Just Adventure News : Promotion: Her Interactive: Father's Day Weekend Sale Beta: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Beta Phase 3 Starts Today On PS3 & PC Press Release: First-ever early gameplay footage released for World of Diving Press Release: Master Reboot is now on Steam Greenlight! Press Release: MAGRUNNER DARK PULSE, a Lovecraftian screenshot and an exclusive early access Press Release: NeocoreGames Announces The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II Press Release: The Age Of Free-To-Play Has Dawned On Rift Gold: Jack Haunt - Pulp Mystery Point and Click Adventure released Press Release: DICE Heralds The Return Of Mirror's Edge Press Release: Goodbye Deponia: The First Teaser Has Arrived
Search Active Topics
Home - Forum Home
Welcome Guest, please Login or Register!
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register or login before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Topic: Which is harder to design and and program?

    Page 1

All Forums : [Adventure Games Forum] : Developers' Zone > Which is harder to design and and program?
#1
17 MAR 2010 at 11:59am

Raj

Intergalactic Janitor
Intergalactic Janitor


Posts : 23
Joined: 2 MAY 2003

Status : Online		Which is harder to design and program?
A first-person game or a third-person game? :-?

Just wondering. :


Thanks!

I've seen many clever, intelligent signatures.&&This isn't one of them.

Profile Search


#2
13 JUN 2010 at 6:12pm

Xportmedia

Intergalactic Janitor
Intergalactic Janitor


Posts : 6
Joined: 13 JUN 2010

Status : Online		From my recent experience 3rd person is so much quicker than 1st to produce.

With just a few locations I found that I had to set my camera to see all 360 degrees and add all the close ups and the various other camera positions within the room.  While a 3rd person adventure may have one picture per scene a 1st person (in my case) has over 23 shots for just one location plus all the code to move from shot to shot.

With 3rd person games you need to have some good character animation be it 3D or 2D, but once you have your basic animation your charaters are ready to be dropped into any scene you choose.

I made my game 1st person because it's the style that I most enjoy.  I like looking through the eyes of my character.  3rd person somehow removes me from the action and I feel less involved, more of a puppet master.  But it's what you feel right with.  The adventure game community will always be divided on 1st and 3rd person perspectives.  Try Myst V - End of ages, you can toggle between 1st and 3rd  


Hope that helps

Paul

Profile Search
All Forums : [Adventure Games Forum] : Developers' Zone > Which is harder to design and and program?

    Page 1

Jump to:
0 Members Subscribed To This Topic