[Charlotte]

Ever since Tiara showed me RPG Maker I've been working on a game. Its been 6 months and finally after a lot of practice I have the time to start one. Tiara also told me she started a HLP RPG here but currently doesn't have a lot of time due to her new job (I still have to get used to the fact that I'm now actually living with a teacher:p).

Anyway, back on track. Now that I'm going to create my own RPG I'd like to know what you guys like in an RPG. Things like:

• What kind of characters
• What kind of Villains
• What kind of story/genre (And no, it will not be sci-fi It will be in a fantasy setting. So choose between your Orc/Human/Elves setting or your average Final Fantasy setting, or whatever you can think of.)

I hope you guys can help me out with this because I want to make a game thats enjoyable for everyone

This is a single player 2D RPG btw.

Current progress is:

• Story: 2% (Some minor details done only)
• Database: 90% done (Besides the characters/chipsets/common events almost done)
• Custom graphics: 50% done 9Some done here but still need to work on it)

For the site, go HERE (Under VERY heavy construction)

Thanks to Tiara who gave me a few kb's of non-popup cluttered webspace

[diamondgeezer]

Mini-games. See Link to the Past for some perfect examples.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Mini-games. See Link to the Past for some perfect examples.

Indeed. Nothing quite like it.

Ocarina of Time, also.

[Charlotte]

Ah, yes. I'm already planning a fishing game and a "throw object" game

More will probably come when I'm in a later state of development.

[Knight Templar]

well, you might as well want to see the whole Zelda series, but yeah. Helping random people with odd problems (side-quests), stuff that happens wether you help out or not.. like uh.. maybe a war between two kingdoms or something. You can get involved, but they still fight each other either way. Could make for an interesting mini-quest bit.

[Nico]

mmh, I'm more for your regular fantasy setting ( orcs, etc - of course, I probably was an orc in my last life, I dig the greenskins ), but with an anime flavour ( like Lodoss, if you know it ). Vilains should be really vilain, and good guys should be soso ( I hate superclean good guys ).
My only grip is that rpg maker only allows those tunred based/random fights, right? I hate those

btw, thx for the post in the other thread, and I forgive you for the bad french ( couldn't reply, thread locked ).

[Charlotte]

Originally posted by Venom
My only grip is that rpg maker only allows those tunred based/random fights, right? I hate those

Not really, I can create a hack 'n slash ala Zelda game but that would require a helluva lot of coding and won't even appeal to everyone.

But I can however, eliminate the random fights by having the beasties/enemies walk around in the dungeons etc. You'd only fight if they approach you or the other way around. On the worldmap it'd still be random fights though. Even though I personally prefer this above the repetative random battles, I don't know what others will think about it.

[Gortef]

don't forget to add some romantic flavour between some characters when creating the story

and I agree with Venom that villains should be really villain. But as for the lead character... I think in some of the good RPG stories the hero is more or less dragged into the main plot without him wanting/knowing to be in one before it's "too late".

And let some of the characters have an overly cute pet

Anime influence all the way

[Killfrenzy]

Over the top spells!

I'm sorry, but Apocalypse in Final Fantasy VIII got me into the whole RPG lark on its own! Then there's Prophecy in Skies of Arcadia (Legends) which is ridiculously powerful in places!

[Charlotte]

Originally posted by Gortef

And let some of the characters have an overly cute pet

FLUFFY MOOGLE!

Also, a minor site update!

[aldo_14]

Y'know, a 60's / 70's set RPG (i.e retro) could be fun......

[Nico]

mmh, looked at your site. Dangerous desires? you need nude chicks, then

[Deepblue]

8-bit theater

[Gortef]

Originally posted by Charlotte
FLUFFY MOOGLE!

Also, a minor site update!

Haha, why not. Or something similiar

Nice site ^^

Venom:

[Charlotte]

Originally posted by Venom
mmh, looked at your site. Dangerous desires? you need nude chicks, then

...perhaps...

And Gortef, Thanks

[Charlotte]

Site is currently down...

Anyway, I think I'm going for a Middle Earth world/Final Fantasy world hybrid. Thoughts?

[Nico]

thoughts: good idea.

[Charlotte]

I'm thinking Human/Elves/Orcs as the major races but with Final Fantasy mindless monsters roaming throughout the world. Ow, and maybe an Ent forest

Now, what about the battlesystem.

It will be a side-view FF battles system, but should it be like this:

But I can however, eliminate the random fights by having the beasties/enemies walk around in the dungeons etc. You'd only fight if they approach you or the other way around. On the worldmap it'd still be random fights though. Even though I personally prefer this above the repetative random battles, I don't know what others will think about it.

Or should I just keep the all-random battles besides boss-battles and special battles?

[Tiara]

Well, you know what I think I prefer the non-random idea. I hate those endless amounts of random battles.

[kode]

non-random. random fights gets annoying real quick.