I Didn't Mean to Become a Villain! (demo)
A downloadable game for Windows
Hello and thank you for stopping by to check out the demo for my project!
I Didn't Mean to Become a Villain! takes the standard fantasy RPG narrative and flips it on its head. In this game you aren't playing as a character destined for greatness or the chosen one meant to save the world. Instead you play as a petty criminal who is truly down on their luck. Pick locks and loot everything that isn't nailed down if it strikes your fancy or try to beat the odds by holding onto some semblance of morality while doing what needs to be done to survive.
This game is not suitable for children but also it isn't porn so use your best discretion I guess. Fair bit of swearing, some blood, alcohol use, etc.
This demo was put together in exactly 2 months and 2 days by a single person working tirelessly with RPG Maker MV and Aseprite. As more content is developed it will be added to this free demo until it stretches all the way from your first crimes to completing the second dungeon. For now please enjoy the first 2 nights of the game!
Plans for the full release include: 6 dungeons, a branching story, multiple endings, tons of sidequests, pickpocketing, unlockable Titles that alter your stats and skills, & fishing (because I hear folks like that in their games)!
On a final note I do apologize for all of the temporary character portraits. Getting this demo playable took priority over making those assets. Also Hard Mode is by no means a balanced experience yet and only really in the demo as a proof of concept. I don't actually know how fair the fights will be if you choose it at this time. You have been warned.
(to anyone who downloaded to .zip that was missing a couple image files you have my apologies. This is my first time deploying a project so I suppose a couple mistakes were inevitable. I hope you're willing to give my demo a second chance <3 )
Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Invalid.Username |
Genre | Role Playing |
Made with | RPG Maker |
Tags | 2D, Crime, Dark Humor, Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Pixel Art, RPG Maker, Singleplayer, Story Rich |
Average session | About an hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse |
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Development log
- Big Shiny Asset Update Vol.1Apr 30, 2022
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getting a loading error, img/tilesets/tileC_HOUSE.png
its not in the download
Uh oh! Thanks so much for the heads up! Give me about 5 minutes to get that fixed and I'm super sorry for the inconvenience!
it happens lol. now img/characters/cus_actions1.png is missing though.
Ah heck. Thanks again. Third times the charm as they say.
managed to get through the mansion. got a missing file error for audio/bgm/Dungeon%202.ogg but could ignore it and continue on.
giving one of the kids a berry for the worms, got an error for img/charracters/monster1.png. bypassed it by copying one of the other sprite sheets to keep testing.
theres no collision on the wall behind the boy next to the pawnshop, allowin you to climb up the wall some.
the lockpicking minigame is really cool. the one with the cross in the middle seems bugged tho. have to do it a certain way that doesnt follow the logic. theres some odd order of operations logic to the one with the gap and switch on the right too.
trying to go back to the base, i get an img/parallaxes/ground58.png.
the bugs are honestly pretty minor (so please dont feel discouraged), and i really enjoy the characters, dialogue and world building so far. i like how many nooks n crannies have coins n items in them.
Thank you! I really appreciate all of your feedback. I think this time all of the missing files are where they're supposed to be. As for the lockpick puzzles I'm afraid those are probably going to stay a little buggy until the next big update since I still have a lot to learn about complex event systems. I'm really glad you liked everything else enough to stick it out through the bugs and as thanks for your valiant game testing efforts I'll gladly give an NPC a line or two of text if you've got something you'd like one to say? :)
This looks really heckin' cool! :D
Thank you! I hope you enjoy playing it :)