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[Question] Making a thread for paired games?

Fotomac

Fotomac

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    Are development threads for game pairs (e.g. Magenta and Cyan Versions) considered OK around here?
     
    Fotomac said:
    Are development threads for game pairs (e.g. Magenta and Cyan Versions) considered OK around here?
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    Yup, but personally I wouldn't recommend making a pair unless you have a good reason to.
     
    Honestly, there isn't much of a point in making your games pairs unless you somehow allow trading between them (I'm pretty sure it's possible, but pretty complicated/ you'll have to host it on a server somewhere).

    That's the reason the official games were released in pairs in the first place (and you know, marketing).

    I guess another good reason to have pairs is if it's story-related, but the differences would have to be much more than "this pokemon is in this version and that one is in that version"
     
    Schrroms said:
    Honestly, there isn't much of a point in making your games pairs unless you somehow allow trading between them (I'm pretty sure it's possible, but pretty complicated/ you'll have to host it on a server somewhere).

    That's the reason the official games were released in pairs in the first place (and you know, marketing).

    I guess another good reason to have pairs is if it's story-related, but the differences would have to be much more than "this pokemon is in this version and that one is in that version"
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    For the pair of games I'm planning (tentatively titled R3D and Green 3D; titles may be subject to change), that will be one part of the job of the creative department of Atlantic Arts (the name of my game development team): to figure out what other version differences to include apart from version-exclusive Pokémon.
     
    Fotomac said:
    For the pair of games I'm planning (tentatively titled R3D and Green 3D; titles may be subject to change), that will be one part of the job of the creative department of Atlantic Arts (the name of my game development team): to figure out what other version differences to include apart from version-exclusive Pokémon.
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    Why make a pair when you can just do a sequel once you finish the first? It doesn't have to occur in chronological order - they can happen in tandem IE Pokemon Fr/Lg and Ru/Sa, direct sequel like XD to Colosseum, a prequel(Sorry, don't have any examples for prequels) or even just an alternative version of events(Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, or Platinum to their paired game counterparts). Your team will learn quite a bit from a single game, and you won't have split focus issues. Plus, by the time you're done with one, you may want to move on to another project entirely.
     
    TBM_Christopher said:
    Why make a pair when you can just do a sequel once you finish the first? It doesn't have to occur in chronological order - they can happen in tandem IE Pokemon Fr/Lg and Ru/Sa, direct sequel like XD to Colosseum, a prequel(Sorry, don't have any examples for prequels) or even just an alternative version of events(Yellow, Crystal, Emerald, or Platinum to their paired game counterparts). Your team will learn quite a bit from a single game, and you won't have split focus issues. Plus, by the time you're done with one, you may want to move on to another project entirely.
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    Come to think, I'm also thinking of doing a Yellow remake (simply titled 3D at the moment)... with a twist. The twist being, which Pokémon is the player's starter depends on whether the player character is a boy or a girl (i.e. the male player character will receive a Pikachu, just like in Pokémon Yellow, and the female player character will receive a Clefairy, which was supposed to be the franchise's mascot before Pikachu broke out and became more popular).
     
    Schrroms said:
    Honestly, there isn't much of a point in making your games pairs unless you somehow allow trading between them (I'm pretty sure it's possible, but pretty complicated/ you'll have to host it on a server somewhere).
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    Even with this, why making two builds? Just do a setting at new game screen.
     
    FL said:
    Even with this, why making two builds? Just do a setting at new game screen.
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    Um, what do you mean "build"? Are you talking about the game, or its engine?
     
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