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SORRY, BUT I LOVE THE IDEA OF MAKING FANGAMES.
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ClosePretty much agree with all the popular points (but now I'm wondering if the title Final Fantasy: Hero's Realm would change peoples outlook on HR).
This was really cool. I want to see more fangames of books (bonus points if a film hasn't been made after said book) than a fangame of a...video game. Just seems kind of pointless from a game design point of view. However with a book you have a lot of freedom with the presentation/game mechanics and not to mention the story done for you (unless you're doing a sequel or 'in the same universe' sort of deal). Anyway I just wish the fangame scene had more interesting sources.
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The Book of Three to RM2k at one point (not sure if this counts).
This was really cool. I want to see more fangames of books (bonus points if a film hasn't been made after said book) than a fangame of a...video game. Just seems kind of pointless from a game design point of view. However with a book you have a lot of freedom with the presentation/game mechanics and not to mention the story done for you (unless you're doing a sequel or 'in the same universe' sort of deal). Anyway I just wish the fangame scene had more interesting sources.
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This was really cool. I want to see more fangames of books (bonus points if a film hasn't been made after said book) than a fangame of a...video game. Just seems kind of pointless from a game design point of view. However with a book you have a lot of freedom with the presentation/game mechanics and not to mention the story done for you (unless you're doing a sequel or 'in the same universe' sort of deal). Anyway I just wish the fangame scene had more interesting sources.
I agree, that would be very interesting. As it goes, I'm working on a short fairy tale adaptation at the moment. Maybe I should get the game page up -- it's an interesting challenge. Raises questions such as 'what liberties can I take in order to make this playable' Because you'd be butchering, say, Cinderella if you make her stop off at a dungeon on the way to the prince's ball. Oh, hmm......
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Because you'd be butchering, say, Cinderella if you make her stop off at a dungeon on the way to the prince's ball. Oh, hmm......
Of course, because how can you possibly create an RPG without a dungeon full of battles?
I was flirting with the idea of making games inspired by music videos.
Or movies, of course.
Final Fantasy:
The Qur'an
Maybe in Cinderella RPG you could avoid battle in the traditional sense by making one of the ugly sisters the main character. You spend the game heating the glass shoe and whacking it with a hammer so that it's long enough to contain your feet so that you can marry the prince in the end.
Or the less far out route would be to have you levelling up your cleaning ability by fighting dirt. As Cinderella, of course.
Or you could just make the RPG adaptation of Jack the Giant Killer. *rolls eyes*
The Qur'an
Maybe in Cinderella RPG you could avoid battle in the traditional sense by making one of the ugly sisters the main character. You spend the game heating the glass shoe and whacking it with a hammer so that it's long enough to contain your feet so that you can marry the prince in the end.
Or the less far out route would be to have you levelling up your cleaning ability by fighting dirt. As Cinderella, of course.
Or you could just make the RPG adaptation of Jack the Giant Killer. *rolls eyes*
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I am now upset that this is not real...
Personally, I believe some genre of games lend themselves better to fangames than others. There's some amazing Mega Man or Mario platformer fangames out there, for instance, yet I haven't seen a CT or FF RPG fangame that's even come close to being worth a damn...
http://rpgmaker.net/games/426/images/1425/
Just an example for proving the point that people tend to copy the wrong features of the games their fan-versions are inspired by.
Just an example for proving the point that people tend to copy the wrong features of the games their fan-versions are inspired by.
post=134213You could always make that game. You already have a titlescreen!post=134195I am now upset that this is not real...
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Hey, my experience with Spiderman is minimal, but I wonder if I could take you up on that offer and produce a demo. Watch this space, actually.
I'm gonna give this a try. With FF5 rips it shouldn't be TOO difficult =)
Edit: Oh hey. calunio, I'm surprised that you didn't mention your fan game. =)
Hey, my experience with Spiderman is minimal, but I wonder if I could take you up on that offer and produce a demo. Watch this space, actually.
I'm gonna give this a try. With FF5 rips it shouldn't be TOO difficult =)
Edit: Oh hey. calunio, I'm surprised that you didn't mention your fan game. =)
post=134186*instant 1000+ downloads*
Are you kidding me?
If I change my game's name to Hero's Realm: To Arms!, THAT would be instant 1000+ downloads.
Your game's MORE popular than FF around here.
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Edit: Oh hey. calunio, I'm surprised that you didn't mention your fan game. =)
I didn't mention because I'm talking mostly about games based on (strongly similar to) other games.
And because my game was made for a FANGAMES contest, so I have a good excuse.
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Yes and they are universally worse.
This is just my opinion obviously, so there is no need to try to convince me otherwise.
I won't have to. ANISC will do it for me!!1!!11
post=134204post=134201**Insert Franchise Here** Vs. Capcom games agrees.
Obviously crossovers rule.
Basically.
But yeah, so this post isn't completely useless, fangames/crossovers can be as good as any other game if the creator is serious about it and puts in the work and effort into making it not suck.
I won't have to. ANISC will do it for me!!1!!11p
hahahahaha this is almost exactly something I once said about IG2...I have to know if this was an intentional zing or a complete coincidence.
But yeah, so this post isn't completely useless, fangames/crossovers can be as good as any other game if the creator is serious about it and puts in the work and effort into making it not suck.
Why aren't they, though? What are some examples of these things being good? Okay, I guess SMBX. SMBX is very good. But SMBX was produced entirely outside of the RM community so...not a great example.
Homages and clones (like the bevy of Suikoden clones) seem to have a better chance of being good than actual fan games.
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hahahahaha this is almost exactly something I once said about IG2...I have to know if this was an intentional zing or a complete coincidence.
Heh. Definitely coincidence. I know nothing of the IG drama.
Why aren't they, though? What are some examples of these things being good? Okay, I guess SMBX. SMBX is very good. But SMBX was produced entirely outside of the RM community so...not a great example.
My guess is that makers who generally make fangames tend to be either new to the engine and want emulate their favo games, or really young (or both). I haven't played a completed fangame since Endless Nova (that does count as a fangame right?), but I'm sure other good ones exist somewhere.
