the fact that the RPGMaker community is still thriving in 2022 is such a testament to the passion behind every single one of these projects! Would love to see a part 2 sometime
I still remember A Blurred Line and how I waited for the End of the Line. The story was kind of like a futuristic noir story that created many questions. How you're the actual bad guy and the bad guys are the ones trying to stop you from causing some kind of destruction. Very gray concepts for that time.
Final Fantasy Endless Nova was likely inspired by Final Fantasy 7. Damn. It was the first RPG Maker game where you gained stats not by leveling but by the actions you've taken. More damage you take and recover from the more likely your Max HP increased for instance or the more you attack the more likely your attack power increased.
Such a nostalic trip for me, at the time (2001) i was introduced to RPGM2K, and i was blown away, being a fan of rpgs since childhood, to be able to make your own game without knowing difficult programming...was like a dream come true, and i was hooked for years, making a few games in 2k and 2k3, that sadly were lost forever. Then i lost interest as time passed, i had other stuff in life and never touched the program, now as a married man, with kids and a stable life, this august while in vacation i remembered that i had RPGM VX Ace, and began using it to see what have changed in all these years, and that interest piked and now i'm back again making a game. Seeing these amazing games, and others from other communities inspires me so much, there is still love for these fanmade stories and worlds.
Thank you for this comment! RPG Maker is timeless, lots of older folks who started back then are still working on things and enjoy the game dev hobby too. Hope to hear more about your work with the engine, especially if you create anything you feel comfortable sharing!
Vampires dawn? (I‘m 28 currently) and my brother used to have a monthly sub to a magazine which alwayw had cd‘s with full games w it. I remember Vampire Dawn being inside and my brother playing it
I was super active on the GamingW forums circa 2001 - 2004. I was too busy shitposting to actually finish any game I started. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Thanks for the video. Most searches for top rpg maker games result in lists containing Lisa the painful or IB which are great games for sure but I wanted classic rpg maker stuff I remembered from my early teen years (Vampires Dawn, Fire at midnight). Still a few games in your video in never played, so I will check them out :).
Hell yes! This is the content I like to see, nowadays whenever looking up "RPG Maker games" its just horror games that come up, not actual RPGs. Also, if you weren't aware, Vampires Dawn 3 got a fan translation.
@@SaturosJohnMatthews yes i think there is like an almost 18-20 year gap so its no surprise. But man Vd1/2 were so great in their own way and the world was so big and adventures i kinda missed that in VD3 and marlex couldn't quite recapture asgars charakteristics and humor in the 3.one ..
A very underrated RPG Maker game from 2000s was definitely Romancing Walker. A dating/RPG game where you are fighting the villains in a pretty good story and having multiple endings based on which girl in your party that you got the most affection with.
Great video man! It's always heartwarming and inspiring to me to remember how long the passion in the rpg maker community has been burning bright! I'll definitely have to check a lot of these out! The oldest games I played were Random's Story, Jennifer's Quest, and Ahriman's Prophecy but I'm not sure if those were on the obscure or actually pretty popular side for the time!
Thanks dude! Of those three I only think I've played Ahriman's Prophecy but I'm always looking to dig deep into the obscure stuff. I'd like to keep making stuff like this and shedding the light where I can!
Man. That was a great video. I first used RM95 (or some version of it) when I was 8 or 9 years old. When I was a preteen I would browse all the RM forums. GamingW and GGZ were the two I frequented a lot. I would always be blown away by the things that people could create back then. The Way was so impressive at the time. There's a few I would have added as well. Wilfred the Hero (it has art by the same guy that made Sunset Over Imdahl) , Grave Spirit, and Fey are three that come to mind that are a bit "newer" than these but still great! :) Overall a solid list and a really enjoyable, nostalgic ride. I'd love to see more like this!
Thanks for your comment, dude! I actually just posted a video of some gameplay from Wilfred - such a classic game. Haven't touched the other two yet, but Fey does come highly recommended :) More vids coming!
Goddamn The Way. I played quite a bit of it but I think I thought it stopped when I revealed the truth not sure if it was completed, I might have to go back and check it again.
I like to watch these videos to help with inspiration for the rm2k3 game I'm making. I also watch reviews of bad ones to know what to avoid. Thanks for sharing!
