Created your own RPG

[HikerShawn]

I hear a lot about people who create their own RPG games.

I've even seen where people do it on forums and websites.

Have any of you ever done this? How would one even start to do it?

 

[Artisan Vistra]

I would study the battle systems in already-made RPGs and then see what I like about them. Then build from scratch and be as minimalist or maximalist as possible.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I've played with RPG maker, didn't do much with it. My friends thought about making one but we didn't get far either.

 

[HikerShawn]

I tried to build a text-version one with a forum years ago but lost interest and never tried again.

 

[Grungie]

I made a joke one for a forum I was on 15 years ago. Used RPG Maker VX? and the default assets. Twas fun.

I’ve played with newer RPG Makers and had fun, but now it’s a time commitment and I need to not use the default assets that I don’t have talent or time for.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I tried to build a text-version one with a forum years ago but lost interest and never tried again.

RP forum? Those were fun back in the day but hardly popular anymore.

 

[TheRavenfreak]

I've thought about trying to make my own RPG but I'm not a good artist, and I'm better at modifying existing code rather than writing code from scratch. I know there are engines I can use that pretty much lay out the groundwork to make a RPG, but I still would need someone to make the sprites and music as well as help write a story too since I don't think I'd be good at that either.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I've thought about trying to make my own RPG but I'm not a good artist, and I'm better at modifying existing code rather than writing code from scratch. I know there are engines I can use that pretty much lay out the groundwork to make a RPG, but I still would need someone to make the sprites and music as well as help write a story too since I don't think I'd be good at that either.

It is a large project.

 

[TheRavenfreak]

It is a large project.

Yep and overall I think this is probably the largest reason why I haven't tried myself. It takes a very talented person to make a RPG from scratch by themselves, the creator of Stardew Valley did everything on his own when he had free time from his day job which is quite impressive.