Noted, the “hint system for struggling players, contingent upon getting Game Overs” was a good idea.
After having played through several RPG Maker horror games, Prom Dreams remains my favorite, owed to the story and the characters, their personalities and what shaped them. Actually, you can sympathize with everyone of the characters, however bad they are.
SPOILER For instance, I played it through twice and saw Neela and Brooke in a different light the second time. Your first impression of Neela is the kind-hearted girl, it’s hard not to like her. But, she protects her father, who has no scruples when it comes to criminal activity, and harming innocent people for life. The stone-hearted Brooke seems to be the kind of richman's child who was compensated with material things, instead of having received affection from her parents. You don’t choose your parents, and there’s a chilly atmosphere over the home shew grew up in. And what about Dolores? Well, had we shared her background, quite a few of us would also have gone insane.
I thought this was a pretty great game. I feel like it would be a no brainer to update it for full screen/ higher resolution support, throwing it on Steam, and making some money off of it. I like that it's not some one hour experience and that it takes it's time getting to the horror. I like the characters and felt like the puzzles were the right level of difficulty. The story was also engaging enough to make me want to keep playing.
My only "complaints" are pretty small, but I'll list them just in case the dev ever wants to come back to it one day. -I wish I could name the MC. It would make you feel like you're the one the antagonist has a problem with, but I get that certain pictures and assets include the MC's name. -Kyle and Maggie's portraits look too much alike. Between the same hair color and almost the same length, it made me not want to ask her to prom lol -The antagonist's backstory is a little too tacked onto the end. I wish there were some clues for more of an "Ah-Ha!" moment or feel like a puzzle was coming together. - The antagonist and their relative have a different hair color for their sprites and portraits and it was pretty noticeable. -Let me skip on the game over screen. Some parts got a little annoying having to wait for that. -I really, really wish there was a chance to save between the last "chase" sequence and the end. It made seeing the different endings tedious.
I think if certain things were added, this would go from great to amazing/masterpiece. -A loop 0. A version of the loop that plays out events told later in the story from Kyle's perspective. Might take tweaking the story a little, but it would set up the ending better and give an opportunity to show the MC at their most self-absorbed and make you feel like the asshole by the end of the game. -Change Maggie's role. What she did seemed a little weak and unimportant. I feel like she could do something that makes more sense for her character. -Expanding prom night. Let me dance with my date. It would add more weight to the end. -Connect the tragedy at the school to the to the events of the game a little more. It makes sense thematically, but maybe we can see the story have some kind of impact on the antagonist leading up to their fall. -Elevator key. Add a side quest on the first day that lets me get access to the elevator in the earlier loops to make navigating the school less tedious for thorough players. Maybe the quest changes with each loop, or I keep the key until the last loop. -More character portraits. You kind of prepare yourself for anyone with one to play a larger part in the game. It made a certain someone too noticeable, but not through story telling. -Make prom night a little more humiliating for the antagonist. I felt like the part inside the gym could have been more dramatic. Maybe they see the prom king and queen being announced.
Thanks for the great game and thank you if you read this far down.
Thanks for the comment! I had intended to respond before but, er, forgot. Sorry orz
You'll be happy to know that I do intend to do a commercial remake of this game once my current project is finished - actually, said current project is primarily a way to fund a Prom Dreams remake lol. It will of course have massive graphical updates, but I also plan to include some quality of life changes similar to some things you suggested (e.g. a fast travel instead of access to the elevator key) and some story expansion with regards to the three love interests. This will probably not happen for a while, but my game pages will all be updated with more information when I actually get the project off of the ground, so I hope you look forward to it!
I've had this game for quite a while now, I finally gave it a try earlier today and I was HOOKED on it! I mean I literally played it for more than 10 hours straight! I don't know HOW you made this good of a game your first time, but it is now my number 1 MOST Favorite RPG Maker Horror Game of all time!!! Loved the Story, the Characters (Especially), the horror, etc. Keep up the Amazing work! I hope someday you'll get noticed by WAY more people, because you surely deserve it! TYSM for this Masterpiece!
Wow, thank you for the kind words! I'm really happy you enjoyed it! I hope you'll also check out my second game (entirely up to you though) and enjoy it as well!
