Mollay Catcher

IT'S F***** FREE! TRY IT!
HELP FIX THE BLACK CUBE!
WHY?
BECAUSE IT NEEDS FIXING!
WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHY ARE YOU?
DON'T ASK TOO MANY QUESTIONS.
JUST FIX THE BLACK CUBE.
THE STRANGE CREATURES KNOWN AS 'MOLLAYS' WILL HELP YOU.
WHAT'S A MOLLAY?
I DON'T BLOODY KNOW
FIX THE DAMN CUBE ALREADY!
SALVE SATURNO.

So far there are 8 Mollays to catch, all with a different element and combat style










WORKING ON MORE!
INCLUDING DUAL ELEMENT TYPES,
AND A BORING ELEMENT TYPE.

HOW TO RUN?
Simply unzip the folder, and run the game shortcut!


First of all, Thank you so much for choosing to spend your free time playing this demo.

If you encounter any problems, please let me know and I'll fix them, and I'll even try to send you the fix in good time. (If it's possible!)

SAVE OFTEN. EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU'RE SAVING TOO OFTEN, JUST DO IT!

THE ACTUAL STORY BEHIND THE GAME

Lockdown was a challenging time for many of us in countless ways. For those stuck at home, all that extra time had us climbing the walls, trying anything to pass the hours. Looking back, I’m sure we all have some memories that still make us scratch our heads. For me? I ended up addicted to Instagram, snapping over 2GB of selfies and poses. Now, that archive just sits on my computer, untouched—until one Sunday night when I got the giggles and decided to make a Pokémon parody sh**post, and the more I've worked on it, the more seriously I've taken it. But what would the Pokémon be?

After browsing through my files for inspiration, I stumbled upon that archive of poses and costumes. With so many options, I knew I had to put it to use. This game became my way to channel the unfiltered, inflated ego I developed during that strange period in our lives.

I’ve been using RPGMaker since 2003, trying out different versions over the years. I’ve never actually finished a game—until now! With a solid project in mind, improved skills, and a fresh sense of creativity, I finally feel like I can bring this one to life.

Mainly, I'm looking for feedback on the combat of the game. Certain Mollays work well with each other, while others don't.

It's also aimed at being fun and engaging while presenting a challenge, but not too much of a slog that it get's boring.

If you end up breezing through it, that's fine, too!

BAD COMBO

MollGate, MollDank/Mollphim. These are support characters, and the initial game will be a bit harder to get through with them.

As for YOU! The Mollay Catcher, your job is to support, and your abilities will reflect this.

For the game itself, I've developed it into a bit of a puzzle game, while giving you some fun surprises and unpredictability.

And there will be more of a story and a blow off to it all!

I hope you enjoy the ensuing madness, as I've certainly enjoyed putting it together. There's much more to come of it!

FUTURE PLANS & CHANGES

Make the game less 'Stock'.
RPGmaker comes with a lot of stock assets you can use, and I'm aiming to replace the majority of them with my own creations. You'll hear this progress in some of the SFX and music.

The ability animations are a bit... underwhelming, and you have to learn a completely different program to make your own.
This is something I aim to tackle in the future.

Make Mollay catching more fun.

Currently, I've duct-tape programmed something a little underwhelming on how you catch them. But I'll be looking to make it a little less boring in the future. When you encounter a Mollay, and you have a Mollay Catching device on you, it will auto trigger a small scene at around 25% HP,  and the Mollay will join your party. I do find joy in the simplicity of it though. You just leave a cheesecake under a box, then trap them when they go for it.

More original Icons

It's been a lot of fun making abilities and their corresponding icons. Soon, I'll be doing the same to other things like items and the catchers own abilities.

KNOWN ISSUE

The Mollpedia.
I intend it to be a guide for you, but boy is it temperamental.

Some play-throughs, it unlocks what I ask it to. Sometimes, it just unlocks whatever. Sometimes, it doesn't unlock anything at all.

From the start of the game, I've left a command to just unlock everything (Hopefully). You'll see 'Mollpedia updated' on occasion. Don't worry about it for now.

It's an issue with the plugin that I hope to tackle at a later date.

STREAMING

It SHOULD be safe for streaming. I've included 0 licensed songs, and everything is either my own creation, a meme vid from my archives, or stock RPGMaker music that I've given the frankenstien treatment to. Please let me know if you plan to put the recorded stream up somewhere. I 100% intend to use some of the footage to show off the game on the storefront.

Hope you enjoy and have a great time!