Drayt Empire

why do i but these awful rpg makers?

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I am 32 years old.

My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old.

When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing.

Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side.

With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of you. In fact, I may have played this game for only a day or two. That being said, after doing so, I had a new joy and hope for life. I managed to leave behind the pain and suffering that had been thrust upon me. I could experience the joy and happiness of other people. I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.

After realizing this, I turned off the game and went back to work. My hand hurt a lot, but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and became the father I needed to be at that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving like.

Today, I am close friends with the mother of my children. We don't fight, argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents and friends.

Now I have 3 children. My third child is, wait, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my separation, and we just unexpectedly stumbled into each other's lives. We have been dating for a year and are very happy together.

Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that.

Thank you.

I will admit, it's better than I thought it would be. Granted, given the reviews, I thought it would be completely unplayable. I played the whole way through and the game does have potential and there were a few cool concepts included. However, it is completely unpolished and feels unfinished. Several towns on the world map are just there for decoration. Also, the writing and story seems bare bones. There are also errors in grammar and spelling, along with some minor graphics issues and passability errors on the maps. Enemy balance is just barely tolerable. The most frustrating thing about this game is that the vast majority of its issues could have been avoided with just a little playtesting and draft editing. This could have been a decent RPG maker game if the effort had actually been put in. As it is it's kind of a mess.

Now at least it's not bad enough to be painful to play through. It's just very bland and unpolished. Extremely mediocre. Feels like a first draft of a game that never got past that. I can't in good conscience recommend it.

Do you value your sanity?
Yes: Play anything else
No: I value your sanity, even if you don't. Play anything else

While this game does have some potential, let me start off by saying that this is the most confusing game I've ever played. The main quest in this game revolves around 2 boys (or maybe they're men? Can't really tell) attempting to search for a city lost to a nuclear disaster. This is all well and good, but the game flips you over backwards and sideways for oftentimes meaningless diversions. Hike halfway across the globe to find an orb, catch a chicken that moves 3 times faster than your character, you know the deal. Sometimes following the story and directions becomes impossible due to poor directions and borderline useless dialogue.

Speaking of dialogue, I would be tough pressed to find a sentence in this game without a grammatical error. Now I'm not asking for perfection or anything, but a simple spell check couldn't hurt. This sort of plays into the directions aspect as well, as when an NPC correlating to the main quest tells me to (and I quote) "go to the of port westsouth", it can be hard to know what the answer is. A little bit of a spell check and maybe this game could be finishable.

Lastly, we have the characters. Due to the confusing nature of the story, I wasn't able to make it too far. Thus, I had only Ronarke, Drayt and Natalie in my party. Thus, Ernest, Karl and whoever else are currently unobtainable, at least by a normal player's standards. Equipment and stats were seemingly okay, but then we have skills. There is a "learn skills" option that effectively does absolutely nothing. Drayt starts learning skills randomly after a certain point, with no rhyme or reason, and with no correlation to his class or (nonexistent) character arc. Essentially, it's a dumpster fire, and the stats system (coupled with the maybe 15 different monsters this game has) pretty much locks it on super easy mode. Seekers of any challenge whatsoever need not apply.

All in all, I do like the story's potential, the characters aren't bad conceptually, but in it's current state I cannot recommend wasting any sort of time on this game. I hope, for future updates, that this game can possibly rise in quality, but until then it is quite possibly the worst RPG maker game available on Steam.

Oh. My. God - what a sh*tty game.

The only and unique pro: the game is so f*cking cheap that you won't be sorry for buying it.

The cons: So, I started playing, and I really love this pixel graphic, gives me nostalgia, and of course, I love the RPG theme, so ok, I started playing. In the first city I remember to have accepted 4 or 5 same quests, from the same NPC, but in different buildings, so ok, I continue it, but what is the quest? THERE IS NO QUEST LIST, how can a dev make a RPG game without a quest list? So I continue playing, f*ck the quest list. I leave the city and enter a cave, and the game just loses it: the dev COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF EVERY SINGLE POKEMON GAME. You give like 3 steps and a monster jumps in your away and you HAVE to battle it, you can't escape. So ok, I battle all monsters that come in my away (Drayt is really strong, and the protagonist is really weak) and leave the cave, and reach the other city. More of the same quest (defeat a monster outside the town) by THE SAME F*CKING NPC. And then I proceed to do the exact same thing for another half hour or so. And then I reach the castle, talk to EVERY single NPC and that's it, there's nothing to do anymore, and then I got tired of the EXACT SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN and left the game (I played the game for 2 hours, because I explore everything in order to loot, the other 4 hours is Indling).

