TLDR: Info on the RPG Maker Project I'm going to be working on in addition to mod work.
Hi Friends!
The results are in and "Gay Werewolf Gothic Horror" was the winning elevator pitch for my first RPG maker project! I just wanted to share with you a little about this idea and where it comes from.
All three of those pitches comes from writing projects I had worked on prior to stepping away from writing to focus on modding. The surreal silent horror project is actually a play I've written called "Yellow Dress." It's definitely the most "complete" of three ideas to turn into an RPG Maker game, and was something I had already started work on. The thing is the original play is... Problematic?? Somewhat in the colloquial manner of the word, but more so in that... it's easily the most disturbing play I've ever written and I've never been happy with how it's landed or what message i wanted to communicate with it. Hence, why i wasn't sure I wanted it to be my first rpg maker project. May be something to look up to.
In second place (with a nice little surge in votes at the end) project is an idea I had for a webseries or comic called Angeles Proxy. Like it said in the poll, would be a mature riff on Power Rangers, insipred by other genre deconstruction shows Evangelion and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Another inspiration, particularly as it pertains to adapting it into a game, is the PS1 game Legend of Dragoon. The colors/elements would've come from that game as well as Angel forms inspired by the Dragoon forms in legend of dragoon. Oh and also the Red Angel and the Purple Angel were going to be a gay couple, with vibes kinda similar to Ian and Mickey from Shameless.
But enough about what didn't get chosen. I'm actually really excited about what did. Given the number of Furry and Pup patron's I have, I'm not at all surprised about the love for the gay werewolf gothic horror, which I'm calling ____ Like Animals. What's the underlining for? Am I censoring something? Well that will be a surprise! To be honest this was a project that I had made the least progress on, which I think makes it ripe for adapting for RPG Maker. The original idea was a play that started with a grindr hook up with a werewolf and went from there, pretty much like a gay American Werewolf In London. At one point I was considering making it a horror musical but I truly never got much further than character bios and a few early scenes. I'll be sharing those as I progress. For the RPG Maker projecy I'm envisioning a combination of a Dating Sim, Investigation Sim and a tradtional turned based RPG. Basically date hot guys, turn them into Werewolves to join your Party, and find the wolf that turned you all whilst fighting off other supernatural creatures that seem to appear everywhere you go.
I know that's a lot and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, so let me which aspects of that are most interesting to you.