Re: *UPDATE* [7/27] Comprehensive patreon list
Base tileset, base sprites, base profile images
That's the nice thing about RPG Maker. You don't have to be an artist. It's like having a box of Lego bricks instead of a ball of clay.
Sure you can make anything with the clay, but chances are good that the Lego bricks would look a LOT better than anything you can make with the clay.
first enemy is a slime ...
Well in my case it's a mini boss fight with a plant monster.. and THEN you go in a cave to fight giant rats, spiders, and, well, slimes.
How can you not love slimes though? I know I do! You can have all sorts of colors of slimes.
first dungeon is Viridian Forest,
Actually I prefer a cave for the first dungeon. It really depends on the story though. I prefer using the forest as a location or means to get from one place to another, rather than using it as a dungeon.
Then again, 1/4 of FSA's primary dungeons is set around the dark forest theme. Eheh..
and the third or fourth town's weapons merchant sells you a mithril sword.
Never did like using the default weapons/armor. It's so easy and fun to make up new ones I don't understand why anyone would want to use the stock stuff.
I do use the stock images but that's just because I'm not that good with clay.
... seeing the same spiky orange haired hero type wander about in every game is pretty unoriginal.
It would be fun to see him make a cameo in a game just to say, "I'm gonna wreck it!"
All that said, I believe it's possible to make a rather fun and interesting game using just the original RPG Maker assets (no fancy scripts, no additional art, music, etc..). I haven't seen a good one yet, but I haven't actually played many either. Still, I think it's possible. Then again, it's also possible to make a good RPG using your own art, even if it's stick people and all the enemies are rectangles and blob monsters. Imagine playing an RPG where all the character art looks like it was drawn by a 5 year old, and you wind up crying over the loss of a character that looks a badly scribbled H. "No! Not H! I loved her! Grr... Z, you are going to pay for this! Squiggle man, prepare to cast Epic Cat Dance of Nukular Missilement!"
