Can confirm making a RPG takes a lot of time and effort. We've been working hard on producing art assets for two years now and have barely moved onto a demo stage. But the process has been infinitely accelerated by RPG Makers assets and community.
I'm really glad to hear that! :D And yeah even just getting art, music, etc. together for a project can take up such an incredibly long time.. Hope your project's going well though, it sounds awesome!
@@Cazwolf Thank you! We are more artist than programmers, so I doubt the finished product will be all that impressive. But it is as you said in the video, there are plenty of plugins and templates out there to help. We are actually in the process of designing some cards for the gambling system you produced!
@@shockwave.9749 I certainly am. There is a lot of quality assets out there. But a lot of them you look at once and you know you've seen it somewhere before and its kind of distracting.
The engine doesn't matter when it comes to making a game, at least not at a non industrial level. If you make a game alone or with some friends all comes down to passion and workrate. The hardest part is finishing a game and be happy with it.
from what I've poked around with, RPG Maker seems perfectly capable of handling Traditional JRPGs, as well as Visual Novels with JRPG elements. I... Think I could drag MV kicking and screaming into Action-RPG land, too with enough javascript (something more fitting for a General Purpose engine like Game Maker, Unity, or Godot). If you're looking to learn game design, or even pitch an idea to a team (which is what you'd be doing if you wanted to use Unreal Engine practically speaking), it'd do well for that in the above genres.
I genuinely believe RPG Maker is a great place to start game development (Or just to do it in general so long as it suits your needs (Just... don't use it to make a platformer or an FPS (Which is possible btw, I've seen it be done). Lol)). For my main RMMV project, I'm mixing it up by making it semi-text-based (So, dungeon/town exploration is done via messages). There's a ton you can do with the software. Even if it seems impossible at first, there's probably a way to do it if you find the right stuff. That being said, there's nothing wrong with a simple/typical JRPG from it. :) (Also, if you start using any RPG Maker, I recommend starting by making a super tiny game without using outside scripts/plugins just to get a feel for the program) Long story short: I love RM (And RM games by extension) and think it has a ton of potential.
If you have no coding experience and want to make an old school turn based RPG. RPG Maker is an amazing place it takes practice and time but it is amazing how much you can do just from playing around with it. But if you want to do something besides old school turn based RPGs you will need to learn coding and/or another tool. Not to say it can't be done in RPG maker, but it can be very hard and time consuming, and at that point it makes more sense to learn another more versatile tool (like unity). FTR I love RPG maker I have used it dramatically more than any system and it is the only one I have ever done what can really be called a complete game with.
Awesome video, I've had a hard time finding plugins that fit my needs and finding out that there's been a community form this whole time is gonna be a huge time saver. Thanks for making this :D
Rpgmaker is nice but a lot of people make bad gamed with it and plus is highly restricted and it's annoying but plug-ins come into help, my opinion on rpgmaker is if you have the money try looking for someone else but if you want rpgmaker, just because you don't need to code actually treat the game your making with respect and put actual work and effort into it
Part of the restrictions it has comes as a consequence of making it approachable. You don't need money to get something with fewer restrictions: Godot, Unity, and Unreal are all free (with the latter two having some caveats with commercial use). And even Game Maker is in the same ballpark while being more approchable for 2D than the other 3 (it has 3D as well, but it's miserable). What you do sacrifice going to a 'general purpose' engine is the RPG framework being done for you. UI rendering stuff, character animation code, battle math, ect. But if you want to do something very particular that's out of RPGMs wheelhouse, going to a general engine might be worth the extra work. EG: 3D RPGs, though there's an MZ plugin for that...
There's a lot of tools, new and old, but RPG Maker (and I think MZ perfects that) is just the whole package. It's acessible enough and so adaptable. Other engines like Smile I think you can do something really special, but at the end of the day, if you want to go to the next level, you just use it for its strong points and export. RPG Mkaer you don't really need to.
Struggling between this or Unity...though honestly, RPG Maker is MUCH more up my alley in terms of what I'd like to use, mainly because it already has turn based stuff in it by default. I'm hoping to make a semi-nsfw turn based battle simulator where you collect a bunch of fighters, with hand drawn artwork. My main concern is whether or not I can actually add my own art renders for all the fighters into the game...as I have no idea if its possible, as I haven't seen any examples. I also want to include a feature where fighters outfits get visibly destroyed as they lose health....hoping that's possible to make happen to! If so...I'm going ALL in on RPG Maker!!
Depends entirely on your comfort zone! RPG Maker is great if you're not particularly comfortable with Unity, since it comes with most features out of the box. It's also totally possible to make battlers that change based on their HP. I think it's do-able with just events, but I wouldn't doubt that there are plugins out there that do the same.
@@Cazwolf Thanks s much!! Now that you've told me, I'm officially going all in with RPG Maker, as I just do NOT have the time to learn all the coding from scratch and take years to make something I can make in just a few months.
