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Seems impressive, congrats! How long did it take from start to finish ? How many people were involved ?
I was the sole game developer / designer working on it. It took about 2 person months of effort. I have prior experience in Java and Libgdx engine. But this is my first in Unity3D and C#. Along with Unity3D, Google Game Services and OpenIAB plugins have been used. I used Blender for 3D modeling and animation and GIMP for 2D image editing.
Very nice! How come you went with Unity3D instead of Unreal Engine 4?
Thanks for your feedback. While there are couple of reasons for choosing Unity3D over Unreal more than anything else it has been the cost factor. Unity3D basic version is free (for organizations that make annual revenue lesser than some threshold value) versus Unreal Engine which is paid. Since I am still a novice Indie developer not making any money from games I am trying to keep my cost to a minimum :)
I often have the feeling, that games are the only type of "Software" that has enough developers but never enough designers...
You should post it to r/Android as well with a similar headline.
Very nice! How come you went with Unity3D instead of Unreal Engine 4?
Thanks for your feedback. While there are couple of reasons for choosing Unity3D over Unreal more than anything else it has been the cost factor. Unity3D basic version is free (for organizations that make annual revenue lesser than some threshold value) versus Unreal Engine which is paid. Since I am still a novice Indie developer not making any money from games I am trying to keep my cost to a minimum :)
That's one hell of a first try. Good job! You should post it to r/Android as well with a similar headline.
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Thanks for your feedback. While there are couple of reasons for choosing Unity3D over Unreal more than anything else it has been the cost factor. Unity3D basic version is free (for organizations that make annual revenue lesser than some threshold value) versus Unreal Engine which is paid. Since I am still a novice Indie developer not making any money from games I am trying to keep my cost to a minimum :)
How about the design part? Did you use free graphics? Some of the Unity bundles? Did it yourself? I often have the feeling, that games are the only type of "Software" that has enough developers but never enough designers...
I agree that games, especially indie games, need more designers. Since indie games usually don't end up making enough money its difficult to find designers who are ready to work on profit sharing basis rather than upfront money.
Suggestion for your description: "High Quality 3D graphics" comes across like you're scraping the barrel for bullet points to put on the back of the box. To boot, I can say from experience that the ones that put that on the back are usually the shovelware games with graphics that always look like they're one or two generations of consoles behind (i.e early-PS2 graphics on a PS3 game, etc.) Now obviously you're doing…
I feel you should blog your experience on developing this game. I'm sure it'll be an interesting read and an inspiration for many of us who wish to get involved in game development.