Poll: current # of game ideas?
by Joshua Dallman · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 02/27/2005 (7:29 pm) · 29 replies
So I'm really curious, for those who keep track of their numbers (there are a lot of programmers on this site afterall who like to do things like keep track of numbers):
What is the current number of game ideas you have?
(Not including bad ones?)
What is the current number of game ideas you have?
(Not including bad ones?)
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#22
02/28/2005 (4:00 pm)
We have 40ish in our Wiki. Alot of them are themes and settings with a few random thoughts. Just a few of them are fleshed out to something workable.
#23
awesome!! (though later in this thread, 77!! geez...)
Funny, for me it's been the exact opposite. I had a ton of flashes like instant little "eureka's" where I would see a clear vision of an entire game one after another, then I got so busy actually chasing down one or two into production that I don't have time to sit around and drin--, er, be creative like I did before, so I'm coming up with many less.
Exactly!!
02/28/2005 (4:41 pm)
Quote:I'm at around 2 dozen.
awesome!! (though later in this thread, 77!! geez...)
Quote:I've also found that ideas are a lot easier to come by now than they were a year ago.
Funny, for me it's been the exact opposite. I had a ton of flashes like instant little "eureka's" where I would see a clear vision of an entire game one after another, then I got so busy actually chasing down one or two into production that I don't have time to sit around and drin--, er, be creative like I did before, so I'm coming up with many less.
Quote:Anybody making games should have more ideas than they could EVER complete.
Exactly!!
#24
03/05/2005 (7:26 am)
Right now my partner and I have 2 games on the table. One is a post-apocalyptic RPG that's actually almost done. At least with the writing part. The other was an all encompasing fantasy RPG. Adventure with a character, become king, do mass land battles. Kinda like the old game Birthright but with preferably less then 100 or so bugs and glitches that Birthright had.
#25
03/05/2005 (7:28 am)
Right now my partner and I have 2 games on the table. One is a post-apocalyptic RPG that's actually almost done. At least with the writing part. The other was an all encompasing fantasy RPG. Adventure with a character, become king, do mass land battles. Kinda like the old game Birthright but with preferably less then 100 or so bugs and glitches that Birthright had.
#26
03/05/2005 (9:21 pm)
I have about 3 fleshed out ideas and 6 or 7 more that are the basic idea.
#27
03/05/2005 (10:21 pm)
I have one 2D game idea written down, with a crappy color-scetch of the main character. I get game ideas all the time, and have at least 10 floating around in my head at any given time. 
#28
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03/06/2005 (9:11 am)
There is two of use working on a game now and another we are sort of working on. I have currently about 42 game ideas written down. The more we learn about TGE and TSE the list of ideas continues to grow.edit spelling
#29
The first, I have a thread already up about, "Translvaynia-style RPG". I barely know anything about game design, and I know less than nothing about programming.
The second, a MMORPG. A game where you make your own character, then choose a pet from a long line of pets. During combat, you can switch between yourself and your animal as playable characters, and you pet would have special abilities, and such. This gameplay mechanic would be in some opther parts of the game too. Like, say, a player had a bountie on his/her head. You go, take the quest, and get a peice of clothing/a belonging from the guy you're hunting, and give it to your pet. The camera then switches to a first-person view from the pet's perspective, and goes kinda into thermal vision, and you can see the trail of the guy you're hunting.
The third, a game based on Pikachu, only as a gun-toting mercenary. There would be a cool multiplayer mode, also.
The fourth, a GTA spin-off that stars a Koala named "Kuddles". Don't ask...
The fifth... Damn. I can't remember the fifth.
The sixth, a HALO tribute in form of Halo Babies. Would include every variant vehicle (Gauss Warthog, AA Warthog, Rocket-shooting Warthog, the ATV, and maybe a few customs), every weapon (Flamethrower, and maybe 1 or 2 customs), and all other weapons, vehicles, characters, and maybe a new story. Maybe a few hidden characters, like Jason Jones and She Kai Wang. Plus a multiplayer mode. If I had a chane to do THAT game... Now THAT would be awesome.
03/06/2005 (8:46 pm)
Hmmm... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... 6. They are never gonna get done. too bad...The first, I have a thread already up about, "Translvaynia-style RPG". I barely know anything about game design, and I know less than nothing about programming.
The second, a MMORPG. A game where you make your own character, then choose a pet from a long line of pets. During combat, you can switch between yourself and your animal as playable characters, and you pet would have special abilities, and such. This gameplay mechanic would be in some opther parts of the game too. Like, say, a player had a bountie on his/her head. You go, take the quest, and get a peice of clothing/a belonging from the guy you're hunting, and give it to your pet. The camera then switches to a first-person view from the pet's perspective, and goes kinda into thermal vision, and you can see the trail of the guy you're hunting.
The third, a game based on Pikachu, only as a gun-toting mercenary. There would be a cool multiplayer mode, also.
The fourth, a GTA spin-off that stars a Koala named "Kuddles". Don't ask...
The fifth... Damn. I can't remember the fifth.
The sixth, a HALO tribute in form of Halo Babies. Would include every variant vehicle (Gauss Warthog, AA Warthog, Rocket-shooting Warthog, the ATV, and maybe a few customs), every weapon (Flamethrower, and maybe 1 or 2 customs), and all other weapons, vehicles, characters, and maybe a new story. Maybe a few hidden characters, like Jason Jones and She Kai Wang. Plus a multiplayer mode. If I had a chane to do THAT game... Now THAT would be awesome.
Ian Smithers
Well, I'm sticking with my few, I am kind of ruthless with new ideas, I just write down 1 sentance so I can always come back to them, but I have prevcious few actual ideas that I am serious about.
Ian