So, I'm making a game..

I've always wanted to make games. And the time to do that is now. So I'm making a game! This will be a production by Grüsomt Games, which for the moment has one employee - Me. I'm not going to handle everything myself tho, I've already snared two collaborators whom I will be spotlighting in future posts.

Since I'm a big fan of game studios being transparent during their development process, I've decided to do the same. I intend to keep this blog updated with tidbits of information on everything from concept art and modeling to programming and game design philosophy. This is both to try and create interest for the project and to give something back to the great internets and all the helpful people on here who have pretty much taught me everything I know about my craft.

The game is not yet named. I know this is probably something that I'll have to remedy shortly, since it's hard to create buzz around something without a name. This as of yet unnamed game will be built using UDK, and the target platform is iOs devices, and Android. (As soon as we get Android support in UDK.) I've fallen in love with how user friendly UDK is, how easy it is for a small team to be productive with it, and the great community around it always ready to help out. New distribution channels like steam, the app store and the android market have opened up the possibility for smaller, independent game developers to reach a big audience and survive without backing from a huge publisher.

Stop babbling and tell me what the game is about you say? Aye, i suppose i should. The plan is to make a turn based RPG, focusing on fun gameplay and awesome visuals. As the development progresses my inspirations would probably become quite clear.. So I might as well start talking about that now. The Final Fantasy series has always (back in the golden days anyways.) had a style of gameplay that appealed to me, and that's always been the kind of game I would like to make. But before you start typing out hate mail saying how stupid it is to aim for a style of game that requires multi-million dollar budgets, let me just tell you right away that I'm aware of the position I'm in. I know what a small team can and can't do. I've taken every precaution not to overshoot, my goals are all realistic. The game is designed to be modular, so after some core features are in place it's easy to add features and assets as they are completed. I will be making more specific posts about the topic of making games with small teams in the future.

I'd also like to highlight the game "Moonstone" for the Amiga. This old school classic does a lot of things right, and I draw lots of inspiration from this. Some people might say it's not a good idea to start things off by naming other games, since everyone wants to be completely original and do something no one has ever done before. While i enjoy originality as much as the next guy, I also disagree with the notion that the wheel has to be reinvented every time. This is another topic i intend to talk more about in a future post.

Yeah, wall of text done. Hello world!