DETHMETAL'S PROFILE

If you want to break the game, here's how:

Unequip the high level orbs from the characters you play as in the beginning (their equipment isn't locked)

Buy a bunch of the incredibly cheap Small Hammers to upgrade everyone's attack stat to 99

Just kidding. Play the game as intended. :P

I have many fond memories with this game. This is one of the first RPG Maker 2000 games I ever downloaded and one of the first I completed as well. It still influences me to this day. I love it.

Thanks for the input, guys! The bridge is indeed supposed to be far above the water. I tried to use shadows in the water and on the edge of the cliff to left to reflect this, but I suppose the shadows aren't dark enough and thus not very noticeable.

Blindmind, monotony is something I'm always keeping in mind when designing big maps. I have a few techniques to help combat this:

1. None of my dungeons take place in a single type of location. For example, if it takes place in a large tower, there will always be sections where you go outside as well to advance. If the dungeon is located in a cave, there's always a forest section or mountainous section as well.

2. I try to place "landmarks" throughout my maps. If you look at the full map I posted of this cave, you'll notice there are some manmade structures placed throughout the map. This helps break up the monotony of the cave and are easily recognizable. As well, many of my maps have rivers or other water sources weaving in and out of the player's path which I believe helps orient the player.

3. Most of my dungeons, when heavily simplified, are a simple shape. This one is kind of like a plus sign if you simplify it enough.

4. I always make sure to make the path clear and highly visible.

5. If you find a key, you'll always have seen the door it belongs to beforehand. Likewise, if you flip a switch that opens a passage, it will be a passage that you've seen so you don't get lost looking for it.

I learned most of these things from studying Zelda's dungeons. I really hope players don't have a problem navigating my maps! The last thing I want is for my caves to seem bland and repetitive.

Dark Souls 2 gets plenty of hate, but it may very well be my favorite in the series! You're going to love Dark Souls 3, they did a great job on that one too.

I just got done with The Last of Us Remastered. I absolutely loved it! The writing and graphics blew me away. And dat ending! I can't wait for the sequel.

This looks very promising! Subbed!

This is a redesign of an early dungeon from my game which used an overdone, rather boring Rudra tileset. This one encourages exploration a bit more (but not as much as my later dungeons because I want the first one to be rather simple), and features a few more puzzles.