Hi guys, I just found this thread when I was looking through my google analytics records and boy are you guys overly harsh or what?

I made this game along with one other person and I just thought I'd clear up a few things.

I released my first game just over a year ago, trust me, you wouldn't have heard of it. It took me years to make and I made the engine myself using C++. I spent a whole bunch of money and finally released the game to make ... 3 sales. Well actually 4 but the 4th one was a fraudulent order just to get the full version to put up as a torrent. I made about $50 total.

It wasn't a bad game imo, just the wrong one. Instead of making the same mistake again I decided to find out what game I could make that people would actually want to play. Then I come across Eternal Eden. Apparently the sales were tremendous and after downloading rpg maker to see what it was about, I found out that he used the build in graphics!

I was bitter and mad for a few weeks and then I came to the conclusion that I could either keep making the wrong games and cry about it or I could join in the fun.

Enough back story, here's some facts

• Dawn's Light took about 5 months for two people to make
• I spent a total of about $1000 on supplies.
• To this day, not one commercial rpg maker game has been released without at least some of the default graphics. The players are generally older women who couldn't care less what a game looks like.

Tigsource goers really aren't the target audience for this game. If I wanted to play a deeper rpg I wouldn't be looking for an rpg maker game. My audience, however, really loves the game. Most days I wake up to compliments waiting for me on my forum and in my email.

Dawn's Light is a good game for what it is. You spend your time playing the game instead of grinding or trying to figure out what to do next. It's got some good jokes (and some bad ones  ) and it's got a scene with mine carts that took me about 5 straight hours to make (never again).

I would suggest you guys stop being so negative. I'm not some evil, greedy guy who steals graphics and tries to trick people into buying crap. I've just found a type of game that people want to play and I'm good at making those games for them.

Cheer up guys. 

Reply if you want but I probably won't be back, it's too depressing here.