UNITY'S PROFILE

After trying out a couple of them, I generally stay away from microtransaction games, as I'd rather just pay once for a well made game than play a free game where they're going to go all "death of a thousand cuts" trying to make me pay for tons of little things. It can be done well, but it usually isn't. ;_; Oh Mana series, I agree with Ratty, it would have been so much more glorious on the 3DS.

author=Liberty
I swear to God, I swear! If Konami does this with Suikoden I might just have a break down. First Breath of Fire, now Secret of Mana.


Don't test me on this Konami. I will go postal.

Yes, please, do not make Suikoden: Pay To Win.

Use graphical placeholders if you have to. Good luck, and godspeed! ^_^

I dropped the ball on this, between real life problems (got sick) and working on my own stuff and Wyrm Warriors. I'm happy to see that so many people have stepped up and provided feedback, though! Is there anyone who has gotten no feedback yet for their game? If so, I'll review it.

author=thatbennyguy
Do members of the RPG maker community spend too much time discussing development of games, and not enough time developing them?

I at least spend as much time working on games than I do talking about them, personally.

author=thatbennyguy
Do you think that discussing game mechanics with others dilutes the artistic integrity of your game, or do you like the open method of suggestion? If we created graphics and maps just to be like others, wouldn't we all end up with roughly the same game? Where does innovation come in?

I suppose the subject of the echo chamber comes in: if people are constantly making maps and games to fit with what they believe the online community wants, they may in fact end up with similar content. But I still see plenty of innovation and cool ideas made real here, so I'm not sure that's a huge problem right now.

author=thatbennyguy
I am of the understanding that collaboration is good, but if a developer becomes frustrated with their lack of progress in their game, or lack of innovation or general dissatisfaction of the game, what is at fault? Is it simply lack of ability? Will a person who has struggled to achieve an artistic goal, whether it be game making or not, ever achieve their goal? What is the optimal combination of components to spur on growth in this area? Or is it simply beyond one's reach?

I don't think I can answer this. My personal goal is a simple (and probably common) one: Make games that I'd like to play. Aside from that, everything else is trivial. I may never make something that's truly a wondrous piece of art, but I'm content to keep trying.

author=thatbennyguy
An even more frightening question: if we realize that creating the thing that we want to create is beyond our reach - should we even try in the first place? Is the process fun enough to continue? Will "settling for less" be good enough? And is this notion particular to personal preference, or is there an objective statement to be made about the fruits of creativity not appeasing the ambitions of your own mind?

Travio had a good response here. I'm of a similar opinion. If what you want is beyond your reach, create what you can. Some day, if your skills improve, perhaps you can achieve a more perfect version of that vision.

I can't be a perfectionist. The games I make will never be 100% what I want them to be. But I can't keep refining every little detail indefinitely. I have to settle because part of the fuel for my creativity is actually seeing progress. Everyone's got their own limits. And I feel like if I can get the game done, if one or more of those imperfect parts still pokes at me afterwards, I can try to fix them then. If they're too ingrained into the game, I can try to do better in a future game. Everything's a learning experience.

Ultimately, I feel that you have to get joy from the Gam Mak itself. If you're making it for any other reason than making it is either fun or fulfilling in some way, then you can't guarantee your own happiness in regard to making games. And the reason I can keep going on a project is that making it continues to make me happy. If that makes sense.

EDIT: I wrote my post before I saw your latest response.

author=thatbennyguy
So my question is - if the person will theoretically never be able to find the full joy that they are searching for in the creation of anything they pursue - is it worth the journey? Or would their efforts best be spent elsewhere? Can a person ever know if they will never reach their goal? Is the pursuit of an impossible goal admirable or even sane? I know these are tough questions, and for some of them I am being the Devil's Advocate, but I would like to hear people's answers.

I break it up like this: I could either be creating "stuff" or consuming "stuff" that others have made. Either way, time will pass. I will age. My life is limited. I'd rather spend much of my time creating because I feel driven to do so. So the question isn't if its admirable or sane. It's just what I want to do, in my case.

author=Liberty
Oh, that's the name of the font, the screens were just to show the different fonts off. XD

The game isn't complete yet and it's not at all a feel-good one but you can subscribe to it if you want (Selicia is what it's called).

Hahaha, I feel dumb ^^;; Thanks for the info :D