Plan for Dan Houwen
by Dan Houwen · 04/11/2003 (12:03 pm) · 9 comments
FPS food fight game. it will be set in a school for the campaign part, but for regular gameplay u can decide from a school, resteraunt, outside family party, etc... the ideas for places to fight and weapons are limitless. weapons like soda(shake up and spray), pop rocks bombs, anything u can think of, such as a slingshot fitting anyhting such as mashed potatoes, applesauce, noodles....food fight shooter is a good topic for a game, i dont think anyone has used it yet... maybe u could even fit in spitball fight section...this idea is in the earliest possible stage a game could be in, without anything 2 help us, this game wouldnt be possible....
#2
Bah! People who can't spell! It's leeway, you fool :P
04/11/2003 (2:49 pm)
/me flames the flamer.Bah! People who can't spell! It's leeway, you fool :P
#3
It is a great idea. The only prob is the incredible amount of resources it takes to make *any* sort of FPS...even a food fight. Just too much work for 98% of indies including me. I ended up settling on a *much* simpler game idea.
04/11/2003 (2:51 pm)
Ironically i wrote up a 56 page design document for Food Fight already. I'd be glad to share it. Email me at phdana@crimsongames.com.It is a great idea. The only prob is the incredible amount of resources it takes to make *any* sort of FPS...even a food fight. Just too much work for 98% of indies including me. I ended up settling on a *much* simpler game idea.
#4
04/11/2003 (5:01 pm)
[quote]Now seriously, I
#5
My apologies; However, I don't claim to be the best communicator either.
04/11/2003 (7:38 pm)
Mac: I didn't mean to come across as harsh as I think you've taken me...My apologies; However, I don't claim to be the best communicator either.
#6
04/12/2003 (4:09 pm)
Not my fault. You guys have all these college degrees for all this stuff and i'm only 14. What more do you want?
#7
Dan: Ian does make a good point. A little time up front goes a long way with developer types. Many developers won't read past the first three words if your thoughts aren't presented professionaly. I think your idea has some merit. Hope to see more fleshing out of it in the future.
04/12/2003 (4:23 pm)
Ian: My apologies then. Perhaps I was hasty. I just hate to see may favorite community resort to flaming to get a point across and at the time, that's what I thought was going on. Peace.Dan: Ian does make a good point. A little time up front goes a long way with developer types. Many developers won't read past the first three words if your thoughts aren't presented professionaly. I think your idea has some merit. Hope to see more fleshing out of it in the future.
#8
I think it's great to start thinking creatively at a young age. Since I was 8 i've been trying to design a game and here I am 6 years later still struggling but making progress.
Also I think games aimed at a younger audience are great... Things like Chain Reaction and Marble Blast are good to not only give kids a clean game to play but also teaching basic physics etc etc. So, you're game idea may be feasable for that audience with a nice bit of cell shading. =)
~ian
04/13/2003 (2:12 pm)
Dan: Yes, I'm very sorry to offend you... I often forget humor isn't understood when it's text-based ;) (i'm a VERY sarcastic person in real life...)I think it's great to start thinking creatively at a young age. Since I was 8 i've been trying to design a game and here I am 6 years later still struggling but making progress.
Also I think games aimed at a younger audience are great... Things like Chain Reaction and Marble Blast are good to not only give kids a clean game to play but also teaching basic physics etc etc. So, you're game idea may be feasable for that audience with a nice bit of cell shading. =)
~ian
#9
You should feel validated by this...discouraged maybe...but validated. I suggest you keep thinking up great ideas...but try to think of one that is simple enough that you and a team of other relatively inexperienced people could pull it off.
04/18/2003 (6:23 am)
Let me repeat my sentiment. This is A GREAT IDEA. I bothered to take the time to write a FIFTY SIX PAGE DESIGN DOCUMENT based around this idea...this is how good of an idea I thought it was when it occurred to me. A *total* winner. The only problem is that such a game would have the same resource requirements as any FPS game...and those are way beyond the means of an indie developer like me.You should feel validated by this...discouraged maybe...but validated. I suggest you keep thinking up great ideas...but try to think of one that is simple enough that you and a team of other relatively inexperienced people could pull it off.
Ian Wheat
1) finish the 5th grade and learn to spell
2) hooked on phonics?
3) read a few articles on writing and creative writing / game design
Hope you like my todo list...
Now seriously, I'm not usually part of the group here that flames but I'm giving you a joking warning here; don't expect any support unless you can express yourself properly. (Now, if you are not from an english-speaking country you have quite a bit of leway (sp?))
And as for your idea... I think it'd be amusing and fun for a few minutes but don't expect even 100 downloads on release day.
Anyhow, just save yourself some flames by learning to write/speak properly.
~Ian