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Game Discussion => Player's Plaza => Topic started by: Xaron on January 11, 2017, 03:33:09 PM
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Dear all,
I don't know if this fits into this section exactly but I'm currently started to design a (single player) roguelike underwater submarine game and would like to know what platform you prefer to play such a game? Is it still PC? Or would you like to play more on mobiles?
The question is not for the framework I use but more in terms of the user interface. For a PC version I could integrate much more and dense information where I have to limit that somehow for mobiles.
Thanks for your help! :)
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It depends on the game. Some games fit a phone/tablet interface well, others are more suited to playing on a computer. You'll have to make a choice based on what kind of game you want to make, and design it around the interface you choose. Y'know, is it going to be a Dwarf Fortress-inspired submarine sim, or Flappy Bird with nuclear torpedoes? Asking this crowd, I'm sure no one will be turned off by a game for the PC, at least ;) Sorry for stating the obvious, but you asked.
As always,
Minotauros
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I feel it's about turn to what's your main game device. In general, I agree with AgingMinotaur. I voted for desktop, because if I'm playing, I'm using PC. But, to be honest, if you would like to support both platforms, I suppose that it's easier to make good conversion from android to desktop than from desktop to mobile.
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Very helpful input, thanks for that. I plan it to be more complex so probably not like dwarf fortress but for sure more complex than flappy birds. ;D
The framework I use makes it easy to port it to everything with a CPU in it and I've created 9 games with it so far. As I love rogue like games and as I'm very on love with FTL for instance I would like to go in that direction.
So basically different types of submarines which can be equipped modular with weapons, engines, reactors and that stuff...
I will go more into detail if you like. ;)