I actually have 3 Questions: 1) I am not good at math. One of the most important things that stopped me from doing an RPG is the combat balance, the exp that every fight gives, the damage output of the player, the health of the enemy and so on... Does RPG maker helps with this too? 2) Is this engine good for RPG games with a LOT of choises and different endings? 3) How difficult is it to use Javascripts?
1) I'm also terrible at math! Though to be honest, I actually tend to avoid the default system in favour of action games, oddly. RPG Maker's database actually uses "battle formulas" for things like skills and items, so it automatically works out how much damage/healing/etc. something will do to a character based on their stats. You can also use the Database to create each character's own EXP curve, so they level up based on how you set that up. However, an enemy's health and given EXP is actually a static number by default. Though you can totally get plugins to change that! 2) Yep, I'd say the engine is really good for those types of games. You can use Conditional Branches to keep track of all the decisions a player makes, as well as any other stats from the game such as who's in the party, equipment they're wearing... basically anything, actually! 3) I personally like to say that I'm "allergic" to code, but the times where I've had to look at JS have been pretty smooth. It's a very straightforward language from what I've seen, and probably one of the easiest I've had to deal with. There's a big RPG Maker community with plenty of pre-made JS plugins available though, and lots of helpful people online who might be able to help out with any issues you run into. :D
I'm seriously looking into RPG maker, mainly because of the free assets. That should help a lot in playtesting a prototype before needing to comission expensive art for a hobby project that might not work out. As a programmer I'd rather have a similar engine but without java script and more like C++ or C# or Java programming possibilities. Also I'm not sure how deeply you can manipulate the engine itself. But as it's not that expensive, I might try it and if my ideas don't work, it's not too much money spend, and if they do, I can still improve either within RPG maker, programming plugins in javascript and comissioning custom Art or outside of RPG maker remaking the same idea in a different engine.
I appreciate your videos, they are very concise! I only own a Mac, so the free trials are unavailable to me, so I really appreciate which parts of the program you highlight. Thank you!
Does anyone here have tips for researching/figuring out how difficult pulling off game mechanic ideas in RPG Maker is? I'd prefer not to fight with it too hard, but I haven't worked in the engine much so I'm not sure what its limitations are.
Thanks for the great review! I ended up getting this on my playstation, as I don't have a good PC and most of the people that I want to have play my RPGs, can only play on console, so unfortunately plugins aren't an option. I do think this is quite an interesting engine, and am excited to try it!
This is an extremely well thought out and in depth review of this engine. I wasn't considering RPG Maker at all until I saw this video, now I will defiantly give it a play. Thanks so much, great quality content!
I just started using Rpg maker and i have seen tons of guides etc, and i can say RPG MAKER can be very diffucult to understand but its not the users or the people trying to teach its the program itself that is badly design, cause so many things could be implemented and they not there and we in MZ and yet they still havnt learn, im doing a nsfw game different genre, and the things the ruins the expirience is that some stuff could be just straight foward like the switches and variables and its not user friendly cause if you dont pay attention and review over and over it can lead you to be confused and stressed, im atm at really start havent done much cause im struggling to make the events that i want because of switches etc, im atm searching for a engine that can equal to RPG MAKER to see if i can produce the game in a better way and be less stressful.
Questions: 1 - Can you create a custom dice rolling system in the game? Let's say d6 or d20 to make skill check for the characters? 2 - Can it be implement so the charcater move on top of a square grid only?
1) Ye, you can do it all via events (Using common events would be most convenient). In its simplest form (Using a d20 for example), you could just randomize a variable from 1-20 and have it check for that variable. If you want to get fancier with it, you could use a picture or animation of said die (Be it your own custom sprite or something else entirely) and do stuff with that. I did something like that for a smaller project of mine, tho it functions more like a number roulette on a side of a die. Lol. 2) If you mean general movement, that's how character movement is by default. If you mean in terms of battle, you'd need to find some plugins for that. (Note that almost all of my experience is with *MV* and not MZ) ((Also note that I suck at explanations, so hopefully any of this made sense. Lmao))
With zero coding experience, is it possible to create something like a sanity system (ala Don't Starve) or relationship systems that will play into how gameplay will work? I'm currently working on a horror themed RPG and right now it feels like I've barely scratched the surface. Either way your videos have helped a lot!
It's totally possible to do something like that without any coding! RPG Maker can do a lot of the heavy lifting with variables, which will keep track of any numbers you need in your game. So you could have a variable for sanity that can be impacted by various events.
I'm using the switch version of RPG Maker MV. I wanna know if there is a way to make a single enemy type stop appearing if you kill too many of them. But the other enemies are unaffected. I thought just turning the encounter off completely would work but it just seemed odd and didn't do what I wanted. I don't want people to be like "Why play one of these games on a switch" because I don't have a gaming computer and all my friends are switch gamers so I make them here because it's easier for my friends to play them. So plug-ins aren't an option. I need to troubleshoot. Any ideas?
