Sword of Ghix
paulinatorrr.itch.io/sword-of-ghix-chapter-1 →13-year-old builds an 8-bit RPG with AI tools
WHAT IT SOLVES
A 13-year-old wants to make a game from scratch. Where do you even start?
WHY IT'S INTERESTING
A real RPG framework, not just a demo
There's lore, a collectible system, story progression—seven sword fragments scattered across the map for the player to find. WASD movement, ZXC for actions, Space to pause—full control scheme. It's unfinished by the author's own admission, but the skeleton is solid
Story-driven, not just a tech exercise
"Bob's mom leaves for a work trip, he thinks it's going to be a quiet day"—that hook is way more interesting than "a hero sets off on a quest." Grounding a multiverse-spanning RPG in a regular kid's mundane day shows the author cares about narrative, not just 'look I made a game'
TECH GUESS
Likely HTML5 on itch.io (Bitsy or similar), AI used for art and code scaffolding
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