So it's been a while since I played this game but I have to write something about it. I played a lot of RPG Maker games but I never spent that much time on any of them. My time in game was more than 16 hours. Not because it was particularly hard but because of small details and events that I HAD to check. I got all endings and replayed it just to check how the game would go if I chose girls in different order. Not to mention how nice and helpful developer is. Honestly this game should be as popular as bigger RPG horror titles such as Mad Father or Yume Nikki because of it's complex and interesting story and variety of small details that make it amazing. Developer put much work into this game and it shows. I just hope that some day it becomes more known and popular. <3
Okay this is super late but I literally did NOT see this comment until just now, what the heck :( Sorry for the late response but I'm glad you thought so highly of the game!!
Hey QZ production can you give me the game file without the RTP file bro so I can play it in Joiplay It worked before without RTP so give me the download link without RTP
can you make a version without RTP bro I cant play this game in my android phone on Joiplay the game worked in version 1.2 so can you pls make an version without RTP bro
I'm not currently making any more changes, fixes, or updates to the game, as I have other responsibilities and projects to attend to. The differences between versions are not that big, so you're welcome to keep using version 1.2 (you should be able to access older builds to download as I haven't gotten rid of them).
I really enjoy this game but I have a problem. In 4th loop when you have to break vending machine with baseball bat I cannot do this. I only can choose apple, elevator key or poems... I wanna continue the game but I can't and I don't wanna start over. What can I do?
Do you have the baseball bat in your inventory? If you don't, go up to the art room, walk above the cracked area as best as you can, and grab the bat there next to a shelf. If the bat IS in your inventory, and you can't select it... that's when we'd have a game breaking bug, but I can fix those if you send me your save file!
Are you trying to use it from the item menu or after you examine the vending machine? You'll need to select it from a prompt that pops up when you examine it. If that STILL doesn't work, then there's probably a variable error, and you can send me your file at flanoirbunny@gmail.com :D
Wow, thank you for the lovely comment! I'm glad the game resonated with you so well. I did essentially make this to be "High School Was Awful, The Game (tm)" so I guess your reactions means I succeeded in that respect? lol
I hope you enjoy Turovero just as much! :D If nothing else, it has better artwork
I literally made an account just to leave a comment on this game. I haven't had such good time playing a game in YEARS. I love the story, I love the false sense of security and how you aren't safe despite it being a cheerful day and lots of people around you. I also love the length. I spent over 12 hours on it because I wanted to throughly explore everything. The characters are amazing, the spooks are amazing, the writing. UGH. I wanna erase my memory of this game just to be able to relive it again. Great job!!! I'm looking forward to more games from you.
I'm so happy you loved the game so much!! Thank you for your lovely comment :D I'm about 80% done with my next game so please look forward to it in the coming months!!
Really great stuff. I loved the writing, some great humour mixed in made it very entertaining and the characters were well written and interesting to get to know. The soundtrack was awesome too.
I also admired how much extra detail you put into NPC and environmental descriptions and dialogue, that's always a huge bonus for me personally with RPG Maker games. I especially liked the Senior Prank quest, already knew the right characters for several of the roles just from talking with them before, hah.
I did think you were joking about the long playtime but when I had only just reached the end of day two and nothing even remotely horrifying had happened yet at around 2 and a half hours I knew that definitely wasn't the case, heh. All in all, excellent work and well worth playing for any RPG Maker horror fans. Nice job!
Thank you for the super sweet comment!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm really grateful that you commented about the soundtrack because that part was the most fun for me to make :D
I have another game on my profile that's getting a demo soon; it's similar in that it's a slow descent into darker territory (although not quite as "horror-y"), so if you like this game and don't mind traditional JRPGs you might want to check that out too!
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Noted, the “hint system for struggling players, contingent upon getting Game Overs” was a good idea.
After having played through several RPG Maker horror games, Prom Dreams remains my favorite, owed to the story and the characters, their personalities and what shaped them. Actually, you can sympathize with everyone of the characters, however bad they are.
SPOILER
For instance, I played it through twice and saw Neela and Brooke in a different light the second time. Your first impression of Neela is the kind-hearted girl, it’s hard not to like her. But, she protects her father, who has no scruples when it comes to criminal activity, and harming innocent people for life. The stone-hearted Brooke seems to be the kind of richman's child who was compensated with material things, instead of having received affection from her parents. You don’t choose your parents, and there’s a chilly atmosphere over the home shew grew up in. And what about Dolores? Well, had we shared her background, quite a few of us would also have gone insane.
