Re:Making a game by yourself? (Score 1)

Yea, its as tough as hell, requires a major amount of work, and basically you can forget about your social life. Creating a game by yourself is one of the hardest things a person could do, especially if they want to make it rival the current big time hits. But, all that said, the greatest game designer/programmer/artist does it because they love to make games. Look at Carmack. He has enough money that he doenst have to work another day in his life, yet he is still heading up id. Why? Because if he wasnt making games with id, hed be making games at home. He loves what he does. The only kind of person who is going to stand out from the crowd is one who works their butts off, and doesnt give up just becuase its too much hassle. Oh, and dont just jump straight in and expect to create the next best 3D Engine. Try and get your feet wet with doing a mod of an existing engine to get a feel for how the professional companies structure their code etc. I know that Ive learned heaps on my mod for Half-Life, The Assignment. Ill end on a quote from the guy himself: "talent will be noticed." Cheers, remnant Lead Game Designer - The Assignment