2-Week RPG Jam
AboutThis is a contest in RPG Maker (any edition) with real prizes. Three winners will be able to choose from three games that are gifted through Steam. Contestants will have two weeks to make the best game in RPG Maker they can, with restrictions and guidelines to follow. Anyone can enter and anyone can win. There will be a few select judges and note that they can be as strict as they please.
Why am I hosting this? Because I think it's high time we get the community active again, and this time with some motivation.
PrizesThere are three games. The top three games will get to choose one, and for obvious reasons, there will be no team signups. The prizes are
Borderlands 2 - Missed out on the half off special, looking for new game
- Half Life Collection
- Final Fantasy VII
Winners will receive the game through Steam. First place gets first pick, second gets second pick, and third place gets the last game.
Rules & Guidelines
- Must use RPG Maker (any edition)
- No team signups
- RTP Styled graphics that match the engine you're using (XP RTP for XP, Ace RTP with Ace) (e.g. inquisitors tilesets wouldn't be allowed)
- The above rule is omitted for title screens, battlers, and windowskins
- Custom scripts are allowed
- Gameplay should have at least a good half hour of gameplay (not including random encounters)
- Credit must be given for all used resources and scripts, unless it's absolutely not possible
- Games must be sent to judges unencrypted and must be sent within 48 hours of the deadline
- All games submitted will be released to the public, encrypted of course
- Some sort of progress must be posted every few days or so. I'm requiring that each contestant post at least three different times posting progress/screenshots
Judging PointsEach game will be judged in four categories. Each category a scale of 1-10. After each judge calculates the score, your final score will be an average. The points will then be added up and winners will be judged by highest score. Max possible points 40 and minimum would be 4.
GameplayHow fun is the gameplay? This can include dungeons, puzzles, battles, etc... Gameplay should advance pretty smoothly and shouldn't drag on and feel repetitive. Your game will be judged around these points.
StoryStory is pretty important. Players should feel apart of the story, possibly suspenseful or exciting. Twists and turns and unexpected surprises. The story needs to keep the players playing.
DesignThis includes map, menu, and title screens. How far did you go to avoid the default menu look? How far did you go to customize it and make it look unique and out of the ordinary.
EffortJudges will be able to tell how much effort was put into the game by judging the previous three categories and playing through the entire game. This is more based on all categories as a whole, so work hard.
Game GuidelinesI am looking for a particular kind of game. I want some good old fashioned JRPG driven games with turn based battles and random encounters and puzzles and dungeons and the whatnot.
- I'm looking for a good JRPG driven game, turn based battles, puzzles, random encounters, ya know, the sorts
- Turn based battle system only. Do whatever you want to make it pretty or more functional. (Sorry BABS fans)
- A decent story with a plot, hero, villian, and a goal in mind.
- Will be updated as I think of more
DeadlinesOctober 8th: Signup StartOctober 15th: Signup EndOctober 30th: Game Must Be SubmittedNovember 6th: Judging Results will Be Posted
SignupsAll you gotta do is post here saying you want to signup. If you're interested in being a judge, let me know, though I'll probably only select a few judges and I'll probably be very choosy on who judges.
- Colonel Blinx
- DigitalSoul
- Zexion
- Neoend
Judges
Last NotesIf the topic does not get enough contestants the contest will close. I'm aiming for an absolute minimum of five people, but I would like more. As the contest host I have the right to cancel it at anytime. The aim of this contest is to jumpstart the community for a bit. So come on people! Join in!
