(Archive) Aberrant2 - RM2K3 - Trailer

(Will update with more info once I have the chance...)

Aberrant2's Blog (NSFW)
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(Archive) Ib - RM2k - vgperson translation

(From vgperson's webpage)

A young girl named Ib visits an art gallery with her parents.

While observing the many exhibits, she suddenly realizes she is alone.
And in her search for others, she finds things awry in the gallery...

(From NeoGaf- "RPG Maker Games: Underlooked Gems" by Dust Golem 12-26-2012)

"Ib is the story of a girl of the same name going with her family to an Art Museum where displays by a famous artist known as Guertena are on exhibition. However, while wandering the art museum, Ib soon finds herself alone and, shortly, is lead to enter into a painting. On the other side, she finds a whole world of abstract and strange rooms and puzzles that she seems trapped in. Wielding a rose that seems to represent her life, she must survive the trials of this strange painting world and try to find an escape, soon with allies that also seem trapped in the painting, slightly flamboyant and courageous coward Garry, and fun-loving but slightly needy little girl Mary. 

The game has a tense atmosphere at the beginning, but becomes more interesting and puzzle-focused the deeper you get into it. With multiple endings and a rather short length, this free game is worth it for those who like exploration or puzzle based horror games, or an interesting 2D adventure game. The creator seems to want to expand more on this universe in the future."

Ib's HomePage and English translation by vgperson
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(Spotted) Aberrant2 - RM2K3

Idle Animation: @01:04

Via: http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21010081 (playthrough)

(Will update with more info)

(Reference) Game creator special: Daisuke ishiwatari (Guilty Gear) [toco toco]

(Spotted) LiEat - WOLF RPG editor

(...Will update this once I have more info)

http://lieat.ifdef.jp/

(Reference) Game creator special: SUDA51 - [toco toco]

A Look at the Japanese Game Preservation Society - [HG101]

"A look at the Japanese Game Preservation Society's laboratory in Tokyo, as guided by Joseph Redon. This organization works to preserve Japan's software, which, like software from all over the globe, was initially distributed on rather fragile medium."

This is an excerpt from John Szczepaniak's DVD "The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers"

In 2014, HG101, launched a kickstarter that would attempt to tackle the untold history of japanese game developers. As John put it:

"Fly to Japan in September, hire the best Japanese/English interpreters money can find, and then - using my extensive list of contacts - make stuff happen. Interview as many developers as possible in less than three months, with a focus on undocumented information and developers who have never been interviewed before. Transcribe the English interpretation, then edit, design and create the most extensive, most comprehensive, most ambitious book about video games ever envisioned. This epic tome will contain trivia and stories of Japanese video game history never documented anywhere else in English."

...While the endeavour turned out to be a bit of disaster with a particular associate, the end result is an incredibly rare and unique look at the game industry overseas. 

If you grew up, playing any of the famous 16-bit jrpgs of the 90s, this is definitely worth a look.

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books.htm

(Spotted) Ara Fell - RM2k3 - Badluck

(Really busy this month...Will update with more info later on)

(Archive) Duplicity - RM2k - GamingGroundZero

(From Choin Heap - "RPG Maker oldschool recs" by Darken May-18-2014)

"This… isn’t even a game! It’s a movie of sorts. The story follows an operative battling the corporations and conspiracies that follow him. Lots of twists and turns. Takes place in a cyberpunk future where robots and hacking are the centerpiece. Very Ghost in the Shell, It does actually have an ending but hints at a possible game based off of this. Overall I really enjoyed the effective cutscene direction and planning. There’s a lot of well done parts."

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(Spotted) Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - Reveal Trailer

(from Polygon by Allegra Frank - Jun 02, 2016)

"Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is now in development from developer Lizardcube and publisher DotEmu. The adventure game is a current-gen spin on the classic Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap, originally released for Sega Master System in 1989.

While Sega and original developer Westone isn't involved in the remake, Lizardcube said that it's working closely with the Wonder Boy series' creators on the project. The French studio's take on The Dragon's Trap features a decidedly different look from its 27-year-old predecessor, as seen in the teaser above. The graphics are hand-drawn, and the soundtrack has also been reimagined, the developer said.

Like the original, though, players will spend the Metroidvania-esque action-platformer as the shape-shifting Lizard-Man, who changes between six different forms, from a mouse to a piranha. There's no release date yet for Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, but Lizardcube is planning to bring it to Windows PC and consoles."