It is and it isn't. It uses some basic ideas that have interesting tweaks if you try to find them. Give the demo a try. I think it should give you a good feel for what these games are about.
I really like the Runemaster so far. The first skills you have to get to open up the real offensive measures seem a little useless, but probably with good reason. A couple of skill points into the fireball or lightning rune and you are dealing a lot of damage. I'm surprised you aren't using one, but that's why I wanted to write this up. We all have our old habits and it's good to read other approaches and try to implement some of those ideas instead of always using the same tactics over and over.
I'm really happy to see a lot of familiar names (and avatars) over here, although I wish it was under better circumstances. I love seeing all of the blogs going up and hope they continue. Let us know what you would like to see out of your (hopefully) new home and we'll do our best to help you out.
One final and important note: I have no idea where and when that picture of Julian and Mielke is taken, but I have the same shirt the Milkman is wearing. My family hates it.
Losing 1up is pretty rough for me too. I hope you (and others) like pixlbit and stick around. I always liked your reviews over on 1up and am excited to see you here!
Those all seem like valid concerns. Hopefully by E3 we'll see a few more things to give us confidence. I am certain there will be some decent games at launch and then a giant lull with nothing coming out, so prepare yourself for that!
Yay! Images!
You like to use a lot of bright colors, even in your drawings. Makes for an interesting orca! Doing your take on some of the early game art work in Hyrule Historia would probably be interesing.
I definitely don't consider myself a collector.... just an idiot without enough self control to pass up a "good deal."
Can't see your images :(
Come in here with your fancy hyperlinks and everything just to show me up!
Those are good links! I need to read/view both. Thanks, J!
Sounds like you've got a good plan. Only unwanted advice I will give is to start small so you don't get overwhelmed. Create a project of reasonable size so you can complete it and feel satisfied. Lots to be learned from small projects!
I've wanted to check out some of those engines too, so I'm curious what you find out. Definitely keep us posted!
P.S. - This might be of interest: http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/182860/suck_at_coding_but_make_games_.php?page=1
