NESFREAK64'S PROFILE

I know I'm kind of late to the discussion, but I thought I should say something...

As many people said, downloading 160 MBs is no big deal these days, really.

BUT!

If you're that worried about it, download Audacity, and you can reencode your mp3s to a much lower bitrate (Audacity can go as low as 8 KB/s), which will put your MP3s at only a couple hundred KBs apiece, instead of the full couple MBs per song. The quality WILL drop, but the difference is negligible if you're trying to save space.

Well...What can I say?

I'll be honest, I thrive on constructive criticism when it comes to my writing. On the same note, my ex also knew how to push my buttons just the right way to over do it.

With that said...The internet's very much the same way. I'll be honest, I do wish that people knew how to offer more constructive criticism, and try to look for the positives in games, since hey, they're games, and they're something we're supposed to enjoy. When I play a game, or review it, I try to look at it through my eyes, as a gamer, not someone making games, and NOT looking for things copied from other games and what not.

Now I don't see the MAJOR problems with your title screen, nor did I mind Masako in Matsumori Stories (too much, haha), but the title screen...What's the big deal anyways? TBH, all the game's title screens made from RPM2k-RPMVX all look the same to me anyways. It's just one very minor element. I realize that Masako isn't such a small element, but she's also a fairly unique character (especially to the RPG world), which can throw a lot of people off.

Granted, those are beside the point, and just probably some of the things complained about. I think you should give it time, nobody makes a masterpiece their first time.

I feel inclined to disagree and agree at the same time with your assessment of inspiration though. When just writing, it motivates you, and you can go on with it, similar to when it suddenly dries out and you're stuck with a case of writer's block. Game making...Well, that's where I have failed before. Usually that's where all the technical stuff comes in for me, and I completely lose it.

Like I said, that's where time comes in. In my honest opinion, you've done a pretty good job with the two (maybe one and a half with this game?) games I've played, but there's obviously a lot of room for improvement. I'd say keep at it, hell, you could make a masterpiece and people would still complain about it. It's the nature of the internet.

I think, in time, especially with all the practice you're getting now, the more technical sides of game making will cease to be a hindrance, and you'll be getting much better feedback with future projects.

*steps off soapbox*

Well, I'll be glad to play through this, and review. Provided it's not too bad, of course, but from the sounds of things, I doubt it. I'm not too picky on plain/clashing/ugly backgrounds, or whatever.

I'm a writer ahead of virtually anything else, too. I've had quite a few projects I've started, but never finished...So at least you've got a finished game!

No need to be so negative!

Also, I'd like to read your manual!

Edit: Scratch that, I read your manual...Didn't realize it came with the game. Stupid me.