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by Percon
Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:05 pm
Forum: Other Visual Novel Engines
Topic: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like games?
Replies: 28
Views: 8000

Re: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like gam

I don't get why people say Unity is easy. I've been working with an experienced Unity developer for almost a year now and there are many times the development gets tedious and frustrating as a result of decisions the Unity development team makes between versions of Unity. That said he already has h...
by Percon
Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:00 am
Forum: Other Visual Novel Engines
Topic: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like games?
Replies: 28
Views: 8000

Re: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like gam

LVUER wrote:AFAIK, Unity is focused in making 3D FPS game but that doesn't mean you can't make other kind of game with it.
Unity isn't tailored to any specific genre, though the tools available make it easier to build a 3D world than with any of the other tools listed in this thread.
by Percon
Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:57 pm
Forum: Other Visual Novel Engines
Topic: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like games?
Replies: 28
Views: 8000

Re: What software is out there for making VNs or VN-like gam

Unity is actually super easy to use, even for those non-programmer types. Everyone is saying that it is a bit extreme for making a VN, and while they're right, if you want to make games in general and not just VNs, it might be worth learning (more so than Game Maker/RPGMaker). If you REALLY want to ...
by Percon
Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]
Replies: 20
Views: 4572

Re: Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]

Alrighty... thanks for the feedback thus far. I've updated the blog with details concerning our engine, which currently produces something like this: http://www.exitcorners.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ExitCorners-Product-Screenshot-001.png I've also posted a couple more character sprites on the b...
by Percon
Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:08 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]
Replies: 20
Views: 4572

Re: Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]

Thank you kindly for reading the blog posts; I know there's a lot to read. And don't worry about sounding harsh; generally, I find that if people are preemptively apologizing for being harsh, they aren't being harsh at all. :lol: Besides, I'd rather have honest and harsh criticism than no criticism ...
by Percon
Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:16 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]
Replies: 20
Views: 4572

Exit/Corners [Intrigue][Episodic]

~Game has changed a lot. Super late edit.~
by Percon
Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Ideas to make a more mainstream VN
Replies: 34
Views: 4324

Re: Ideas to make a more mainstream VN

*text which is true for games* There is just one little thing wrong with all of that; visual novels are not games! They're books, advanced books, book+ if you will. They're not altogether different. Both are virtual mediums that incorporate visuals and sound that boast a variety of outcomes based o...
by Percon
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:15 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Ideas to make a more mainstream VN
Replies: 34
Views: 4324

Re: Ideas to make a more mainstream VN

Personally, I feel as if there are a lot of things that can be done to make this type of game more appealing to the traditional western gamer. However, it seems that many developers here are afraid to deviate away from the Japanese Visual Novel model. There's nothing wrong with that, though I feel t...
by Percon
Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:42 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Non-anime, non-romance VN?
Replies: 28
Views: 6034

Re: Non-anime, non-romance VN?

I really loved this post. You summed it up pretty precisely. The "made in Japan" crowd is impossible to cater to. The only game to make them bat an eyelid is Katawa Shoujo, and that was made to JVN specifications (except the photographic backgrounds). Most of the games here are mostly for...
by Percon
Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:21 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Non-anime, non-romance VN?
Replies: 28
Views: 6034

Re: Non-anime, non-romance VN?

I was going to wait until my project was ready to launch to register for these forums, but I felt compelled to chime in. I've been lurking these forums for a while and yes, at a glance, it would appear that romance games with a Japanese-inspired aesthetic experience more popularity and hype. It cert...