   Game ideas
  Im working on my RPG Console project now and already done movement of character, next i will code enemy class and maybe after that - item class. But I need ideas for player and enemy combat, skills and other game design ideas, can anybody link me to some recources or something else all about game design ideas, Im programmer and no game designer, so its hard to get some ideas :D   
  Well, I'd like to recommend you go to the Help Wanted and post up a request for Game Designers/Writers.  But be prepared for the inavoidable (to put it bluntly) assholes who don't know how, or care to give criticism constructively--there's plenty of them there.  At least in my case, while there were a few helping hands that while not supporting my plans, discouraged them with civility, there were others who were blatant pricks about it.So, in other words, Help Wanted.  Be prepared for good and for bad. ^_^   ;  I would say, that if you don't have ideas for an RPG game, then don't make an RPG game.I know that you do this for learning purposes, but if you really want to stay motivated, then you should work on a project you really want to make.So I say try to look at other types of games first.Maybe a Scorched Earth like game would be more fun. Or a simple RTS/FPS/free-roam-offroad-driver.It's interesting, that why everybody thinks of RPG:s when thinking about games. Maybe it's just me, I was never interested in this RPG stuff.   ;  To repeat what DotNetDev said: Help Wanted is an excellent place to look for game designers to help you out. Be prepared for people who want to help you and those that may have tried to help so many like you before that they may be wary from having to say something that should be common sense anyway. Regardless, they all make a point and you should try to discern what they mean.@szecs: I don't know why so many want to make RPG's so badly. I've thought about it before but when it comes to amateur game development I've always looked primarily at the games I enjoyed and that came in cartridges you had to blow at to make them work. I've always found them more doable, and they're far more gameplay focused. Which is really what games to me is all about: Playing.   ;  What about playing more games? :)   ;Quote:Original post by kaktusas2598What about playing more games? :)Not at all a guarantee to properly design a game. If ideas is all he wants then yes, playing games will help. But most likely they will be shallow and disjointed ideas. He might be able to pull it off but he said it himself: He's not a designer. Maybe he just needs help from an idea guy, but what if he'll need that idea guy regularly? Soon he'll want these ideas to fit together... and then he'll need a designer =)   ;Quote:Original post by szecsI would say, that if you don't have ideas for an RPG game, then don't make an RPG game.I know that you do this for learning purposes, but if you really want to stay motivated, then you should work on a project you really want to make.So I say try to look at other types of games first.Maybe a Scorched Earth like game would be more fun. Or a simple RTS/FPS/free-roam-offroad-driver.It's interesting, that why everybody thinks of RPG:s when thinking about games. Maybe it's just me, I was never interested in this RPG stuff.Yeah, its just for learning, but this will be one of my last projects in console, now im learning win32 too, then I'll move to DirectX I'll try to create RTS or FPS like games, because it si my favorites game genres   ;  Oh, my bad, I didn't see that you were the OP, kaktusas2598 ^^ but yeah, if it's just for learning then I suppose the question is: what is it that you want to learn? Why don't you make a little mix? Make some sort of Action Strategy game or something. Make a game that plays similarly to 2D RPG's, but have some RTS elements in the game. Just a suggestion =)   ;Quote:Original post by szecsIt's interesting, that why everybody thinks of RPG:s when thinking about games. Maybe it's just me, I was never interested in this RPG stuff.I think there are a couple reasons for this.1) Most of them, myself included (though I think I grasp things well enough to jump in neck-deep, while most pople don't), want to jump to the pinnacle of game development, the most complex and "power trip" version of game development they can... They get to create the entire game universe, and what game is more impressive to more people than a top-notch RPG?2) I was pretty much a loner back in younger years of school.  Not a lotta kids to relate to and all that child-based dramatic stuff. :-P So, I was at home alone a lot playin video games--RPG's, the best ones anyway are not only more engrossing and consuming, but they also give the player a sense of power and control. I mean, rather than a FPS where you just grab a bigger weapon, in an RPG, you ARE the character, you build him up the way you want, create the character, sort of "become" the character.Could be wrong, but I really think it's honestly that psychological...   ;Quote:Original post by MetallonTo repeat what DotNetDev said: Help Wanted is an excellent place to look for game designers to help you out. Be prepared for people who want to help you and those that may have tried to help so many like you before looked primarily at the games I enjoyed and that came in that they may be wary from having to say something that should be common sense anyway. Regardless, they all make a point and you should try to discern what they mean.Very well put.  I wouldn't be so hostile, but I'm coming fresh off of one of those negative experiences. lol   