Steam is most definitely a possibility, but less so for our first title than for the second. Our first project is first and foremost a pilot project to attest of our working methods and productivity level. But that doesn't mean that there is absolutely no chance for a Steam port for Swordcraft. We'll see how easy/convenient it would be, but I already have a rather tight development schedule and multiplatforming our pilot project isn't a priority in my strategy right now. But many things can happen between now and then, so we'll see.gigastar said:
How did you approach them? I signed an NDA contract so I can't go too much into details, but I could tell you how I proceeded and what were the results if you send me a PM.kaioshade said:They actually responded to you? I have been trying to get their attention for a while. no dice.BlindMessiah94 said:Anyhoo, my advice is watch Extra Creditz, and maybe even email them. They have actually been quite responsive when I've emailed them the past few times, and seem to really genuinely care about people in this industry.LordSphinx said:
Also you hiring? I worked on a game's music last year and it was a lot of fun
The first game will be a 2.5D action game slightly reminiscent of Metroidvania design (large 2D levels with plenty of exploration to do), but the main feature of the game is a very, very, very customizable sword. So the game will be more about exploring the different "sword builds" than the level exploration, which will be more of a mean to an end. You start with a sucky sword, you're told to make it better, you speak with NPCs that can boost it in many ways. You choose which upgrades you want and they send you to the different levels to do a quest that will unlock its next power accordingly to your choices. So the player that wants a sword that shoots fire waves on heavy attacks and poisons your enemies on weak attacks will play very differently to the guy that wants a sword that lets you dash through 6 monsters at the same time and which can send tendrils of darkness attack for him while he blocks.gigastar said:
I was saying biggest in terms of business estimated value by shareholders and all that. I prefer EA to Activison in many ways, but financially, they aren't as profitable as Activision. If they didn't have Blizzard it would be another story. But even then, Call of Duty is huge in itself. Highest grossing entertainment launch of all time isn't something you have to take lightly, and that's exactly what they did. Marketing is a powerful *****.Solo-Wing said:
I never regretted quitting my job. I prefer failing but knowing I did my best than spend the rest of my life wondering if I could do it.Gamoc said:
Now that i dont mind, except that the definition of 'fighting game' is quite vauge.LordSphinx said:
The thing with these platforms is that it's usually a big gamble. About 1 game out of 100 is profitable, and extremely good titles often plummets while horrible ones gets into the Top 100 (and that means success). This has a lot to do with timing, and sadly on this platform it is very hard to have any kind of control on said timing. If you release your game at the same time as 100 other games, chances are that you will be flooded no matter how good you are.king_katchit said:
To me, fighting game means those One-on-One fighting game such as Street Fighter or Dead or Alive, so that fits your definition of tournament fighting game.gigastar said:
I'm very interested in internship, so why don't you send me a private message telling me what it is that you can do for the business? as for mentorship, I'd be honored to have a willing apprentice, and I'm looking forward to helping out other starting up game studios, but I feel like I have a lot to learn myself before being the sufficiently suited for such a task. I already have a mentor myself and I can't say that I know even one tenth of what he knows about making a business. This is all new to me! As for paying to see us work, that would be awesome but it would feel like a fraud to me, especially since one of Nine Dots Studio's objective is to make information on game development more accessible. I invite you to peek at our website, this aspect of our philosophy is explained in our welcome messagetwaddle said:
In fact, I even intend to give away a complete and up to date version of our game design documents for all of our games (but only once the game is released).
Unfortunately, I cant offer much advice for a tournament fighter. Best thing i got to to stop at every turn and ask yourself, 'What would X do?' where X is whichever developers of tournament fighters you currently look up to.LordSphinx said:
I think the first game will be out in 5 months.HankMan said:
Yup, we'll use scrum! But I don't have much experience with it so I'll see how it goes.Anarchemitis said:
To be honest, not really. Just like any other studios, we already have a lot of our own concepts to fiddle with. I guess I shouldn't speak for others, but I don't think that any development studio is interested in working on ideas from the outside. If someone want to see his idea in action, it will have to be brought up either by doing what I do: making your own studio to develop them, or work your way to high enough in a company to call the shots on what should be made. And even then it's not that simple.hurricanejbb said:
I think most people don't understand that for however much writing can be an integral part of a game (hell, any medium with a narrative), it's usually very insignificant. Unless it's considered early on, it's like sticking a baseball card in the spokes of a bike.LordSphinx said:
The launch for the 360 was an absolute mess. I waited for the jasper processor to come out before getting my Xbox360, and it served me well. I bought a new Xbox360, the 60gb model, before the first one could die on me, because I wanted that extra storage for my 57 XBLA titles. That model is very reliable and I heard the slim model is also pretty good.gigastar said:
I agree that characterization plays a large part in a successful game narrative, and that writing well and being published isn't a guarantee that the writer will be competent in writing for a game. But it definitely helps if the person can show its interest in writing by actually being published, as opposed to only getting a degree in literature for instance. I believe more in actions than in words, and I think that school in itself is only a proof of patience and being able to sweet talk yourself to successful marks. But my opinion on this might be due to an incredibly frustrating inadequacy of education in Quebec.Freechoice said:
Just trying to sell myself well.LordSphinx said:
Depends on what you have to say I guess. They've responded to two of my 3 emails.kaioshade said:They actually responded to you? I have been trying to get their attention for a while. no dice.BlindMessiah94 said:Anyhoo, my advice is watch Extra Creditz, and maybe even email them. They have actually been quite responsive when I've emailed them the past few times, and seem to really genuinely care about people in this industry.LordSphinx said:
Also you hiring? I worked on a game's music last year and it was a lot of fun