I didn't know what Suikoden was but I knew what Legion Saga was. And damn Legion Saga I, II, III were all amazing. I just can't tell you how much I loved them. One of the main reasons people loved it was the large assortment of characters and that the guy making it actually completed them. Amazing stories all of them. I think people loved Legion Saga 2 the most and I can see why but I think all three were amazing. Too bad Legion Saga R was never completed.
I was the same, never played Suikoden but I really loved Legion Saga. I wish the remake was done but maybe someone else will pick up the project another time!
As a longtime rpg maker user, of these list I played the way, yume nikki, ff:endless nova and all 3 legion saga. I think "Yume Nikki" is slightly overrated to be honest, "Endless Nova" is funny and very faithful to the FF franchise, alas too short for an rpg. "The Way" I remeber was kinda impressive when it came out, and finally as a old school suikoden fan, "Legion Saga" is probably my favorite of the bunch
Nice video! I really enjoy 2k games because I started with that software too and I'm a bit nostalgic. But I'm italian, so I played the italian old games back in the days... i should really try these gems out :D Is there any other title worth mentioning? I remember I really liked Villnoire and Alter AILA Genesis.
After AILA is fantastic! But there's tons of great games... Demon/Phantom Legacy, In the Name of the Rose, NigSek, Until My Finest Hour, and a bunch more... www.queenscourt.org/othergames.php - here's a ton of classics!
Lately I've become obsessed with RPG-Maker videos again. I find it interesting to see Vampires Dawn on the list, because I never assumed that most of the classic German RPG-Maker games ever found their way to non-German players, because I never heard anyone from the international community really speaking about them. Though I have to admit, many of them were also just pure trash games xD But I would recommend "Velsabor". It's sadly only a demo and will never be finished but it's good and I think there was also an English version available. It's from the same guys that also made CrossCode. Other than that, I remember playing a translated version of "Sunset over Imdahl", and being confused with the protagonist's name "Lohn" as it is literally the German word for salary xD And I found Yume Nikki just some years before it's Steam rerelease.
These are good as far as classics go, but as for the new ones, have you played a VX ace game called Umbral Soul? I think it might very well be one of the best RPG maker games of all time.
So far I've played: Ib Romancing walker Longing Ribbon Stand still girl Gray garden Wadanohara Kakurenbo(Hide N Seek) Elf Desert nightmare Others I forgot the name but it's really great. Been playing the classics since I'm too poor for modern jrpgs.
The website is thankfully backed up, but the issue is that it’s not a for profit website nor is it official so they’re at the mercy of allocating a host that is affordable. It just goes to show you how important preservation is and why you should consider donating to websites that host content that you enjoy.
Can someone help me find a game wherein a girl who was in village, got kidnapped and became a slave into another place. And then she abandoned that place after and she goes to a place where she can be a warrior. I don't know if this is accurate but I hope I can find it. It has a similar option button with Aoni. TwT Thats why I remember that game. Edit: It is a RPG Game. TwT
But it's undeniable that this game had a huge influence in the German RPG Maker community, as I can confirm. Not only was it one of the first big ones to ever appear here and the first contact point with RPG-Maker games for many, but it was even promoted in gaming magazines (and distributed on included CDs) and also spawned like a thousand of rip-off games and single-handedly made the RTP figure Klaus (the guy that Valnar is based off) become the most used RPG protagonist, going even so far that this RTP character becoming somewhat of a meme. When it came out, I was fascinated by this game and made me try out RPG-Maker, but nowadays I really have to admit it did not age that well and I probably wouldn't rank it high on the list of Maker games you have to play.
Why the f* is Aedemphia not on this list? At least there's Off :') Just discovering the channel, didn't see a video on it, that's why i'm asking. Will see if i like your content or not, rare and cool to see dedicated RM channels with at bit of editing and writing tho lol (I'm not mad or anything, just shocked, cauz even if it's not finished yet (But confirmed still in developement, a new update even released last month), unfinished version of Aedemphia have been released for YEARS, and it's gotta be one of the most amazing game already with this engine)
Surprised that Dragon Destiny is not on this list, do people know about that one and i just don't know where to look? Or if people don't know about it, it should be number 1 on this list.
