After running this in Windows compatibility XP Mode AND then running it in some other mode that apparently had something to do with a "large font", killing 8 chickens, dancing naked under the light of a full-moon, and promising my firstborn to Our Dark Lord and Master Satan*- I could actually get this train-wreck up and running.
- This game makes absolutely zero sense. Where was "Clippy" (Roxxy) when I needed her- you should have been able to access her at anytime during the game just for tips/hints.
- The attributes mini-game is atrocious. (Friendship, Love, Connection, Oregano?) I have no idea.
- The date conversation Pentacle (not Pentagram) is like playing a BAD game of Mastermind.
- The map is the only moderately adequate thing in this game- though it would be nice if there were icons showing you where people were (like Tangled Up did), instead of wandering between locations aimlessly.
- The grind, oh Dear Sweet Lord, the grind- kill me now. Whether it's trying to get someone to moderately like you- because I have a feeling it would take 5-10 years (IRL) to actually have "relations" with any character OR trying to increase your own stats just to get the only job available to you apparently- takes for-friggin'-e-e-e-e-e-v-v-v-v-v-e-e-e-e-e-e-r-r-r-r.
- He runs out of energy just waking up in the morning practically- so you either keep showering or drinking coffee to stay energized and it still doesn't seem to make a difference, none of the caps increase for his skills.
- This is an "un-game". As in- uninteresting, underwhelming, uninspired, unintelligible, and finally uninstalled.
There a few decent games made in RPGM (put away the pitchforks and torches and hear me out), but in those instances- they make sense, they further the plot, you have more locations than 4 to travel, it's in the name of a quest, new areas open up new opportunities/characters, etc.,. Coceter Chronicles is a perfect example of RPGM done well and done right. A lot of other Devs should ask themselves- is my game going to benefit from using RPGM to tell an grand, epic tale or is it going to a four location fap-fest?
*I asked God, but he just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Dude, seriously?! Why don't you go help out your fellow man or something?" So, basically, he wasn't available.