And I'm not even gonna start on the chests: there's like 10 in every city, chests in RPG games are supposed to me rewarded at the end of a quest or a dungeon, but not on this game.

So please, STOP MAKING THIS FUCKING RPGMAKER TRASH, just stop.

For Those Who Loves Playing Games Like Final Fantasy Dont Try To Play This Game If U Want To Save Money Even If It Is A Low Budget Game U Can Also Get The Following...

Pros:
Good soundtrack
Lots of places to go
Minigame, digging and fishing
Many chests with loot
Easy to farm gold

Cons:
Lack of story
Hard to say what's the current objective or where to go
Chance to miss in combat is high
No particular explanation to anything
Equipping different armor does not change the character's appearance

I just cant believe i gave this shit 6 hours of my life to beat
Okay price is well and trade cards are ok but story is literally 3/10
Chapter 1 is literally what the fuck the game there are no quest list or anything you really need to be careful to what npc's said and you can tend to lost easily. There are no npc interactions except chapter2 and thats too minimal
Chapter 2 is story wise good. You can finally understand what the fuck this is. There are minimal interactions like the angsty edgy hero wannabe fucks local wizards daughter which supposed to be plotpoint if he werent a cuck. Then ending oh my god ending is solid 0/10 okay your friend goes edgy then aims for world domination what do you do? steal his girlfriend. Raise his children and boom happy ending. Even tho half of the characters foreshadows this isnt what supposed to be happen and what? its happened.

Would not play anymore.


ALSO FUCK MIMICS

This game makes me not want to live in this world anymore. I'm laughing and I'm crying because the dev clearly put so much work into it, has a ton of ideas, with the minigames, but like...I just can't. I got it for 90% off, and I still can't recommend it with the grammar, spelling, and...I don't even know, man. Just, the main characters, with their robust status menu entries, and then...nothing. Nothing. I don't even know what I'm playing.

It'd probably be super funny to play stoned or drunk though, from the monsters if nothing else. Cats everywhere.

Keep trying, dev, don't give up. I'll check it out later when you touch things up some more.

I purchased this game because I got a 70% off coupon for it by crafting a badge, so I did not spend much money (only 30 cents) but I do not recommend this game. I liked how the game looked because its graphics reminded me of some of my old gameboy games. The problem is that I could not enter the blue house, which I found out was necessary to start main adventure of the game. I also could not leave the home town, so no side adventures. So, the game is bugged to where you cannot play the game. I did not read the other reviews and I regretted it. So, do not make the same mistake I did. If the game does get fixed to where I can play it then I will review it again and have the new review be based on the gameplay. If AVGN starts reviewing games on Steam he should do this game.

Broken by the Devs and then apparently abandoned. Appears to be the first attempt at making a game as there are mistakes galore. First map is broken and non of the triggers work to advance the story. Leaving any store in town brings you out the exit of the weapons shop. Stilted text that in no way reflects how an actual human speaks. And since I've been limited to the opening town there hasn't been a single interesting character or even anything interesting said by any of the NPCs.

Random question that really bothers me. Why don't any of the buildings or rooms have doors? Even the room at the inn where the kids that's waiting in the lobby are messing about. The door is non-existant, meaning I can watch this kids parents go at it. Maybe they're swingers? IF so, why can't I join in and run a train on the mom?

The game has been updated and patched, sometime in March I think. Most of the annoying things seems to have been fixed but there are still aspects that could really do with a proper Beta-player (or several). It's once again playable, though I'm not changing my "thumb down" for this game. For a long while it was bugged right from the start (see my original review) but the various triggers seem to trigger now and I'm pretty sure there are no broken achievements.

The good things mentioned in my original review are still good. But! You still don't have any idea what to do since there are very few clues in where to go and who to talk to (there's a video walkthrough for an earlier version without an ending but at least it's somewhat helpful). It's very easy to miss triggers that "open" up more of the game because at least one of them need you to walk over a certain area and another to read a sign. Yeah.

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ORIGINAL REVIEW

This is a crappy, broken and most likely abandoned game. Unfortunately. I started playing it in July 2016 but took a break from it (luckily after getting the chicken achievement) because it was very clearly an Early Access game, despite being sold/advertised as a full/finished game. I wanted to wait until they had added features like NPCs, items, chests, quests etc. You know, normal things you should be able to experience in a game. I was also annoyed with all the design flaws like walking on trees and being blocked by grass. Some things are now fixed, but most are still badly designed with blocked off areas and invisible doors.

