Umbra Fields

RPG Maker strikes again! Umbra Fields is one of hundreds of low effort retro-pixel RPG Maker asset/construction kit flips spamming the Steam catalog, made with the RPG Maker video game construction kit... in their own words, "Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child." Like all RPG Maker "games", this is essentially a bunch of low quality assets (notably most of the assets here seem to be custom instead of just copy + pasted RPG Maker stock assets... but they're still very low quality) coupled with a cringeworthy high school anime club fan fiction. As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer. The point can be made that the intention of RPG Maker is to make demos and small games to pass around friends, and shouldn't be used for "professional" game development. Like most RPG Maker shovelware, the game features extremely low quality 2D retro pixel art (original or not), looks awful, and has even worse gameplay. RPG Maker is an absolutely terrible construction kit, and never results in games of any reasonable…

Alright. First impressions of [i]Umbra Fields[/i]. [b]Some updates addressing the concerns I've had have already been added to the game. I've made some adjustments to my review to reflect the changes so far and will be looking forward to seeing what else is adjusted. As of now though, the game is definitely playable and I'm able to switch my former negative rating to a positive review instead, with caveats listed and adjusted as necessary.[/b] [h1]Pros[/h1] The actual combat feels true to classic first person viewpoint turn based JRPG style combat, where you are staring down your opponents. The boost system is nice. Combat options change based on your character class, which is neat. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3181267245 The NPC interactions are quick and to the point. Merchant stalls are pretty standard JRPG fare. The actual dungeon design and sprites are really cool looking. The contrast of white and black is effective. In fact, it can be outright stunning at times. The music, what I've heard so far, is catchy. The class selection during character generation has been updated to provide descriptions of the classes and gifts rather than just selec…

Okay, the two positive reviews... and the trailer on this page now are obviously BS. There is absolutely NO WAY that anyone would play this broken turd of an RPG maker game for 10+ hours as shown in the current two positive reviews. This game is absolutely broken and this shows how little this developer cares about the quality of his game and also how little he cares about his own reputation. Charging $20 for what I just witnessed would be like charging someone $20 for a slap of their face. https://youtu.be/E7yRZaPbTTQ There is no character creation, there is no introduction or start or story explaining anything at all. The game just immediately puts you hovering over some labyrinth and you can slide around and clicking random spots will eventually bring up some random enemy. You can't choose magic or special attacks or items as you have none. You can hit the enemy 700 times, but he never takes any damage and eventually you just get killed. Yeah, epic game you made here Mr Dev. I see that I also gave a negative review to a very forgettable title he made back in 2022 called 'Via Mortis" which what also completely broken crap. I seriously wonder if this "developer" is just…

this game has so much potential it's a damn shame how good it already is and i'm super excited what it will eventually become

i thought it was interesting the little bit i played of it. extremely unique and such an interesting spin on a RPG maker game. honestly i think its worth a shot

A fever dream of creative world design, wildly clashing art styles, and abominable spelling. What I assumed was the complete game turned out to be a tutorial. Edit: my original thumbs-down was criticism of the hub area. The hub has been revised to make it less frustrating, so I'll tentatively make this a thumbs-up.