Is it a good idea to make a game based on "ninjas"? No, this is NOT Naruto with their huge demon seal boosts and such. However, though this does not sound like it would be part of the Anime section, it is. It contains things within the history of Japan, and many features from shows. The graphics will be somewhat Anime-like. I plan on making this a game for "acutal" ninja players who don't just sit in front of a log all day. No, this is a game where you have to kill or infiltrate other ninja academies. Yes, this game revolves multiple cities containing academies, or schools.
Instead of just buying Ninja Stars, you have more options which can save your a few hundred yen. You can either mine some iron and smelt it into a few sharp stars, or buy some iron ores and smelt it yourself. Or, you can do both to make youre own weaponry. Would this game be a good addition to the Anime section with it's anime-like graphics, or would it go somewhere else? Yes, there are special moves that would take a while to acquire. So far the stat system I've made show the following stats: Health, Throwing Skill, Stabbing Skill, Hand to hand, Blacksmithing, Mining, Woodcutting, and Quest Level.
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 Jul 14 2008, 4:56 pm
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I don't think you should add blacksmithing, mining and woodcutting. Ninjas don't normally do that.
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Jemai1 wrote:
I don't think you should add blacksmithing, mining and woodcutting. Ninjas don't normally do that. Hey. Oh yes Jemai1. You would know since you are an expert when it comes to Ninjas. I even heard you were one. (SARCASM) I am sure after a hard day of merciless killing Ninjas have pastimes. Whether they are Blacksmithing, Mining or Woodcutting. Strange hobbies perhaps, but some people think Bondage is an odd activity to enjoy. Also they could be refered to as secondary jobs, a way to make money other than "merciless killing". I am not saying that it's the best idea, but there are always work-arounds. There's no need to stamp on the guys ideas. Good luck with the game. -Stephen | |
Naokohiro wrote:
Unless it's specifically based on at least one anime, then it's not an anime fan game. He didn't say anime fan game though, just anime game. Anime is largely populated with fan games because people like to make games based off their favorite animes and those are by definition fan games. However a game that is done in anime style but not based off of anything specific would be a non-fan anime game. The guild should include those as well. Lummox JR | |
I was referring to the stats. I think he shouldn't add those stats because those are things that ninjas should not focus on. He can add mining, blacksmithing and woodcutting activities to his game but being skilled at them (for me) is pointless since it's a "ninja game".
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Lummox JR wrote:
He didn't say anime fan game though, just anime game. Anime is largely populated with fan games because people like to make games based off their favorite animes and those are by definition fan games. However a game that is done in anime style but not based off of anything specific would be a non-fan anime game. The guild should include those as well. Hey, that's a good point... I've just never seen that in games made outside of Japan before. (Or in BYOND) | |
Naokohiro wrote:
Lummox JR wrote: Well you will see soon. I just hate how I have to icon all of this. Oh, but one question. Since this is an original idea not used by anyone, I AM allowed posting for staff correct? Though it is an anime game, it is not copyrighted yet. | |
Jemai1 wrote:
I don't think you should add blacksmithing, mining and woodcutting. Ninjas don't normally do that. Actually, that is precisely what ninjas did. Ninjas were mostly low class peasants and farmers. Since they used their work tools as weapons they could be easily discarded or hidden leaving little to no traces behind. That's why they're known for being stealthy. | |
Wolfdude5 wrote:
Well you will see soon. I just hate how I have to icon all of this. Oh, but one question. Since this is an original idea not used by anyone, I AM allowed posting for staff correct? Though it is an anime game, it is not copyrighted yet. Correct. Only fan games are taboo in Classified Ads. Lummox JR | |
Where the hell did you hear that? Ninjas obviously used specialized weapons, and I think they'd also be paid well enough since they are talented so they wouldn't be of low class. They most definitely did not use regular farming tools as weapons... they may have disguised their weapons as tools or disguised themselves as farmers, but what you said doesn't make sense.
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If you're going to make a pointlessly short post, at least make it relevant please.
