The Forgotten Forest

The Forgotten Forest, developed by Dylan Wentz, is one of many RPGMaker games purchasable on Steam… but if you’re looking for a scary and (or) dramatic experience crafted on this engine, I’d say you’re better off looking elsewhere. You play as Rebecca, a simple girl leading a simple life. With her mother’s death, she finds comfort in her father, who seems more than capable of raising a child. But, as the story quickly unfolds, that’s where things go downhill; not just for our protagonists, but for the game as a whole. You see, The Forgotten Forest is anything but subtle. Almost instantly, in the midst of a school day, Rebecca’s class is greeted by a strange old woman whom none of the children know. She proceeds to tell the students of a cursed forest nearby… and that’s it. That intro alone sums up the style of this game’s story. It’s very random. Plot twists and conflicts will just spring out of nowhere, and before you can blink, something else has already hap...

My First Play on Launch Day & Review Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAcUxJu7oGc Bah, this game defines EXACTLY the reasons that people seem to despise RPG maker games that continue to flood Steam. Even at $1.49, it makes you feel like the developer is laughing all the way to the bank. Too many things make absolutely no sense 45 minutes into the game, which was much further then I wanted to play this. Boring, uninspired, senseless plot makes this project feel like the developer rushed to push out a game for Steam to try and make a quick dollar, err or $1.49. I give the game credit for some pretty good random scares, sound effects or monsters that dart wildly in front of or behind you can surprise you. However this just feels like a tacked on gimmick to try and convince you this game is worthy of a good RPG maker game.. it's NOT! To the Moon is a great RPG maker game, this is just more RPG Maker "muck" that leaves you shaking your head and asking "why?" over and over. M...

Before dozing off to bed and finally being able to rest after playing this nonstop from 2 am to 5 am, I figured I should write a review while it's still fresh in my mind. First of all, did I enjoy this? Yes! Is it something everyone can enjoy? No. I'll pass on pointing out the good things for now and look at the bad things throughout, so that I can get started with how to improve it. First of all, it's full of bugs, and some scenes seem a lot like rip-offs from other rpg horror game(ex: in the opening you learn that your mother died and you ask your father to go visit her grave tomorrow). There was a lot of frustrating scenes in it which were really hard to figure out on your own. No clues were given for them what-so-ever. One example is when in the mansion I had no idea I could fill the bottle with holy water, and I had no idea I even needed holy water! The game does not tell you ''go get holy water'', no, it just leaves you alone wandering around trying to find what to do next. It al...

Do you like instant death? Welcome to the game where investigating things is a game of Russian Roulette. Maybe that box has a key item you need? Or maybe it will just instantly kill you. Oh no! a monster is coming and you have have several hiding places to choose from. Only one will save you, the rest are sure to have the monster find you and kill you. Which one is the correct one? Well, you just have to pick one and find out, and you have 6 seconds to choose! That sums up about every situation in the game pretty well. Choose, investigate and die because you chose or investigated the wrong thing.

I very much liked this game! (Sadly my play time is off due to a PC change and lots of distracted/afk time; I'd say it took me a solid 3-4 hours though.) The story up first I found a bit confusing then I had a bit of a *ding ding* moment. :P As for the game play it's self it's pretty smooth I don't recall getting hung up on and pixels, the puzzles were pretty decent though there was one I needed to check the guide for (that thankfully the dev had provided :D) All in all a pretty good game that I'd say is definitely worth a dollar.

The Forgotten Forest starts off with a little girl asleep in some grass, awoken by the wind blowing. Why yes, Creator, I HAVE played The Witch's House! To be fair, at least here she's just at school and is called inside from... recess? Truancy? It's very unclear. This is a good indicator that the game is ah.. 'inspired' by some of the more popular RPG Maker Horror games. Along with the tiny price tag, it's clear this game isn't going to be the next Ib, or something. One scene the was sort of interesting was right after the introduction. An old lady walks into the classroom, and begins rattling on about how The Forgotten Forest is super evil, not to go inside it, and then talks about a bunch of strangely specific myths about it. The Rage of the Ghost, Mansion of Blood. Sounds likes Levels to me. Anyway, then there is kind of an okay spook moment when a kid asks who the hell she is and why she is telling them all this random stuff. Then a kind of jumpscare and we fade to Little Girl ...

So far I am enjoying this, but I am terrible at remembering things, so sometimes it gets a little frustrating. Otherwise, I like it. Here is a Let's Play I'm still going through. I'd probably have an easier time if I weren't rushing as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVsxSc4XjX8&list=PLHZrhJMYb0R3dJugwY9rsPkzNKvD2AFKS

Tags: Adventure - RPGMaker & Topdown Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR Clunky. Inane plot and dialogue. No RPG mechanics. Endless keyhunt. Rough and lacks polish.Low visibility radius and poor level design. Horror factor did not hit. Trial and error gameplay with instadeath hotspots

I like it. There are some parts of the game that was hard to figure it out. And the endings are well hidden. Nice rpg story. :)

game is pretty good not gonna lie im a huge rpg maker fan its pretty ok for the price i just started playing it but tbh i never would actually finish the game if i did't find out your community tab xD anyway i just played your game and here is the video of my gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5yXQQhuk84&t=15s