CheatCC writes: "The early days of RPG gaming holds a soft spot in many hearts of many oldschool devotees. Wandering around insipid 2D map grids in search of invisible random encounters to grind in order to level-up, stock up on gold, and gain new abilities for use against the denizens of yet another dank pixilated dungeon is a pastime that should invoke a feeling nostalgia for anyone who's picked up RPG gaming in the earlier part of the past three decades. RPGs have come a long way since, but the basic mechanics are still appealing on a certain level to this day. Japanese game and magazine publisher Enterbrain has just unleashed the next iteration of a program that empowers budding developers and RPG fans alike to create their own dungeon crawling masterpieces."
The Humble Software Bundle: RPG Maker is now live. It features software to help you build your own role-playing games, including RPG Maker XP, RPG Maker VX, RPG Maker VX Ace, and RPG Maker MV, along with unique character and music assets to set your creations apart.
Sometimes small games like Space Funeral prove to be worthy titles to learn from.
Gamemoir's Bryan takes a look at Warfare Studios’ Black Home, a commercial RPG Maker VX game devoid of any of the charm of the old freeware RPG Maker games of the early to mid 2000s.
this things great
-easy to use
-quick
-finally added a character that looks like sephiroth