Right, let’s continue on to our settings for the two games, and a bit about settings in general. Setting is very important for games, because unlike books you can actually see things in a game. So if there is any one thing you want to really put thought into, it’s you settings. Which like everything […]
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Right, so we have the core concepts for our two games in the bag. Let’s go into our characters. For the viral outbreak game I am seeing a female lead character. That’s not common in general, but especially not in horror games. Although that could be seen as being too much like Resident Evil, male […]
I will not be following along with the videos in these posts verbatim, as I find I can sometimes think of new insights on topics while writing. That and sometimes it helps to learn something if you hear/read about it in different ways. Okay, this first section is about the concept you will be using […]
This is for game designers and movie directors/writers. How to do great jumpscares. Okay, if you don’t know what the term jumpscare means, it is when a loud sound plays, or something pops on screen that makes you jerk back, or jump as it is commonly known as. Jumping is an instinctual response to a […]
This series will be about what makes something scary. Using the game Outlast and analyzing it. Okay, I think they made a mistake with the synopsis at the start. All of that should be introduced on the packaging (the warning), and the rest in the game. Never give anything away till it’s necessary for the […]
I programmed the drums for this track, then decided I wanted more to it. So I made a melody for it. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great either, so I hired someone on Fiverr to take what I had done and rework it into something better on guitar. I think the result is pretty […]
I’m well into playtesting the game. It should be out pretty soon. Here’s a bit of a sneak peak at some of the gameplay, skills, etc.
Here are some new update videos for the game I’m working on, Jack Hoth – The Legendary Journey. The game is an RPG, made using RPG Maker MV. It’s mostly a Comedy/Satire game with classic RPG stuff, some drama and a bit of this and that. Has a heavy focus on tactical combat. Each video […]
A video I recorded to show off some of my game dev work, and a bit about getting back to doing videos on youtube.