RPG Architect Reviews

I had been considering a flexible and cost worthy option to develop my own project. I explored a number of popular franchises for making RPGs and decided to choose this engine. Basically, this is close to a RPG maker but is easier and more user friendly to customise everything e.g. UI and battle system which are vital for a project to be unique. Indeed, this also means that you have to figure a lot of things out by yourself since almost everything have to be created by your own. At the same time, there might not be tons of tutorials. However, the developers and users form a very supportive community to make this engine become better, and questions are welcome too! From my personal experiences, if you own a RPG maker, you can compare its functions with this engine and you can understand this more easily. And now there are templates too so it becomes way easier for learning too! I had my doubts first but the developers of this engine have been putting their efforts and passions in this and I believe that this is a worthy option for game making.

Who needs some monetized plugin bullshit when the software does everything you'd ever need it to do? There is a larger learning curve when compared to RPG Maker, but with what has so far proven to be a much less restricted and a highly flexible engine, it's a learning curve i'm willing to power through. I could see the engine being too unfriendly to some, but I think for most it'll be appropriate for what somebody in the market for RPG Maker is looking for. Every interface, stat, mechanic, art asset, and many many more elements are 100% customizable in many ways. The engine gets updates daily and continues to grow at a rapid pace. I'm glad to have made the change to RPG Architect after getting frustrated with the monetization of every plugin needed to make a decent game + the lack of control of many basic game mechanics. The Discord community is active, friendly, and super helpful, and are always happy to help, including (but certainly not limited to) help directly from the lead developer Locke. Wiki has been a help as well, though it's definitely a work-in-progress as I have run into a blank page on more than one occasion. The Youtube video series is FANTASTIC and Bert is such a fun guide in setting up alot of the basic RPG things. I look forward to finishing my first large-scale project on this powerful, highly customizable engine.