On the other side of the coin you can spend a LOT of time putting it all together. Even a simple project like this can create gameplay that lasts for 10-60 minutes. Then limit what they learn to something to pass a test at school (3 or 4 spells maximum). What if each japanese word/phrase was how spells were learned? And the main character wanted to learn magic. Scope creep is the biggest enemy of any game developer and it's particularly brutal on the indie/amateur side of the fence. Even the game your proposing now has the potential of becoming very grand in scope. Then you'll be on to using events to populate those maps (moving between them, NPCs, tinting the screen, etc.)Īnd each event will have their own workings. Outside of those, start off with trying to make a few mapsġ or 2 explorable spots (single maps) right outside the village. Watching a few youtube videos will be helpful as well. (A direct link to a very good start tutorial can be found in Andar's signature). Before you start freehand, try and look over the tutorial section that was linked to you. Thanks seems like a perfectly fine way to use the engine. But I hope learning coding is something I can do down the road when I find the right person to hold my hand through the process until I finally get it. My strong points are more towards art and music, so I'll be able to create those with little hassle. It's just one of those things I'm terrible at, like math and science. In all honestly, I wish I could code myself. Could someone new like me create a simple adventure game where the only way to progress is to learn little snip its of Japanese that you can collect in a little in-game book? Or something of that nature? It would probably be a great game to work on as a pre-runner to the farming game I'm dreaming of. I wanted to plug this into a farming game with a story I have in mind, but now I understand it would probably be better to try something less complicated first. Out of curiosity, would a more simple game involving multiple choice questions and answers be a good newbie project? One of my core ideas is to create a fun game that also teaches Japanese at the same time. I think I was just overly exited about being able to create a game at all, thank you for the reality check! I didn't realize the farming games were an advanced form of game creation on RPG maker, I'll take your advice and try creating something easier first. Thank you for being patience with me! I'm sure you get newbies all the time. Yes I'm sorry, I'm completely new, but you guys are helping me find my way.
Hello everyone! Thank you very much for taking the time to reply to a newbie like me.