作者：Nigel

你是否曾经玩过一款游戏后觉得不甚满意？不论是因为游戏故事不是你想要的还是游戏设置不是你所期待的，总之事实就是游戏不够优秀，而也许你可以考虑自己制作一款更加优秀的游戏。而如果这种情况曾经出现在你身上，那么以下这些技巧将对你很有帮助，而你可以从今天开始实践制作游戏的梦想了！

Zelda：Ocarina of Time(from news.cnet.com)

明确你的目标

在开发之前，你必须明确你的终极目标。你希望能够制作出什么样的游戏，游戏背景是什么，以及玩家有何游戏体验？

将终极目标记录下来是帮助你在开发期间不走岔道的最好方法。当你在开发中遇到挫折时，你不应该只是核对终极目标，而是应该不时地将其与现实做比较，从而看清自己离想象中的终点还有多远。

从自己的喜好入手

你需要明确你喜欢游戏中的什么元素。是角色，还是游戏玩法，或者是武器？你可以列举出一些你喜欢的游戏，然后记录下这些游戏吸引你的原因。

讲述好故事

电子游戏在讲述故事方面或多或少采取了不同的方法。帮助你想出好故事的一个妙招便是从自己喜欢的电影中寻找灵感。

几乎所有的好电影都借鉴了其它电影或者故事中的优秀情节而做出相应调整。如果你能够从一些不同的电影中获得一些基本的观点，那么这便为你写出一则好故事指明了方向。

提供独特体验

人人都喜欢新鲜事物。这是一种新的体验。你必须尽可能地做到这一点。比起机械地克隆其它游戏，尝试推出新创意更重要。

持之以恒

制作游戏最重要的便是持之以恒。如果你在开发过程中陷入了困境，那么你可以吃片面包休息会并再次回到开发工作中。

如果困扰你的问题持续存在，那么你就要想想是否需要修改游戏机制，或者考虑下为何会出现这种情况。你可以参考终极目标，也许可以从中得到灵感而从不同方面做出调整，并继续开发游戏。

我希望这些技巧能够帮助你实现游戏开发的梦想。除非你真正去尝试，要不你永远都不会知道自己制作的游戏是好是坏。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，拒绝任何不保留版权的转载，如需转载请联系：游戏邦）

Top 5 Tips to Make the Games You Always Wanted

by Nigel

After playing a game throughout have you ever been left unsatisfied? Maybe the story wasn’t what you wanted it to be or the gameplay wasn’t what you expected. The fact is the game wasn’t good enough and maybe you’re thinking that you can make a better one. If this has ever happened to you then these tips will get you started on your dream game today!

Know your Goal

Before you even start development you need to know your end goal. What do you want your game to be, what events do you want to take place, and what do you want the player to experience?

Writing your end goal down before you start is the best way to keep yourself on track during development. You shouldn’t only check your end goal when you’re stuck during development, but you should look at it from time to time to see if what you have is what you imagined it to be.

Know what you like

You need to know what you like about games. Is it the characters, the gameplay, the weapons? You need to take some of your favorite games and write down several reasons why these games are enjoyable for you.

They don’t have to be recent games. They can be from any video game you have ever played, the more variation the better. These reasons should be specific.

Write a Good Story

A video game is more or less a different way to tell a story. A very good way to get ideas for your story is to look at your favorite movies with great stories.

Pretty much all of the greatest movies just take the best parts of other movies and stories and puts them in a different setting. If you take the basic ideas from several different movies then you will already have a good starting point and direction for your story.

Be Unique

Everybody likes it when something new that’s great is presented to them. It’s a new good experience. You don’t have to go completely all out with this. You should definitely at least try new ideas for your game instead of just grinding out another clone.

Be Persistent

Above all be persistent. If you’re stuck during the development of your game then you may just need to take a break and come back to it later.

If it’s an ongoing problem then you may have to rework the game mechanics or whatever it is that’s not working. Look at your end goal and that will be sure to give you some inspiration to maybe work on a different part of the game and to keep going.

I hope these tips gave you some good direction of where and how to get started with your dream game. You’ll never know if your game is going to be good or not unless you make it.（source:gamenacho）