SAM'S PROFILE

One hell of a game, that's for sure

I see I didn't miss much in my absense

I'm going to be away for a week or two, can someone keep this up while I'm gone? Thanks

I'd say that custom graphics is something that's completely down to you. It IS a lot of effort, but it has the major advantage that someone will be able to look at screenshots from your games and say "Hey, that's that guy! I loved his last game." It also helps you stand out against the slew of RTP and rip games and it is good practice.

I say go for it and enjoy it. Even if you think you're crap at it, keep going!

And yes Tardis, I agree, this topic has been... Refreshing.

So, today it's time for a discussion over engines (Craze, calm down). I noticed in the last topic that I'm not the only one going back to the drawing board. Originally I was gonna stick with my trusty RM2k3, but I then played in XP and VX and began to doubt I could achieve my desired effects in either program.

I then considered Game Maker 8, and was willing to learn proper coding for the first time in my life, until it struck me that if I'm willing to learn to code for GM8, why not learn something like XNA? OK, it's ambitious but it feels like a far more concrete decision with a better route for distribution.

I'm currently torn, and am considering signing up to a subscription based website to learn XNA coding from video tutorials, doing things the way I learn best, learn by example and learn by doing.