I have been playing with this program (and Gamemaker) for a bit (3-4 months) and here is just a little info.
You can make a game without any code, its all drag and drop, BUT, its not quite that simple. If you follow the tutorials you should be able to make some simple games (think early 80's type arcade games). graphics? well that is up to the user, they are as good (or as bad) as the preson makeing them can do. The "code" you all see is a scripting languge its not required to use it, but unfortantly to make some types of games it will be required. And yes you would have to learn some to use it. Its not C , but if you have done some codeing in C it will not be a horrible thing to pick up. The scripting language will only make your game better if you have some good ideas to start with.
I think you would be suprised at the quality of some of the home brew games made with these gamemakers. And yes there are plenty of average to poor ones. Right now everybody seems to be makeing some sort of HALO side scroller.
Somebody asked if a RPG was possible, YES in fact they are very popouler choice and there are many WIP ones and finished ones to check out. Most are in the console vien (think FF4 style or Zelda (original)).
The biggest thing you will find when doing this is: makeing a good game actually takes some time (just ask the guys doing um to sell), graphics are not easy, and doing yet another space invaders, pac man, Mario bro's game may not be met witht he great expectations you had thought it would. I mayslef am working on a top down shooter (shades of unoriginality there) but I enjoy um and I'm learning as I do it.
With all that said, I would recomend lookinga tht totorials and trying your hand, after a few hours you should know if your willing to create or just play. I enjoy makieng stuff, creating it so I plug along ...
Clok
You can make a game without any code, its all drag and drop, BUT, its not quite that simple. If you follow the tutorials you should be able to make some simple games (think early 80's type arcade games). graphics? well that is up to the user, they are as good (or as bad) as the preson makeing them can do. The "code" you all see is a scripting languge its not required to use it, but unfortantly to make some types of games it will be required. And yes you would have to learn some to use it. Its not C , but if you have done some codeing in C it will not be a horrible thing to pick up. The scripting language will only make your game better if you have some good ideas to start with.
I think you would be suprised at the quality of some of the home brew games made with these gamemakers. And yes there are plenty of average to poor ones. Right now everybody seems to be makeing some sort of HALO side scroller.
Somebody asked if a RPG was possible, YES in fact they are very popouler choice and there are many WIP ones and finished ones to check out. Most are in the console vien (think FF4 style or Zelda (original)).
The biggest thing you will find when doing this is: makeing a good game actually takes some time (just ask the guys doing um to sell), graphics are not easy, and doing yet another space invaders, pac man, Mario bro's game may not be met witht he great expectations you had thought it would. I mayslef am working on a top down shooter (shades of unoriginality there) but I enjoy um and I'm learning as I do it.
With all that said, I would recomend lookinga tht totorials and trying your hand, after a few hours you should know if your willing to create or just play. I enjoy makieng stuff, creating it so I plug along ...
Clok