Gaming World.
It’s been 84 years….
YEAH BASICALLY,
the fact that the RPGMaker community is still thriving in 2022 is such a testament to the passion behind every single one of these projects! Would love to see a part 2 sometime
Where I'd it thriving? Where can you find new games?
I still remember A Blurred Line and how I waited for the End of the Line. The story was kind of like a futuristic noir story that created many questions. How you're the actual bad guy and the bad guys are the ones trying to stop you from causing some kind of destruction. Very gray concepts for that time.
ABL was a mix of really interesting ideas. I wonder what ever happened to the creator.
He's still online/around! Sort of: twitter.com/lysander86
Final Fantasy Endless Nova was likely inspired by Final Fantasy 7. Damn. It was the first RPG Maker game where you gained stats not by leveling but by the actions you've taken. More damage you take and recover from the more likely your Max HP increased for instance or the more you attack the more likely your attack power increased.
Was it better than in Final Fantasy 2?
Blud never played final fantasy 2
Your passion for the RPGmaker/games really shows through here. Great content!
Such a nostalic trip for me, at the time (2001) i was introduced to RPGM2K, and i was blown away, being a fan of rpgs since childhood, to be able to make your own game without knowing difficult programming...was like a dream come true, and i was hooked for years, making a few games in 2k and 2k3, that sadly were lost forever. Then i lost interest as time passed, i had other stuff in life and never touched the program, now as a married man, with kids and a stable life, this august while in vacation i remembered that i had RPGM VX Ace, and began using it to see what have changed in all these years, and that interest piked and now i'm back again making a game.
Seeing these amazing games, and others from other communities inspires me so much, there is still love for these fanmade stories and worlds.
Thank you for this comment! RPG Maker is timeless, lots of older folks who started back then are still working on things and enjoy the game dev hobby too. Hope to hear more about your work with the engine, especially if you create anything you feel comfortable sharing!
Vampires dawn? (I‘m 28 currently) and my brother used to have a monthly sub to a magazine which alwayw had cd‘s with full games w it. I remember Vampire Dawn being inside and my brother playing it
I was super active on the GamingW forums circa 2001 - 2004. I was too busy shitposting to actually finish any game I started. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Glad to hear it! Trying to hit that nostalgia button with more stuff too!
Thanks for the video. Most searches for top rpg maker games result in lists containing Lisa the painful or IB which are great games for sure but I wanted classic rpg maker stuff I remembered from my early teen years (Vampires Dawn, Fire at midnight).
Still a few games in your video in never played, so I will check them out :).
The Rpgmaker community is your best friend if you like playing classic rpg games without Nintendo breathing down your neck.
Love the classic.
Hell yes! This is the content I like to see, nowadays whenever looking up "RPG Maker games" its just horror games that come up, not actual RPGs. Also, if you weren't aware, Vampires Dawn 3 got a fan translation.
!!!!!!!! I wasn't aware! Will dig into that asap. Thanks!!
VD3 is so bad and nothing like 1/2...
@@invoked5114 Is that so... I haven't tried it yet. It was a huge gap of time between 2 and 3, so I shouldn't be surprised if it's a lot different.
@@SaturosJohnMatthews yes i think there is like an almost 18-20 year gap so its no surprise. But man Vd1/2 were so great in their own way and the world was so big and adventures i kinda missed that in VD3 and marlex couldn't quite recapture asgars charakteristics and humor in the 3.one ..
@@invoked5114 Yeah, it was a different time.
Dude, this is great. Do more like this.
A very underrated RPG Maker game from 2000s was definitely Romancing Walker. A dating/RPG game where you are fighting the villains in a pretty good story and having multiple endings based on which girl in your party that you got the most affection with.
Duuuuude. I totally forgot about A Blurred Line! Seeing that gameplay took me back.
Great video man! It's always heartwarming and inspiring to me to remember how long the passion in the rpg maker community has been burning bright! I'll definitely have to check a lot of these out! The oldest games I played were Random's Story, Jennifer's Quest, and Ahriman's Prophecy but I'm not sure if those were on the obscure or actually pretty popular side for the time!
