Charas Game Making Contest!!!

[Ben]

If this is an XP friendly contest, Im in.

The battle system in my project is being beta tested, and Im writing some custom scripts...

So in a month or so, Ill be ready

[Glitch]

Ok, so here be the deal, it doesn't start in a month, it starts at the beginning of next month, that's like ten days. So use this time wisely.

Yes, this must be a new project. Obviously Meiscool can't submit metal tears cause he's had months to work on it. However he can use maps, resources, and parts of it, it just has to be a new game. It can even be a prologue or prequel to it if he wants, just not the same game. That explain?

It is primarily for 2k3 games, but we will be accepting some XP and 2k games as well, just everyone try and keep it 2k3, obviously that's not possible for some so we have those exceptions.


Does that clear things up?

When the contest begins I will post more details and specific rules, in addition to how your games will be scored.

I will give something away right now. At the recommendation of someone I am going to be making this charas involved. Meaning that for using certain aspects of charas you will win brownie points in the judging. By this I mean, using the generators, taking requests of other contestants, helping out other people. etc...

[Dragonium]

Two things worry me at this point.

The first is that you've mentioned that people can use resources and parts from their existing games (In your last post you said
about a Metal Tears sequel). It bugs me that people are going to set out and make huge great fat-arse games. We've said 30 minutes to 1 hour in length, right?

My second issue comes here:

Originally posted by Glitch
I will give something away right now. At the recommendation of someone I am going to be making this charas involved. Meaning that for using certain aspects of charas you will win brownie points in the judging. By this I mean, using the generators, taking requests of other contestants, helping out other people. etc...

So, where are the barriers between "looks good" and "uses the generators"? I mean, using the generators for nigh on everything will score points, but the game'll probably look like hell, which by right should lose a few points, am I right?

I know you've said you'll explain the rules when the contest begins, but could we have a few pointers in the meantime? I for one would like to get started a little in advance and I'd like to know what I should be keeping in mind.

Anyway, it looks like this one just may be a bit successful after all.

[Rowan]

I would actually like to play the games instead of making one. Im to busy getting the art work for my one game as is.

[Ben]

Honestly, the only way to completley level the field here is to limit it to non XP format, And must contain a certain degree of defaults.

Generated resorces would need to be implemented somehow.

Or even a theme/topic to it all



With XP stuff, a guy can just copy a script and make a TBS, another one, youve got ring menus. This all = Unfair to some.


If it were limited to RTP or C.R, or Generator stuff, Id be down with entering, had I the time......

I wouldnt mind playing the games....helping judge or something.....


 

Im to busy getting the art work for my one game as is.

[aboutasoandthis]

If this is an actual "make a game" contest instead of a minigame contest, don't you think 10 days is a little short notice without giving away the rules?

Also, I started this second project to FF Reminiscence a month ago. Since I pretty much haven't touched it, can I use that?

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by Dragonium
Two things worry me at this point.

The first is that you've mentioned that people can use resources and parts from their existing games (In your last post you said
about a Metal Tears sequel). It bugs me that people are going to set out and make huge great fat-arse games. We've said 30 minutes to 1 hour in length, right?

Dude.... I'll be lucky if my little game makes it to the ten minute mark. Like I said, it's just something for me to test my battle system on. If it takes someone over the 30 min through 1 hour length to kill some of my foes, meh.

[Glitch]

The Xp dealy. I said we would make exceptions for XP, but that doesn't mean you will be judged on the same scale as others.


Also, the generators. Put it this way, you will score better for having good resources than you will for having all generated resources. However you are encouraged to use the generators. This does not mean that all of your resources should be generated, you are just encouraged for using them.

You have more than 10 days to make the game, the CONTEST STARTS in 10 days, ish. You will have until the deadline after it starts. use these 10 days to prepare.

No one should be making big games. These are LITTLE MINI GAMES!
They should just be around half hour, no more than 1 hour!


Guys, just get resources ready, there are no limits on what kind of game you make. You'll find out what rules there are at the end of next week. If you are absolutely unsure about whether you can do something or not feel free to pm me or one of the judges.

[Almeidaboo]

Gah, i´m out of this one...I´d love to participate, but I haven´t touched RPGMaker in a long time, I wouldn´t be able to finish it...Not to mention my criativity crisis, which blocks me from thinking of anything good and original...-.-

Anyway, good luck contestants!

[Kinslayer]

Almeida spoke for me there... my imagination never lacks XD but my gaming skills are rather low, so I'm completely out of the ocntest...

In other words... good luck!!!!

[Archem]

Well, I think I've finally got a gap in my busy schedule, so I might get something thrown together. Mebe.

[DragonBlaze]

10 days to make a game. Its doable, but theres really not much you can do in 10 days. Anyway, as I understand, games don't need to be 30 minutes to an hour long. Anything under an hour will be fine. Obviosly, a well made 10 minute game probably won't score as high as a well made 40 minute game. But a great 10 minute game will probably score better than a poor 40 minute game. I could be wrong though

[Ben]

or maybe a 15 minute game, done slightly well, but with 3 minutes of FMV.Or like, 30 minutes of horrid graphics, is>5 minutes of greatness,or
if it was thirty minutes and it felt like it was two minutes, unless you play for only 10 minutes then it feels more like five, for some reason. But if you play for 20 minutes, It feels like 23 minutes. Unless youve played it once before, then its only like 15. Which brings me back to my initial point....

[SaiKar]

I have a question. CoD2, the game I just released, has a pretty cool minigame / puzzle thing in it. Could I rip out the puzzle, put it in a new project, and submit it as an entry? It would fit length requirements and I could jazz it up with some generated characters.

Or does doing something like that go against the spirit of the contest? I'm not out to ruin your idea here. I just want to know what is acceptable.

[Glitch]

hmm, well Sai, you could do that, but you would have to put some substance along with it. Create some form of story, and some form of game, because you wouldn't actually be doing any work after the contest started, you would need to put at least a few days of work alongside the puzzel. Through in some new characters, a new story, maybe some fun boss fights, stuff like that.


Remember the whole idea of the contest is to have fun making new games. I don't mind if you use parts of old games, but you gotta make something new.


DB is judging programming so it's up to him to decide how he wants to score people who are using old stuff.