I tried to create a game with MZ but gave up after about a month. I found the UI to be the limiting factor. As a software developer I'd prefer to work with code. I found when doing complex cut scenes that re-arranging steps was a nightmare. Would have been a lot easier if I could have done something like WalkTo(x, y).Wait(250).Turn(180).Say("Get over here"), or something. Then I could just cut/paste using any old text editor or IDE. If they offered a license for the assets, I'd buy that in a heartbeat, and do it in something like Godot.
RPGM MZ not having a linux version is such a betrayal. Loads of games that started out as RPGM MV got ported to MZ halfway through development, leaving linux buyers/supporters out in the cold.
I like the engine, but unfortunately I had to move my project to Godot because of some very specific things I wanted to do. Though, I will continue watching your videos out of pure entertainment and because you keep them short and concise.
Thanks so much! I hope that the later ones will be able to shed some light on more general gamedev stuff too, so hopefully those will be of more help to you. :D And that's totally understandable~ Godot looks really cool and I'd love to dabble with it a little bit myself too when I get some more time!
This seems like a very promising engine to use. I’ve actually been interested in making a game of my own (though I mostly wanted to make it into an action-adventure platformer). Idk if this engine supports platformers but it still looks very interesting to use.
Can you port games to steam or other platforms after making the game? I want to create my own assets and everything but before I dump so much time on it I want to make sure I can port the game
I want to see if I can make an rpg game based on my minecraft server. The story would just be the server lore we made up and the game will not be published and will be private
MV has little support for custom scripting and lower resolution/framerate graphics than for example XP if I remember correctly. Less power for more accessibility. Am I right?
Thanks for the video this answered some of the questions I was having trouble finding an answer to. Do you know how easy of a process it is to port form RPG maker to android as an app?
On RPG Maker's side, it's really easy to export from the software to Android compatible files. I've never personally tried porting to an app myself though, but you should be able to find some helpful resources on the forums for that! :>
Thanks for the video, very informative. If someone's never used RPG Maker before, is there a reason to look at the older versions or is RPG Maker MZ the best place to start?
Hey! The older engines are usually significantly cheaper, so they can be a good start to the series if you're not ready to commit to the price tag of the newer engines. :D
@@Cazwolf Hey! I saw your other video on RPG Maker MV vs MZ. I think some of the features like the upgraded character generator in MZ would be really useful! It looks like a steam sale is supposed to start in a couple days so I'll check it out then. Even the regular price seems ok given what it comes with, but if there's a discount even better :-)
Hi! The ones in the video are a really great starting place for successful RPG Maker games: Omori, Lisa: The Painful and To The Moon. Some other really awesome ones are Rakuen, OneShot, Ao Oni, Yume Nikki, Corpse Party, Paradise Blue, Ara Fell, World's Dawn. There are also a whole load of awesome games that you can check out on RMN (rpgmaker.net/games/) that aren't necessarily paid or got as popular, but still really great! :D
@@Cazwolf Thanks for the help. I’m a Playstation player, but there are too many great PC games that’ll eventually make me break my ‘never get a PC again’ promise. I’ve played Ara Fell and it was great, I’m actually gonna go back to it and mop up the remaining trophies after I’m done with Tales of Arise. The To The Moon games have been on my radar, but the rest of what you mentioned are new to me so thanks again. 😎
@@smokeldogg No worries at all, I hope they were useful suggestions! There's a very mixed bag of games there with lots of different genres, so hopefully something there will spark some inspiration for you. :D And Ara Fell is great! I've still only played a very small amount of it, but I really need to grab it on the Switch and complete it at some point.
Im trying it keeps breaking randomly i never know why it takes 30 minutes and the "fix" is either a single button press or something I don't even know I want to cry
It's hard to say for sure what's wrong without seeing every game's unique problems, but I'd recommend thinking back to a time where your game worked and figuring out what changed. Disable things one by one until you work out the issue, like any new plugins or events you've added since it broke. As a worst case scenario, you could try posting your problem on RPG Maker Web's forums too and see if anyone there could help.
In my opinion, the best one at the moment is definitely MZ. But it also depends entirely on what your project needs, too. If you don't need anything too powerful or aren't looking for something that has all of MZ's features, you can make do with older engines. :>
Why RPG MAKER is good to make games: 1) Doesn't require to spend like 10 years making a single game if you don't have money to hire an entire team full of artists, musicians and developers to make a game unsure to be a success
ah RMXP not seen this in years, it was my gateway into coding, remember when i first posted my first script on the forums, think some are still archived XD
Seems like you're still active on this video. So you mentioned how you can open up games made in RPG maker in the engine, but I can't figure out how to do that and I can't seem to find tutorials. (It's probably something simple and I'm just missing it) If you have time, could you explain it? I'd love to look into how some games were made but can't figure it out.
