What does it take to make a game?
Well, it depends. On a lot of different factors.
Do you want to create your own Game Engine? Or just make your own game using an existing game engine?
I've been writing my own game engines (and still learning as well lol), in C++ with DirectX and OpenGL, and it took me years to learn how to do it, and also, it is hard. REALLY frickin hard. I mean sure, once you learn how to do it, then it's not so hard. But the learning curve is attrocious!
It sounds to me like from where you are starting, you should consider trying to make a game with a game engine rather than without.
If you are just starting out, I would reccomend something simple like Flash AS2, then move up to Flash AS3
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I don't know about game maker though. I used to use game maker a lot in the past, but it has changed back then I believe.
Either way, if you want to make games, you've got to learn how to program. I would reccomend buying a book or looking at tutorials online on how to code in C++, just to give yourself some grounding, or take a college course.
Well, it depends. On a lot of different factors.
Do you want to create your own Game Engine? Or just make your own game using an existing game engine?
I've been writing my own game engines (and still learning as well lol), in C++ with DirectX and OpenGL, and it took me years to learn how to do it, and also, it is hard. REALLY frickin hard. I mean sure, once you learn how to do it, then it's not so hard. But the learning curve is attrocious!
It sounds to me like from where you are starting, you should consider trying to make a game with a game engine rather than without.
If you are just starting out, I would reccomend something simple like Flash AS2, then move up to Flash AS3
.I don't know about game maker though. I used to use game maker a lot in the past, but it has changed back then I believe.
Either way, if you want to make games, you've got to learn how to program. I would reccomend buying a book or looking at tutorials online on how to code in C++, just to give yourself some grounding, or take a college course
.