Let's actually take Yahtzee's advice!
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Do you have any idea how difficult it is to co-auther a book? What I could do for you is throw a whole bunch of NPCs at you, a plot line and let you run with it. After the initial shove I would have nothing to do with the whole thing, because it would just end up being a SNAFU. Also, the base material I use to write my stuff is own by White Wolf, which means anything I write is own by...you guessed it...White Wolf. Never mind that I steal most of my actual writing material from history and fiction books.Fniff said:
Hate to burst Yahtzee's bubble but most books are actually pretty mediocre or just plain bad. I mean yes, there are a lot of great books out there but only because it's a creative medium that's been around for a lot longer than video games. For every War and Peace, or Adventures of Tom Sawyer, there are hundreds of other books that were just sort average run of the mill entertainment. Making a book, and then making it into a game isn't some kind of ultimate formula. Most likely we'd just have a mediocre book and then a mediocre game to go with it.
Once and while you'll get a great book that's released that really makes an impact on literature. And once in a while you'll get a great game that really makes an impact on the industry. But it's all very hit or miss, like all forms of creative thought.
Once and while you'll get a great book that's released that really makes an impact on literature. And once in a while you'll get a great game that really makes an impact on the industry. But it's all very hit or miss, like all forms of creative thought.
I have had this one idea for a game in my head
here's a brief summary
A virus almost wiped out the entire human race, but luckily a company created an intravenous cure, which requires daily replacement to avoid death. Due to the amount of power the company has over the world, they now have almost complete control over the work force and all parts of life and have recreated civilization in one giant, behemoth city referred to as the"citadel". There is a guerilla warfare group whose main goal is to get rid of the company's monopoly on the cure, to stay under the grid they have developed syringe like devices, permanently attached to their arm, which they use to drain the blood of enemies in order to stay alive.
That's the basic premise, the main character is obviously going to be on the rebel side, I am also thinking of making the plot twist be that, the virus was created by the company and was designed to be shortlived and was used as a plot to get the entire world addicted to their "cure".
This is what happens when I have too much spare time
here's a brief summary
A virus almost wiped out the entire human race, but luckily a company created an intravenous cure, which requires daily replacement to avoid death. Due to the amount of power the company has over the world, they now have almost complete control over the work force and all parts of life and have recreated civilization in one giant, behemoth city referred to as the"citadel". There is a guerilla warfare group whose main goal is to get rid of the company's monopoly on the cure, to stay under the grid they have developed syringe like devices, permanently attached to their arm, which they use to drain the blood of enemies in order to stay alive.
That's the basic premise, the main character is obviously going to be on the rebel side, I am also thinking of making the plot twist be that, the virus was created by the company and was designed to be shortlived and was used as a plot to get the entire world addicted to their "cure".
This is what happens when I have too much spare time
except for Tim SchaferMurderousToaster said:
and maybe a woman, if she agrees to wear a Tim Schafer mask
Did anyone actually think this thread would ever be organized enough to accomplish the OP's goals?
I'm with Samurai Goomba on this...
"Let's not and say we did"
I'm with Samurai Goomba on this...
"Let's not and say we did"
Okay, there's more to it than just writing. It has to be good. And not everyone here is a writer, and we can't just write a book on command. And if you make a book out of a game, the game play will mostly be horrible. And even if someone here succeeded, I doubt it will be big since most of us probably don't have contacts with the big companies. So, your plan is flawed.
This is a sure fire path to making millions from the next video game sensation like Tetris or Brain Training. Ka-Ching.
