to be confused with physical violence) is what makes a story interesting - the reader is far more likely to be hooked if you have a good conflict as the basis of your story, because they'll have a legitimate reason to be curious - to see whether change or resistance to change wins out.

Last time that happened people were calling the police about it.

That is why you should always have Discord as a backup, on both your phone and your pc.

What happened while I slept??

The more options get put on the table, the more ways to express as an artist. The more ways to tell a story.

This is the blessing in starting at your own pace. You get to witness masterpieces.

"got to prep" - ugh

I was selected once, but got eliminated after the interviews.

The selection process when I did it was someone saying "if you can think of an excuse, sit over there to be questioned"... I didn't think "I just don't want to be here" would've been a good enough excuse, luckily it was a pretty short trial.

The particular trial I could have been picked for would have lasted into next month. I can't divulge details, but getting picked would have drastically delayed a lot of plans. Three days of jury selection was already rough - several weeks of actual trial would have been torture for me as someone who does creative writing as an income source.