Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 ive been reading some articles about different video game software available. it doesnt look all that difficult really. its something id like to kind of get into one day. what im wondering is, how much money am i looking to spend, to hire a small team of programmers to make a wicked video game for me? i have a pretty good idea i think, and i wouldnt mind investing a little money into the project, if the game turned out the way i want it. i might even be able to try to market the game and make a little money, but well cross that bridge when we come to it so graphics wise, id like it to look pretty good, obviously. but what i mean is, i dont want it to look like shit. i hardly play video games, but im hoping for xbox classic or ps2 level of graphics quality, if possible. this will be a computer game, so am i right when i say its easier to design a good looking game for computer vs console? regardless, its 2010, i would hope one could have a decent quality video game made for fairly cheap one problem i cant seem to think around, is how i can get the game made without the idea getting stolen. or what if i get the game made and one of programmers takes off with my game? this leads me to want to do it all myself. thats what i would like to do anyway, it would be far more fun, creative, and rewarding to do the entire thing myself. its far more my style. doesnt it take years of learning computer programming to make anything decent though? and especially when were talking about creating good graphics. who knows, maybe im completely out of the loop, and you can make totally wicked looking video games very easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 about one million dollards to 1.5 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fishtank Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 learn flash and action scripting and you can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 ... I know this is a troll under teh bridge trying to gets teh facepalm attention ET thread but what the hell... "The most expensive video game, until recently, was a Sega Dreamcast game called Shenmue. Released in 1999, the project cost over $70 million and took over 7 years to complete. "Rockstar North’s president has estimated that the world’s most expensive video game (GTA4) cost about $100 million to make." lol this a little outdated irrelevantly relevant:"In 1996 a typical PlayStation game cost less than $1 million to make and sold for $49. Today, development costs for an Xbox or PlayStation 2 game run anywhere from $5 million to $7 million per title and sell for $49.99. And some game titles can cost upwards of $30 million." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 ps1 games cost $50? shit i don't remember them being that expensive. you can also make a lot more money these days through DLC and expansions, not to mention subscription fees for mmos/xboxlive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 fuck @ blanket fort well that sucks. i was hoping i could get it made for maybe $500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 so et, wtf are you actually thinking about here? it's not that hard to write a moderately fun flash game, but getting up to ps2 level graphics will be a massive, incredible, huge project that will take up many more hours than you can imagine, considering your background. if you do it yourself i can only imagine your game will be utter crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 so maybe i need to be looking more into marketing my ideas to investors? this game needs to be made, im playing it in my head right now and its fucking sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 learn flash and action scripting and you can do it do you think you could elaborate further? basically just tell me everything you think i wouold need to know. like how long to learn those things? and by flash you mean like those cheap stupid 2D flash games for free? cause i dont want this to be another cheap online flash game, i want a real game and upon googleing action script, am i right when i say its used inside of adobe flash? any help is appreciated people, thx in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EDGEY Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Learn C# Get XNA Creator Software from Microsoft Get Visual C# 2008 $49 for the membership $99 a year for the other membership Build and upload games to xbox360... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 277: 930-933 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Learn visual basic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 jeese this is a lot of googling guys. how long is the learning curve on these programs? lets be clear, i know fuck all about any of this. so be honest, if you think it would be too hard, say so! now im feeling like giving up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 fuck @ blanket fort well that sucks. i was hoping i could get it made for maybe $500 What game you want? I'll make it for £500, it'll look like it was made for $500, but it'll still be a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 k im on xna creative softwares website. i guys there a whole section in xbox live marketplace where you can buy can play "indie" games that people have uploaded to xbox live. this cant be that hard if so many people are doing it that xbox made a section for it. this makes me feel hopeful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 fuck @ blanket fort well that sucks. i was hoping i could get it made for maybe $500 What game you want? I'll make it for £500, it'll look like it was made for $500, but it'll still be a game. well that doesnt sound too endearing. i want online multiplayer abilities, a huge fucking map, fucking huge, hundreds of little AI drones programmed into the game doing things. i dont know anything about this stuff, i suppose $500 isnt really anything. for a few thousand dollars can i get a wicked looking game at least almost as good as looking as GTA? i bet this is like everything else in life. if you want to get something made for you, and made well, you have to pay an arm and a leg for it, when you if you just would have went out and made it yourself, and can do it almost free usually. like when people pay studios thousands of dollars to record them an album, when you can record one just as good in your house for a few hundred if you know how. or if you hire contractors to build you a house its like $500 000, but if you build it yourself you can do it for around $30 000. am i right, or am i right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 the difference between a good home studio producer and a bad one is a LOT of time (years) and usually money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AcrossCanyons Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 you haven't got a chance pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 the difference between a good home studio producer and a bad one is a LOT of time (years) and usually money. you haven't got a chance pal. QFT Again . . . ... I know this is a troll under teh bridge trying to gets teh facepalm attention ET thread but what the hell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dirty Protest Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 well that doesnt sound too endearing. i want online multiplayer abilities, a huge fucking map, fucking huge, hundreds of little AI drones programmed into the game doing things. i dont know anything about this stuff, i suppose $500 isnt really anything. for a few thousand dollars can i get a wicked looking game at least almost as good as looking as GTA? i bet this is like everything else in life. if you want to get something made for you, and made well, you have to pay an arm and a leg for it, when you if you just would have went out and made it yourself, and can do it almost free usually. like when people pay studios thousands of dollars to record them an album, when you can record one just as good in your house for a few hundred if you know how. or if you hire contractors to build you a house its like $500 000, but if you build it yourself you can do it for around $30 000. am i right, or am i right? Well not necessarily, im a Trotskyist forced to live a free market. What you got to offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 UsE ThE PoWeR Of YoUr ImAGiNaTiOn!1!1!1 DuDe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Glass Plate Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Go to a game design college, hand out fliers. Pay next to nothing, and work them like HOGS!! If you want better graphics and sound make sure you get guys for that from the appropriate colleges. Child labor does wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Blanket Fort Collapse Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Go to a game design college, hand out fliers. Pay next to nothing, and work them like HOGS!! If you want better graphics and sound make sure you get guys for that from the appropriate colleges. Child labor does wonders. that's a pretty ambitiously smart idea to be used by a troll on the internet trying to get facepalm's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Helper ET Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Go to a game design college, hand out fliers. Pay next to nothing, and work them like HOGS!! If you want better graphics and sound make sure you get guys for that from the appropriate colleges. Child labor does wonders. i like the idea. maybe not work them like HOGS, but i could pay em and surprise them with free beer and stuff. i think you really need a team to do this dont you? blanket fort : not a troll thanks for asking more ideas please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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