play station official magazine

044

PREVIEW

Are you an armchair developer? Do

you love to criticise games, shrug,

and bellow “I could do better”? Then

now’s your chance. RPG Maker MV is

the latest version of the long-running PC game-

making software, and it’s coming to PS4.

This is no mere hobbyist set of tools, either.

Genuinely great, massively successful games have

been made with RPG Maker and released onto

Steam. The likes of indie hit To The Moon show

what can be done with this package.

On PS4 you get the full software, which

means thousands of pre-made assets, as well as

customisation tools to craft your own worlds.

There’s no need to learn code; you simply drag and

drop assets from the menus and render your game.

The simplicity hides the level of complexity that is

possible, and achievable, with RPG Maker MV. The

beauty of having so many pre-made elements is

that you can design and build your game, and then

replace stock assets as you refine your creation.

Your finished game is loaded to the internet to be

played, or added to the free app that will be available

on PS4 at launch. From here you can play other

creator-games. Presently the PS4 edition doesn’t

share creations with other platforms, which is the

only downside to, what is, a great ‘game’. Now’s the

time to create that high school werecat romance.

“THE SIMPLICITY

HIDESTHELEVELOF

COMPLEXITY THAT

IS ACHIEVABLE.”

1

The character creator

offers plenty of scope

to model the perfect

chibi hero. Stuck for time?

Then use the Randomizer

for surprising results.

2

Your world map is

divided into squares,

handy for dragging

and dropping environment

details, hazards, and

collectible secrets.

3

Towns are created in

a similar way using

custom-built elements.

It’s as simple as dragging

and dropping your assets

onto the map.

What will you make?

A classic fantasy, a

school romance, or

something different?

RPGMAKERMV

Shake your game maker

Makeitso

Create a game with ease

FORMAT PS4 / AET 2019 / PUB NIS AMERICA, INC

DEV KADOKAWA CORPORATION

Above Within the framework of a retro aesthetic you can make any type of RPG you want.