Castle Paradox

PurpleSquerkle · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 15

So I've noticed that the coolest games are almost always those made by A) many people or B) one person with no life.
One person with no life and enough time (which people with no life usually have) can obviously make a pretty sweet game, because they work really hard on it, and people with no lives tend to have too many skills for their own good.
I, however, have a life, and not all that much time, so I was wondering if there were people out there that weren't working on much and looking for a game to help with.
See, at the risk of sounding overly proud (when you have few skills you tend to emphasize the ones you've got), I'm pretty much awesome at coming up with storylines. Right now I've come up with a pretty unique one, which I'll share later, when and if people express interest in hearing it. I'm also pretty good with music, and I'm a fairly good artist, but stink at sprite art. I'm getting better, but it's still pretty bad. Also, I've pretty much never used plotscripting at all... There's also probably a lot of people who are faster and more efficient at designing games with the engine in general as well, but I'm at least comfortable with how it works.
Well anyhow, I just wanted to make a game/help work on one... just a fantasy setting, some familiar things (mythril, dragons, etc.) but a lot of unique things too, I wanted to make it a "serious" game too.
Anyway...
Anyone wanna help, or at least hear my story?

TwinHamster · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:

Listen up, and listen well.
Everybody in this community has a life that they are not able to commit 100% to making games.
If you don't have the time, then work on it at little bits at a time.
Maybe a new sprite or two each week.

As of now, you have absolutely nobody interested in working under you.
Tell your story first, then ask for help.

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Here is the somewhat-less-harsh version of TH's rant:

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

I work on my game at a snail's pace since I can't pump out maptiles and other graphics like a machine. Today I made a couple of walkabout frames of an NPC and I am still not finished with said NPC, and I drew a maptile and did a hack job of making corner tiles out of it.

But it looks more and more like a complete game, and that makes me a happy panda.

Artimus Bena · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject:

If the idea is solid, then it's best to wait until the musician can play whatever part of the game before writing music to it. That is, unless, you are extremely good at describing what you want, and can sometimes point to examples of what you're looking for. And then of course, you'd have to *make* that part of the game the way you decribed, in order for the music to fit, which also takes some competence. Moogle's right in suggesting that you work on other people's stuff for a bit, and build strong relationships with who you work with best.

Competent people usually have to know they can trust you to finish the job before they feel comfortable working with you. (so show them you have it together)
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J.A.R.S. · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject:

seriously try this pal. Help people around and secretly work on a bad draft of your game trying to do all you can do right, and filling the gaps with temporary stuff. When that is done, show someone, maybe someone will volunteer stuff like "hey, looks good, I might help you adding original gfx to that". Why do I know it works? 'Cause that's how it works. It is a community, not classified ads Wink

PurpleSquerkle · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 15

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Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

msw188 · Joined: 02 Jul 2003 Posts: 1041

So there are Star Wars-based games that play like RPGs, more or less. Why don't we have an RPG based on Spaceballs?
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J.A.R.S. · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject:

I'm 100% sure someone will eventually call a villain Xolnar in memory of that

And a spaceballs rpg? with lord black helmet? thats too thin of a theme to make a fun rpg... Xolnar however... *contest idea is being borned*

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Xolnar will probably end up being part of a game that makes fun of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, just like Spaceballs made fun of Star Wars and Star Trek.

J.A.R.S. · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject:

with kefka's laughter and the dragon's wings... "Xolnar the terrible" *growl* *impossible laughter*
like an rpg where you don't fight a single time? that would be the complete parody of FF and dragon quest because it would be the complete opposite

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like, no fighting, yet you must level up somehow, and levels must be of some use... like u solve riddles and you gain xp and it unlocks doors... That'd be funny to see but ya, if it was truly a satyr of ff and dragon warrior, they would have to be numerous battles... random ones...

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

You obviously don't understand what a parody is, do you? Removing fights completely wouldn't parody Final Fantasy. Increasing the encounter rate for a single room then having a joke about what just happened is parodying encounter rates.

The idea is to *break* and *distort* to be, not do the opposite. Seriously, if you did just the opposite of Final Fantasy, you would have another one of those freaking crappy "games" that are not funny, are hideously ugly, and take up a lot of space on Castleparadox.