Hi, sorry for the late reply, I've been away for a little while! You can open up games if you have the project files. You can get the project files for the sample games mentioned through RPG Maker's official English website. As for other games, you can -technically- open them up through less legitimate means, but it's definitely frowned upon in most cases.
Hi, i'm not making a game but my brother does, he is making his game on 640x420 resolution with custom art, but he tried to find solution to resize UI for 3 days, basically it almost covers the whole screen,he is using Visustella plugin but i'm not sure it has any feature that helps resizing UI, does anyone know the solution to this issue?
@@Cazwolf Thanks for help a lot but he already adjusted to 2x resolution, he even says it helps him place actors better since he makes side-view maps and grid seems to fit better for him now.
I definitely recommend MZ over MV, but if you don't have the budget and would prefer to spend less on an engine, it might be better to get MV while it's on sale instead. :D
technically to the very advanced/technical minded/creative modder crowd. the coding systems (within reasonable limits) can be used to make any program you want, even other exe programs. doesn't even have to be a game [visual novel, interactive application demos like a calculator are for certain, or those who are expert programmers can maybe even get to more experimental usage like CAD mapping tool for test construction, maybe even as cookie out there ideas such as a series tool add-ons for robotics e.t.c.] I mean, the reason why I say that is the creator of Tetris first founded his game as a test for early 70's-80's GPS mapping systems when technology was still new. With an engine as expandable as RPG maker, it's quite a series of powerful tools with the simplicity of the basic set tools that come with the gaming engine and the ability to open other published games for studying different game creator's way of doing things (manipulating the engine to do things that it normally wouldn't default unless knowing the trick behind it such as resizing pictures on screen through code, manipulating different graphic points, events programming, illusion tricks that work, e.t.c..) that you can seriously do something very awesome with this engine that most people won't think of. But that's not for the noob daydreamer who is going to open up a 1,000 never touched again project of a final fantasy clone to click a few buttons logging off. Those who have serious mastery will appreciate the depth of it all. Sure, during a day n' age people root for Unity & Unreal 3D formula's. The underappreciation of this RPG Maker program has things about it that can make you just love it's surface and intrinsic things. I'm still learning so much more about it as time goes on.
That's not done with the intent of "scamming" users. It's usually done to increase user-friendliness and streamline the experience overall. There's nothing to stop you from using previous engines if they do what you want them to do.
I use Game Maker, RPG Make MZ and Unreal for different things. All have their strengths and weaknesses. RPG Maker EXCELS at making rpg style games rapidly.
Can confirm making a RPG takes a lot of time and effort. We've been working hard on producing art assets for two years now and have barely moved onto a demo stage. But the process has been infinitely accelerated by RPG Makers assets and community.
I'm really glad to hear that! :D And yeah even just getting art, music, etc. together for a project can take up such an incredibly long time.. Hope your project's going well though, it sounds awesome!
@@Cazwolf Thank you!
We are more artist than programmers, so I doubt the finished product will be all that impressive.
But it is as you said in the video, there are plenty of plugins and templates out there to help.
We are actually in the process of designing some cards for the gambling system you produced!
@@PugDungeon That's so awesome! I'd be really excited to see it when it's finished~ :D
Are you worried about using the same assets other people have used tho?
@@shockwave.9749 I certainly am. There is a lot of quality assets out there. But a lot of them you look at once and you know you've seen it somewhere before and its kind of distracting.
For beginner and first time, the answer is yes.
The engine doesn't matter when it comes to making a game, at least not at a non industrial level. If you make a game alone or with some friends all comes down to passion and workrate. The hardest part is finishing a game and be happy with it.
Absolutely agree! If an older engine can still make what you have in mind, then I'd 100% recommend using that instead of shelling out for a newer one.
@@Cazwolf Latest in the industry unreal engine 4 and 5 are free lol.
from what I've poked around with, RPG Maker seems perfectly capable of handling Traditional JRPGs, as well as Visual Novels with JRPG elements. I... Think I could drag MV kicking and screaming into Action-RPG land, too with enough javascript (something more fitting for a General Purpose engine like Game Maker, Unity, or Godot). If you're looking to learn game design, or even pitch an idea to a team (which is what you'd be doing if you wanted to use Unreal Engine practically speaking), it'd do well for that in the above genres.
dragging MV kicking and screaming is basically everyone who uses RPGmaker's full time job when it comes to making games LMAO
I genuinely believe RPG Maker is a great place to start game development (Or just to do it in general so long as it suits your needs (Just... don't use it to make a platformer or an FPS (Which is possible btw, I've seen it be done). Lol)). For my main RMMV project, I'm mixing it up by making it semi-text-based (So, dungeon/town exploration is done via messages). There's a ton you can do with the software. Even if it seems impossible at first, there's probably a way to do it if you find the right stuff. That being said, there's nothing wrong with a simple/typical JRPG from it. :)
(Also, if you start using any RPG Maker, I recommend starting by making a super tiny game without using outside scripts/plugins just to get a feel for the program)
Long story short: I love RM (And RM games by extension) and think it has a ton of potential.
