Moving Game Development to GameMaker: Studio

It's been a long time since I last updated on the blog. Much has happened and I'm sure you want to know more about the Guyver video game. Well, starting tomorrow, I'll be giving my first Q&A for the Guyver video game! This will answer a lot of questions that I got from the Guyver fan base and I'll provide a few more interesting information bits here and there for the Q&A. But the reason why I'm making this particular blog post is because of YoYo Games' announcement.

YoYo Games came out yesterday and said that anyone with GameMaker 7 and 8(.1) should move to the newer GameMaker: Studio. "Studio" is supposedly faster and stronger than GM 8.1, which is what I have been using for the past few years and the main engine for the Guyver. For those who have GM 7, 8, or 8.1 can go buy GM: Studio Standard for $9.99. This isn't too bad for some people, but it kinda ticked me off.

Let me explain: I paid a lot of money to get GameMaker 8 and then moved over to 8.1 for free, cool. But when YoYo Games comes out and says that you should move to the "Studio", otherwise you will not be able to move GameMaker to other computers. They worded better than I did, but the message is still the same. I really didn't want to get GM: Studio until I finished the Guyver game and when I had enough money for the Professional package, which is $100. But being forced to move is something that makes me a little upset and kind of sad. I mean I don't get the great stuff right away and if I actually want that great stuff, I need to go buy it at full price.

The important thing it comes down to is this: will I be making this move? Yes, I will. But once the Guyver game is done, I want to find a newer engine that I can make games on. If you have any ideas on what could be better than GameMaker, let me now. I might just use it for my next game.

And don't forget to check the blog tomorrow for the Guyver Q&A! I'll do my best to have the 15 top questions that I get. If you have any other questions you want to ask me, leave a comment below. Thanks everyone!