Looking back...

Posted by RetroVortex on April 14, 2008, 6:15 p.m.

Wow! I was just looking at the last big project I was working on, and I realised it has been a very long time since I've worked on something big, (My last release was in December…. of 2006!!).

I think that maybe I should toy around with GM tomorrow, and see if I can make something interesting…

I think my problem with making games, for me, is self-confidence.

I usually give up on something because I believe that I won't be able to unleash its full potential.

I mean let's take a look at my last big project I mentioned earlier: Pilot

I planned this game to offer two unique experiences in one package.

I wanted the freedom of the arcadey jump-in mission based gameplay, but I also wanted the close-ended, choose your path styled adventure shooter.

I see now that I probably would never be able to do all of that.

Maybe I should've worked less on the polish, (which for that project I pushed it to my limits), and more on a plan.

In fact I aim to make a playable game within the end of this week!

I'm going to try something I never done before, and that is planning and target setting.

In fact I'm going to set myself some limits:

- The game must be simple to play

- The game must have a unique element of play

- The game must have simple, yet well designed graphics

- I am only allowed to work on graphics for one day

- I am only allowed to work on the engine for a maximum of two days

- I am only allowed one day of polishing and bug fixing

- It must be an arcade game

- It must have some form of replayablilty

- It must have a simple plot

- I am allowed a maximum of 10 obstacles

- Difficulty must be time based

Hopefully If this is successful, (which I doubt…), I will try more projects like this, and who knows, maybe I'll have a decent sized Games section, (and possibly, I could actually call myself a "game maker"! XD)

Other news: I got Mario Kart Wii!!

It is sooooo awesome!!

Hard though… I've comepleted 50 and 100CC. Only got 150 and probably Mirror left to do…

Comments

Cesar 16 years ago

DAMNIT

why is it you guys got Mario Kart Wii already?

You don't even have Brawl yet >_>

PY 16 years ago

Yeah, we do have MKWii

Josea 16 years ago

I'm waiting for MKWii to get Brawl, stupid shops selling games for $150.

SixWinged 16 years ago

MKWii at the end of the month me me :D. Then I shall have Brawl and MK. >=D. And Rawrspoon, you can't complain, for once Europe gets something before USA and everyone complains about it >______>.