This is really nostalgic! I used to play RPG maker games back when I was younger, the ones that would be hosted on forum sites and made by random people, so this is all familiar, and I admittedly even tried to make a similar game like this once, an RPG game that would go against common RPG patterns. I know that some of the limitations of the engine mean that things have to happen like random encounters and the UI being limited to what RPG maker gives you out of the box. If you had more time you could explore with different plugins, since those allow quite a bit of customization. Some parts of the game remind me of Undertale, with the whole subverting RPG conventions especially regarding combat, so I wonder if you've tried or played that before, as it might be a good look into game design for games like these, if you ever want to continue it.
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Absolutely! RPG Maker actually offers a lot of ways to enhance the graphics, but unfortunately, I hadn't learned them by the time I finished the game:((((( I've been a fan of RPG games since I was a kid, like Tower of the Sorcerer and The Witch's House. So, I've always had this desire to create this type of game. And you guessed it right! I'm a big fan of Undertale. I adore its music and the way it handles multiple endings. Although, my skills about bullet hell games were so terrible that I couldn't reach the end:( But I did watch a ton of videos related to it on the internet. Undertale really influenced my perspective on RPG games. In my opinion, the concept of avoiding battles is inspired by Undertale and some other meta games, and puzzle-solving is a classic element of Japanese RPG horror games. Although I don't have much talent for creating scary scenes yet... I'm really thrilled to meet a fellow Undertale fan like you:)))