03-18-2012, 09:24 PM
(03-18-2012, 03:06 AM)puggsoy Wrote: That would take all the magic and genius away from game creation. I already think that Game Maker's ruined it enough. The true crux of making games is putting the effort in to learn a programming language.
The thing is, these programs don't take the magic away because those who want to get in to game development, well.. they get in to game development. RPGMaker, game SDK's and even services like BYOND are amazing because they help people to get on the right path when it comes to game development.
These engines are never going to create something that's perfectly polished but they let youngsters express themselves and, maybe eventually, get into the development scene.
I think the thing most people take away from using these engines is that they DO need to learn to program, and if that means more kids grow up and go into Computer Science degrees I'm all for it!