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October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

Havacoman is making this massive game called Vanhalla. Does anybody think we'll need more than 8 ratings or length? If so, any suggestions?

JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
No the cave is much bigger. Vanhalla is gonna be like 7 max thats my bet.
October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Havacoman said it would be massive though, and I wouldn't go against his judgement. Massive means enormous. I'm trying to make a over 2500 page game. There isn't a limit on pages or chapters is there? Because I'll need heaps of chapters for sidequests and different classes.
Havacoman

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Nope, no limitations.

The game is gonna have 10 chapters with each chapter being long.  You can also go around the world and solve sidequests.  It's probably gonna be longer than the cave with just the Journal alone.
October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Well, near the start of my game when your eight you can run off and join thieves or become a knight or a mage etc. so age nine will have about five different chapters. By about fourteen they all merge into one though, and I'm going to give each sidequest it's own chapter of about 560 pages.
JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

I laugh at you too.

Theres no way either of you could make a game bigger then Mattias, let along the cave or cryptode.

Please prove me wrong.

October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
I'm in the working of a game far longer than Mattias and Cryptode and The Cave that involves so many sidequests and different endings and ways to play through the game that it isn't funny to anybody but me.
GodsSlayer

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
lol!
JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
I laugh at you.
October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
I prefer to laugh with me.
JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

I prefer to laugh with me.

Italics = false.

October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

I think we will.

alexp

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

QUALITY not QUANTITY, please.

Havacoman

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Right, I know.
JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
yup. weve all heard hta a bazillion times.
October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
It's true though.. but it's okay to have quality filled quantity, right?
JJJ-thebanisher

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
like SW JBCS and Mattias.
October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Any games to recommend that aren't yours?

I'm taking a wild stab that you like Magus: Betrayal. Or I could just be looking at your profile, but I'm not.
Miccy2000

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago

Still, a game having a massive size can make it a lot more.... qualityful. For example, if Mattias was written like this:

You are a guy named Mattias. What do you do when u r a kid?

RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES

New Page

You can go to a tournament or do work

TOURNAMENT

You win and get money!

 

You know what I mean? Same story really but taking no time to describe it leaves the reader throwing up on their keyboard and going into anaphylactic shock before collapsing with their head in the toilet bowl trying to throw up their last chocolate milkshake.

I could sure go for a milkshake right now...

Italics=Overdescriptive

October

Vanhalla - Will We Need A New Length Formula?

18 years ago
Mmhm. Long games need lots of quality for them to be kept interesting. Some games are good and have great ideas but just take so long. If it was shorter it'd be good. The aim of having a long game is to keep it interesting. Also, in a game, always give the player a goal, without a goal a game is useless.