After playing Fear & Hunger I feel compelled to try. Another RPG maker masterpiece.
If you have no coding experience and want to make an old school turn based RPG. RPG Maker is an amazing place it takes practice and time but it is amazing how much you can do just from playing around with it.
But if you want to do something besides old school turn based RPGs you will need to learn coding and/or another tool. Not to say it can't be done in RPG maker, but it can be very hard and time consuming, and at that point it makes more sense to learn another more versatile tool (like unity).
FTR I love RPG maker I have used it dramatically more than any system and it is the only one I have ever done what can really be called a complete game with.
I want to make something close to Omori game style, do i need to learn coding for that?
@@saxenart no you don’t not at all
@@saxenart no you don’t not at all
@@saxenart no you don’t not at all
Awesome video, I've had a hard time finding plugins that fit my needs and finding out that there's been a community form this whole time is gonna be a huge time saver. Thanks for making this :D
Rpgmaker is nice but a lot of people make bad gamed with it and plus is highly restricted and it's annoying but plug-ins come into help, my opinion on rpgmaker is if you have the money try looking for someone else but if you want rpgmaker, just because you don't need to code actually treat the game your making with respect and put actual work and effort into it
Holy crap I left lots of spelling errors but I'm assuming you can tell what i mean
Part of the restrictions it has comes as a consequence of making it approachable. You don't need money to get something with fewer restrictions: Godot, Unity, and Unreal are all free (with the latter two having some caveats with commercial use). And even Game Maker is in the same ballpark while being more approchable for 2D than the other 3 (it has 3D as well, but it's miserable). What you do sacrifice going to a 'general purpose' engine is the RPG framework being done for you. UI rendering stuff, character animation code, battle math, ect. But if you want to do something very particular that's out of RPGMs wheelhouse, going to a general engine might be worth the extra work. EG: 3D RPGs, though there's an MZ plugin for that...
Thanks for this helpful video
Thank you for watching! :D
Yooo MVPerry whats up?
wait ur working on an rpg? i watch ur funny vids all the time (and im also working on an rpg)
Huh... Never thought I'd see you here!
MVPerry seems want to be indie game developer i see
There's a lot of tools, new and old, but RPG Maker (and I think MZ perfects that) is just the whole package. It's acessible enough and so adaptable. Other engines like Smile I think you can do something really special, but at the end of the day, if you want to go to the next level, you just use it for its strong points and export. RPG Mkaer you don't really need to.
Struggling between this or Unity...though honestly, RPG Maker is MUCH more up my alley in terms of what I'd like to use, mainly because it already has turn based stuff in it by default.
I'm hoping to make a semi-nsfw turn based battle simulator where you collect a bunch of fighters, with hand drawn artwork. My main concern is whether or not I can actually add my own art renders for all the fighters into the game...as I have no idea if its possible, as I haven't seen any examples.
I also want to include a feature where fighters outfits get visibly destroyed as they lose health....hoping that's possible to make happen to! If so...I'm going ALL in on RPG Maker!!
Depends entirely on your comfort zone! RPG Maker is great if you're not particularly comfortable with Unity, since it comes with most features out of the box. It's also totally possible to make battlers that change based on their HP. I think it's do-able with just events, but I wouldn't doubt that there are plugins out there that do the same.
@@Cazwolf Thanks s much!! Now that you've told me, I'm officially going all in with RPG Maker, as I just do NOT have the time to learn all the coding from scratch and take years to make something I can make in just a few months.
No need to struggle anymore. RPG Maker Unite will use Unity.
This video is clear, concise easy to watch and very well done! :D
Thanks so much, Tea. You're such a gem.
I actually have 3 Questions:
1) I am not good at math. One of the most important things that stopped me from doing an RPG is the combat balance, the exp that every fight gives, the damage output of the player, the health of the enemy and so on... Does RPG maker helps with this too?
2) Is this engine good for RPG games with a LOT of choises and different endings?
3) How difficult is it to use Javascripts?
1) I'm also terrible at math! Though to be honest, I actually tend to avoid the default system in favour of action games, oddly. RPG Maker's database actually uses "battle formulas" for things like skills and items, so it automatically works out how much damage/healing/etc. something will do to a character based on their stats. You can also use the Database to create each character's own EXP curve, so they level up based on how you set that up. However, an enemy's health and given EXP is actually a static number by default. Though you can totally get plugins to change that!
2) Yep, I'd say the engine is really good for those types of games. You can use Conditional Branches to keep track of all the decisions a player makes, as well as any other stats from the game such as who's in the party, equipment they're wearing... basically anything, actually!
