I NEED A NAME

Leider überraschend wenig Horror, Surrealismus, oder interessante Story-segmente um dir eine gute Geschichte zusammenzureimen - Es gibt definitiv einige Tipps in welche Richtung die Metaphern gedeutet werden sollen, aber lässt dich sehr unbefriedigt mit vielen nervigen Puzzlesegmenten zurück, die eher ein "was zum fick willst du denn von mir?" erwecken, auch wenn einige Ideen nett sind. Ist im Endeffekt sehr viel hin und hergerenne um irgendwo ein Passwort/Key-item zu finden und damit wieder über die gesamte Map zu rennen. Sehr schade, der Trailer ist ENORM atmosphärisch und wirkt eher das Feeling hier starken surrealen ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Horror zu finden, während das wirkliche Game leider ziemlich weit davon entfernt ist Nicht trash, aber einfach etwas öde und besonders für RPG-maker standards ziemlich zurückhaltend Full Game + Analyse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr2Z84GqPlA&t=242s

This game gets what makes analog horror scary and turns it up to 11. No cheesy faces or retro cliches, just hell in a broken crt tv, the combination of unrecognizable shapes, distorted broken noises, and weird secrets i cant wait to unravel, as well as the hints of a disturbing story underneath the surface all make this an excellent experience.

It's a good game, the puzzles are a tad complex at times and your gonna ask yourself "what the **** am i supposed to do now?" But fear not, this game revolves around you literally having to Look at your surroundings. I know you're gonna get confused, But trust me not everything is gonna be solved in the same room it starts in. If you rely on that the entire game you will get lost. So what i suggest is checking every explorable area.

This games visuals are quite unique. I did get a little stuck on where I was supposed to go (after brute forcing my through one of the puzzles), but after getting a little point in the right direction I was able to complete the game. I don't want to spoil too much but I would recommended this game as it was fun to play through as it was interesting.

~ DIFFICULTY ~ ▢ No Difficulty ▢ Easy ▢Normal 🟩Hard ▢ Impossible ~ PLAYER BASE ~ ▢ Everyone ▢ Kids ▢Mature 🟩 Casual Players ▢ Tryhards ▢ Pro Players ~ GRAPHICS ~ ▢ What Is This? 🟩 Acceptable ▢Good ▢Great ▢Beautiful ▢ Masterpiece ~ SOUND/MUSIC ~ (Using Headphones) ▢ Bad 🟩 Nothing Special ▢ Good ▢ Great ▢ Beautiful ▢ I´m Gonna Cry ~ STORY ~ 🟩I dont get it ▢ This Game Has No Story ▢ Like Playing "Candy Crush" For The Story ▢It´s Alright ▢ Well Written ▢Epic Story ▢Thinking About It, When I Sleep ~ PRICE ~ ▢ Free ▢ Underpriced 🟩 Perfect Price ▢ Could Be Cheaper ▢ Overpriced ~ LENGTH ~ 🟩Very Short (0-2 Hours) ▢ Short (2-20 Hours) ▢ Average (20-50 Hours) ▢ Long (50-200 Hours) ▢ VERY Long (200-... Hours) ▢ Multiplayer/Neverending ~ FUN ~ ▢ I´d Rather Watch Grass Grow ▢ Hard To Enjoy ▢ Repetitive ▢ It´s Okay 🟩 Fun To Be Had For Sure ▢ The Kind Of Fun You Will Remember ▢ Life Changing ~ WORTH BUYING ~ ▢ No ▢ Wait For A Sale 🟩 Yes ▢ I Can´t Recommend It Enough ~ FINAL SCORE ~ 6.7/10

RPG Maker strikes again! I NEED A NAME is one of hundreds of low effort retro-pixel RPG Maker asset/construction kit flips spamming the Steam catalog, made with the RPG Maker video game construction kit... in their own words, "Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child." Unlike all RPG Maker "games", instead of being essentially a bunch of low quality/canned assets from RPG Maker coupled with a cringeworthy high school anime club fan fiction, it's a massively pretentious "art-not-game" installation with godawfully hand-made art and completely nonsensical, terrible writing. Notably the developer here couldn't work out how to use RPG Maker to make an RPG... and that's the only thing RPG Maker can do properly... except it's not even very good for making RPGs. Instead, we have an art exhibition that's been dumped on Steam, presumably because the local art galleries took out a restraining order on the "artists" who had no other choice but to pay Valve $100 to dump this on Steam, abusing Steam Direct and polluting the place. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were completed, then gives the gamer another block to position. Counter-Strike has a game loop where a player seeks another player, tests their skill against that player by shooting them or being shot, the computer rewards the player if they win, and then if the player survives, they repeat that loop. There's no loop here, no true interactive feedback. As with all RPG Maker games, the poor quality engine displays badly in fullscreen and doesn't have full HD support or any graphics tweaking options, making this unacceptable for any dedicated modern PC gamer. The point can be made that the intention of RPG Maker is to make demos and small games to pass around friends, and shouldn't be used for "professional" game development. While it might be better if this had never been released on Steam under the guise of a professionally developed game, the developer is instead trying to get people to actually pay money for this tripe. If you really want a fun and interesting art experience, go visit a local art gallery. They'll be pleased to get some attendance and you'll see some art by artists talented enough they don't need to abuse Steam Direct to try get people to pay them for trash.

After my first run through the game, I must say it was an enjoyable puzzle game. Rather short compared to other puzzle games I've played before, but the right length for the price it charges you. Most of the puzzles that appear are of median complexity, meaning they should be easy if you're already used to puzzle games (in my case, no puzzles got me stuck for more than 20 minutes), but harder if this game is your first puzzle. Now, some aspects of the game that I'd change are related to the non-puzzle elements of the game. Navigation is limited, considering it's an RPG Maker game, so the characters move rather slowly. This wouldn't be an issue per se, but combined with the enemy patterns, it makes navigating between puzzles a challenge on itself (but a more tedious challenge, since it requires time to actually dribble the enemies rather than just dodge them). Another limitation to navigation is how you can easily get lost on the map layout, forgetting which places you've been and how to reach certain places of the map. Maybe a simple color-coded minimap would help. Finally, each section of the map could have better indications of where the sections connect (arrows or doors, perhaps?). That would make navigation rely less on trial and error (that being a bit punitive considering how enemies follow you in game). A minor suggestion I'd do too is regarding the labyrinth sections. They aren't hard on their own, but something that would greatly improve them is adding some sort of audio cue, maybe using the background noise, coupled with volume and stereo balance manipulation, to make the solution less trial and error and use a bit more of the artistic resources this game has. Talking about artistic, this game definitely has that going for it. The distorted backgrounds being household elements, like a light switch, really add to the lore of the game [spoiler](yes, this game has lore and secrets scattered around the map, adding replay value to the game)[/spoiler]. Overall, a very interesting project that I do plan on revisiting on the near future. Score: 7.465/10

我玩了一会我觉得很有趣但是我还是被困了，因为没有中文我很难看懂剧情希望能出个中文补丁

I need a name most definitely has a spot in my heart. An homage to the classic greats of RPG Maker horror such as Misao, Ib, Ao Oni, Mad Father, Grandma's Cottage, ect with some extra sprinklings of Analog Horror style. You explore a world of abstract graphics solving puzzles and unraveling mysteries. There are cryptic clues to find and piece together to unravel more of the story. The beginning of the game allows you to input a name which actively affects the randomizer and what events can happen. A love letter to a nostalgic time of horror games, certainly give this one a try!