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Game I made in 48 hours!

I made a game in 48 hours for a game jam! Get it here!

There’s about an hour of gameplay and 4 different endings. To unlock the best ending, be sure to pick up the 6 documents scattered around the game. Only then will the true ending make itself known.

Let me know what you think!

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Driftwood gaming did a playthrough of The Long Road! Check it out! You can play the game and get the demo here.

I love to hear feedback so don’t be shy!

-gets back to work-

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The Long Road

Release date announced!

9.21.2017 Steam, GameJolt and Itch.io

Download the demo!

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Tutorial: How to draw water

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How much thought do you put into your magic system? How many elements are there in your world? Does everyone cast using Magic Points, or do your characters have something a little more unique? Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of tweaking a tried-and-true formula.

Episode guide: 00:46 RPG Maker FES 5:04 LeoHeart/The Long Road 8:12 LAST TIME ON FINAL FANTASY LEGEND 15:03 Save Points and dungeon design 16:49 Mimics/Building paranoia 18:55 The Skittle in the Bowl of M&Ms 22:11 Old People Give Up Too Easily 24:15 We get to the Subject/Vancian Casting 29:11 MP Management 31:58 Casting from hp 36:46 Reviving 39:33 Faith as a stat 40:15 Character Traits 43:00 Super Mario RPG 45:45 Mario RPGs in General 48:46 Lunar 50:18 Character-based skills and interaction 54:15 Legendary Weapons 56:15 LAST TIME ON FINAL FANTASY LEGEND AGAIN 58:02 Chrono Trigger/Suikoden/Combining magic 1:00:21 Field Effects 1:01:07 Suikoden/Dark Souls’ Vancian Systems 1:05:45 Diablo/Everquest Inventory 1:07:16 Elements 1:13:11 Treasure of the Rudra 1:16:54 Kartia/Card magic 1:19:36 Coin Crypt

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I don’t really like making post like this but this has been on my mind lately so I’m going to talk about it.

Please try not to make negative comments that discourage others to make a game.  We’re a small community here on tumblr, and telling people they should burn down a game over their graphics fences out newbies to the development scene who can’t do their own graphics or don’t want to worry about spending an extra 60 hours on graphics.  

It’s also impolite and hostile towards other developers who’ve worked hard on their games in spite of their graphical capabilities - and considering the RPG Maker community is about 3,000+ people with half of them being developers, you’re alienating half of your potential audience.  

Comments like that are acceptable on sites like 4chan or sites dedicated to the discussion of commercial games.  Saying exaggerated statements there is cool since it’s a part of the culture, and anyone looking to share their games there has thick enough skin that they don’t give a darn.  The RPG maker community is different since most of us are just having fun making games in our spare time, and are ok if someone’s game isn’t the best thing ever since well, none of our games are.  We’re just having fun, we don’t take gam mak too seriously.  Please don’t make yourself look like a fool by taking it so seriously yourself.

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Meet Ramen from The Long Road

Likes:

Digging through garbage and eating trash

Progressive rock

Climbing up high and getting paranoid

Dislikes:

The mail

Work

Tight crawl spaces

The mail

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Playtesters and Proofreaders needed!

Hey, everyone, sorry for the lack of posts in these… 3 days? I was sending a demo version of Virgo to friends for them to playtest and was re-thinking some stuff about the flow of the game, pacing, difficulty, and the gameplay itself (lots of bureaucracy I can’t show, rly). Some people playtested Virgo, and feedback has been mixed in certain areas, so I think it should be good to hear more extensive criticism on the game before releasing it!

That’s why I’m in dire need for Playtesters and also Proofreaders! As some of you may know, I’m not a native english speaker, so I need a lot of help with that! I already fixed some of the major mistakes, as @pinkuboa helped me, but I may need more proofread for the rest of the demo.

For playtesters, I need someone who will:

Have the spare time to play through the 2 endings of the demo, with 1 hour and 40 minutes in each playthrough;

Be willing to give throughout criticism for each segment of the game;

Give criticism on the plot, structure, flow, pacing and gameplay, battles, difficulty, mechanics, boss battles and assets.