Thanks dude! Of those three I only think I've played Ahriman's Prophecy but I'm always looking to dig deep into the obscure stuff. I'd like to keep making stuff like this and shedding the light where I can!
@@Riggy2k3 Hell yeah man, wishing you the best with future vids! I'll definitely be tuning in!
Man. That was a great video. I first used RM95 (or some version of it) when I was 8 or 9 years old. When I was a preteen I would browse all the RM forums. GamingW and GGZ were the two I frequented a lot. I would always be blown away by the things that people could create back then. The Way was so impressive at the time. There's a few I would have added as well. Wilfred the Hero (it has art by the same guy that made Sunset Over Imdahl) , Grave Spirit, and Fey are three that come to mind that are a bit "newer" than these but still great! :) Overall a solid list and a really enjoyable, nostalgic ride. I'd love to see more like this!
Thanks for your comment, dude! I actually just posted a video of some gameplay from Wilfred - such a classic game. Haven't touched the other two yet, but Fey does come highly recommended :) More vids coming!
Goddamn The Way. I played quite a bit of it but I think I thought it stopped when I revealed the truth not sure if it was completed, I might have to go back and check it again.
Laxius Power 3 deserves a mention, I think it is the most ambitious RPG maker game ever created
There was a lot of parody like RPG Maker games I loved. Final Fallacy oh my god just remembered that one.
omg i'm going to have to check out some of these titles, thanks for sharing riggy omg!
Legion Saga. Those were good, and it brings back some sad nostalgic feelings especially with that slow Figaro music remix at the end.
Gonna stream Legion Saga sometime soon!
I admit we so wanted A Blurred Line to be finished. It was such a shame he never completed it as it is as definitely going somewhere
Maybe someday, someone will step up to the plate and fill in the blanks/finish the game!!!
**pulls out the World destruction Button** hand over the ReDuh link
Vampires Dawn had a huge impact on the German RPG maker community
Had a big impact on the English RM communities back then, too! The English translation coming out was super exciting.
I like to watch these videos to help with inspiration for the rm2k3 game I'm making. I also watch reviews of bad ones to know what to avoid.
Thanks for sharing!
That’s why I love making the content I make! Happy to help, thanks a ton for watching :)
Probably not classics but the best rm2k3 games for me were Phantom Legacy (Redux), Hero's Realm, and Alter A.I.L.A. Genesis
Amazing games!!!
The memories.
I didn't know what Suikoden was but I knew what Legion Saga was. And damn Legion Saga I, II, III were all amazing. I just can't tell you how much I loved them. One of the main reasons people loved it was the large assortment of characters and that the guy making it actually completed them. Amazing stories all of them. I think people loved Legion Saga 2 the most and I can see why but I think all three were amazing. Too bad Legion Saga R was never completed.
I was the same, never played Suikoden but I really loved Legion Saga. I wish the remake was done but maybe someone else will pick up the project another time!
My favourites were Aveyond and Master of the Wind
Looking at the game list you created, I guess because the language barrier, you've never heard of the Hungarian Vén Világok Háborúja series.
As a longtime rpg maker user, of these list I played the way, yume nikki, ff:endless nova and all 3 legion saga. I think "Yume Nikki" is slightly overrated to be honest, "Endless Nova" is funny and very faithful to the FF franchise, alas too short for an rpg. "The Way" I remeber was kinda impressive when it came out, and finally as a old school suikoden fan, "Legion Saga" is probably my favorite of the bunch
Nice video! I really enjoy 2k games because I started with that software too and I'm a bit nostalgic. But I'm italian, so I played the italian old games back in the days... i should really try these gems out :D
Is there any other title worth mentioning? I remember I really liked Villnoire and Alter AILA Genesis.
After AILA is fantastic! But there's tons of great games... Demon/Phantom Legacy, In the Name of the Rose, NigSek, Until My Finest Hour, and a bunch more... www.queenscourt.org/othergames.php - here's a ton of classics!
Deloogy is my number 1!! 💜
This was supremely useful to me!
I expect you to drop top 10s not drop bars🔥🔥
Cool video Riggy
Thank you!
Lately I've become obsessed with RPG-Maker videos again.
