ZRM Games Studio

Fresh RPG Maker MV/MZ user. Looking to re-create the nostalgia from my childhood in the 80's and 90's.

About Me

My love for RPG's all started when my parents purchased a SEGA master system 2 for me when I was around 8 years old. Not knowing there was a built in game they allowed me to choose a game to get with the system and I chose a game called "Miracle Warriors". Little did I know this game would set my entire gaming future on one specific path....RPG's.

I loved the ideas of exploration, growth and discovery. These elements gave me a desire to find, loot and beat all things in these game worlds. I soon finished the game and hungered for more so I worked for friends and family until I could afford another game, that's when i got "Phantasy Star".  Soon I realized that games without RPG elements just didn't give me what I needed from gaming.

Over the years I have played many RPG games, just like many others have. Final fantasy 1-3, Suikoden 1,2, Breath of fire 1,3 then the PlayStation gave me Breath of Fire 3, Diablo, Legacy of Kain: Blood omen and of course Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9.

Now I'm an adult I have moved to PC my games selection now includes both RPG and ARPG's and I have spent literal 1000's of hours playing titles like Diablo 2 and 3, Morrowind, Oblivion and Skyrim, but most loved of all the games is Path of Exile, in which I have spent around 5000 hours playing over the last 11 years.

This is where my influence comes from, this is why I want to make classic games with a new twist. So I can relive the enjoyment I once had and share it with my children and anyone else that would like to play.

Currently I'm a 46 year old father of 5 (25,16,8,7 and 1) with a loving partner of 9 years who has been given the opportunity to build some games and hopefully make a good name for myself in the process. 

As it is money isn't flowing like water, I have family responsibilities like any other person does, so I will be working on my games as I can and funding everything myself so development will only be slowed by my own time and ensuring my family has everything they need before committing my resources to buying game components. 

This being said, I will be funneling my own cash into these games because I'm the one that wants to see them polished to the best of my abilities. So if it takes me an extra month to afford the plug in or textures or tileset to accomplish the desired result, then that's no problem at all. 

I'm here to create for the love of the old school, retro games and to keep that alive for myself and others.

Zane.

The Plan

I will be creating games and adding them here to judge how well they are received by my friends and game testers.

The first game i am releasing is built with RPG Maker MV as i first purchased it and when i was making my first game MZ went on sale on Steam so i purchased it while it was discounted. I was too far through the development process to convert my game from MV to MZ so i have completed the game and will be moving to MZ from there forwards.

I'm always looking for honest feedback. If you're interested in helping test future builds or joining the journey early, feel free to reach out!