Post by bdk336 on Dec 1, 2009 13:08:08 GMT -5
From here on out the first thing I'm going to focus on is making several GM projects for the express purpose of creating and testing game engines. Without the distractions of having to create good graphics, room design, enemy design and plot, as well as creating a proper difficulty curve and game balance, I figure that I can truly perfect the basic mechanics that the game is built from. I'm not going to spend months upon months doing only this but I do plan on putting in enough time to create solid game engines that I can use, in whole or part, in my real games.
So this is basically a place to discuss the various mechanics I'm working on and see what suggestions you guys have. I'm hoping that this can help other people with their games too as I find the biggest barrier between very simple games and those that draw you in with their complexity is how much work goes into the game engine.
In a few hours I'll get back on and post my basic principles of designing game mechanics (you can skip that part if you want) and two concepts which I have been exploring for a long time that I will finally put into practice, one of which is already under way.
So this is basically a place to discuss the various mechanics I'm working on and see what suggestions you guys have. I'm hoping that this can help other people with their games too as I find the biggest barrier between very simple games and those that draw you in with their complexity is how much work goes into the game engine.
In a few hours I'll get back on and post my basic principles of designing game mechanics (you can skip that part if you want) and two concepts which I have been exploring for a long time that I will finally put into practice, one of which is already under way.