Yes, Naruto isn't real. Nowhere did I mention or suggest that, Naruto however, does have certain adaptions of real-life ninjas in some aspects. Oh yes, my post referring to specialized ninja weaponry etc was not referring at all to Naruto. Yes, things like shurikens (or 'throwing stars'), kunais, and shinobi, did originate from (and exist in) real life. Surprise surprise. -_- No, ninjas most definitely did not stealthily assassinate their targets with large axes, hammers or other tools. Surprise surprise. | |
Kaioken wrote:
Where the hell did you hear that? Ninjas obviously used specialized weapons, and I think they'd also be paid well enough since they are talented so they wouldn't be of low class. They most definitely did not use regular farming tools as weapons... they may have disguised their weapons as tools or disguised themselves as farmers, but what you said doesn't make sense. Actually what he means there Kaioken is that real ninjas have to disguise themselves or rather live as low class people to hide that they are ninjas. | |
Unless he told you otherwise, or you can read minds, what he meant is basically what he said, and not something else.
Samehada24 wrote: Actually what he means there Kaioken is that real ninjas have to disguise themselves or rather live as low class people to hide that they are ninjas. This is what I said, and from his ignorant, degrading-attempting reply to that, it is clear that he did not mean this. | |
According to wikipedia (and a good friend of mine, which is pretty reliable), "many Ninja disgused themselves as farmers so that their weapons (the Kama) could be used as weapons and farming implements, their shurikens were also coated with poison so that when in direct combat with another the Ninja could throw the shuriken and the injury would seem minor but if left untreated (depending on the strength of the poison) it could be fatal." So, in short, Ninja tend to disguise themselves as farmers and use both farming tools and specialized weapons.
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Actually, Ninja more often than not did not make a lot of use of weapons, and if and when they did they usually were the sort of weapons that would not be overly suspicious or noticable.
If you are walking around with a sword people will get suspicious of you, if you are walking around with a farming tool (in a farming village) people aren't going to take any notice of you. Another example is shurikens, Ninja often made them out of coins. If you are walking around with what looks like money no one could tell you are a ninja. If you are walking around with a bunch of shuriken you might as well be wearing a massive sign that says "I AM A NINJA". They would also make weapons and tools out of things like egg shells, bamboo and other common items you would find in every day life (an example would be a snorkle, it is easy to hide underwater with a bamboo snorkle because it is not out of place and doesn't look as suspicious as that wooden pole sticking out of the water). Even if a Ninja could afford to get expensive equipment made for themselves, more often than not it was much easier and less suspicious for them to make use of every day items or equipment disguised as those items. Your average Ninja wasn't some ghost like figure that didn't even leave a shadow, they were just another face in the crowd. | |
Kaioken wrote:
Unless he told you otherwise, or you can read minds, what he meant is basically what he said, and not something else. What I meant is they don't just disguise themselves as low class people but they LIVE as if they are one just to avoid suspicion. Where the hell did you hear that? Ninjas obviously used >specialized weapons, and I think they'd also be paid well >enough since they are talented so they wouldn't be of low >class. They most definitely did not use regular farming >tools as weapons... they may have disguised their weapons >as tools or disguised themselves as farmers, but what you >said doesn't make sense. They do use regular farming tools, such as they live as a farmer, a sickle can be used during his farming and then use it as his weapon. In fact some ninja tools are similar to that of regular tools since most of them are low class people who assassinates people for money. They do use specialized weapons such as shuriken, so they do know a thing on blacksmithing and other skills, since they need to make their own weapons. They don't just go to someone and let him make it for him since that would cause suspicion now, wouldn't it? Your posts seems that your pretty sure of what your saying yet you actually don't know the facts. So don't call anyone ignorant if your even more ignorant. | |
They didn't attack with shuriken as a weapon.
They were basically just assassins, so they stayed hidden as best they could, and usually didn't go into battle like samurai did.
They used all sorts of tactics for stealth, basically.
I don't think that's what you're trying to make, though.