3) I personally like to say that I'm "allergic" to code, but the times where I've had to look at JS have been pretty smooth. It's a very straightforward language from what I've seen, and probably one of the easiest I've had to deal with. There's a big RPG Maker community with plenty of pre-made JS plugins available though, and lots of helpful people online who might be able to help out with any issues you run into. :D
just playtest and if it doesn't feel right, change the numbers
I'm seriously looking into RPG maker, mainly because of the free assets.
That should help a lot in playtesting a prototype before needing to comission expensive art for a hobby project that might not work out.
As a programmer I'd rather have a similar engine but without java script and more like C++ or C# or Java programming possibilities. Also I'm not sure how deeply you can manipulate the engine itself. But as it's not that expensive, I might try it and if my ideas don't work, it's not too much money spend, and if they do, I can still improve either within RPG maker, programming plugins in javascript and comissioning custom Art or outside of RPG maker remaking the same idea in a different engine.
Have been working on a game for over a year, recently restarting it all. It is very fun to work on projects
I appreciate your videos, they are very concise! I only own a Mac, so the free trials are unavailable to me, so I really appreciate which parts of the program you highlight. Thank you!
Does anyone here have tips for researching/figuring out how difficult pulling off game mechanic ideas in RPG Maker is? I'd prefer not to fight with it too hard, but I haven't worked in the engine much so I'm not sure what its limitations are.
Thanks for the great review! I ended up getting this on my playstation, as I don't have a good PC and most of the people that I want to have play my RPGs, can only play on console, so unfortunately plugins aren't an option. I do think this is quite an interesting engine, and am excited to try it!
This is an extremely well thought out and in depth review of this engine. I wasn't considering RPG Maker at all until I saw this video, now I will defiantly give it a play. Thanks so much, great quality content!
I just started using Rpg maker and i have seen tons of guides etc, and i can say RPG MAKER can be very diffucult to understand but its not the users or the people trying to teach its the program itself that is badly design, cause so many things could be implemented and they not there and we in MZ and yet they still havnt learn, im doing a nsfw game different genre, and the things the ruins the expirience is that some stuff could be just straight foward like the switches and variables and its not user friendly cause if you dont pay attention and review over and over it can lead you to be confused and stressed, im atm at really start havent done much cause im struggling to make the events that i want because of switches etc, im atm searching for a engine that can equal to RPG MAKER to see if i can produce the game in a better way and be less stressful.
Thank you for taking your time to make this.
Questions:
1 - Can you create a custom dice rolling system in the game? Let's say d6 or d20 to make skill check for the characters?
2 - Can it be implement so the charcater move on top of a square grid only?
1) Ye, you can do it all via events (Using common events would be most convenient). In its simplest form (Using a d20 for example), you could just randomize a variable from 1-20 and have it check for that variable. If you want to get fancier with it, you could use a picture or animation of said die (Be it your own custom sprite or something else entirely) and do stuff with that. I did something like that for a smaller project of mine, tho it functions more like a number roulette on a side of a die. Lol.
2) If you mean general movement, that's how character movement is by default. If you mean in terms of battle, you'd need to find some plugins for that.
(Note that almost all of my experience is with *MV* and not MZ)
((Also note that I suck at explanations, so hopefully any of this made sense. Lmao))
With zero coding experience, is it possible to create something like a sanity system (ala Don't Starve) or relationship systems that will play into how gameplay will work? I'm currently working on a horror themed RPG and right now it feels like I've barely scratched the surface. Either way your videos have helped a lot!
It's totally possible to do something like that without any coding! RPG Maker can do a lot of the heavy lifting with variables, which will keep track of any numbers you need in your game. So you could have a variable for sanity that can be impacted by various events.
I'm using the switch version of RPG Maker MV. I wanna know if there is a way to make a single enemy type stop appearing if you kill too many of them. But the other enemies are unaffected.
I thought just turning the encounter off completely would work but it just seemed odd and didn't do what I wanted.
I don't want people to be like "Why play one of these games on a switch" because I don't have a gaming computer and all my friends are switch gamers so I make them here because it's easier for my friends to play them. So plug-ins aren't an option.
I need to troubleshoot. Any ideas?
I'm going to recommend this video from now on! Well explained!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words!
I tried to create a game with MZ but gave up after about a month. I found the UI to be the limiting factor. As a software developer I'd prefer to work with code. I found when doing complex cut scenes that re-arranging steps was a nightmare. Would have been a lot easier if I could have done something like WalkTo(x, y).Wait(250).Turn(180).Say("Get over here"), or something. Then I could just cut/paste using any old text editor or IDE. If they offered a license for the assets, I'd buy that in a heartbeat, and do it in something like Godot.
Wow, thanks for informing me that there's a trial for the newest RPG maker! I havent used one since I bought VX Ace when it was maybe a year old.
RPGM MZ not having a linux version is such a betrayal. Loads of games that started out as RPGM MV got ported to MZ halfway through development, leaving linux buyers/supporters out in the cold.
It's not betrayal if it had no loyalty to you to begin with.