I find it interesting to see Vampires Dawn on the list, because I never assumed that most of the classic German RPG-Maker games ever found their way to non-German players, because I never heard anyone from the international community really speaking about them. Though I have to admit, many of them were also just pure trash games xD
But I would recommend "Velsabor". It's sadly only a demo and will never be finished but it's good and I think there was also an English version available. It's from the same guys that also made CrossCode.
Other than that, I remember playing a translated version of "Sunset over Imdahl", and being confused with the protagonist's name "Lohn" as it is literally the German word for salary xD And I found Yume Nikki just some years before it's Steam rerelease.
RM2k Library: A final hope
im really surprised seraphic blue isnt on this list
Most would not give the game a try due to how insanely difficult and depressing the game is.
These are good as far as classics go, but as for the new ones, have you played a VX ace game called Umbral Soul? I think it might very well be one of the best RPG maker games of all time.
Whats the name of the music u used in the intro
“Confrontation” from my game, DELUGE - th-cam.com/video/dVL8IIURRyY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=963QXiwq-DFlhdNk
So far I've played:
Ib
Romancing walker
Longing Ribbon
Stand still girl
Gray garden
Wadanohara
Kakurenbo(Hide N Seek)
Elf
Desert nightmare
Others I forgot the name but it's really great. Been playing the classics since I'm too poor for modern jrpgs.
I feel ya but these are all fantastic games, free or not! Check out End Roll next!
Black Souls I & II is very good too
Now most of these are nearly impossible to download thanks to the main site going down permanently without any backups.
The website is thankfully backed up, but the issue is that it’s not a for profit website nor is it official so they’re at the mercy of allocating a host that is affordable.
It just goes to show you how important preservation is and why you should consider donating to websites that host content that you enjoy.
I started my game in 2006 lol. I feel so old... "orz
There's always time!
Are you completing your game, orochii?
@@rikennedy_RPG not rn, I'm doing short event gam.
It always pains me when i watch rpg maker top games. And never see
"theia the crimson eclipse"
Theia is great! Haven’t played it for myself yet though :)
Can someone help me find a game wherein a girl who was in village, got kidnapped and became a slave into another place. And then she abandoned that place after and she goes to a place where she can be a warrior. I don't know if this is accurate but I hope I can find it. It has a similar option button with Aoni. TwT Thats why I remember that game.
Edit: It is a RPG Game. TwT
I’m not sure I know but do you have any other details? Maybe about the graphics or game style? Hopefully we can find it!
Your missing "the longing ribbon"
That’s on my other video actually - great pick!
ABL was god-tier.
ABL still IS god-tier! Hope the dev or someone else returns to the game/plot someday.
Man, you and I disagree SO much on Vampire's Dawn XD
It's so bad it's good
But it's undeniable that this game had a huge influence in the German RPG Maker community, as I can confirm.
Not only was it one of the first big ones to ever appear here and the first contact point with RPG-Maker games for many, but it was even promoted in gaming magazines (and distributed on included CDs) and also spawned like a thousand of rip-off games and single-handedly made the RTP figure Klaus (the guy that Valnar is based off) become the most used RPG protagonist, going even so far that this RTP character becoming somewhat of a meme.
When it came out, I was fascinated by this game and made me try out RPG-Maker, but nowadays I really have to admit it did not age that well and I probably wouldn't rank it high on the list of Maker games you have to play.
Why the f* is Aedemphia not on this list? At least there's Off :')
Just discovering the channel, didn't see a video on it, that's why i'm asking.
Will see if i like your content or not, rare and cool to see dedicated RM channels with at bit of editing and writing tho lol
(I'm not mad or anything, just shocked, cauz even if it's not finished yet (But confirmed still in developement, a new update even released last month), unfinished version of Aedemphia have been released for YEARS, and it's gotta be one of the most amazing game already with this engine)
I had no idea the game was still in development - def heard the name a bunch! I'll keep an eye out!
treasures of the rugrats
Surprised that Dragon Destiny is not on this list, do people know about that one and i just don't know where to look? Or if people don't know about it, it should be number 1 on this list.
no seraphic blue mentioned... sad
I wonder if any of these will be RPGs.
🤔🤔🤔
No Eternal Eden
Hi hola ciao nihao hallo_Breathe air. God made all things. His son died to pardon us. His son is named Jesus_
True!!!!!