Game Writing - RPG Maker Themed Game Jam: Hero's Academy
Collaboration Brings Challenges and the Rest of the Struggles of Being a Writer
I'm writing a story for a game. I'm participating in a RPG Maker Game Jam that's frequently ran by Beregon with the theme I joined being Hero's Academy. I would choose a horror themed RPG Game Jam, but I wanted to work with my brother, and he's not a fan of that genre. We both like anime (especially Isekai's), so Hero's Academy seemed like a good fit.
The Game Jam started on July 3rd and will end by September 2nd. I have 2 months to finish it.
Once we got an idea what we wanted for the story, and while my brother figured out the game engine, I started writing. Figuring out the characters are the easiest for me, so of course I started with that. Then I started the rest...meh. I plotted some, and I wrote some, but I didn't get far. I think I went above the scope and I was getting overwhelmed. My brain likes to yell at me: “bigger! bigger! bigger!” for the plot, so I go cry myself a river. Not to mention, Art Fight started and I wanted to participate this year (Go Team Mystery!), so my attention was divided.
I really love the idea of making games. I love the idea of making all these routes people can play and having them find all the endings and secret endings. I tried writing in twine, and other ways people write for game writing, but I still struggle with all of it. It can be discouraging at times when I struggle so much with it.