I like the engine, but unfortunately I had to move my project to Godot because of some very specific things I wanted to do.
Though, I will continue watching your videos out of pure entertainment and because you keep them short and concise.
Thanks so much! I hope that the later ones will be able to shed some light on more general gamedev stuff too, so hopefully those will be of more help to you. :D And that's totally understandable~ Godot looks really cool and I'd love to dabble with it a little bit myself too when I get some more time!
A tool that helps you get going but is discarded can still be considered a successful tool but Godot rocks.
This helped me so much! Thanks!
This seems like a very promising engine to use. I’ve actually been interested in making a game of my own (though I mostly wanted to make it into an action-adventure platformer). Idk if this engine supports platformers but it still looks very interesting to use.
It can technically support platformers but I'd probably recommend another engine more suited to those types of games.
Quality content. Thank you for this video.
Any other alternatives?
i mean, if five nights at fuckboy's, the greatest rpg game in existance was made, then you could too make a great game
Can you port games to steam or other platforms after making the game? I want to create my own assets and everything but before I dump so much time on it I want to make sure I can port the game
Yes, when you deploy your finished game, you can package it for Windows, macOS, web browers, Android and iOS. :D
This is an excellent summary. :)
Thank you!
I want to see if I can make an rpg game based on my minecraft server. The story would just be the server lore we made up and the game will not be published and will be private
I always wonder...does the character self made through that software?
MV has little support for custom scripting and lower resolution/framerate graphics than for example XP if I remember correctly. Less power for more accessibility. Am I right?
Thanks for the video this answered some of the questions I was having trouble finding an answer to. Do you know how easy of a process it is to port form RPG maker to android as an app?
On RPG Maker's side, it's really easy to export from the software to Android compatible files. I've never personally tried porting to an app myself though, but you should be able to find some helpful resources on the forums for that! :>
It’s what I used! And I definitely used it wrong but it still worked!
i don´t get how to do it with the events I tried often but I always get problems...
Thanks for the video, very informative. If someone's never used RPG Maker before, is there a reason to look at the older versions or is RPG Maker MZ the best place to start?
Hey! The older engines are usually significantly cheaper, so they can be a good start to the series if you're not ready to commit to the price tag of the newer engines. :D
@@Cazwolf Hey! I saw your other video on RPG Maker MV vs MZ. I think some of the features like the upgraded character generator in MZ would be really useful! It looks like a steam sale is supposed to start in a couple days so I'll check it out then. Even the regular price seems ok given what it comes with, but if there's a discount even better :-)
Hi. Can you please suggest some good RPG Maker games to check out?
Hi! The ones in the video are a really great starting place for successful RPG Maker games: Omori, Lisa: The Painful and To The Moon.
Some other really awesome ones are Rakuen, OneShot, Ao Oni, Yume Nikki, Corpse Party, Paradise Blue, Ara Fell, World's Dawn.
There are also a whole load of awesome games that you can check out on RMN (rpgmaker.net/games/) that aren't necessarily paid or got as popular, but still really great! :D
@@Cazwolf
Thanks for the help.
I’m a Playstation player, but there are too many great PC games that’ll eventually make me break my ‘never get a PC again’ promise.
I’ve played Ara Fell and it was great, I’m actually gonna go back to it and mop up the remaining trophies after I’m done with Tales of Arise. The To The Moon games have been on my radar, but the rest of what you mentioned are new to me so thanks again. 😎
@@smokeldogg No worries at all, I hope they were useful suggestions! There's a very mixed bag of games there with lots of different genres, so hopefully something there will spark some inspiration for you. :D
And Ara Fell is great! I've still only played a very small amount of it, but I really need to grab it on the Switch and complete it at some point.
Im trying
it keeps breaking randomly
i never know why
it takes 30 minutes and the "fix" is either a single button press or something I don't even know
I want to cry
It's hard to say for sure what's wrong without seeing every game's unique problems, but I'd recommend thinking back to a time where your game worked and figuring out what changed. Disable things one by one until you work out the issue, like any new plugins or events you've added since it broke. As a worst case scenario, you could try posting your problem on RPG Maker Web's forums too and see if anyone there could help.
Try building something in Rpg maker for 3ds.
What rpg maker would you say is the best
In my opinion, the best one at the moment is definitely MZ. But it also depends entirely on what your project needs, too. If you don't need anything too powerful or aren't looking for something that has all of MZ's features, you can make do with older engines. :>
the hardest part for me is the graphic as my art skill point is 0 XD
i have no idea how to design the maps and characters :P
Why RPG MAKER is good to make games:
1) Doesn't require to spend like 10 years making a single game if you don't have money to hire an entire team full of artists, musicians and developers to make a game unsure to be a success
ah RMXP not seen this in years, it was my gateway into coding, remember when i first posted my first script on the forums, think some are still archived XD
Seems like you're still active on this video.
