Soul Wars - Hell Yeah
by Quinton Delpeche · 07/17/2009 (1:28 am) · 12 comments
I recently enrolled in a training course here in the U.K. that provides a course in both Game Design and Game Development. I was approved for inclusion in the Game Development course and have been spending most of my FREE time doing my studies.
During my studies however I have met a host of people who are also doing the Developer or the Designer course and we all started collaborating and talking about previous projects ... so I whipped out my POC and Prototype of Soul Wars and before I knew it I had 2 designers and 2 developers interested in joining the team.
So here we are now, at a crossroad and the Designers have been hard at work fleshing out the Game Mechanics and providing a stronger background and history to the World of Lodor. I am extremely excited at the progress that has been made and as we move forward with this I will be posting some updates regarding the awesome work that the designers are doing.
What I have learnt from all of this, is that you can't do everything by yourself (especially with a project of this type) as all you end up doing is dissapointing yourself. Now I have an awesome team behind the project and we are forging ahead.
About the author
Gobbo Games is an Independent Games Development company operating from Durban in South Africa. We believe in creating high-quality cost-effective games that remain true to the belief of Independent Game Developers around the world.
#2
07/17/2009 (7:17 am)
Good for you, mate.
#3
Thanks Yuri and Steve.
07/17/2009 (7:41 am)
Just an update ... the team has now grown to 8 and I have a decent back-story that I will be posting soon. :)Thanks Yuri and Steve.
#4
07/17/2009 (7:46 am)
That's cool - would like to get on some training too to feed my game development enthusiasm, is it a full time course or something that would fit alongside my day job?
#5
You can find more information at: Train2Game and it is affiliated to TIGA.
It is only U.K. though.
07/17/2009 (8:05 am)
Well it is a Diploma that you take here in the U.K. It is a study at home course and you have to write 3 exams during the time of the course.You can find more information at: Train2Game and it is affiliated to TIGA.
It is only U.K. though.
#6
07/17/2009 (8:25 am)
8? Are they breeding? Or is it cell division? 8D
#7
I did however run them through my "Hampston Accelerator". :)
07/17/2009 (8:31 am)
lol @ Steve ... the prototype seemed to generate more interest then I thought it would.I did however run them through my "Hampston Accelerator". :)
#8
07/17/2009 (9:16 am)
Quote:A giant hamster wheel version of the Hampton Accelerator. ;P
I did however run them through my "Hampston Accelerator".
#9
Disclaimer: You actually didn't win a FREE toaster, so don't ask!. ;)
07/17/2009 (9:19 am)
Yessir ... :) You get 100% and a FREE toaster. :)Disclaimer: You actually didn't win a FREE toaster, so don't ask!. ;)
#10
07/17/2009 (9:20 am)
Awesome news, congratulations! Keep forging ahead. 
#11
I'm happy to see such a fortunate turn of events for Soul Wars! Keep it up!
Oh, and use that accelerator just once more. :) Please.
07/17/2009 (12:24 pm)
Congrats Quinton! I wholeheartedly agree with you trusting talented people with helping in your game. Our own 17-year-old Naralos Udal has been doing such an awesome job on Xenocell that I wouldn't trade him for Sid Meyer himself. I also hope to post about his progress soon.I'm happy to see such a fortunate turn of events for Soul Wars! Keep it up!
Oh, and use that accelerator just once more. :) Please.
#12
I am slowly make the site a little more pretty as I add the content, feel free to pay the site a visit and I appreciate any feedback. :)
http://www.soulwars.org/
07/18/2009 (7:40 am)
The Designers have been hard at work and I have started transcribing their work to the new website.I am slowly make the site a little more pretty as I add the content, feel free to pay the site a visit and I appreciate any feedback. :)
http://www.soulwars.org/
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