GOOD 2D GAME ENGINES?

You're going to have to be a little more specific. What kind of game do you want to make? Why are you averse to using RPG Maker?

I understand Unity's a pretty good platform, though I haven't tinkered with it myself. (Was gonna, then found an engine that better fit my needs of "Please do most of the work for me.")

author=CYBERLOUS

author=dethmetal
You're going to have to be a little more specific. What kind of game do you want to make? Why are you averse to using RPG Maker?

Well, I'm looking to make a sort of unique game, not sure what category to put it in.Also, I want the resolution to be greater than what RPG Maker allows.So basically I'm looking for a flexible 2D game engine that's free.

Can't you change the resolution via scripting?

I tried to get into AGS a long time ago. It certainly has a lot of potential and it's a bit fun to use it, but resource making is, as usual, a super drag.

Construct 2 is a powerful 2D (only) engine with a good amount of simplicity. I'm pretty sure you can use it for 100% free until you want to publish, in which case you need to buy a business license. :)

author=Mirak
I tried to get into AGS a long time ago. It certainly has a lot of potential and it's a bit fun to use it, but resource making is, as usual, a super drag.

No way man, resource making is the only part of gam mak that I am super psyched about!

author=CYBERLOUS

author=Merlandese
Construct 2is a powerful 2D (only) engine with a good amount of simplicity. I'm pretty sure you can use it for 100% free until you want to publish, in which case you need to buy a business license. :)

I thought that there was a limit of only 30 events or something like that.

Oh, yeah, you may be right! 30 Events sheets is a big limit, but realistically you can program everything you need into a few sheets if you wanted to deal with the mess. You'll be linking most sheets together anyhow, depending on your setup, which would fundamentally be the same as building them all in the same sheet.

Right now my project is pretty robust and I'm only using twelve or so sheets, several of which could be combined easily (and maybe should be) if I wanted.

author=CYBERLOUS

author=Merlandese

author=CYBERLOUS

author=Merlandese
Construct 2is a powerful 2D (only) engine with a good amount of simplicity. I'm pretty sure you can use it for 100% free until you want to publish, in which case you need to buy a business license. :)

I thought that there was a limit of only 30 events or something like that.

Oh, yeah, you may be right! 30 Events sheets is a big limit, but realistically you can program everything you need into a few sheets if you wanted to deal with the mess. You'll be linking most sheets together anyhow, depending on your setup, which would fundamentally be the same as building them all in the same sheet.

Right now my project is pretty robust and I'm only using twelve or so sheets, several of which could be combined easily (and maybe should be) if I wanted.

I have a habit of making lots of maps already with RPG Maker(I'm already above 40 in my current project and it's still kinda the beginning) so that's an issue.
I'm talking about something like Overlap 2D.(Because I can't figure out to set up Overlap)

Well, "maps" and Events Sheets are very different things in C2. I guess it's hard to understand the limitation if you aren't familiar with the engine. I barely understood it myself when I started since it's such a far departure from RMXP logic. But basically the "maps" and the "events" you use in RPG Maker happen on the same "map," while in C2 the "maps" and "events" happen in two different spaces. You can program events in a "sheet" just like you would write a script in RPG Maker, but still apply it to a bunch of maps.

Anyway, good luck on the search!