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Have you ever played an RPG? Then you know that the main character is a very big deal. He or she is destined to save the world, assisted by a group of equally heroic, strong companions. You travel vast landscapes, defeating monsters and enemies with evil intent, earning money, becoming stronger, buying or finding legendary equipment to help you on your super epic quest.

Aren't you tired of that? In You Are Not The Hero, you play as Petula, a simple minded girl who lives in her little shack in Hearth Village. She's content with living her life the same dull way she has for a while now. Unfortunately for her, the heros and villains of this world have different plans!

You Are Not A Hero is a parody on RPGs and video games in general. You'll find tons of video game references, cliche satirical events and fourth wall breaking throughout your journey as Petula. You won't find a battle system, but you'll tackle obstacles, puzzles, chase sequences, and more unique events as you run after the Heros who have stolen your precious pendant.

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You Are Not The Hero Kickstarter Campaign

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The Kickstarter Campaign has begun!

You Are Not The Hero Kickstarter


You Are Not The Hero is a new action platform RPG for the PC, inspired by all the people the heroes always ended up screwing over. Stupid heroes...

We ditch the battle system to focus on richer RPG gameplay elements. Instead of playing a traditional hero that saves the world, you're instead playing a bystander swept into the affairs of the heroes and villains alike.

You play as Petula, an unemployed, emotionally charged, ill-tempered, otherwise average young woman. With the royal army hot on their heels, the heroes have made their way to your village where they resume scavenging for supplies in everyone's homes. After confronting them for stealing your pendant, they rush off to continue their quest, giving you a quest of your own to retrieve it.

From now until November 12th 2013 we will be raising funds to complete You Are Not The Hero. As a backer of the project, you'll be able to influence varying styles of gameplay to be added and refined in the game. Rewards are anywhere from getting a digital copy of the game, a digital soundtrack and artbook, joining the game as an NPC with a custom bust and sprite, all the way up to designing your own town, becoming the mayor and creating your own specific quests and adventures, with up to 10 other people you specify!

As an RPG Maker game, we can show the world that the engine isn't just for half-baked games with little production value, but a powerful game creation tool that should command more respect than it has. Thank you all for your support! If you can spare a second, please share the Kickstarter link to your family and friends, or to other forums and communities that you frequent. Any and all support is greatly appreciated!
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This looks so sweet! You totally need more subscribers and stuff! seriously!
Aww, man i can hardly wait!
This sounds really intriguing. It's a more refined concept of things I've seen in the past. Count me as a subscriber.
It is definitely different. And i would like to see more.
Hey thanks a lot guys for the vote of confidence! I'll be uploading the finished Demo for RSW in about 10 hours (when I wake up) because I'm tired to death right now, it's 3am my time.
This game is pretty funny so far. I'm enjoying it.
Woo! Demo! I'll edit this message or post a new one when I play what you have, I'm excited.
holy crap i'm enjoying this game a lot. it's probably going to be my favorite of the RSW games (excluding ones that I worked on or tested).
Thanks Diedrupo! Really appreciate it. It was a crapton of work so far
This game is entertaining as hell, I haven't had a whole lot of time to dedicate to it yet, but I'm 2 chapters in, and I thought I'd post and say, definitely keep it up!
Thanks KillingLight! Unfortunately I only have 2 chapters of the game finished so far, currently working on the finale for Chapter 2. Hopefully I'll keep you interested by the time I finish!
Man, I sincerely doubt you could lose my interest! I know this might be a longshot, but is there any way at all that I can get in on the creation, or anything with this? I would love that!
Well, never say never, but I do like to keep things close to the chest, quality/polish control and so forth. Is there anything you specialize in?
Well, I'm pretty good at figuring out difficult event scripting. I'm not too good at doing graphics, I'm more of a "do what you tell me" worker. I'd even be willing to be a tester, if that's all you need!
perhaps a tester/consultant would be useful. Maybe if I need to bounce a few ideas around I'll send you a message, or to test out a new mechanic I'm developing.
This is just awesome i love it! Keep it up ♥♥♥
Really digging the concept. It's pretty unusual to play an RPG while playing as the NPC's. I mean, I've seen a few games around here where you play as the villain, but not the villagers.
I played through the RSW demo. You've definitely caught my attention. It's pretty damn funny and the minigames/exploration are pretty fun! This is definitely the makings of something great.

Keep it up.
Sounds promising and I like your "out of the ordinary" concept! I'll definitely try it!
Thanks guys I'm glad my hard work has taken some notice! I'll keep doin what I'm doin!
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