I thought this was a pretty great game. I feel like it would be a no brainer to update it for full screen/ higher resolution support, throwing it on Steam, and making some money off of it. I like that it's not some one hour experience and that it takes it's time getting to the horror. I like the characters and felt like the puzzles were the right level of difficulty. The story was also engaging enough to make me want to keep playing.
My only "complaints" are pretty small, but I'll list them just in case the dev ever wants to come back to it one day.
-I wish I could name the MC. It would make you feel like you're the one the antagonist has a problem with, but I get that certain pictures and assets include the MC's name.
-Kyle and Maggie's portraits look too much alike. Between the same hair color and almost the same length, it made me not want to ask her to prom lol
-The antagonist's backstory is a little too tacked onto the end. I wish there were some clues for more of an "Ah-Ha!" moment or feel like a puzzle was coming together.
- The antagonist and their relative have a different hair color for their sprites and portraits and it was pretty noticeable.
-Let me skip on the game over screen. Some parts got a little annoying having to wait for that.
-I really, really wish there was a chance to save between the last "chase" sequence and the end. It made seeing the different endings tedious.
I think if certain things were added, this would go from great to amazing/masterpiece.
-A loop 0. A version of the loop that plays out events told later in the story from Kyle's perspective. Might take tweaking the story a little, but it would set up the ending better and give an opportunity to show the MC at their most self-absorbed and make you feel like the asshole by the end of the game.
-Change Maggie's role. What she did seemed a little weak and unimportant. I feel like she could do something that makes more sense for her character.
-Expanding prom night. Let me dance with my date. It would add more weight to the end.
-Connect the tragedy at the school to the to the events of the game a little more. It makes sense thematically, but maybe we can see the story have some kind of impact on the antagonist leading up to their fall.
-Elevator key. Add a side quest on the first day that lets me get access to the elevator in the earlier loops to make navigating the school less tedious for thorough players. Maybe the quest changes with each loop, or I keep the key until the last loop.
-More character portraits. You kind of prepare yourself for anyone with one to play a larger part in the game. It made a certain someone too noticeable, but not through story telling.
-Make prom night a little more humiliating for the antagonist. I felt like the part inside the gym could have been more dramatic. Maybe they see the prom king and queen being announced.
Thanks for the great game and thank you if you read this far down.
Thanks for the comment! I had intended to respond before but, er, forgot. Sorry orz
You'll be happy to know that I do intend to do a commercial remake of this game once my current project is finished - actually, said current project is primarily a way to fund a Prom Dreams remake lol. It will of course have massive graphical updates, but I also plan to include some quality of life changes similar to some things you suggested (e.g. a fast travel instead of access to the elevator key) and some story expansion with regards to the three love interests. This will probably not happen for a while, but my game pages will all be updated with more information when I actually get the project off of the ground, so I hope you look forward to it!
Sorry I didn't see this sooner! I'm looking forward to it!
I've had this game for quite a while now, I finally gave it a try earlier today and I was HOOKED on it! I mean I literally played it for more than 10 hours straight! I don't know HOW you made this good of a game your first time, but it is now my number 1 MOST Favorite RPG Maker Horror Game of all time!!! Loved the Story, the Characters (Especially), the horror, etc. Keep up the Amazing work! I hope someday you'll get noticed by WAY more people, because you surely deserve it! TYSM for this Masterpiece!
Wow, thank you for the kind words! I'm really happy you enjoyed it! I hope you'll also check out my second game (entirely up to you though) and enjoy it as well!
Hey, just wanted to let you know that there's a glitch on day one after school in the social studies room (link).
I'm aware of this bug but I am not currently making any more updates to the game. Thanks and enjoy your magical transforming flower pot! :D;;
It reminds me of the character who wants to make swords in the art room, so I'll just pretend that they got there way and made a sword :)
So it's been a while since I played this game but I have to write something about it. I played a lot of RPG Maker games but I never spent that much time on any of them. My time in game was more than 16 hours. Not because it was particularly hard but because of small details and events that I HAD to check. I got all endings and replayed it just to check how the game would go if I chose girls in different order. Not to mention how nice and helpful developer is. Honestly this game should be as popular as bigger RPG horror titles such as Mad Father or Yume Nikki because of it's complex and interesting story and variety of small details that make it amazing. Developer put much work into this game and it shows. I just hope that some day it becomes more known and popular. <3
Okay this is super late but I literally did NOT see this comment until just now, what the heck :( Sorry for the late response but I'm glad you thought so highly of the game!!
