Red Crest Studios, still in the one-man band phase, needs to make smaller games that can be released faster. But in doing so, I'm still going to make games I'm proud to release. The kinds of games I want to play and that aren't already available on XBLIG.
What inspired Avatar Trivia Online? Many years ago, the most popular form of online chat was called IRC. One particular channel I remember was one where a bot would ask trivia questions, and everyone in the room had to type up their answers. It was great fun, and I played it almost every day. The fact that you could chat as the game went on didn't hurt, either.
Alas, that IRC server got shut down. But I hope to replicate the experience, from what I can remember of it, into Avatar Trivia Online. That is why the game will feel like a jump-in jump-out chat room, rather than having the structure and bling of a game show like other trivia games.
Players want more online games. But online play is a very difficult thing to get right. I hope to gain experience in programming an online game. By including Avatars, I also hope to get some experience in programming in 3D. You may have noticed some rudimentary 3D in Andromium, but that code is messy.
Red Crest is known for its immense polish, and this game will be no different. Help test it and put it through review on App Hub:
http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/t/90560.aspx
I'll probably release ATO on a Saturday after passing review. But the one to watch is Gears of War 3, I'll have to decide whether it's worth being pitted against that 20-tonne gorilla.
Quick question:
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I LOVE Bonded Realities, its exactly the type of RPG I am into. I have an issue with the end of it though, once I beat Haxor is it possible to beat my main character and the old man? I haven't found walkthroughs anywhere and most of the other people I know in real life who play it say its impossible and that's the point, is that the game just ends without you being able to actually destroy the old man, thereby ruining the world. Is that correct? I am leveled up to Level 40 with most of my party members, with as much armor and weapons and Rogan Josh as physically possible, but I cannot seem to win that stage... PLZ HALP!