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You Are Not The Hero - Kickstarter - JRPG that doesn't really feature a battle system
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robotzombie
Member
So, it's an RPG without the good part?
Manmademan
Member
the battle system is usually the weakest part of most RPGs, SMT games aside.
interesting concept but
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You play as Petula, an unemployed, emotionally charged, ill-tempered, otherwise average young woman. With the royal army hot on their heels, the heroes have made their way to your village where they resume scavenging for supplies in everyone's homes. After confronting them for stealing your pendant, they rush off to continue their quest, giving you a quest of your own to retrieve it.
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Woman?
That's woman? Need more breast.
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You play as Petula, an unemployed, emotionally charged, ill-tempered, otherwise average young woman. With the royal army hot on their heels, the heroes have made their way to your village where they resume scavenging for supplies in everyone's homes. After confronting them for stealing your pendant, they rush off to continue their quest, giving you a quest of your own to retrieve it.
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Woman?
That's woman? Need more breast.
peaceiscloser
Member
If she's not the hero, why does her design stand out as unique?
jk
Can't access KS for some reason, is Wii U a stretch goal? I like my retro indies on Wii U these days.
PC only so far it seems.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Really now.
Well, this seems neat. I don't have much money at the moment, but I'll keep an eye on it.
In my opinion, the battle system is only the best part of RPGs when they are focused on it and give you lots of options (Pokemon, SMT, dungeon crawlers with lots of party customization). A game with a different focus could be interesting in its own right.
In my opinion, the battle system is only the best part of RPGs when they are focused on it and give you lots of options (Pokemon, SMT, dungeon crawlers with lots of party customization). A game with a different focus could be interesting in its own right.
Harken Raiser
Banned
That's the most badass "not hero" I've ever seen.
Mental Atrophy
Banned
Because the world needs more RPG Maker Kickstarters.
By "worst part" you mean "best part" right?
Haunted
Member
If enough people agree that there are too many RPGMaker games asking for money these days, it just won't get funded. That's the beauty of kickstarter. Greenlight also has its fair share of RPGMaker games and I don't see too many making the Top lists.
That said, the budget for this project seems very modest, so maybe they'll manage to scrape by anyway.
PixyJunket
Member
Crash Station
Member
Awesome idea, but that is most definitely the character design of a hero. I'm fine with that, though.
The Silver
Member
Still waiting for an indie game called "The Citizen Kane of Video Games".
cj_iwakura
Member
Brilliant concept.
Well compared to the crap Japan's been churning out lately, maybe we need more of that.
Well compared to the crap Japan's been churning out lately, maybe we need more of that.
Endorsed by cj_iwakura!
Okay, now it's literally impossible to be any more weeaboo than it already is.
At least the characters don't have Japanese (or "Japanese") names.
Well, it's probably made on RPG Maker so chances are the battle system won't be that great anyway. The spritework (excluding portraits) is nothing different either; plain old RPG Maker assets and derivatives.
The idea of JRPG without actual battles is kind of an interesting one, you have to admit. How the game kicks off is also hilarious.
But man, that's a really tricky idea for a game to pull off. And mini-games like running an Inn? So what, we can kind of make this like a recettear like game too with stuff like that, just with a focus on the story as well?
But man, that's a really tricky idea for a game to pull off. And mini-games like running an Inn? So what, we can kind of make this like a recettear like game too with stuff like that, just with a focus on the story as well?
Napalm_Frank
Member
So it's a visual novel?
TheSpoiler
Member
RPG Maker?
Not even once.
Not even once.
Triggerhappytel
Member
If they added the Vita as a stretch goal I'd probably back this. I really like the premise and idea.
adamantypants
Member
I always thought JRPG battle systems were a bit tedious... I'm interested in this game.
Nevermind that JRPGs that focus on battle systems at the expense of all else tend to be some of the most derided anyway (just look at FFXIII, and even Grandia Xtreme's a divisive game despite combat being what people generally consider the strongest asset of the series.) I'd like to think they're a genre where the whole is greater than the sum of their parts.
cj_iwakura
Member
In case people are not clicking the link, this is what people mean by the usual RPGMaker look:
I dig some of their concept art.
Well, to be fair, we can always pay 6x more to buy the new Lightning wardrobe simulator.
There have been games made from RPG Maker that people enjoy on here (To The Moon and Cherry Tree High). I guess you just have to mess around with RPG Maker to make something good on it
cj_iwakura
Member
The promo video makes it look a lot like Alundra.
cooltrainer
Member
Personally, my favorite part of RPGs is building a character, getting new items/abilities and exploring. The character building part is usually part of a battle system but often I find battling itself can become a drag.
cj_iwakura
Member
If people still use it in innovative ways, what's the problem?
On the other hand, the Japanese title translation is pretty superfluous unless there are concrete plans to release the game in both languages.
...and if the "concrete plans" consist of the head of the group saying "We'd love to if Japanese people want! （*´▽｀*）" with a wistful sigh, that doesn't count