ThisAdamGuy wrote:
Every time I think I've given up on this franchise, I get struck by the "I want to make my own video games" bug again. I've never bought any of these programs, but I've tried a couple free trials of them. Always gave up pretty early on because of how complicated everything looked. Does anybody have any experience with these games/programs? How hard are they to learn how to use effectively?
It may be very confusing at first, but it is a good tool for a starter who wants to have some fun with a simple and engaging gaming development program.
When I was younger my brother gave to me a magazine with a mini tutorial and some old version of this and I remember having a very good time creating my stuff there.
You should try to find a tutorial that puts you in a good place to start, that talks about the basics and how the program works. After that, you probably will be good to start messing with it on your own until you feel more confident.