Hey guys I want to create a script heavy JRPG that is 2D.
I want to be able to have lots of freedom but not have a super performance heavy game engine. Any suggestions? I thought about using Unreal engine 4 but i'm not sure if it is well optimized for 2D games...
Even though its 2D I also want it to look good (1080p etc)
>>54678931
rpg maker xp and up.
>>54678943
is VX ace good? I got that one on sale
Bumparoo
>>54678931
T-this ... maybe belongs in
>>>/vg/agdg/
But anyway
what platforms are you targeting
mouse & keyboard or joystick
mobile ??
>>54679261
Mouse and keyboard senpai
You can do a decent one on RPG Maker VX Ace but that will depend on how much time you invest on making something that is not the stupid $2 market of indie RPGs on Steam.
There's only a handful of good ones out there and there are good reasons for it.
>>54678931
2D engines are almost all shit and you don't wanna use a 3D engine full of features like Unreal 4 (or that Unity shit). Grab a language, a 2d library and make your own. C++ and SDL2/SFML/Allegro and integrated Lua if you want scripting could be a good start
>>54680894
was gonna say that.
It is more satisfying to create your own game from scratch, thinking about the algorithms etc. than using something that already exist.
>>54678931
Why don't you use RPG Maker MV?
It's newer, better graphics, can port your games to mobile and HTML5 easily and you can use JavaScript to customize your games.