Not that I think that this REALLY interests anyone…still, one of my objectives is to show how one guy can come up with a decent game… and I feel giving a sense of who I am will help you appreciate if the choices I made could also be relevant to you. Does it make any sense ?
Beginner programmer, can draw a bit, wannabe game designer… other lives aside from this project
#limitedtime – So my name is Michel I am 38 (when I write this), married, two kids (7-10), living near Paris with a daily job that takes me away from 8 am to 7pm.
#beginner – I am not a developer. I have experienced programming for the first time at 10, copying arkanoid source codes of my brand new amstrad cpc 6128, then I learnt turbo pascal at 14 (I was not familiar with the ‘align your ambition to your resources’ and I started developing a game inspired by Blood Bowl board game). Then during my engineering degree I learnt C, C++, java. So I would say I was advanced beginner with maybe 6 months of experience in Game Maker Studio when I started this project.
#creator I like and need to create… I draw, not an artist though. I wrote novels, for me and friends. I do woodwork (not sure this is proper english). I have created basic board games and tabletop rpg. So I need to get this out of my system in a way or another.
When I ran into Game Maker Studio, it was a eye-opener and I knew I will have a game of my own out there… even if only 10 people ever play it.
So that is me. A hobbyist game developer without all the skills required, without the time required, with no proper experience of building a game, but still very motivated. Aware of my limitations, I decided to align my level of ambition with the one of my resources and I have been going for a simple fan-game project. Also, I had to be very rigorous about this and manage it like a proper project. I gave myself a simple objective: finish a game. I am sure this sounds familiar to some of you ?
Dead Clones game making 