BYAH'S PROFILE

author=Byah
I think the actual problem is lack of difficulty

Let me correct myself here: It's one of the problems. Like others have said, making items obselete through spells is another potential problem.

author=Liberty
And yet, when a game is hard, people complain instead of using the many, many items they are given. >.<;

I dunno, this doesn't seem like a very valid complaint. :X But it might not be a bad idea to teach the player that it's OK to use those items. Though I think hard battles should do the trick. Having a low item limit would be another idea (as LockeZ already said).

@Jude: I was thinking of doing something similar, but making them equipable instead. Aside from having a cooldown, you could use them as often as you'd like.
Later potions could have better healing, lower cooldowns, increased priority, etc.

author=Darken
That's the contradictory I'm pointing out. Amateurs making games for a mass audience where it doesn't make sense because the games are free anyway.

I think they're just making what they like, and a lot of people like them some final fantasy.

author=Craze

Byah
Devil Survivor's was pretty good, lots of mystery at the beginning + modern setting + demon/magics = love!
I actually don't even remember most RPG stories. :X

The story is pretty good. The characters (the teenage ones, specifically; the adults are better... but you see the teens 80+% of the time) are abysmal.

And now the sequel is BOOBS: THE GAME (BOOBS 2) (REVENGE OF THE YUZU) -BOOBS<boobies>- .

Yeah, not a fan of those huge, helium filled, freedom seeking balloons.
Still looking forward to the sequel though.

It's fun defining your characters with only ~4-5 skills, some of which may even be passives. Not only do they end up very differently from each other, they also have more character. For example, a hotheaded warrior could go into a berserk state, when at low HP or something.

Without knowing much about your game, the problem could also be that you have 4 swordsmen. :X

Clarification: Maybe try to make them different kind of warriors, like a berserker, a spellblade, a paladin etc., if it fits your game/story/setting.

author=iishenron
Again, the reason I pass over games with red flags in their title is because they usually suck. The pros can do it because:

1) They have tons of advertising money (Example: Kingdoms of Amalur)
2) The creators are worshipped by fans (Example: Dragon Age)
3) They're grandfathered in from long running series (Example: Final Fantasy)

4) They aren't RPG Maker games competing against a ton of others using mostly the same art and music assets.

You aren't wrong, but I still don't think the name's that important, as long as it fits the theme/game (just don't call it Bravely Default Flying Fairy, like, wtf?!). People probably check out the screenshots at least, before deciding wether or not to read any further...and sometimes the screenshots are all they need!
And even if your game has the most generic name since Generica, if it's good, word of mouth will help its popularity regardless.