So you mentioned how you can open up games made in RPG maker in the engine, but I can't figure out how to do that and I can't seem to find tutorials. (It's probably something simple and I'm just missing it) If you have time, could you explain it? I'd love to look into how some games were made but can't figure it out.
Hi, sorry for the late reply, I've been away for a little while! You can open up games if you have the project files. You can get the project files for the sample games mentioned through RPG Maker's official English website. As for other games, you can -technically- open them up through less legitimate means, but it's definitely frowned upon in most cases.
@@Cazwolf Thanks. :3
Very informative thanks!
also you have a very nice voice lol
Thank you!
I think it suits its purpose otherwise you’d spend years in art/design and later find the game play sucks.
thanks this video helped me out
I bought MV before MZ came out so I did not bought MZ because there is not enough new to spent 70€.
Hi, i'm not making a game but my brother does, he is making his game on 640x420 resolution with custom art, but he tried to find solution to resize UI for 3 days, basically it almost covers the whole screen,he is using Visustella plugin but i'm not sure it has any feature that helps resizing UI, does anyone know the solution to this issue?
Try looking in the Database>System 2 tab and change the values of UI Area Height/Width. :D
@@Cazwolf Thank you, i'll tell him to try!
@@Cazwolf It doesn't work for whatever reason, especially in battle.
@@kelikl Sounds like it's a setting in the VisuStella plugin then. Does it still not work if he disables the plugins?
@@Cazwolf Thanks for help a lot but he already adjusted to 2x resolution, he even says it helps him place actors better since he makes side-view maps and grid seems to fit better for him now.
I think the first game that made me believe in RPG Maker was OFF (2008).
Hey, what do you think of MV version? should i get it? im new btw. thanks in advance
I definitely recommend MZ over MV, but if you don't have the budget and would prefer to spend less on an engine, it might be better to get MV while it's on sale instead. :D
@@Cazwolf Thanks for the advice!
Hi !, do you have recommended channel that has a lot of tutorial of MV Version? I just bought it
Sheesh i like making games tho :D
But i dont have a laptop sad :(
I can’t use MZ cause I have a pentium 😔
Thank you for your work 💕
Fantastic video here... Question for you though...?
Thank you! And ask away!
Anytime someone mentions OMORI, I immediately gain a lot of respect for them
Yep
Super
i'll save you almost 4 minutes
ITS WORTH EVERY PENNY
The demo version of Omori was made as RPG Maker, but the full version was made as Game Maker.
The full game was actually made using RPG Maker MV.
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to answer your question, you can make anything you want with it.
technically to the very advanced/technical minded/creative modder crowd.
the coding systems (within reasonable limits) can be used to make any program you want, even other exe programs. doesn't even have to be a game [visual novel, interactive application demos like a calculator are for certain, or those who are expert programmers can maybe even get to more experimental usage like CAD mapping tool for test construction, maybe even as cookie out there ideas such as a series tool add-ons for robotics e.t.c.] I mean, the reason why I say that is the creator of Tetris first founded his game as a test for early 70's-80's GPS mapping systems when technology was still new. With an engine as expandable as RPG maker, it's quite a series of powerful tools with the simplicity of the basic set tools that come with the gaming engine and the ability to open other published games for studying different game creator's way of doing things (manipulating the engine to do things that it normally wouldn't default unless knowing the trick behind it such as resizing pictures on screen through code, manipulating different graphic points, events programming, illusion tricks that work, e.t.c..) that you can seriously do something very awesome with this engine that most people won't think of. But that's not for the noob daydreamer who is going to open up a 1,000 never touched again project of a final fantasy clone to click a few buttons logging off. Those who have serious mastery will appreciate the depth of it all. Sure, during a day n' age people root for Unity & Unreal 3D formula's. The underappreciation of this RPG Maker program has things about it that can make you just love it's surface and intrinsic things. I'm still learning so much more about it as time goes on.
Making games in RPG Maker is so easy when you have talent like me hahahahaha.
Uwuchii get back to making your game. >:(
@@Cazwolf I'm doing it I swear! "orz (just very slowly).
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AN ILLY!!!
A wild caz appeared!!
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對於美術創作者而言rpg maker是個不錯的展示平台，至少在我看來，我能用它來完成我的構想，但是對於專業的遊戲製作人來說它顯得有些簡陋和落後
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RPG Maker is a biiiig Scam. In one Version they remove functions, in new Version they bring it back and you always have to pay the full price.
That's not done with the intent of "scamming" users. It's usually done to increase user-friendliness and streamline the experience overall. There's nothing to stop you from using previous engines if they do what you want them to do.
Hi i am a big fan of the channel and was wondering if you had a discord i can join? great video btw
Thank you! Sadly I don't have a Discord, sorry.
I use Game Maker, RPG Make MZ and Unreal for different things. All have their strengths and weaknesses. RPG Maker EXCELS at making rpg style games rapidly.