HOLA!

A couple weeks ago I read a tweet saying something like "RPG Maker 2003 is on sale on Steam!" and man, that triggered some good memories from my teen years. I was curious about it, since I toyed with an RPG Maker more than 20 years ago, when I didn't know almost anything about coding or game design. At that time I just liked fantasy and CRPGs, so I was blown away by it! I remember painting some maps, creating some characters and doing other very simple stuff. I also remember playing other people's games. Those were great! But as most things at that age, I didn't do much with it and quickly moved to other hobbies.

Well... time passed and I'm actually a professional game designer now. And, while I'm not a programmer, I understand so much more than when I was young. And my English improved a lot. So I've got the idea of revisiting RPG Maker and see what I can actually do with it now that I've "leveled up".

So far, I've been toying with any systems that catch my attention and I have to admit I'm having a lot of fun. I'm not doing anything mind-blowing, but for me is just cool to ask myself something like "I wonder how could I make secret doors in this system?" or "could I implement D&D's stats and dice rolls into this?" and just try to solve that problem. I'm having such a good time I'm considering purchasing the latest versions, even if they are expensive. They look cool and, for what I understand, the community created a lot of amazing plugins for them. That's very appealing if I ever decide to create a real game with the engine. But I'm getting ahead of myself. For now, I'm just having fun learning about these tools and their possibilities.

Thanks for reading and congrats on still having a forum around!