sorry but i’m gonna be blunt. story > concept. always. i don’t see anything about a story from what’s here, so…i honestly don’t see the point of asking feedback on what’s posted here. it’s just a brainstorm, which is obviously good to have, but it’s not an outline/story/plan.
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If this is the kind of game you want to create, you’re in the wrong place. The games created here are text-based. Few have illustrations, almost none have any kind of sound effect. Cinematic visuals and voice acting are well outside the scope of what anyone does here. (And teaming up with ChatGPT is going to be pretty generally frowned upon.)
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Why did you merge the thread. I already figured I wouldn’t use choice script after talking with a few other ppl. It doesn’t have the capabilities I need that’s why I posted that in game development forum. Isn’t this thread for choice script games . I decided on either using unity , unreal engine or Godot for this project . I most likely going with Godot .
I’m not gonna be writing the game with a.i I just used to help me get the concept I wanted together . I already figured choice script was wrong due to lack of visuals , no game play and lack of ability to add RPG elements .
The basis of the story is the diadochi wars a series of wars that took place after Alexander the great died in 323bc . Also this isn’t a choice game at least not a text based interactive fiction game this more of a game game with actual game play elements unlike a text based Game . It will have interactive elements but it will not be like anywhere near as length as typical choice of games game as far as text . It would be more like a visual novel with strategy elements from crusader kings .
After Alexander the Great’s death, his vast empire fractures, and his generals — the **Diadochi** — battle to shape its future.
You play as one of these heirs, each with distinct ambitions, ideals, and loyalties that will decide the fate of the known world.
Through war, politics, and betrayal, you’ll forge alliances, claim thrones, and rewrite the legacy of Alexander himself.
In a world where empires burn and kings are made by blood and cunning, only one truth remains: **to inherit the empire is to fight for its soul
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This entire forum is for ChoiceScript games. The Game Development forum is for people working in ChoiceScript. There are people who participate in this forum who use other tools to create their games, but they don’t create threads for their games here. Even if you were writing in ChoiceScript, you wouldn’t be allowed to create a thread at this point because you don’t actually have a WIP, just a concept.
If you do create this game, you’re welcome to participate in discussions about game design here, and to post about your game in the Other Interactive Fiction category when it’s finished, but there really isn’t an appropriate place here for a thread dedicated to a non-CS game in development.
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To be fair, @Qianyixia386 was trying to figure out if they would be able to do the game with choicescript, as such, their thread was acceptable imho. They weren’t checking for interest nor using the forum to discuss other engines (beyond checking choicescript features and getting recommended other engines). So moving their post here and chastising them are not good calls.
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They said they’d already decided not to use ChoiceScript and that’s why they decided to post in the Game Development forum.
I didn’t chastise them, I explained why their post didn’t belong where they put it. Maybe it doesn’t really belong in this thread either, but that only underscores that there is no correct place on this forum for concept threads for specific games that aren’t even within the scope of what this forum is here to discuss.
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No, they decided not to use ChoiceScript after posting there and hearing from people that ChoiceScript wouldn’t be a good fit for their project.
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They were referring to an earlier thread they’d created, which you can still see on their profile, about whether to use ChoiceScript or something else. At the time I moved the post last night, it hadn’t been around long enough to have accumulated any substantive discussion. And they said themself that they posted where they did because they had decided not to use ChoiceScript.
And in any case, development threads for specific games, without a working link to a ChoiceScript project, are not allowed anywhere. If you think I did wrong, take it up with the mods, and if one of them tells me what I should have done differently, I’ll do that from now on.
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Merging the threads is fine, no worries.
@Qianyixia386 It’s probably going to be more fruitful to post this in a Godot, Unity, or Unreal development community as this forum is focused on text-based games. (Though depending on the community, the reception to chatgpt-based “brainstorming” may vary.)
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Before I made that thread I had made an earlier thread to see if choice script was a fit for my project. I didn’t know forum was exclusively for choice script games. I discovered the site through a former hosted games works in progress game which I guess moved to twine. I never played the choice script version of their demo though I’ve played choice games and the twine version was amazing . I was wondering if choice script had those same capabilities but learned in my thread it didn’t and wouldn’t suit my needs . The twine game had both music and other things you don’t typically see in choice script .
It’s no problem it was just misunderstanding . I do have a more text based game idea I wanted to try for another game also but I know I want to use twine for that project too . Can twine projects go in the hobby projects section once I have an official demo for it .
That makes sense and I will do that . The game is heavily text based thought in my other thread you closed you said this is site is for interactive fiction when you should just said text based games. The game I’m doing is heavily text based visual novel which last I checked is interactive fiction . In fact on the interactive fiction tag on most sites I use vast majority of the games have pictures and would qualify as a visual novels cough cough itch.io cough cough . I just added rpg elements to mine because I know most gamers don’t like visual novels but ppl will try them if they have more game play elements .
The Hobby Projects section is still for ChoiceScript games, just ones that aren’t intended for publication by Hosted Games, such as super-short or fanfic games.
As I said before, you can post in Other Interactive Fiction when your game is finished, but there’s really no way to post a thread about a non-CS game in development. You’re more than welcome to join in discussions about writing and game design here, but if you’re looking for feedback on the kind of game it seems you want to create, I recommend you find a forum that caters to people creating whatever game engine or tool you decide to use.
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Okay thanks just signed up on the site .
Honestly I’d say go on Itchio forums or join a discord community like Game Dev League , rpg maker is not a bad engine either, also there is Smile Game Builder or RPG Developer Bakin (which can port projects to Unity)
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that was quite the read.
Thanks got all these recommendations noted checked out the smile builder on steam That looks awesome .
So goated
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Midnight Bloodletting (working title)
**Disclaimer**
This is currently being written as a short self-contained story and side project. I like the setting and characters, but I don’t have a longer story planned right now. I’m not opposed to continuing, it’s just not my priority right now.
Also, this boy is gonna be gory and contain a fair bit of explicit language. If you aren’t okay with gore, skip this one.
You are a supernatural mercenary. During a job gone wrong you were given a “choice,” share a body with a Devil, or die alone and afraid (choose one of five power sets). It wasn’t much of a choice, but you made it all the same. Now you’ve got another voice rattling in your skull.
Years after, you’ve grown into a legend. A single person sent to perform the job of an entire trained squadron. With supernatural and unexplainable powers at your disposal, they leave the average person helpless.
Tonight, you’re outside of the Echis Oil E&D Compound. Locked down with enough manpower and firepower to look like a military base. You’re being sent in to eliminate the head of R&D, Desmond Thornton, and destroy whatever research of his you find.
Choose your loadout, choose your fighting style, choose your Devil. By the end of the night, Echis will have a few more job openings.
Hopefully it sounds somewhat interesting to y’all. I’m already working on it and plan on pushing out the short story sooner rather than later.
If linking the main post once a demo exists isn’t allowed on this page, lmk and I’ll axe this bit. Main post.
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