Show me 1 game that isn't Trash

[SawyerTHEBEST]

I remeber being really into rpg maker but quit using it because everyone uses the same plugins , every game is the same, no originalty to be found. I would like to see 1 game made with this engine that has had commercial success and isn't complete copy pasta trash

[Lana Del Rey's Secret Boyfriend]

Quit whining. This program is mostly for fun. Majority of people aren't doing it to sell. Show me one Call of Duty that isn't trash and isn't copy/paste!

[Vorpal Void]

To the Moon.

[*Logan*]

This guy makes a good point. I tried a few of these that people made a couple years back and they were all unbalanced generic boring overly wordy garbage.

[CalmDown]

why dont you make a game that isnt copy/paste trash then? Like most things in life, RPG Maker is dependent on how much effort you are willing to invest.

[Zodai]

Originally posted by oogledee:

Quit whining. This program is mostly for fun. Majority of people aren't doing it to sell. Show me one Call of Duty that isn't trash and isn't copy/paste!

The first Modern Warfare. The newer ones may be driven crazy by spectacle creep as the series continues, but early on it was actually quite coherent.

As for the OP, To The Moon.

[zfan121]

Originally posted by oogledee:

Quit whining. This program is mostly for fun. Majority of people aren't doing it to sell. Show me one Call of Duty that isn't trash and isn't copy/paste!

A Men To that! Call of Duty is copy/paste with new campeigns shoehorned in to make it look new.

As for the OP, give me about a year and a half, I just might have something for you.
At the rate things are going for my current project (other than a few tiny details that are annoying the hell out of me at the moment.) it might not even take that long. I may be planning to use only stock content (set aside some character themes and a few area themes and the two battle themes) but I'm going to prove you can make a decent RPG with this thing. One that might even be worth selling, obviously not $80 game material, heck no, maybe around. $15

[Mystix]

With your post that suggests all RPG Maker games are "trash", saying that there's "no originality" (by the way, most any game of any genre using any game-engine probably share some similarities with some other games), it more looks like you're trying to troll or start a flame-war. Even if some good answers were given to you, you'd probably claim it was "trash" anyways. That's ok, different people have different interests, likes & dislikes in games, and what one person thinks is "trash", another person may think is a "treasure. Cheers! :)

PS: By the way, there are several successful commercial games made with RPG Maker. Have a nice day. :)

[Shadow]

Skyborn. Go and look!

[Amelia]

Sweet Lily Dream
To the Moon
Shadows of Odessia
The last prince (Suffers from design issues but still solid)
One way Heroics
Lot's more.

[Resi ♥]

To The Moon, Master of the Wind, Homework Salesman, Quintessence: The Blighted Venom are a few.

[AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem]

A few not mentioned:
Ib: http://www.vgperson.com/games/ib.htm
Witch's House: http://www.vgperson.com/games/witchhouse.htm
Yume Nikki: http://yumenikki.wikia.com/wiki/Yume_Nikki

Are all three fantastic games that were made in RPG Maker. Also Corpse Party and Ao Oni on the horror side.

[Shadow]

Ib: http://www.vgperson.com/games/ib.htm
Witch's House: http://www.vgperson.com/games/witchhouse.htm

Approved!!!
Especially for free games!

[Ubiquity]

Ib: http://www.vgperson.com/games/ib.htm
Witch's House: http://www.vgperson.com/games/witchhouse.htm

Yup, the last two posts already had these two games, but I'm posting them again, just to cite my approval. However, neither of these are commercial (as in, pay money for them), so technically they don't fit the criteria of the initial post.

Honestly, the outcome of this conversation doesn't really matter to me, because the real point of the software is to have fun with it. If you happen to make something big and successful, then good for you, but mostly it's just used for personal use. If you think all games made using this engine are "copy pasta trash", then you a) haven't looked very hard, or b) didn't make much effort to make your own game unique.

Hey, I'll be fair, there was a time when I thought all RPG type games were to similar and repetitive too. But then I played Ib (cited above by three different people) and it hooked me instantly. I got RPG Maker soon after, and have since then been determined to create something unique and fascinating. Heck, it wouldn't matter to me if most people didn't like my stuff so long as there is a little group who appreciated it for what it is. And honestly, I didn't get the program to make a huge commercial game. In fact, I never intended on releasing anything I made to the public. Why? Because I just wanted to express myself artistically, and that isn't something that I need mass public approval for.

How you chose to express yourself is your choice (within reason, that is), and if making a game like this won't help you, then don't bother. And in the event that you bought this software for the soul purpose of making a successful commercial game, then I am obliged to remind you that true success has never been achieved by complaining that other people don't live up to your expectations.

[Resi ♥]

Originally posted by Ubiquity:

If you think all games made using this engine are "copy pasta trash", then you a) haven't looked very hard, or b) didn't make much effort to make your own game unique.

He's probably been looking at the Aldorlea titles.

[Mystix]

@Ubiquity : Well said. I quite agree! :)