RPG Maker XP

RPG Maker XP is a tool designed for RPG fans who are looking for an approachable means of creating their own little game. It comes with a highly comprehensive GUI and a very rich database that offers everything you need from tilesets to character manipulation to scripting.

RPG Maker XP makes things very easy right from the start as its graphical user interface makes it a cinch to navigate and find everything you need. In a left side pane you get the components of the tileset of your choice, at the top you find various handy shortcuts and well structured menus, and most of the workspace is left for the design surface for each project.

Actually building the level one layer at a time (yes, there is multilayer support) comes down to clicking on the object, texture, character you want and placing it on the ‘canvas’. After you create that piece of the world you can easily add new events and link them to certain triggers. If you go into the details there is a lot to learn about RPG Maker XP and what it has to offer but luckily, it comes with a large help file that explains everything.

RPG Maker XP provides a lot of everything. From actors to hero classes, skills, items, weapons, armors, enemies, troops, states, animations and tilesets everything is neatly organized in easy to find categories.

Heroes can be customized in terms of name, class, weapon, graphic used, accessories and even experience curve. Anything that can be inserted into the game can be edited. This means that as long as you have a good game planned out in your head, it’s bound to come together really well.

To sum things up, RPG Maker XP is an excellent tool to use if you’re interested in seeing how much work is needed to create a role playing-game. There is a lot to factor in, plenty for work ahead until you actually finish it but it’s a neat tool and it’s worth the time you spend.