El Cid and the Cult of the Wasteland

This was my first attempt at making a game in RPG Maker and it has gone really well. Not being a programmer, this application made making an immersive game fairly simple. I have been using Twine to make my games so far, but you are very limited in the interaction there, and truthfully I do not enjoy playing this kind of interactive fiction game as much as I do old school JRPGs, though they haven't been my go-to since Pokémon Red and Dragon Warrior Monsters in the late 90s.

For the narrative, I kept it fairly simple this time, focusing on the feels rather than dialogue, though I think the dialogue you get is fun, adding to the atmosphere. I am a big fan of Spaghetti Westerns, especially by Sergio Leone like "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly", so that is the vibe I was going for here. Though it does have a horror twist.

Also, one of the big inspirations for this game was El Cid. I fell in love with his story back in high school Spanish class when I read “Cantar de mio Cid” for the first time. El Cid is all that is great about knights and was also the inspiration for Don Quixote. Since then, I have enjoyed anything El Cid related, including the new Amazon TV show with Denver from “La Casa De Papel “(Money Heist) playing El Cid.

Marrying a love for old-school 8-bit RPGs, Spaghetti Westerns, El Cid, and Cosmic Horror isn’t the easiest task, but I think I pulled it off. Let me know in the comments on the game page if you think so too!

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