CALUNIO'S PROFILE

The thing is: I'm tired of the old turn based battle system, but when I try to come up with alternatives, all I can think of is grid-based tactical battle systems, which I love, but it's hard to make and can't be the only alternative.

What I like about TBS is that it looks like a variation of a grid board game, like chess or checkers, adapted to a battle system.

So what I want help brainstorming right now is: other possible battle systems that are inspired from other games (including board games).

First thing that came to my mind is this battle system that looks a lot like rock-paper-scissors. Though I used it in two games of mine, I'm sure I got that idea from someplace else, but I don't remember where:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/5876/images/43433/

What other typically non-battle games could be transformed into a battle system?

I'm also open to ANY other battle systems that are not too much like the ones previous mentioned.

author=Erilex
I wouldn't be surprised if This is Not My Final Form ends up feeling pretty similar to DS in a lot of ways, because I can't help but gravitate towards the same sorts of themes in my work.

That's great news. :)

I was going to say some things, but most of it has already been said. I agree with everyone else.

But I want to empathize. Because I understand what you’re going through. Making a game can have such a big emotional investment. And the bigger the investment, the riskier it is in terms of frustration. I honestly don’t think it’s possible to put a lot of energy into making a game without caring about what other people will think. I agree we should make games we want to exist, but there is a huge social aspect in game making. A bad reception can be devastating. I feel that your negative depressive tone is completely rational (though in truth I’m not familiar with your game and it’s reception).

So, basically, yeah, it sucks big time. And the worst part of it is that there’s a huge luck factor in a game’s popularity. Some games blow up because some famous youtube played it, and they’re not even that good. Some games just don’t get a shot at the light.

My advice? Two options. One, mourn it, and eventually get over it. Life sucks sometimes, and it’s not healthy to deny it.
Two, advertise it even more until you feel like you got good feedback. But don’t aim for numbers. I feel like nice detailed feedback is always more rewarding than download count and stuff.

Nice! Thank you for the suggestions! But they're not just face closeups, sometimes iconic scenes as well.

author=CarlosDavilla
Really loved this one. Listening Calunio talk for the first time sure was something else.
Nice job.

Hahaha I'm glad it made an impression.
Talking in English for 3h straight for the first time was quite challenging too.