FUGUE'S PROFILE

because I am a terrible person

i am really most/only interested in how this *differs* from Middens

story is what's most important to me personally, sound is what i spend the most time on, and graphics are definitely what are most important to getting your game noticed (positively or negatively). those who say that "all three" are the most important are empirically correct, of course, but perhaps missing the point of this thread.

author=Killer Wolf
This again, really? You don't even need to make a poll for this anymore, just look at some site history and the answer becomes clear.

A terrible looking ms-paint game with repetitive, generic game play, can become a "true classic" just because people appreciate the "story"/"world building"/"writing."

A very polished looking project, albeit one with a few bugs, gets eviscerated for not having a great story.

i'm not sure this thread is that unnecessary, although i can't argue it's not repetitive: nonetheless i've noticed the exact opposite trend where this site values graphics and polish above all else. : )

author=Sana

author=Avee
Just make a silent hill-ish game and don't call it Silent Hill.
There are tons of them out there.

For example:
http://rpgmaker.net/games/4335/
http://rpgmaker.net/games/4480/

There's also http://rpgmaker.net/games/926/ though it's more Resident Evil than Silent Hill.

there are good examples of this kind of game too lol : P (One Night isn't that bad)

Completely illegal. You probably won't get a C&D, but it's still 100% against the law.

laws are stupid anyway.

but i certainly prefer original games to fangames and obvious clones.

thank you! : )