Oh mate, if you would only know whom you are telling all this. I have a big vision but you can just visit my thread and add your ideas, everyone is welcome.

You are one of those few people who fail to miss the point

You really shouldn't use double negatives, it clouds the meaning of your sentence.

Only when you subtract.

ALso, I want an overhead Metroidvania. Never going to happen, will keep getting LoZ clones, but w/e.

You would be right if I would not have been born.

Keep this thread in mind and contribute if you can.
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=23278.0

Ah wait. You mentioned "Overhead". It is a waste of potential in certain wanted game-mechanics, so it is not what I want for this project. But I remember there is an overhead m-fan-game in development. Let me a sec to search:
Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBSj46OVplI

I would like to know why you want a top-down metroid.

I try to say a game is interesting, not experimental or innovative.

You are one of those few people who fail to miss the point;)

Gold-Tip:

There is actually a method how to get creative. If you want a great variety of puzzles then your best bet is to design the rule-set with as many complementary parts as possible. That way you will have great control over level-design. Each rule in your set might represent a certain number of according possible gameplay-concepts/situations. Try to filter as many as possible out by simply playing and thinking what you are actually doing. With a concept I mean a certain requirement how to solve a certain situation/s. I also refer to it as "tools". Because you use an intellectual property (idea/concept) to solve a situation.
Perhaps this vid helps to make it clear (you can skip the first minute if you have no patience):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exp3ewXGXic&feature=channel_video_title

So in the end you are left with a large amount of that concepts. Then it is just about how and how many of them you want to mix into each level.

I'm building a business, and you're building a game. It's a clone game, not a bad idea, but

You are mistaken, it is an original commercial game called Stardust Genom, I am enriching that genre. The only fan-game I want to do is    Super Metroid Tournament - Advanced Combat    (SMTac).

Good luck. And make sure to read my thread. It is gold, possibly the best concept-thread you will ever find.

I am pretty sure Minecraft should be on that list, because it cannot be overrated.

I tried out Christmas Island and I have to say that it ultimately reminds me of what I am currently doing! Normally a platformer has a continuous feel to it, but here it is discretized and turned into a puzzle. So it is a bit unusual but stuff like that can be blast to play. Btw. I very much enjoed the lovely music, too, it's great.

Expanding Super Metroid would not only be a masterpiece, it can be revolution in game-design.

So far it seems only I can do it.

Btw. is there a way to get Trine2 for free? My little brother wants to play it.

Clamping to fixed genres might leave the chance you're missing the point. Just change your definition and enter rich space waiting to be filled.

Best games are made by one single programmer. Productive games are made by a team.

Metroid isnt a game. And metroidvanias HAVE been explored a lot.

No one explored Super Metroid.

rpg's are probably the least explored genre.

This is terribly wrong since Metroid is the least explored genre.

more like effort vs trial and error IMO

Yeah, that is better.

No need to cry Matt, you can trick him to do that: Just ask him for a photo;)

I will design the tutorial now without explanations. Every rule-piece will be discovered in a dedicated level through exploration. So when you have mastered all the tutorial levels you should know the rule-set, without reading anything.

I see the excitement in this way of approaching a game. But those who don't pass the tutorials should blame TigForums for that:P

Hi Bunkerface,
it is a really healthy thing of you guys to do, just confirming my interest.
My current project is an action-puzzler with original mechanics. Here is a short vid-tutorial- and play-example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Og5UyKtm8&feature=channel_video_title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGmpN9qMFsg&feature=channel_video_title
I will soon provide a tutorial-demo to check whether the tutorial-levels are teaching you well, so I am also interested in feedback of it if you don't mind. I want the final game to be flawless.

I will contact you then if you don't mind when the time is right.

Thanks mate;)

Not sure every joe can take that challenge. TrapThem would require him to move through impossible missions.

My office weighs 4 pounds and is mobile.