Just curious. Am I allowed to do a sort of spin off of one of my projects that already exists, non commercially that was created last year? It would only use the game world and characters. I would obviously recreate all the maps and change up the story and stuff. And if so, is it possible to use the same title screen design as the already existing project? It’s nothing fancy, just a logo bouncing up and down with a cool background.
Regarding rule nr14: “No 18+ Content: This includes strong sexual themes and content, graphic nudity, or extreme portrayals of violence. If you're unsure, please follow ESRB guidelines:”.
It’s a bit vauge since ESRB can be rated at different levels: Everyone, Everyone10+, Teen, Mature17+, Adults Only18+.
I understand that the last one is out of the question but where do you draw the line?
Oh, so even “Mature17+“ games would be considered then? That’s a pleasant surprise since that’d mean anything short of a p0rn game would be accepted?
Just to be clear, the rating below “Adult Only18+” would be ”Mature17+” and this is what the ESRB site says about that: ” Mature17+ Content is generally suitable for ages 17 and up. May contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.”
I know the RMW forum usually tries to keep things PG13 which is why I’m double checking as ”Mature17+” would be a few steps about that.
thanks for the quick replies by the way.
I am not a judge or admin of this jam but the rules do say that "strong sexual themes and content, graphic nudity, or extreme portrayals of violence" are not allowed. So even though the ESRB guidelines are what to be used, I do believe you need to follow them according to the rules of the jam. I think even if the ESRB guidelines for Mature17+ state that sexual content and intense violence is okay, the jam rules still say otherwise. So I'm fairly certain you'll want to go a step down from Mature 17 to be safe.
Right, that’s what I thought and why I asked. It seemed to contradict the rules.
The step below Mature17+ though is Teen, which allows for some ”crude humor, suggestive themes” but it also states ”minimal blood”. I’ve never seen anyone on rmw have any problem with bloody/gory horror games so I can only assume that part is okay.
Usually when people get offended by a gme, it’s because of sexual content, extreme language or a sensitive theme (religion, abuse, etc). So maybe safer to stick to the Teen rating im regards to those elements.
Hi, so quick question about the “no previous database work” part. The default database can be used I assume, but what if I replaced my default database with another one that’s more tailored to the type of projects I typically make. In particular, one with better effect animations (MZ’s default fire animations especially are nothing short of awful).
I’d obviously build all the meaningful stuff (items, equips, states, skills, characters, classes, enemies, troops) from the ground up.
The competition says it runs till August 4th but the countdown timer shows the submission windows closes on August 5th 2022 at 4:59 AM.
Will my submission still be accepted if I upload and submit it on August 5th before 4:59AM UTC
I only ask as I know for a fact I'll be submitting things at the last second :) which isn't the wisest but I joined this competition late!
Never submitted to a game Jam before, but are we allowed to edit the game page after we've submitted?
I assume only the game files aren't allowed to be changed in any way after the deadline, but the game page can?
Also, when we credit plugin/asset creators per the terms of their licence, will this need to be a credit in the game or can we just list their names on the game page?
I hope that makes sense.
