(Troper Project) Dystropia

Pffft, I'd just slip some extra zeroes into Siegfried's damage values and you know it.

Response: Remove the non-zero digits. *shrug*

We really need someone who can do good sprite art.

I might be able to try sprites if I get more time-

I missed that the first time somehow.

If I ever try to make sprites, I would probably try to take as many shortcuts as possible which would make it seem like it came out of a poor man's Paper Mario.

Well, can you at least show us an example? How bad is it?

I'm fairly preoccupied with current coursework at the moment, and don't know Python yet(only moderate C++ & Java), though I might be able to lend minor programming assistance.

That would be nice!

Fuck it, I'm bailing.

This means the project will probably collapse under its own weight and people won't get the chance to play and make fun of it. By the way, the green and green color scheme, SA? Fucking eye-shattering.

You guys wanna keep it up, go for it.

I've effectively quit too given how little time I have to do anything for this. And how little motivation I have to try anyway.

To be honest, I kinda expected this from the beginning. :/

Oh well. It was nice while it lasted.

It seems I have the effect of a WalkingWasteland.

Maybe I should have stayed out of the thread.

Eh, we still have the idea, so...

I thought this would be the conclusion, given that all the work was on one programmer. That said, it was an interesting exercise in group game design and contributory narrative, so I'm thankful for the experience.

And we've always got something stored away, too.

@Maralinga: Don't feel too bad, there aren't that many people with game development capabilities in this forum.

It was merely meant as a neutral comment about how close the posts were together.

On top of limited capabilities, people also need to have enough free time. I know I should be getting on with making the three or four games my coursework requires*

Wait, wait, waaaaaaitaminnit.

I know I may sound horribly desperate here, but...

What if we still made it, but not as a game?

It would be a kickass webcomic, I bet.

Which reminds me of an idea I had a while ago.

If there was ever a sequel, as impossible as that is, who says it'd have to be the same genre? <_<

^Third-person isometric shooter/fighter hybrid?

...What?

Turn-based tactics! JRPG! Bullet hell! Tower defense!

Match-3 MMO's. Platformer sports RPG's. Or maybe even FPS reboots of third-person strategy games.

..that'll never work.

edited 6th Nov '11 2:44:46 AM by Maralinga

edited 23rd Dec '11 4:08:57 PM by TomoeMichieru

Huh?

Are we.... really giving up here? The trope page for this project is still saying we're kicking. Depending on your response, I might even decide to give my character a shot. Might be a wacky / squicky result, but hey, you need more thinkers

The whole thing was a dumb idea anyway. It's downright ridiculous that anybody thought that anything would come out of that.

I thought it was quite rational. Fighting games require few resources to produce and can easily be modular, as opposed to games that progress in environment and the like. If one's going to attempt an amateur game, it may as well be a fighting game.

Besides, it was all cool beans until only one programmer oh god.

All aside, it was a fun exercise in teamwork and collective narrative. There was focus, a lot of ideas being traded, lots of development of characters and the like. From a writing perspective, I'd call it very much worth the time.

Whoa, harsh. :/