Be able to bug test the demo, looking for bugs everywhere.

For Proofreaders, I need someone who is a native english speaker, or at least fluent in it, so that any prior mistakes on the game can be fixed before releasing the demo.

Also, plz, reblog this to help me find people so that the demo can be released sooner~

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Just a little sample of Hunter’s combo input based attacks. It’s super responsive and fun! Different abilities will have different combos and more layers of combos.

Learn more about The Long Road here!

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All the inspiration I need.

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I hope another "big break" RM game comes along soon. There hasn't really been a hugely successful game since LISA, and that was three years ago now. Here's hoping something makes the big time to reinvigorate RPG Maker again.

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Say hello to Hunter!

Abandoned by his owner and left to starve, Hunter joins your party after you free him from his chains. Loyal to a fault, Hunter will stop at nothing to repay you for saving his life. His ruff and rowdy nature conceal a gentle and wounded heart.

Hunter uses a metal chain as a weapon. His attacks and abilities are based off of combo inputs!

You can find out more about my project here!

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New Demo and A “Let’s Play!”

A new version of the demo has been released!

This new version clarifies some of the game mechanics and provides some relief for RPG first timers. Some minor bugs have also been fixed.

A fan has also posted a “Let’s Play!” video of The Long Road. Check it out!

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Spooky graveyard. A day’s work for my game The Long Road.

Pixel art is fun!

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The Long Road - Demo and Info!

The Long Road is a heartwarming, hilarious and (sometimes) tragic Adventure RPG scheduled to release in Q3 2017 on Steam.

5% of all proceeds will go directly to fund no-kill animal shelters!

The game features 100% fully custom graphics, sound effects and musical assets!

Everything is being made in RPGMaker MV entirely by myself (with the exception of some plugins), Leotheheartdev.

You can download the demo right now by clicking here!

You are a cat. The only love you have ever known is that of a small child's. Innocent hands that always held, never harming you. Now, caught in the turmoil of a dissolving family, you are left behind. Find your friends. Find your strength. Find yourself. Find your way. Home.

Cleo Spending most of her life compulsively taking care of animals has left her feeling restless and empty. Questioning why she always feels the need to "fix" others (and maybe to seek a bit of excitement too), Cleo joins you on your quest home!

Hunter His ruff and rowdy nature conceal a gentle and wounded heart. After being saved from the brink of death, Hunter pledges his loyalty to you.

Douglas Years of bullying has pushed Douglas to become an awkward shut-in with eccentric tastes. With no friends or family and not much better to do (besides dance and play video games), Douglas decides to follow you home! 

Whax Rude and a little "rough around the edges", Whax spends most of his time lazying about and smoking cigarettes. Though your first few encounters with him prove to be quite the brawl, Whax seems disconnected from the ideology that motivates him. 

You With origins shrouded in pain and misery, you long to be reunited with a love that saved your life and molded your ♥.

Engage in challenging turn based battles that test your reflexes, brain and... dance moves?

Adventure through colorful and stylized areas like the Merciless Mountain, Spooky Forest, and Wild Rapids!

Run, leap, climb, swim and swing your way through a perilous side-view world.

Do battle with enemies that chase you, no random battles! Once knocked out, they're down for good!

Scour the map, defeat foes, and engage with quirky characters to gain adventure experience points!

Customize your character's abilities and stats through the growth system, no static and boring levels!

Enjoy mini-games! Weight-lifting, dice, duck races and the political campaign of an exiled frog prince await you!

Discover hidden characters, lost items and chose multiple paths down The Road.

Check out the first disc of the OST by clicking here!

The Pet Cemetery

The Red Rock 

Good Moooooorning 

Timing Is Everything! 

Just Your Everyday Store Owner 

No Pain, No Gainz! 

Whacked On The Noggin 

WARNING: MAY CAUSE CANCER 

A Comfy Night