Game Design - Making a game.
Summer 08 has been good so far and now it seems to be getting more fun. After kicking around the idea of making video games with my home boy Dan, we've decided to make a go of it. Our initial concept will be simple. Mostly it will be a chance to try out a collaborative and new techniques. Dan will be handling all the programming, meanwhile I'll take care of art and animation.
This is an organic process for us since we've never designed games for the XBOX before. The game idea is drawn from the good ol' days of games like Ikari Warriors. We will attempt to create an overhead scrolling shooter. Top down view with simple left, right, down, up controls. Initially we've given ourselves a month to see how far we can get in laying down the game mechanics and some artwork.
I'm hoping to create most of the art in 3d and animate walk cycles for the player character and the NPCs. The story is evolving and at the moment it is merely an excuse to have an anti-hero character destroy his enemies and a big boss. Dan will have his hands full trying to figure out XNA and including enemy AI.
Wish us luck!
This is an organic process for us since we've never designed games for the XBOX before. The game idea is drawn from the good ol' days of games like Ikari Warriors. We will attempt to create an overhead scrolling shooter. Top down view with simple left, right, down, up controls. Initially we've given ourselves a month to see how far we can get in laying down the game mechanics and some artwork.
I'm hoping to create most of the art in 3d and animate walk cycles for the player character and the NPCs. The story is evolving and at the moment it is merely an excuse to have an anti-hero character destroy his enemies and a big boss. Dan will have his hands full trying to figure out XNA and including enemy AI.
Wish us luck!
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