Lonely Muffin [Demo 1]
A downloadable game
About
Lonely Muffin is a dumb little RPG with a heavy focus on atmosphere. Demo 1 is about 2 hours long and should give you a first impression of what this game is going to be. I should mention that this game features some pretty heavy subject matter (Even though it is still only hinted at in this demo). So please only proceed if you are comfortable with that kind of stuff.
Story
You play as Muffin, a lonely, young boy, who struggles with frequent nightmares. As Muffin decides to leave his house to visit the doc, he notices that the world has changed a lot since the last time he went outside. Fortunately a strange dead man called Skully decides to help Muffin out. The bizarre adventure begins here.
Gameplay
This game is an RPG, so you will be exploring environments, fight monsters and level up your characters. Fights will be done in turn based encounters. Exploring your environments will reward you with outfits that change Muffin's physical appeariance.
Other stuff
This is the first time I upload one of my games to the internet. I hope you have a good time with this small demo. This game was made in RPG Maker 2003 (Steam version). You don't need any programs to run this game though. I should point out that I didn't really make this game for people to play. I used this game as a tool to express my thoughts and feelings. You might want to keep that in mind while playing. Anyways I'm looking foward to hear people's opinions on the game. If you want to reach out to me directly, you can dm me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Ochinchinigami). Also I'm not a native English speaker, so sorry in advance for any spelling errors. If you find any, hit me up and I'll fix it for the final release. Some (or rather most) sentences in the game are intentionally weird though. lol
Thank you so much for taking your time!
-Spectrophobia
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Install instructions
Run the "Setup" file to install the game. The file "RPG_RT" in the game folder then starts the game.
Please read the "Read Me" file before playing the game.
Development log
- Update - BugfixesJun 12, 2019
Comments
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This game looks big naise
Thank you!^-^
I will remake the whole game some day, but I'm too busy currently.
Based
I'm really into the soundtrack and aesthetic of this game and was wondering if you had a playlist or something with all the songs on it.?
No, sadly I don't.^-^"
But you can just go into the music folder and check out all the songs there. Please support the official artists if you can afford it. Without them I couldn't have made this game.quq"
Oh and thank you for the nice words!!
So far, it's as fun as I was expecting and hoping it to be - and then some! ;O Moar!
Oh my fucking god. First of all sorry for the late response. I watched your video and read the nice comments and I'm actually fucking crying right now. Thanks so much dude. Lookin' foward to the other parts. And thanks so much for showing my dumb little game to people. This honestly means so much to me. (Also loved your commentary, dude lol).
And also thanks for the crticism!! I'll be sure to keep it in mind for the final version. Man I cannot express how happy I am right now. Thank you so much.^-^
That's a lot more of a reaction than I was actually expecting :o Not a problem! I just hope my playthroughs can be seen as good, and whatnot
It's totally cool, don't worry about it. I'm just really happy to see that people find enjoyment in my game. So once again, thank you man.^-^"
Hey dev, could you please tell me which song is it that plays from the moment Muffin leaves the house ?
Also, cool game.
Yeah sure. It's called "Brian Jonestown Massacre" by Anemone. It's a pretty great atmospheric song I found a while ago. Really thought it'd fit the style of music I want in the game.
Here's a YouTube link to the song:
And thank you very much!!^-^Really appreciate the support.
I always forget how happy I am that people actually still use Rpg Maker 2003 until I see great looking games like this. There's just so much charm to these you don't see in Ace and MV games. Needless to say I am hyped for this to get a full release!
Holy shit, thanks so much dude!
But yeah, I totally see where you're coming from. I feel the same way. Even though the software is super simple (and somewhat shitty tbh), it gives creators the freedom to go wild with their imagination. I think RPG Maker MV, Ace, etc are a bit overwelming with their hd resolution, complex scripts and stuff. RPG Maker 2003 is simple, straight to the point and lets you do whatever you feel like. Even the restrictions can be used in creative ways (Just look at whatever witchcraft the Yume Nikki developer used to make this game so damn pretty). I have to say to say that RPG Maker 2k3 has become a pretty important part of my life. Really love this shitty piece of software lol. Good to see I'm not the only one.
And thanks for the kind words.^-^
Getting into any battles causes a spamming crash, please fix D:
That's odd...
I never had this or a similar problem. Same with the people that tested the game for me. I also can't really find something on google...^-^"
I'll be looking into this. As soon as I find a solution I'm gonna hit you up. Sorry dude...°~°"
Aight, I tried some things and updated the download files. I hope it works now. Again, I asked 4 other people to test the game beforehand and they didn't run into any issues at all, so I really don't know what to do here...^-^"
If you're still having issues, please let me know.
Anyways thank you for your patience and taking your time with my game. Really means a lot to me!!
It works now, unsure if it was you finding the problem, or me reinstalling, or me restarting my computer - but I was able to give it a go - will upload results.
Phew, glad to hear that.
Have fun!^-^