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Denis2021-08-26 15:39:33
Game development
Denis, 2021-08-26 15:39:33

Is it possible to create a good game alone?

I'm 14, and this summer I decided to shine on learning the c++ language, while my classmates smoke, and they think it's something cool. I used to make attempts to learn c++, but it was a long time ago, and at that time I lacked knowledge of mathematics and English. I understand that at 14 I'm unlikely to reach the Junior level. At the moment I'm going through oop. (And my question is more for the future) Let's move closer to the essence of the issue.

I want to create games in c++, is it possible to create a good project by myself? (Well, or together, with the designer). And in general, what level of knowledge is needed for this?

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mlyamasov, 2021-08-26
@NeYmen

IMHO, the best things are created alone. Need ideas and desire.
Example: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braid

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dollar, 2021-08-26
@dollar

It can be done (in theory). But what is the chance that it will be possible to make it successful?
Conventionally, for every 1000 released games, only one game is successful. For example, there is Stardew Valley, we know it, it is famous and popular. And there are 999 more unsuccessful games that have been published, but almost no one knows about them, because each one has some kind of flaw. And another 5,000 games were made, made, but never reached the release, but were abandoned for various reasons. There is also little information about these games.
Therefore, a more accurate answer: rather impossible than possible. But everything is in your hands.

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calculator212, 2021-08-26
@calculator212

You can read a book about the creators of DOOM (the lords of DOOM seem to be called that), a number of fairly popular games were made by 1-2 developers, and then engines were often written from scratch (it is clear that they were not as complex as they are now). If you want to write games alone (which can be +/- competitive), then most likely you will have to look at unity, but if you really want to, you can do something in c++.

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Antonio Solo, 2021-08-26
@solotony

All games today are commercial products, and it is unlikely that the resources of 1 programmer (and one designer) will be enough to implement a more or less successful project, even if they are full-time professionals.
But this does not mean that you do not need to learn and try to do this, you just need to adequately assess your strengths

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dvlprjv15, 2021-09-02
@dvlprjv15

Start with Learning Python by Making Cool Games. Author: Al Sweigart. You can find .pdf online. If you don't want to search, buy it.
Why Python? Read about it. Find out what language it is written in. Find out what you can do in conjunction with C++ and Python. And start doing.
You learn how to make games and how to program them (these are different things). This book will help you understand the difference.
You will make all the games from the book yourself.
And yes, good knowledge of one language is not a programmer.

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Roman Zhak, 2014-07-03
@romanzhak

jQuery custom content scroller

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Yuri Lobanov, 2014-07-03
@iiil

manos.malihu.gr
And the link here is a selection, in many, if not all, there are also horizontal scrollbars, stylized.
designhuntr.com/custom-jquery-scrollers

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hjk, 2014-07-04
@hjk

This helped me at the time

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