mdavis901":3ve6873p said:
Quick update:
Development has benn slowed due to a problem I've been debating:
Should I switch to Breeze?
I really don't know atm.
I am gonna try avoid shamelessly plugging my game in here, but i am gonna give you some advice. When creating a game, I realize it is quite hard to justify what you want and what you won't want for your game. I my self spent 4 years in a planning stage, just writing down thoughts and reviewing what people have made, what is popular, what would be bad, and multiple other things.
I would suggest writing your thoughts down and debating with your self what you feel is worthy of your game and what isn't. The key to some games is to have it flow, if something seems out of place, but you want it to work, make it work find an alternate way to show this concept in a way it works with your game.
Do any of those titles have absolutely anything to do with your game, does the original title have anything to do with your game, or is it just there to sound "cool"? Think about that for a minute and decide what you feel, not what others, by constantly asking others and not thinking for yourself you seem helpless and unsure, which is a leading cause to people abandoning projects. You get all inspired, ambitious, and confident, but once the ideas stop flowing in from you and your peers whom you so openly accept opinions from, you quit.
Now coming from someone who completely decided after they were ready to release an a playable game to the public and at the last minute decided to change the graphics and multiple other objects of the game to make it more aesthetically pleasing and have more playability, I'd say it was the best choice i've ever made in my life for my game. However, in your case have you thought about if it would "fit" what your game story is about? Is your story quite serious or like mine, serious but it is lighthearted at moments? Changing graphical styles will probably be the toughest challenges for you, especially if you have no way to support it. I'm not going to say yes or no, i'm simply going to give you a vote of confidence that you'll make the right choice based on what you feel and not others.
And if you want more about me, I switched graphics last year, and my first episode which was already in open beta testing before the switch, got pushed pretty much to the beginning where I decided to up everything from graphics to music to story and more. Not to mention I want everything custom for my game... And I'm still not ready to release a public demo. Even if we are finally getting much closer to that point.
Sincerely,
Axe
P.S. Pheonix is spelled wrong, it should be Phoenix. the "o" is silent.
