Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Feb 28, 2018

  I haven't explored every nook and cranny of this engine, but my thoughts on this have already been made up. Going into this game, I was highly anticpating a full-fledged 3D action RPG Maker game. An RPG Maker where I can edit about as much as I can in any RPG Maker. Nope. There isn't even the slightest editting feature in this game. This is a game, where you grind enemy mobs for loot, complete barebone fetch quests, and that's it. There's nothing more to this game. Why is it called an RPG Maker? Is it because you can place down props on an empty map and call it your own? That's not really an RPG Maker. That's more of a game with a map editor. And that's all this game is. It's a Dark Souls wannabe with a map editor. That's it. While the map editing is fun, although it takes a bit to get used to, because the tutorial information is so bad, after you realize there's nothing you can do with this world, other than add window dressing, the appeal quickly fades. Had this game been made by a bigger studio, we probably would've gotten the 3D Action RPG Maker we always wanted. Here are a list of things you can do: Edit a world. Make a fetch quest. Change the look of monsters, and add bare-bones editing to their stats. Pick between 5 or 6 prebuilt classes with their own skills, look, weapons, and loot. Hard close your game because the game breaks, a lot. Enjoy lots, and lots of bugs. Game breaking bugs. Progression-breaking bugs. I've had to restart I don't know how many times because the game gets locked in a menu, or black screen. Use the controller in anyway besides combat. When it comes to navigating the menu screen, you have to use mouse and keyboard. Why? That's it. Here's a list of things you cannot do: Have a buy/sell shop. Have currency, of any kind. Edit weapons, armors, items and their stats. Edit your own character's stats, looks, classes, or skills. Edit monster stats beyond their hit damage, and how long it takes for them to swing. Edit loot drops, or the loot themselves. Make any type of story RPG of any kind, that I can tell. Play multiplayer, like it advertises, as barely anybody plays this. Make an RPG of any kind, with this. Reset your characters back to level 1 when trying new worlds. Everything carries over to every world you pick, whether they be preset, your own, or a workshop world. Import any music, audio, or visual customization of any kind, that I can tell. Export your game for others to play. They have to own and log into MyWorld, and download your game from Steam Workshop, in order to play it. No day/night system. The video tutorials are also suprisingly minimal, with a voice narrative that you can barely hear. I would think a little better audio recording would be done if this was a game someone was taking seriously. Apparently not. This is not the action RPG Maker I was hoping it would be, it is a fan's dream that cannot deliver on what everybody wants. The only good thing I'll say is that a lot of work must've went into the props that set the stage for the maps. They are fairly well done. But window dressing alone isn't enough to satisfy my RPG maker thirst. 3/5 stars, only because it's relatively cheap, and I still want to mess around with the world. I recommend only to those who want to play around in a pre-built world, while adding a few window-dressing elements of your own imagination. I don't recommend to those who want deep customization features like that of RPG Maker. This is a game with a map editor. That's about it. Correction: I said the game was a month away from release. It isn't. I read the release date wrong on the store page, thinking it was 2018, not 2017. This is still Early Access. I don't know what more they plan to add or change, but I hope it's a lot, and I hope it's soon. I hope they listen to the fans. I am a big fan of what this game could be, but right now, it's still iffy. Update August 2019: It's almost been a year since I last reviewed this. I tried to log back in. Apparently my world is gone. Yay! Don't know what happened. And judging by the news section of this developer there hasn't been anything new, added, or changed since December of last year.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 27, 2017

  This game is exactly what I've been looking for. I used to DM (Dungeon Master) a small D&D group, but as everyone is the group has jobs, families, and other responsibilities we aren't really able to get together like we used to do. With this game, I'm able to make quests and have friends try them out via the Steam Workshop. This game has a lot going for it and I'm happy that I've supported a group of people that clearly care about the project they are making. You can craft your own world, story, quests, etc. You can even make your own NPCs and monsters. It's all very easy to learn how to do in a short period of time and really satisfies my need to create and explore what other have created. I don't ever really leave reviews, but this project move the needle for me. Can't wait to see what else comes from The Game Creators!
• gamedeal user

  Jul 18, 2017

  How can you justify releasing DLCs for a game that is very, very far from complete?
• gamedeal user

