1. To chat with the GameOgre community, you need to have at least 100 posts. Once you have the 100 posts, post at Become A New Ogre
    Dismiss Notice

Game Making Programs

Discussion in 'Online Game Development' started by ogreman, Sep 25, 2015.

  1. Admin Post
    ogreman

    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

    Messages:
    52,389
    Likes Received:
    8,869
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    268,648.19
    Which are the best? Been seeing quite a few in bundles lately and have even bought quite a few:). List some ones you know and we can set up a poll for them.
     
    ogreman, Sep 25, 2015
    ogreman, Sep 25, 2015
    #1
  2. Aaddron

    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

    Messages:
    42,980
    Likes Received:
    3,053
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    264,106.25
    I'd go with Unity, Unreal Engine and to some extent CryEngine. They are real tools, used by real developers. Learning the ones like RPG Maker and stuff is kinda a waste of time in my opinion as they have very limited use case. Fun to play around with and maybe build a small game but not for commercial/professional use imo.

    Unity
    Unreal Engine
    CryEngine
     
    Aaddron, Sep 26, 2015
    Aaddron, Sep 26, 2015
    #2
  3. ivekvv256

    ivekvv256 Ogre Legend The Pit

    Messages:
    6,170
    Likes Received:
    248
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Credit:
    8,930.14
    I've tried out Unity, and you can do soooo much once you get familiar with it so i'd say unity. Like Aaddron has said you can't do a lot with the normal RPG programs, but if you stick around Unity or Unreal Engine you could easly do a 2D game and progress to bigger stuff as you go.
     
    ivekvv256, Sep 27, 2015
    ivekvv256, Sep 27, 2015
    #3
  4. Croco12

    Croco12 The Crocodile The Pit
    1. TSM

    Messages:
    6,521
    Likes Received:
    670
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    721.30
    Gotta agree with Unity. It is indeed best one.
     
    Croco12, Sep 27, 2015
    Croco12, Sep 27, 2015
    #4
  5. Admin Post
    ogreman

    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

    Messages:
    52,389
    Likes Received:
    8,869
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    268,648.19
    Good point, I mainly like the GameMakers etc because of the content that is also on sale. What do those engines have above for content or does everything need to be made from scratch?
     
    ogreman, Sep 27, 2015
    ogreman, Sep 27, 2015
    #5
  6. ivekvv256

    ivekvv256 Ogre Legend The Pit

    Messages:
    6,170
    Likes Received:
    248
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Credit:
    8,930.14
    With unity you can make things from scratch or you can use the Unity Asset Store, and there's a whole bunch of stuff you can get from there for free that can be used in a game. For example you can search Tower Defense and you can find turrets, lanes, enemies and a bunch of other stuff that'll help you out making a tower defense game... All in all it's a very detailed engine for making games and it's got a free version aswell so yeah, worth a try. ;)
     
    ivekvv256, Sep 28, 2015
    ivekvv256, Sep 28, 2015
    #6
  7. Aaddron

    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

    Messages:
    42,980
    Likes Received:
    3,053
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    264,106.25
    Lots of high quality paid work too. Takes the hassle out of being a animator, artist, musician etc... can just focus on being a developer. :) Unreal Engine has a market too but it's prices are generally a bit more, I think it's because Unity has a more indie scene.
     
    Aaddron, Sep 28, 2015
    Aaddron, Sep 28, 2015
    #7
  8. Admin Post
    ogreman

    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

    Messages:
    52,389
    Likes Received:
    8,869
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    268,648.19
    Ah, nice to know. Wonder if we could make an Ogre Wars game with Unity:).
     
    ogreman, Sep 28, 2015
    ogreman, Sep 28, 2015
    #8
  9. Aaddron

    Aaddron Moderator Staff Member GameOgre Moderator

    Messages:
    42,980
    Likes Received:
    3,053
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    264,106.25
    If like the original that would be inefficient but in terms of a 3d game, sure. I don't think anyone here has enough experience in Unity to do it though.
     
    Aaddron, Sep 28, 2015
    Aaddron, Sep 28, 2015
    #9
  10. Admin Post
    ogreman

    ogreman Ogre In Charge Staff Member GameOgre Admin

    Messages:
    52,389
    Likes Received:
    8,869
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    268,648.19
    Well if Ogre Wars can be expanded, sure:). We are not married to that old VB Plugin lol.
     
    ogreman, Oct 4, 2015
    ogreman, Oct 4, 2015
    #10
  11. Snowy

    Snowy Ogre Hall of Fame Royal Ogre
    1. [Video Game Spotlight of the Month] Death Note Killer Within
    2. Gaming Community

    Messages:
    47,171
    Likes Received:
    2,704
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Credit:
    1,857,669.11
    Well I do like Adobe Flash since you can make Flash games and have it displayed on the Web, but it seems like Adobe Flash is fading away. There are other game making programs like GameMaker which I think is easy to use for beginners, RPG Maker which is also easy to use, Unity (C#), and Unreal Engine (C++).
     
    Snowy, Aug 27, 2017
    Snowy, Aug 27, 2017
    #11

Share This Page