Users also have the ability to create their own music tracks if needed. The musical score of RPG Maker 2 contains a small collection of samples. The game also includes a real-time system that allowed changes in time and weather, letting the creator design time-specific events. Like other game-making programs, RPG Maker 2 gives the ability to create different events, drive cutscenes, construct boss battles, and add various effects (activities' execution is tied to pre-generated scripts, as in most programming languages).
The PlayStation 2 USB port also allows the use of a USB keyboard, speeding up the process of writing text. Instead, RPG Maker 2 uses Picture Paradise, software that allows the user to incorporate digital photos into the game. The game uses super-deformed character models outside of battle, with somewhat more realistic but still stylized models in battle.īecause RPG Maker 2 used 3D graphics instead of 2D, programs like the Anime Maker for RPG Maker were not included in RPG Maker 2. It was also the first one that allowed players to move in any direction by manipulating the analog stick, but the graphical quality of the game suffered during movement, providing a "blur" effect. RPG Maker 2 was the first console RPG Maker to feature full 3D graphics. The game lets players write their own stories and uses 3D models. RPG Maker 2 ( RPGツクール5, RPG Tsukūru 5) is the third PlayStation version of the RPG Maker series, following the original RPG Maker (and the Japan-only RPG Tsukūru 4), the first version of the series to be released for the PlayStation 2 and the overall fifth installment for home consoles.