How do you build a tile based rpg in the modern age?

[Shades of Eternity]

Deathlord
Questron
Ultima

I like tile based rpgs.

If I had the skills, I'd build one.

So I'm asking.

If you were to build a tile based rpg, what would you build?

What is your favorite tile based rpg?

What lessons can be learned from the past?

Is it even possible to build one that would be commercially viable and if so how?

 

[Cordwainer Fish]

My favorite? Ultima IV for story, V for quality of life.

There's a few being made these days, more in an artisanal mode than in any expectation of making big bucks:

Home

Nox Archaist - New 8-bit Apple II RPG game by 6502 Workshop.

www.6502workshop.com

Corven - Path of Redemption

Explore and save a beautiful world and redeem yourself in the process. Inspired by Ultima and other old-school RPGs. Only hours left!

www.kickstarter.com

The Skald RPG Devlog – By High North Studios

www.skaldrpg.com

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Used to love Ultima back in the day.

Following my own muse, I’d probably do some kind of sci-fi/sci-fant post apocalyptic game. Or maybe a planetary colonization or first contact thing.

It might be cool to do a pirate or pulp hero thing, too.

If I wanted to milk a franchise, I’d tie in to The Walking Dead.

 

[Zardnaar]

Tile based like Fire Emblem?

If so favorite one was Shining Force 2 a long time ago.

 

[jdrakeh]

If so favorite one was Shining Force 2 a long time ago.

Shining Force II (and to a lesser degree, Shining Force) is my favorite all-time console RPG. From beginning to end, it's excellent. The gameplay, the story, the characters. All of it.

 

[Zardnaar]

Shining Force II (and to a lesser degree, Shining Force) is my favorite all-time console RPG. From beginning to end, it's excellent. The gameplay, the story, the characters. All of it.

Shining Force and Phantasy Star 4 are probably favourite RPGs. Hmmn Kotor and Mass Effect trilogy......

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

It's very much tile based, but its rogue-like base might disqualify it for this thread, but I'd like to enter 'Tales of May'Eyal' into the contest. It's one of the best rogues I ever played, actively developed, has hours upon hours of replay value.

And yes, Shining Force, absolutely.

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

Oh, and for how you build that: using Godot Engine would get you there, and it touts itself as relatively easy to use and learn (as gaming engines go).