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Help me develop this video game please

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Hello, this is Christian/Specalst and I am finally making a video game. This idea has been running through my mind for two decades since my time in the industry, before my daughter was born and before [REDACTED] went bankrupt. With mouth to feed, the job search led away from beloved games. But I was sure I was onto something, so I over the years I added a makes sense here, and a really interesting there, with an easy to play hard to master fun to lose satisfying to win between the toes on the good foot. Still haven't seen it done, still playing it in my head, still can't fit anyone in there to play with me. Fast forward to almost right now ago and I've been stable, she's been grown, and Unreal Engine has been free. I decided I could just do it myself in my free time - I've got a great idea fueled by creative passion and expertise for fun interactions between overlapping systems detailed in dozens of pages outlining Concept, General and Technical Design, as well as an original story and some original music. (When you say it like that, it's seeming more like it's happening and less like I'm doing it, right?) So about three years ago I got my computer set up and started taking courses on the how-to and the more I learned about Unreal I realized 3 things:
1: Unreal Engine is absolutely UNREAL and I can literally do anything I imagine with it, and I imagine a great deal.
2: Based on the scale of my undertaking (minimalist epic) I can do this by myself for myself as a hobby and it will take 7+ years - I'd be proud of myself and quite entertained.
3: I could hire and direct a small team of experts to do this in way less time, then sell it and shock the industry with game mechanics never seen before - I'd be damn proud of myself and my team, respected by my communities and having the time of my life at my second job.
So, in February 2023 I looked on Fiverr, found and linked up with a development company that has as of December 2023 all but completed two of my prototypes as current funds run low - it's said in the industry, "it always takes twice as long and costs twice as much as projected." So, for Year 3 I've whipped up a trailer - early proof of concept really - to get some excitement and help from you all. Couple bucks from each of my hundreds of friends and their thousands of friends. Plus imma call the internet and see if they're busy cuz other people love games, too.
What kind of game? Well, it was initially "Unreal Tournament meets Power Stone" then "GTA III meets War of The Monsters" (yes, the idea is that old kids, ask Jarvis to Google Siri) but now we're in the future and I'm going with "Stylized Action vs City Builder". The funds will be used to finish a playable demo in 2-4 months, rent game servers for that demo and start the studio's website (~$10K) then continue development for the next 6-9 months (~$20K). If you would be so good to Like if you might, Share if you care, and Donate if you're great!
P.S. If you're a gamer that likes surprises, this one's really worth a look - I'm breaking history and making news.
Or you can GoFund yourself lol, sry I couldn't resist the low-hanging fruit, seriously tho please help :)
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Donations (3)

  • Kwame Antobam-Ntekudzi
    • $150
    • 10 mos
  • dwayne de mercado
    • $45
    • 10 mos
  • Brian Wisnowski
    • $20
    • 10 mos
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