#gamethingy

well @voidsteeth has given me the power to ramble a bit more. PLEASE ignore the cat in that picture, for some goddamn reason it's the only way tumblr let me post this goddamn picture. it's a nice kitty, mind you

Up above, some really loose logo/main pic ideas for it! Excuse my terrible handwriting. Let me do it bullet-point format since it helps my adhd pin down stuff

So, it's gonna be a RPG. I wanna figure some fun gimmick and I surprisingly have a bunch of that well fleshed out! (Part of it revolving the elemental system, concerning Flesh/Memory/Mind/Matter/Soul). I'm not a huge fan of the repetitive encounter "smash everything in front of you" format. I'm going to be using RPG Maker MZ. My partner has a lot of experience with that, which should help a lot!

Inspired by a bit of a mix of classic JRPGs and more recent indie RPGs, specially Rpg Maker stuff. I've been raised watching my dad play the old Final Fantasy games (which I love dearly, specially IX, X and VII), but I've ended up loving the more recent indie scene myself (OFF, Oneshot, Undertale/Deltarune, Everhood)

(I'm gonna be playing more RPG Maker games to help with inspiration and knowing how much I can bend the system- Please feel free to recommend me some!)

Set in a sort of high fantasy setting, and it takes a bunch of stuff from the one I run my current DnD campaign in. I think it will feel familiar to DnD/PF players, but I'm going all in with my own worldbuilding! I wanna set myself apart from these.

I want to have a sort of in-game illustrated encyclopedia because I really dig that. I liked the way OFF used images here and there to add to the lore. I just love the idea of being able to collect pages and learn more on the way. I've sketched the ones for the elements already!

Themes will spin around friendship and human connection, eldritch horror flavoured stuff, and some temporal shenanigans too. It will also tackle on the importance of understanding the past- The story will put some focus on how people are too busy pillaging a ruined city to understand what actually destroyed it in the first place. Which, well, it's the kinda thing to have consequences.

I'm planning to work on this on my free time, and once it has a nice shape (and perhaps a playable demo), I may consider having a Kickstarter to complete it. I'm fairly confident I can handle (with enough time) most of the parts of it. I just need to get a bit familiar with pixel art (for the maps). I used to do that ages ago! I'm also familiar enough with programming and have done small web-games in the past.

The one thing I am absolutely not qualified enough for is music. I wanna try honing my skills but- Oh boy. (on that note, if you know of small musicians that are open for commissions, do let me know! Just as a very preliminary view)

also you can bet this is gonna be really LGBTQ+ themed. I wanna also take the chance to maybe sprinkle in some of my heritage's stuff, I've wanted to do that for ages!

I've been working a bit more on fleshing out the game, so here's a bit of a really rough draft of what is it about:

A lone city from ages past, buried in ruin during a civil war, has recently been found again. Rumors say there were no survivors, but the empty streets are still cluttered with riches, and many have come in search of them. Few people care about the warnings about how it fell: the tales of crystal corruption cannot dissuade greed. Most are happy enough to dig for these remains, all while archaeologists and historians try to put together the pieces about its past before it's all pillaged away. But some hear a call from the abyssal depths of the city. Legends say that gods dwell at the bottom of this labyrinth dug in stone, and some believe they can grant wishes to mortals. Paying no mind to the horrors that still lurk in the ruins, a newly forged party hopes to uncover the truth, and maybe see their own dreams come true on the way.

However, I still don't have a title and calling it Gamethingy is not ideal! I'm not even sure what to go for other than trying to make sure it's searchable. There's going to be a lot of focus on these ruins, which will serve as the main scenario for the story, and what actually went down there. Crystals and undeath are also in order because, well, I do love that! I wanna make use of my setting!

@ageblue mentioned (Empty) Rhinestone Streets, and I do honestly love Rhinestone as a word and for its meaning here- People are searching for gods after all, but what lies down there is probably something else, not the real deal.

I had thought of something such as Rhinestone Abyss or Rhinestone Chasm parting from there.

My partner suggested Eyes of the Rhinestone City- Which would be quite fitting setting-wise and hints at the city being alive in some sort of way.

In the other hand, @rainwvalker mentioned Gneiss for the city's name, which would be very fitting for it- It's a city built on layers and layers inside a mountain. Few people were mentioning the game could be named after the city itself, so I'm trying to figure out some name for it. Something like adjective + noun, since it'd keep it easy to search and tag if needed.

So, something like Hallowgneiss could be fun, but I'd be open to other ideas playing around with this (with possibly other rocks/minerals/gems, if anyone has a cool idea!)

Kiss: Ken! his lips are so lucious -3-

Hug: Leo! 

Marry: Ravi ~ 

Live with: Ken, Ravi and N c:

Be the little sister/brother to: Hongbin maybe? ^^

Bring on a picnic: Ken!

Take a romantic walk with: Ravi c:

Keep as a friend: Hyuk~ ^^

Hit a lot: N & Ken because they are the dorkiest dorkydorks

Give a massage whenever he/she wants to: Ravi/Leo .-. 

Do anything for: Ravi/Ken. ITS HARD TO CHOOSE

thank you honey! ^^ ♥

Kiss: Eli~ 

Hug: Soohyun!!

Marry: AJ~ 

Live with: AJ, Eli and Soohyun c: 

Be the little sister/brother to: Kevin! he seems like a good brother ;~; 

Bring on a picnic: Dongho! He is so cute when he eats ;A;

Take a romantic walk with: AJ♥

Keep as a friend: Hoon~ 

Hit a lot: Xander such a dork

Give a massage whenever he/she wants to: Between AJ and Kibum .-.

Do anything for: AJ. ♥

thank you sweetie♥