wyrd
Senior Contributor
Yeah, so my adventure begins (or ends). The question is where does it begin and where does it end? I have the following path sort of laid out ...
- Tetris style game.
- Breakout style game.
- ??
- Platformer.
- ??
- Diablo style game.
There are some gaps in complexity. After writing a Breakout style game I seriously doubt I'll have the knowledge for a Platformer, or maybe I will? After a platformer I know there's no way I'll be able to program a Diablo style game.
Basically I'm looking for suggestions to fill in the gaps. I need to gradually learn how to program games, not kill myself with complexities. Heck, I'm having a hard enough time racking my brain over a Tetris style game (although I think I've finally got a good design going).
Obviously the most important thing is to finish ONE game before moving on down the list. Whether that happens or not we'll see (I have a habit of not finishing anything, which I'm trying to break). I'm just trying to gather a list so when I get a decent idea related to one of this topics, I can jot it down for later. It never hurts to think ahead, especially if I can get a list of projects that gradually lead into one another.
So.. suggestions anyone?
- Tetris style game.
- Breakout style game.
- ??
- Platformer.
- ??
- Diablo style game.
There are some gaps in complexity. After writing a Breakout style game I seriously doubt I'll have the knowledge for a Platformer, or maybe I will? After a platformer I know there's no way I'll be able to program a Diablo style game.
Basically I'm looking for suggestions to fill in the gaps. I need to gradually learn how to program games, not kill myself with complexities. Heck, I'm having a hard enough time racking my brain over a Tetris style game (although I think I've finally got a good design going).
Obviously the most important thing is to finish ONE game before moving on down the list. Whether that happens or not we'll see (I have a habit of not finishing anything, which I'm trying to break). I'm just trying to gather a list so when I get a decent idea related to one of this topics, I can jot it down for later. It never hurts to think ahead, especially if I can get a list of projects that gradually lead into one another.
So.. suggestions anyone?