Comments on: What Makes Your Game Special? http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113878 Patrick Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:46:32 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113878 <a href="http://www.cuttlecandy.com" rel="nofollow">Its CuttleCandy.</a> Its CuttleCandy.

]]> By: Coyote http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113770 Coyote Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:15:40 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113770 <a href="http://www.frayedknights.com" rel="nofollow">Frayed Knights</a> is an old-school style 3D RPG. What makes it special is that it's a character-based comedy. Frayed Knights is an old-school style 3D RPG. What makes it special is that it’s a character-based comedy.

]]> By: Over00 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113731 Over00 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:43:31 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113731 My game is a strategy Risk-like game. To make something a bit special, I polished the tool I was using and let the players build the maps that are added to the game. So far, the maps created by the players are far much better than my own and it opens a different way to "play the game". <a href="http://www.chasingtortoise.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.chasingtortoise.com</a> My game is a strategy Risk-like game. To make something a bit special, I polished the tool I was using and let the players build the maps that are added to the game.

So far, the maps created by the players are far much better than my own and it opens a different way to “play the game”.

http://www.chasingtortoise.com

]]> By: ZeHa http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113730 ZeHa Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:26:38 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113730 A specialty of our first game (www.gloomy-nights.de - still a German-only site, but just click onto the "Download" button (the game is in English)) are the little cut scenes. It's very arcady but it's got those tiny amusements in between levels. At the beginning, it somehow explains changes in gameplay (such as faster enemies or something), but later, it's just for amusement and even contains graphics that don't appear in the game. Our new game isn't too far yet, but a specialty is that it combines several cool gameplay ideas smoothly, and in the end it will be very unique, since those gameplay ideas aren't too well represented today either. So, it's not a match-3 ;) it's actually a sort of gameplay I really miss today. We'll see if other folks are missing it, too ;) A specialty of our first game (www.gloomy-nights.de – still a German-only site, but just click onto the “Download” button (the game is in English)) are the little cut scenes. It’s very arcady but it’s got those tiny amusements in between levels. At the beginning, it somehow explains changes in gameplay (such as faster enemies or something), but later, it’s just for amusement and even contains graphics that don’t appear in the game.

Our new game isn’t too far yet, but a specialty is that it combines several cool gameplay ideas smoothly, and in the end it will be very unique, since those gameplay ideas aren’t too well represented today either. So, it’s not a match-3 ;) it’s actually a sort of gameplay I really miss today. We’ll see if other folks are missing it, too ;)

]]> By: ilya http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113687 ilya Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:45:34 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113687 http://www.sundersoft.com/games/ssi/ (Serious Space Invaders) My game's special because I made all of the menus by drawing an image of the entire menu in MSPaint, putting that in the game, and drawing some more images to go over the first one when the user highlights an option, ect. It's also special because the installer has a fake reboot message after it's done. http://www.sundersoft.com/games/ssi/
(Serious Space Invaders)

My game’s special because I made all of the menus by drawing an image of the entire menu in MSPaint, putting that in the game, and drawing some more images to go over the first one when the user highlights an option, ect.

It’s also special because the installer has a fake reboot message after it’s done.

]]> By: Blueskied Games http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113672 Blueskied Games Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:38:49 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113672 My shareware game Bound Around is the most <b>unpolished piece of gaming software</b> one can imagine. Still it sold ok, no hit, but ok. So gameplay obviously <i>is</i> a factor. My shareware game Bound Around is the most unpolished piece of gaming software one can imagine.
Still it sold ok, no hit, but ok. So gameplay obviously is a factor.

]]> By: HoboBen http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113615 HoboBen Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:24:55 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113615 I'm about to resume developing something that I decided I wanted to switch programming language for (I will be using a new langauge called Cobra http://www.squeakyduck.co.uk/ with 3D still in Beta) Basically, I really enjoyed making my own physics engine, and made that a strong point of the Blitz3D prototype. I've had a lot of good feedback by making the game free to download all the way from the earliest version, which is what really let me improve. In the end, I hope to publish it (I've set myself a target of "before 2010"!), but I want to have a lot of fun developing my coding skills and getting good feedback all the way until it's finished. That's why I'll release lots of demos along the way, instead of keeping it secret until it's published. And I also hope to self-publish, with a proper DVD boxed case and printed CDs, which might be fairly unique too! I’m about to resume developing something that I decided I wanted to switch programming language for (I will be using a new langauge called Cobra
http://www.squeakyduck.co.uk/ with 3D still in Beta)

Basically, I really enjoyed making my own physics engine, and made that a strong point of the Blitz3D prototype. I’ve had a lot of good feedback by making the game free to download all the way from the earliest version, which is what really let me improve.

In the end, I hope to publish it (I’ve set myself a target of “before 2010″!), but I want to have a lot of fun developing my coding skills and getting good feedback all the way until it’s finished. That’s why I’ll release lots of demos along the way, instead of keeping it secret until it’s published.

And I also hope to self-publish, with a proper DVD boxed case and printed CDs, which might be fairly unique too!

]]> By: Tuna http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113614 Tuna Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:16:24 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113614 Overlook the horrific grammar in my previous post. Overlook the horrific grammar in my previous post.

]]> By: Tuna http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113612 Tuna Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:13:51 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113612 My game is a mix between RTS, and FPS. Basically how it works is you form a team, and have a commander guy who directs the players around the map using an overhead RTS view - this person can select and direct just like in any other RTS. The other members of the team play in an FPS view, when the RTS commander player can select the FPS players and direct them to an area on the map, when this happens they FPS player gets a beacon on his radar. The FPS players are also instrumental in gathering resources, constructing buildings, and using the vehicles produced by said buildings. My game is a mix between RTS, and FPS. Basically how it works is you form a team, and have a commander guy who directs the players around the map using an overhead RTS view – this person can select and direct just like in any other RTS. The other members of the team play in an FPS view, when the RTS commander player can select the FPS players and direct them to an area on the map, when this happens they FPS player gets a beacon on his radar. The FPS players are also instrumental in gathering resources, constructing buildings, and using the vehicles produced by said buildings.

]]> By: Joshua Smyth http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/comment-page-1/#comment-113608 Joshua Smyth Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:35:45 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/08/26/what-makes-your-game-special/#comment-113608 Its free and played in a browser. The idea is to get a quick version 1.0 out and then iterate on it based on player feedback. Its free and played in a browser. The idea is to get a quick version 1.0 out and then iterate on it based on player feedback.

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