This is a tutorial on how to make a good game on RPG maker, it is in a sort of step by step guide.
1: The Story
Before you start doing anything you need to think of a good story. Just get a pen and paper and jot down what comes to mind.
An example of a bad story is when a random kid with no fighting skills is sent to save the world. Try to avoid that storyline.
Good storylines are normally having some sort of person at the wrong place at the wrong time. Most storylines are unoriginal anyway, so dont be afraid to take a few bits from games you have already played, just give em there own twist and no one will notice!
2: Characters
The second most important thing is the character(s) you play as during te game. You should take these things into mind:
There Name
There Gender
There Personality
There Apperance
There Hometown
There Background
All them things are vital to any main character in the story. The most important ones are Name, Gender and Background.
Your characters have to have a name, thinking of a name is often hard, a name like Rob or somethig is too plain, you need to think of a catchy name, if you think of the final fantasy series they have really wierd, but good names, Like Tidus, Zidane, Butz, they all have a little twist to them.
There gender, unless they are some alien from another planet your characters need a gender, you must be an idiot to not know what it means.
And finally the background, where did the character come from, why is he embarking on a quest, what race are they? Human, Elf, Alien or something made up it is a vital part of a character.
3: The Title
Very hard to find an original title, this is why you should do the characters, and story first, because it makes the title easier to find, think of the characters name, then think of the story and try to fit the two together. For example If the Main Character is called Klaus and he is trying to avenge his parents death call it something like Klaus' battle.
4: Towns and Cities
Whats a good game without towns and cities. You need to think this stuff through, what tileset shall you use, what race lives in the town, what is the towns history? All these questions must be answered in order to make your town or city work.
Also your town or city needs a title. Yet again this is a difficult task. If the town or city has a king then try naming it after that king, example:
If the kings name is 'King Vakkana' then you might call the city, 'kingdom of Vakkana'
5: Your villan
Every game needs a villan. Someone who wants the main character(s) dead or even the entire world. Your villan needs a reason for this though. You cant just have him wake up one morning and just decide to take over the world. He needs a reason for it. Your villan doesn't have to be very evil either, for example you could have some wizard making some sort of super creature that can do chores for you but it goes wrong and goes out and attacks the world, that also works.
Thats the end for now, if you feel that I have missed something important let me know and if you need any help just ask here and i'll be glad to answer.
Thanks for reading
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