Why Buy RPG Maker Resources for Your RPG Maker Game Development?

Should you buy RPG Maker Resources and Assets for your Game Project?

Time Factors and Deadlines

Whether you're an artist who can create your own Tilesets and Character sheets, or have some skill with editing the default resources that come with RPG Maker, putting it all together to set the tone and style of your Video Game Vision can take time. Especially when dealing with deadlines, time can be quite a valuable asset, itself. 

You can save yourself time by having some things made for you, so all the pressure doesn't have to fall on you. Think of it like teamwork: you have your very own Map Designer or Pixel/Sprite Artist at the ready with hand-created assets that you can plug-and-play into your project! 

Stand Out

Using resources other than the default will definitely get attention from the start and go a LONG way to create a great First Impression about your game. There are so many individuals that use the standard, stock graphics in their games---using the free stuff without a thought---that RPG Maker games have developed a reputation of being "lazy games". This reputation isn't an absolute and some game projects have stood out and gotten attention for being different than the herd. This can be important to consider when you invest so much time and creativity and effort into your game, only to have potential buyers or players (if you are freely offering your game) gloss over and skip what you have to offer because they are judging it based on looks. 

Not everyone is paying for content to mix things up and keep projects fresh. Plus, even bought resources can be easily tweaked and altered to fit more easily into your game's look and feel. Even if someone else purchased the same package you did, it will still stand out as the ratio of games with the same paid-for assets are lower than those games using the very same art and graphics that come with the RPG Maker program. 

Inspiration

One great side-effect of purchasing resources for use in your game project, is that what you get can serve as inspiration that can trigger new ideas or directions in your game's look, feel, and overall development. That Map Pack you just bought may have a map that grabs you and pulls you into it so that it feels like your characters are genuinely a part of that location! New stories about that building or the alleyway between the Pub and the Inn could inspire new side quest or hidden item opportunities!

Style and Consistency

When you purchase resource packs, most good ones are consistent in their style and portrayal of characters in the Face Sets, Character Walk and Battler Sprite sheets, as well as with Tilesets and Battle Backgrounds. Consistency is very important in any project's art direction. Consistency is the glue that connects all the resources and elements of your games while adding that touch of detail that says "Pro". 

Having a consistent style shows that you have paid attention to your own work and care about your style as presented to the world, to see your vision through from beginning to end. It shows that you care and any potential players or buyers of your game, should care, too. Plus, inconsistent art and graphics can be confusing for players.

In Conclusion...

Buying resources for your game project can Save You Time, Help You Stand Out and Be Consistent, while Inspiring you to view your project in new ways. It's like being part of a team. 
PLUS: using resources designed by others can feel like being part of a team, which can make your project look and play all the stronger for it.

You can also use purchased resources as an opportunity to learn from how others formatted the assets or designed them in the way they did. 

At the end of the day, it all comes down to what you want out of your game project and how you want to present it to the world. Work with what you have and have access to---what your budget or time allows; though a lot can be said for purchasing assets to aid you in what you desire to accomplish. 😀

What you put into your work shows...what you invest into developing your game will be obvious to those buying and playing it. Remember: It's all about what you want to invest and are capable of investing.

No matter what, ALWAYS Invest in Yourself!

From all of us at Game Attomix: HAPPY GAMING!