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| You’ve downloaded WME and now you’re probably wondering what this WME actually is. WME is a professional adventure game development kit which consists of two parts: Highly advanced development tools used for creating adventure games, and the WME interpreter which brings the games you’ve created to life. | You’ve downloaded WME and now you’re probably wondering what this WME actually is. WME is a professional adventure game development kit which consists of two parts: Highly advanced development tools used for creating adventure games, and the WME interpreter which brings the games you’ve created to life. | ||
| - | Now before we start, let’s talk about some adventure games so you’ll know if you’ve selected the correct tool. There are many types of games called “adventure games” by different gamers. Some say adventure games are so called “interactive fiction”. You proceed through game world by typing commands such as “open door, push button, kill troll” and the game responds with text or with some basic imagery. Then there are many action/adventure games where the adventuring consists of pushing a lever here or there etc. Although you probably could make the aforementioned games in WME too, it’s not the primary focus of the engine. | + | Now before we start, let’s talk about some adventure games so you’ll know if you’ve selected the correct tool. There are many types of games called “adventure games” by different gamers. Some say adventure games are so called “interactive fiction”. You proceed through the game world by typing commands such as “open door, push button, kill troll” and the game responds with text or with some basic imagery. Then there are many action/adventure games where the adventuring consists of pushing a lever here or there etc. Although you probably could make the aforementioned games in WME too, it’s not the primary focus of the engine. |
| WME is focused on (but not limited to) so called Point’n’Click adventure games. Those games may or may not contain inventory. They may or may not contain an avatar for the main hero or other non playable characters. Game play is focused mainly on puzzle solving, intricate dialogs, logic or inventory puzzles and interacting with a game world. There have been hundreds of such games created in history. You can start with Lucas Arts (Lucas Film) games, from Maniac Mansion to Full Throttle or Grim Fandango. Or you can look at the recent games like Syberia or The Longest Journey. The key to these games lies in the story. You basically need to tell a tale and use the game as a medium to do so. As a side note, there is a certain subset of so called Puzzle Adventures. There is a story, but it is not as important as puzzle solving. You can for example think of Myst and various Myst clones, where the stories are more basic. Currently you can also use the keyboard to control your characters, such as in Grim Fandango or Silent Hill. So if you feel this is what you want the engine to do, then WME is the right choice for you. | WME is focused on (but not limited to) so called Point’n’Click adventure games. Those games may or may not contain inventory. They may or may not contain an avatar for the main hero or other non playable characters. Game play is focused mainly on puzzle solving, intricate dialogs, logic or inventory puzzles and interacting with a game world. There have been hundreds of such games created in history. You can start with Lucas Arts (Lucas Film) games, from Maniac Mansion to Full Throttle or Grim Fandango. Or you can look at the recent games like Syberia or The Longest Journey. The key to these games lies in the story. You basically need to tell a tale and use the game as a medium to do so. As a side note, there is a certain subset of so called Puzzle Adventures. There is a story, but it is not as important as puzzle solving. You can for example think of Myst and various Myst clones, where the stories are more basic. Currently you can also use the keyboard to control your characters, such as in Grim Fandango or Silent Hill. So if you feel this is what you want the engine to do, then WME is the right choice for you. | ||