Hey QZ production can you give me the game file without the RTP file bro so I can play it in Joiplay It worked before without RTP so give me the download link without RTP
I'm not sure I understand what you're asking for, the RTP files have to be downloaded for the game to run...
can you make a version without RTP bro I cant play this game in my android phone on Joiplay the game worked in version 1.2 so can you pls make an version without RTP bro
I'm not currently making any more changes, fixes, or updates to the game, as I have other responsibilities and projects to attend to. The differences between versions are not that big, so you're welcome to keep using version 1.2 (you should be able to access older builds to download as I haven't gotten rid of them).
I really enjoy this game but I have a problem. In 4th loop when you have to break vending machine with baseball bat I cannot do this. I only can choose apple, elevator key or poems... I wanna continue the game but I can't and I don't wanna start over. What can I do?
Do you have the baseball bat in your inventory? If you don't, go up to the art room, walk above the cracked area as best as you can, and grab the bat there next to a shelf. If the bat IS in your inventory, and you can't select it... that's when we'd have a game breaking bug, but I can fix those if you send me your save file!
I have both wallet and bat in my inventory I just can't use neither of them. Do I send you my file via e-mail or...?
Are you trying to use it from the item menu or after you examine the vending machine? You'll need to select it from a prompt that pops up when you examine it. If that STILL doesn't work, then there's probably a variable error, and you can send me your file at flanoirbunny@gmail.com :D
After examine of course but to be shure I also checked item menu just in case. I'll try to send you my file :)
I sent it back, along with an explanation of what I think went wrong :)
Wow, thank you for the lovely comment! I'm glad the game resonated with you so well. I did essentially make this to be "High School Was Awful, The Game (tm)" so I guess your reactions means I succeeded in that respect? lol
I hope you enjoy Turovero just as much! :D
If nothing else, it has better artworkGreat game! Creative, creepy, very well written. I only wish I had read the walk through first before playing because I missed the first quest.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
This is one of my favourite rpg games and it won't change for nothing :3
Thank you!! I'm so glad you love it so much :D <3
Can't install the RTP it said that I must be logged as administrator first
Have you tried right clicking the .exe and clicking "Run as administrator"? Depending on your admin settings it may or may not help.
Tysm! I can play it now yay!!!!
I'm glad it worked!! :D Enjoy!
I literally made an account just to leave a comment on this game. I haven't had such good time playing a game in YEARS. I love the story, I love the false sense of security and how you aren't safe despite it being a cheerful day and lots of people around you. I also love the length. I spent over 12 hours on it because I wanted to throughly explore everything. The characters are amazing, the spooks are amazing, the writing. UGH. I wanna erase my memory of this game just to be able to relive it again. Great job!!! I'm looking forward to more games from you.
I'm so happy you loved the game so much!! Thank you for your lovely comment :D I'm about 80% done with my next game so please look forward to it in the coming months!!
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Really great stuff. I loved the writing, some great humour mixed in made it very entertaining and the characters were well written and interesting to get to know. The soundtrack was awesome too.
I also admired how much extra detail you put into NPC and environmental descriptions and dialogue, that's always a huge bonus for me personally with RPG Maker games. I especially liked the Senior Prank quest, already knew the right characters for several of the roles just from talking with them before, hah.
I did think you were joking about the long playtime but when I had only just reached the end of day two and nothing even remotely horrifying had happened yet at around 2 and a half hours I knew that definitely wasn't the case, heh. All in all, excellent work and well worth playing for any RPG Maker horror fans. Nice job!
Thank you for the super sweet comment!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the game, and I'm really grateful that you commented about the soundtrack because that part was the most fun for me to make :D
I have another game on my profile that's getting a demo soon; it's similar in that it's a slow descent into darker territory (although not quite as "horror-y"), so if you like this game and don't mind traditional JRPGs you might want to check that out too!