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You had a 300 dollar slab just sitting around your room, eh?

author=Melkino

author=Ratty524
Also, f*ck those games. Almost every horror adventure I've played involves walking up to an object > examine > WOOOJUMPSCARE! > repeat. They may be easier to make but I'm just so tired of seeing the same basic formula repeated constantly.

Don't forget the generic little girl protagonists! :v

Now there are little boy protagonists too though >_o

I dunno, I think it's cool that there's a new audience getting into using RPG Maker. It's true that a lot of the games have quite a bit of overlap with other games, but there are some that seem to have potential for a lot of fresh imagery and ideas. I'll offer up Mao for your viewing since it doesn't seem to have a page here on RMN.

Considering that many new horror adventure games are made by younger game devs with little to no experience, it's not surprising that the games aren't exceptionally strong or innovative. That's just what beginners in any medium make. You can't tell me that there aren't hundreds of RPG clones floating around here, too.

What I hope is that when the boom settles, we'll have some horror game devs with more experience who are willing to try new things and branch out from where they started (which seems to be that examine object->jumpscare->stick object in hole formula you guys are talking about).

Actually what I also hope is that those devs come to rpg maker forums for help and advice rather than consulting each other round robin-style and sharing the same ideas, but.

author=slashphoenix
Hahaha, you contributed to that!

I wonder if horror games are usually just more realistically scoped? Consider the amount of code and art you need for RPG battles, maps, towns, etc. Even a small RPG seems difficult compared to a horror game, which only needs just enough to create an atmosphere and mood. That's just a guess, though.

Ssh, it's "not a horror". Even if it's splashed on all the horror pages.

And yeah, that sounds about right. Just thinking about balancing stats is saddening. Most people in that crowd are probably also thinking RPGs = swords and fantasy, though there are great (and underrated) gamemakers like Gabicho making unorthodox but still pretty RPGs.

author=JJJ7
Well, I only play horror and comedy games in VX Ace...

This might explain why you're your own favorite writer in the RMN community.

Just kidding, I'm sure there are some horror and comedy games here with amazing writing =P

author=Link_2112
The horror :o

Indeed. How blasphemous!

Yeah, you can potentially meet some great people there and forge a lot of connections, but you'll have to deal with people who like to stir up drama. Being successful there as a gamemaker probably involves a lot of PR work and keeping up an illusion of personal connection while actually being extremely mindful of what you say and do.

Guess that's not too different from anywhere else, though.

author=Pizza
Another entry to record in my "People are the Worst for SRS" log. I seem to be noticing this sort of lack of respect more often since that incident with Dudesoft on Imgur. Unfortunate.

Oh, man, that sucks. Dudesoft seems like a really swell guy, too. :/

I'm very glad to see that people here, at least, are very respectful in their criticism, even when they feel offended. Well, for the most part, since those that aren't... =P