Still, this looks intriguing... Plotting will have to be tight though to keep consistency between three parallel concurrent storylines, as will your cause-and-effect scenarios. For want of a nail and all that...
You are right when you say that I would have to keep the plot tight.
However, thanks to my experience in Computer Science, I learned that reducing dependcies is very good to keeping things managable. So the cause-and-effect scenarios are very generalized in dependancies.
I had draw up an outline of all three plotlines on a spreadsheet listing only
the titles of episodes. So, in a sense there are actually (23 + 12) x 3 + 1 episodes. It's not really as bad as it sounds as story arcs span several episodes. Also, you can get different strings of episodes.
Alright, I started writing the intro after being sidetracked into making features of my game (like the title screen). This is for Skyshift.
Oh man, I'm already trying to make this reasonly realistic but already there are some quirks to the main character. He likes fridges. However, he'll leave behind unplugged fridges. Now there is a good reason for this weirdness that is actually important.
It looks like there will be an introduction action sequence.
Probably the most difficult thing to make this game good is balancing fighting and storylines. I am really going to have to intergrate the storyline in the fighting. (i.e. Battle actions might be as hard as making VN choices)
Counter Arts wrote:
Probably the most difficult thing to make this game good is balancing fighting and storylines. I am really going to have to intergrate the storyline in the fighting. (i.e. Battle actions might be as hard as making VN choices)
I'll send you whatever I do with the Battle Engine. We might learn from each other. Well, I don't really know python, but perhaps you'll get the concepts I'm trying to execute. Before even a single battle CG is made, it is crucial to make it enjoyable enough so that even if the story is not to the audience's tastes, the battles will add replay value.
