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Joined: Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:51 am
Posts: 36
Hey there, and welcome! I'll try my best to answer your questions:
1- There is no approval system. Once you have an idea, feel free to post it here along with your plans on the game, the engine it will run on, some kind of introduction text to let others know what your game will be about, maybe some images, if you need help to do some original sprites or backgrounds, etc. ... Users can give some advices and criticism to help you improve or re-do things. You can also use your fan-game topic to keep others updated about the overall progress (Scripts of the game, story planning, sprites, etc.)
2- Hmm, in that case, I suggest you ask for permission from the original authors, and perhaps also explain in which way the plots would clash. Once you have permission, you can go ahead and go nuts with the story xD Just make sure to give the proper credit in your project, either at the beginning of the game or at the ending credits. Anyway, this is how I think it is. Please correct me if I wrong, community. :c
3- Nah, it's not neccesary. Your game can have 1, 4, 5 or 20 cases, that's up to you, no need to follow the classic AA system (Except Justice for All and Polly Justice lol). If you think a fifth would be pointless, then don't do it. Extending the game's length in a forceful manner may have bad results. Of course, your opinion may change while developing the game, it has happened before in here. But if your idea right now is 4 cases, then 4 cases it is! ;D
4- No, it doesn't have to be an OC. Although, in my opinion, selecting and developing an OC is a pretty nice idea too, and gives your game a more original feeling, rather than picking Phoenix, Apollo or whoever you have in mind. This, of course, may take more time than selecting an AA character. Speaking of which, using an AA protagonist can be great too, but you have to handle them carefully (Keeping in mind that they all have a backstory and defined personality already), buuut if you feel confident about it and want to add some changes to it, then go ahead! Remember that it's your game and you're free to do whatever you imagine. :D
5- There are some really nice users here that would be glad to help you with those things, if you ask them nicely :) Some of them may even teach you about sprite editing and stuff. I'd be happy to help in the future with the voice acting!
And I guess that's all! Please let me know if something I said is confusing or something xD
Good luck! I'll look forward to your project
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