does anyone have any good descriptions I could use in a game instead of something like "Hey this is a starwars game", or something like that.
What im saying is instead of just saying "well you can be darth vader and hes evil" you could say a good description to the player but not use that name in it
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 Nov 16 2002, 4:39 pm
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Nov 16 2002, 5:00 pm
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If the only description you can think of it something along the lines of "you can play as [name of character]!" then you shouldn't worry about a description for it yet. Don't post a game until you have a substantial part complete; you should then be able to think of a better description. In the case of the Star Wars game, wait until you have a few planets and playable characters so you could say something like "Travel among 4 planets as one of 12 different characters trying to complete over 15 quests." It's a lot easier to write a description once you have a game.
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It's not that hard, just describe what you do in the game!
In Tanks, you drive around a tank blowing up other players with an assortment of weaponry! In Eternal World you seek your destiny as a warrior, magician or craftsman. Gain wealth, become a great warrior or master the arts of magic. In Settlers, you strategically compete for resources on a resource-rich island. Etc... | |
I think he means he cant think of a game idea, so he wants us to give him a bunch of made up descriptions he can use to base his game on, right?
Sort of like if a writer asked someone to write a blurb he can turn into a book. -DogMan | |
Generally speaking, the only way to get good descriptions is to have three things:
1) Either have all of the details already programmed, or an extremely good idea of what details you're planning. Try taking down a list of everything he can do (or will be able to do) in point form, then turning it into a paragraph summary. (Yes, that's why they teach English in school.) 2) Have access to a good thesaurus. If you're repeating the same word three times over, look up a word with similar meaning in the thesaurus and replace one of those words with it. For example, "He's pretty strong, pretty fast, and pretty big." could become "He's quite strong, pretty fast, and rather big." 3) Have writing talent. Don't forget those adverbs, adjectives, and complex sentences. "He's quite powerful, commanding the supernatural energy of the Force. This grants him great speed as well as superb abilities which work in conjunction with his large size." [edit] After reading the other posts in this thread, I should mention that I answered the question you asked. The fact that you changed the meaning along the way doesn't change much. =P | |
Zaria
Stranded, your crew mates are dead, your radio is down, your left alone on a dying planet. The only chance of survival, escape.... -DogMan | |
"Stranded, your crewmates are dead, your radio is down, your left alone on a dying planet. The only chance of survival, escape... "Stranded. Your crewmates are dead, your radio is down... you're left alone on a dying planet. The only chance for survival? Escape." That seems a little less Shatnerian and a little more harrowing. =P | |