Good thing: they've added NPCs, items, chests, quests and fixed some bad designs/layouts and unkillable monsters.
Bad thing: they broke the game with the (probably) latest update/fix sometime late last year.

If you're a new player starting a new game, you won't be leaving the first village because a main quest trigger won't be triggered in the first chapter's very beginning. Game Over. Result: 2/8 achievements.
If you're like me, continuing a saved game from outside the first village in the first chapter will take you all the way to the second chapter's very beginning where, once again, a main quest trigger won't be triggered. Game Over. Result: 6/8 achievements or, if you got the Chicken Rancher achievement before the "fix", 7/8 achievements.

I was looking forward to playing this game...but...the game ended at the very first quest. Game is bugged, glitchy. Fix this and let me play. For now negative rating, soz guys.

First i was very excited to play a game in a old RPG style but then i started the game and i couldnt even begin the FIRST Quest at all so yeah the game already ends at the start lol. If the game would run normaly by the first Quest i would probably say this is a good game but in this case its wasted money. Sorry Back to Basics Gaming. LG Shade (Germany)

Edit: After the fix from the bug im glad to see that the game is running well now. I hope there are no problems anymore. And now my actuall review:,, A simple RPG in a oldschool design which is pretty nice. It makes fun and its good to play if you want to relax sometime.`` And of course after i wrote my first review with the bug i became instand a message from one of the developer and he said that they will fix the problem and after 2-3 weeks the bug was gone which i really appreciate. So over all for 1 Euro is this game really good. LG Shade

A nice, fun, and silly little JRPG, Drayt Empire has enough colour, mindless combat, and a poppy soundtrack to keep you occupied for a few hours.

Firstly, while fun, it seems fairly unfinished - sounds appeared to be missing here and there, and there were enough spelling and grammatical errors to give anyone a headache. Second, most of the content seems to be taken from RPGMaker "as is" which is fairly disappointing. There is apparently an update to the game that will amend this so I'll consider changing my recommendation on the game when that day comes. Finally, the story is fairly threadbare - JRPG after all, so crystals, demons, and saving the world.

This is one of those times that I wish that Steam had a mid-way point between pass and fail. Sure it's probably good for some warm and familiar fun, and it's flaws can mostly be overlooked if you're aware of them going in.

Pros
+Fun and silly JRPG-inspired game
+Cheap

Cons
+Odd and unevenly told story
+Like really odd - it just incorporates other JRPG tropes in a weird manner
+Unsure if done ironically
+Game doesn't appear fully finished - please hire a proof-reader!

Like wearing headphones? Me too. Wanna know what happens when you start the game wearing headphones?
Take a guess. It's ear-rape, as in you will either slap the headset off you head and have your headset clear past your chair and hit the wall, or you will take on physical damage (deaf). Beyond the overwhelmingly high default volume, Once into the gameplay I noticed that you basically have a pacman/pokemon type of pov, and that there is poor english in the subtitles. :|
Overall cringe meme rating: 9/11 outta 10.

Wow it's a amazing what a few game maker's can do to make a great game and this is clearly one of them! I enjoyed it pretty much and i would defenently give it a 7/10! The game has some glitches here and there but it should still be much playable.

Plus the game seem's to update regulately :)

Here are some Pro's and Con's:

Pro's:
* Great gameplay/battle's
* Great soundtrack all around the game
* Very basic but good story
* A very challenging game (difficult)
* Cool Ending Boss

Con's:
* Very easy to get dissorientated
* A bunch of glitches (walking over building's)
* Text for character's is poorly written
* Sometime's hard to figure out where to head next


What i would love to see made into the game:
* quest log/menu (to get updated where to go)
* Map over region
* Side quest's

Deffenently worth the money!

Great game! played around 16 hours just finished the game. What a great story line, really enjoyed it. I'm not gonna say anything to spoil it for anyone. If you are a fan of RPGMaker, you can't miss this one. You Gotta pick this game up. A salute to the developer, I'm looking forward to the next part.

I recommend this game to all who likes RPG's ; this game is awesome & yes it has a few bugs but the Developers are working on them to make the game even better. The game is also a lot of fun just exploring the map & you can not enter some stuff until the Story Line Mention it. This game is really easy to play. I'm not done with the game & all ready I can't wait to play it again.

