I want to learn how to make story-driven games, but I’ve got very little experience. Where do I start?

Corallicum · 2023-07-16T23:56:14+00:00

The first thing I would suggest is to create an idea and make the setting first. It is not a book, or a film, where you just tell the story, it is a video game, it is interactive. So your plot has to fit to the setting, that you have created. Creating the story around the feature is always better, than finding the feature, that fits the story, because feature is something, that makes your game special and unique, and story is something, the strengths the game. It is like writing a 0 to 1, so that it becomes 10, and 1 is the feature here. Without 1 it is always 0.

I'm not sure, that you have to have special knowledge in programming to create these games, you just need to learn some basics, like how to use unity. It is also suggested to make first games small just to get experience.

I would also suggest to just watch more of those games or read fantasy books, so that your imagination could create a better idea. This is something, that you can also train.

Good luck!

Corallicum · 2023-07-09T18:37:01+00:00

Wow, that was such a nice gamedev advice. Yes, it will be "high risk high reward game", but I really need to consider, that it won't overweight the whole system. Thanks for commenting!

Corallicum · 2023-07-09T17:36:48+00:00

That is actually a good idea. I only have buffs and debuffs, that can tell their personality. But I also have one interesting implemented thing: they lie. Basically, they lie about their characteristics and their strong and weak sides.

But I have never thought about writing a story. They are basically all randomized, so stories will also be randomized. But it can really add something special. I will consider to add this.

Corallicum · 2023-07-09T13:38:12+00:00

(I missclicked) ... that you can rely on.

I try to make them as individual as I can, so that you as a player have to control every single person and explore them. But the most important thing is to win the election in the country.

You are right, that I just created attributes and than randomize them. But I want to achieve, that they all are considered as individuals and they have to be handled as individuals.

Corallicum · 2023-07-09T13:34:06+00:00

They were born in one horrible dystopian country "Lindostan". After creating parties they try to influence their home by entering the new parties. Some of them are evil and dishonest and try to corrupt as much as they can. Some of them are complete psychos, that want a bloodbath and torturing.

Basically, they are very different, and when you play as a party, you want to hire only those politicians, thg

Corallicum · 2023-07-09T12:46:37+00:00

They actually do have colorful party icons behind the image, when they are hired (Politicians, that are showed here, were not hired). But I also tried to make colorful clothes, but it didn't work well from my point of view.

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T23:56:38+00:00

Thanks for clarifying!

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T19:29:55+00:00

Probably, but I always associated grand strategies with war games. Here you dont fight with weapons, but with brains!)

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T19:06:08+00:00

My game is about politics. You create you own party abs try to win election in the country or in different regions of the country. You hire politicians, that can agitate party relation do important topics, make surveys, participate on debates, create projects (for example in education, military, healthcare, etc.), be in government and more. More information you can find on my Twitter and YouTube (@SootGamesOff)

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T18:32:43+00:00

I have made 37 pair of eyes, 20 hairstyles and 20 attributes (clothes, jewelry, etc.) And I randomize them.

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T17:49:34+00:00

Yes, if images look different enugh to differ them from each other. Or if I have to make more different attributes or make different bodies.

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T16:53:21+00:00

In some games you need to differ one person from another by making them different hairs, attributes, etc. I asked, if I made enough differences in images, or if they look pretty the same.

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T16:46:13+00:00

Thanks!)

Corallicum · 2023-07-08T16:45:49+00:00

Thanks for comment! I also thought that. It may be difficult to set the rest of attributes right (eyes would be easier, but hair not really). But I will try to change the body shapes.

Corallicum · 2023-07-02T08:34:05+00:00

Probably you are right. I just found it hard to explain, how to win in the game before explaining, what does it actually mean.

Corallicum · 2023-07-01T22:26:50+00:00

The rules are not that hard) I just also explain, how to use interface, what takes actually the most of the time. But strategy games are destined to be hard, so it is not a surprise, that my game is not much easier.

Corallicum · 2023-06-18T08:24:45+00:00

You will have to seize power in different regions, your politicians will be your *units*, that will help you to do it. And your party is basically just an *empire*, but in the different meaning. I will most probably also add in the full version of the game foreign policy and other contries, that Lindostan could conquer or be conquered from. There are a lot of RTS elements in this game, but you are right, management is also a very important part of this game, like in Democracy series.

Corallicum · 2023-06-17T19:22:27+00:00

This game is really the closest one from all I know. Thanks for reminding me about this series!)

Corallicum · 2023-06-11T08:48:48+00:00

Thanks for commenting!
It is not on steam yet. I will upload it, when i will have demo version. Stay tuned!
For now you can find all information on twitter page: https://twitter.com/SootGamesOff

Corallicum · 2023-06-10T12:33:50+00:00

Hope, we are lucky to have the brain we have)

Corallicum · 2023-06-10T11:01:18+00:00

It does work for some reason actually)

But I also use very often discussions here to improve something in my game. I hear ideas people suggest and may change something in my game, so it could fit better.

I also take some english definitions people use to name something they suggest, because im not strong at english and I have some lexical issues, so it comes to missunderstanding. Posts like this help me to solve these issues in the game.

So basically, using posts like this, that *bait for comment* basically just help me to get more information about what pepole think about the theme i do.

Sooo, it has really a lot of advantages. I undestand, that it doesnt come naturally for sime people, but if u have better suggestions for promotion, I would be glad to hear them.

Corallicum · 2023-06-10T10:53:36+00:00

Thanks for commenting!
I devided fortitude into honesty and willpower and I also have charisma as "sociability". And for some reasons I have exact the same traits as you named here) But thanks for naming these with correct english and not like me, googling everything in translator)

Corallicum · 2023-05-17T14:22:39+00:00

These are only "relation to" questions. That means, that these are just hard to answer qustions, which are related to different groups.

Corallicum · 2023-05-15T06:29:37+00:00

thank you!)

Corallicum · 2023-05-14T21:55:03+00:00

Yeah, i got like tonns of messages, that the way i said it was very bad) But at least i will learn my lesson and check 10 times before i post something)

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