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Hello!


First of all, sorry for my bad english, it is not my main language.


I am new here, but not new to RPG Maker, to be honest. I remember using RPG Maker 95 waaaay back there, around 2000, when I was still but a young teenager. I had loads of fun with it, before I eventually went to RPG Maker 98, and then XP.


Right now I have a huge story to tell that I have been developing for the past 6 years. Yes, the same story, for six years. Call me lazy, I know  but I have so much hope in this story. I know I HAVE to share it with the world for some reason, its one of my life goals, to help people in difficulty, since it is a beautiful story about love, friendship, forgiveness, hope, perseveration, etc. It is a Medieval Fantasy tale about a boy who's dream is to become a knight. I have spent the last 6 years developping the world, the kingdoms, the politics, the character and of course the main plotline. 


I started writting a book, but when I got to the middle of it, I realized I didn't want it to be a book, for some odd reason. I thought for a while and decided to make it a comic book / manga, since drawing is really one of my passions (well, all kind of art is, but drawing is something I got at least a little better at doing). The point is: I am still not a professional artist. I am still not in the level I want to be to start my manga and tell the story I want to tell to the world. I could do it, but it still consumes TOO much time (It takes at least one day to finnish a single page, with 6 hours of work at minimum), and the point that I am not receiving a single cent for it is very dismotivating, specially when I am at college. Hell, I live in South America, so the thought of ever receiving a single penny for making a manga sometimes sounds delusional  Besides, I wan't to do it out of passion, I don't really mind about the money. Even if its free, I wouldn't mind.


So, last week, while watching some Final Fantasy 6 movies to torture myself with a bit of nostalgia, I pondered: "Why not make a game to tell my story?" I mean, I have the plot, all the characters, and I love gaming and I had so much fun back when I was young and used to mess around with RPG Maker. So, it's like every piece connected.


But, we are not in 1998 anymore, let's be honest. Most people don't play 2d JRPGs in these days anymore, specially if they are not made by a professional group, but instead, made by an amateur.


So, what am I supposed to do after I have finnished my product? What do you guys do? 


I see now we have the option to sell our games on Steam and even on Google Play. This is quite an advancement! I remember back in my days, hell, I barelly even had internet. Not even dial up. Just imagine how hard it was to search for resource and tutorials for the program. Those were old, difficult days! 


But would people really buy a game made from RPG Maker? 


I mean, I could eventually show the game to other game creators in hope they would like it and make a "real" game out of it, or maybe to a bookwritter, or a real manga / comic book artist. So, the game would  work as a raw material, to be later conveyed and give birth to a bigger project? Like a real manga, a real book, a real game with a lot of investiment, or a movie. 


What do you guys think, or suggest?


What do you guys do after you create your games? Show it to your friends, and thats it? Or try to sell it on Steam, Google Play, etc? What really motivates you to make your games?


I am sorry for my english once again, I trip on words a lot. And sorry for saying "real games" as if RPG Maker games were not real games. They are, sometimes much better than other retails games released out there. But I hope you got my point.