  Aug 3, 2017

  DLC in an early access game? I can't support such a terrible money scheme and my review stays negative until they stop this. The game is in early access. That means all content being added should be content for the full game. So why are they locking it behind a paywall, when there isn't enough content as it is and the game isn't even out? EDIT: They have resorted to updating the game as usual, but now releasing the content as "free DLC" to make themselves look good, despite this content being needed in the base game anyway. Clearly they are just doing this so they look generous but in reality, it's just another update. EDIT 2: And now the game is free to play! Great, they sell the game with tons of DLC and then make it free, with all the buyers having nothing to show for their money.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 21, 2018

  Very little funtionality. Rather than being a game maker, this is more akin to the level creator in Neverwinter. You can design custom levels and things, but you can't alter the core of the game. Rather than add functionality that almost all users want, the devs seem to be keen on providing level assets AKA the easiest thing to supply in terms of "content." Not worth the time/effort/cost. Update: This dev will also ban you from the forums if you don't like the fact that they have abandoned their game and that it never amounted to more than a bare bones "game" with nearly nothing but prop updates. To the dev - Ban people and delete their posts all you want, it doesn't hide the fact that your game is bad, your management of said game is bad, and you should feel bad for leaving folks hanging.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 20, 2017

  was a fan BUT dlc in a Early Access Game is a no go for me!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 31, 2018

  I wish there was a sideways thumb... The game seems like it should be cool at first. Make your own quests, place everything where you want, along with other things. The levelling seems interesting as you go through the pre-made levels. You level throughout everything you do, not just each quest designed. The thing about this "variety" though is that everything looks the same. Want to be in the future? Too bad, dark ages. Want to have a gothic, castlevania castle? Too bad, dark ages. Heck, it doesn't even have a massive variety for dark ages (and when I say "dark ages" I mean castles, wagons, swords, etc.). As for progress, well... there is none. As far as I can tell so far, there's no way of adjusting difficulty other than monster toughness. That sounds fine and all, but there aren't many monsters. Getting good gear is frustrating likely due to this. Want bigger chances of gear and xp? Make a level full of bosses (which are easy, except the cheating defence guy). Gear rate still sucks, but at least there may be a chance to get gear for your level. I haven't even figured that out for sure yet. As for gameplay, it's okay. There's not really any problems, other than a lack of jumping. I mean, come on. We could've made our own barriers. You may say, "Dark Souls has no jumping, just the rolling like this game." That's true, but at least Dark Souls never felt like you wanted it and had level design feeling great. These objects make you want to jump around some. "Oh, a fence, let's jump it!" Too bad. Action man is too lazy. Other stuff is fine though. Controls outside of fighting, rolling, guarding, attacking, all is pretty good. There also an auto-target button, but it's not always necessary. Like I said, I wish there was a sideways thumb. Having said that, that would mean I have plenty of negatives in this game's quality, and that doesn't earn a thumbs up. Oh, and just press ALT-F4 to quit. That damn portal to go through in order to quit has no point in being there. Put it in the damn ESC menu.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 4, 2017

  I really enjoyed using this at it's current build there is a lot more content then in earlier iterations. Quest creation is simple but very flexible. I would like to be able to reward the player with items directly from the quest giver as well as the key reward but I love the fact you can fill a building with a with treasure and then specify the key that unlocks it from the quest giver without having to create each individual door. Everything in that building is automatically grouped so you can move the building at will and everything inside moves with it. I would like the ability to lock the objects so you don't acidentally move the buildings around which happened to me a few times. Creating a quest is done completly from the NPC which I really appreciate. It's very easy to create challenging quests quickly. Creating the atmosphere or biome is similar to disney infinity you choose the skybox and that creates the mood for the world. The character creator allows you to create NPC's and opponents. you can shape the terrain and also create impressive landscapes by combining preset mountains and landmasses. Overall it's heading in the right direction as far as simplicity which is no suprise since this is from the same publisher of game guru and FPS Creator another excellent tool. RECOMMENDED B1trider
• gamedeal user

  Jul 20, 2017

  It's okay. You can't do much outside of designing your own worlds and put your story in it. Game mechanics are pretty much limited to what the devs made available. So, aside from story and map design, all worlds you can play would feel pretty much the same. But there is hope yet for more, as it is still Early Access. The devs are quite active, so hopely there would be more good things to come. I'd give this a score of 3.8 out of 5. I have to deduct a whole point for the premature Egypt-themed DLC release. Hopefully this would not be an ongoing trend, where every single world theme variation would cost you.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 11, 2018

  That's a lot of DLC for early access....maybe give us a full game THEN ask for more money?