I like RPGs a lot so this was a no brainer for me for its meager price on sale. This RPG is decent enough but I can't recommend this game until it gets updated. I think the combat system is fine but I wish the game would tell you the hit points of the enemy during combat. Not knowing what you're up against makes it difficult to plan moves and strategies during combat. I was fighting the Lamia in an abandoned town and I fought it for at least 5-10 minutes before it died. I kept wondering whether it would be killed or not during every turn. This doesn't bother me too much but it would be nice if added in.

I also would like their to be a quest log or notes so you can remember what you have to do when you leave the game. If there is one, I can't find it in the menu. And you can't go back to the person who gave you the directions to read the quest again. While this makes sense in terms of dialogue, it makes it difficult to complete the game. I would just like a little bit more direction throughout the game and for the story to be more fleshed out than it is now.

I saw that Sir Dan said that this was an Indonesian RPG so I understand why there are spelling and grammatical errors in the dialogue. I would like to see some attempts to fix some errors here and there to make the game a little more appealing.

Overall, I wouldn't say it is a bad game, but I don't think it has reached its potential. I think if they fixed these things or just released some updates to flesh out the game more I could easily recommend it.

I also appreciate that the developers are responding to feedback regularly and taking the time to fix errors and bugs. Therefore, I would not define the developers as "lazy". I can forsee myself recommending the game in the future as long as they keep updating.

Edit: In light of recent updates and continual support of the game by the developer, I have chosen to recommend this game as it continues to grow.

Edit: I mistook the developer with their shady publisher. I apologize for this and take full responsibility for my mistake. I have not edited the review yet as I still cannot be 100% sure that RPG video and Sir Dan are not the same person. I also apologize for being a little too extreme. Anyway, here's the review.

Edit: Ok, pretty sure now. I have edited the review to give feedback. Again, apologies for my mistake and the best of luck to the real developer with updates.

Every once in a while you see a game on steam that just makes you go ''why''. WHY. This, for me, is that game.
You are thrown into the game without a single idea of what is going on. Apparently you were with your friend Dyart out fishing so your mum can make ''fish pie''(can anyone please tell me if that's even a real thing?). After that the game is a series of random events happening without a single explanation. Your mum asks you to pick apples. When you do find the apples though, they are not even apples. It's a box of corn. A BOX OF CORN. And somehow the game expects you to figure out that's apples and take it to your mum? And even this early, you can find a game breaking bug. If you interact with your mother in the wrong direction your character will become unable to move and you will have to restart the game. The dialogue is so poorly written to the point where it has zero punctation and has a lot of typos.

There is only one good thing I can say about the game: I like the menu. The game tells you it has minigames, which sounds cool but then you realize they are just a bunch of pre-made scripts without the slightest bit of modification. The story is pretty much unexistant, and everything is just random. There are random encounters all around the place and they are always just the same (default rpg maker) enemies, with the exception of the ''slime'' monster. But it's not even a slime. It's a giant furry animal, not a fucking slime. You don't have any skills when you start the game, so the monsters are just defeated by mashing spacebar and using an item when needed. There is one town in the game which is another sample map, but using a pre-bought resource pack for rpg maker. Now, I have nothing against pre-bought packs. In fact, the one the developer used is a really nice looking pack. But the tiles are used SO INCORRECTLY and DON'T FIT WITH THE REST OF THE GAME'S STYLE, which kinda ruins it. You are given random quests without any explanation to why you should do them and the game is just so random that it stopped being funny after the first minute of gameplay. And in the same town, it is possible to walk over trees and fences.

The game definetly needs to be updated before being properly playable, but in it's current state it's not exactly worth buying. I have spoken with the developer, and apparently they are planning to update the game to fix a lot of the bugs, so I'll be re-reviewing the game when that happens.

10/10

As long as I've played it, I like it. This game's cheap and I am glad it is, at least in it's current state.
I like the minigame, fishing and digging since these things are not very common in such RPGs.

Pros:

• Good soundtrack
  
• Lots of places to go
  
• Minigame, digging and fishing
  
• Many chests with loot
  
• Easy to farm gold
  

Cons:

• Lack of story
  
• Hard to say what's the current objective or where to go
  
• Chance to miss in combat is high
  
• No particular explanation to anything
  
[*]Equipping different armor does not change the character's appearance