Reseñas

• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2015

  Simple to use, you're able to pretty much make exactly what you what. Would definitely reccommend if you're interested in making your own VN. Or if you want to make absolute trash like I did. Edit: Okay so I did more playing around, and need to give this review a fair shake. First of all, I would definitely recommend it. The drag and drop nature of the app is very simple and easy to use. I made my first "trash" game without consulting the tutorial and found it to be very self explanatory. That being said, the tutorial is very well written and explains how to work TyranoBuilder. Custom Scripts /are/ doable, so that's no worry either. I don't remember if it's mentioned early, or on the store page, but there is definitely custom script support. You can add your "own"(or what you found on google) art and music and pretty much everything. I got this on sale, but even for full price ( I mean really, $15?) it's definitely a steal for such a simple to use and learn app, that can compile the game for PC, Mac, HTML5, IOS, and Android.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2015

  Tyranobuilder, Is, basically, like the big brother of Novelty; a freeware Visual Novel engine that does the same, but in a somewhat more complex way. What TyranoBuilder makes stand out is the thing they promote so much. The GUI is super easy to use and very, very straight forward. The only thing that TyranoBuilder does NOT do for you is to come up with a good story and personal artwork. Which is a pretty important aspect when it comes down to this. So, would I recommend it? I give it a yes, because I do have some experience in designing VN's through other applications and TyranoBuilder is by far the "fastest" to get a presentable result. Ofcourse, the quality of your production all comes down to your own creative / writing skills and you won't puff out a quality product in just 10 hours. But, besides of that it's a very good product; just the tool to get started; especially if you're not good at coding.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2015

  Proposed to senpai. She said no. Found senpai's source code and edited it so that she'd notice me more. Proposed to senpai again. She said no again, however, this time she noticed me. 10/10 would use to change history again.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 28, 2015

  I was frankly surprised at how straight forward and easy to use this is. Pretty much everything i've seen in a typical VN seems like it's (easily) doable in the program. One thing you should note, (and the makers should perhaps mention on the product page) is the lack of pre-loaded assets. In my case I prefer to provide my own, but some people may want that sort of thing. Apart from that little detail (which may not apply to everyone) this is a pretty good program for a fair price.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 29, 2015

  So this is my first review and let me tell you it is well worth the time to write said review. saw it last night and said "That looks like fun, i should buy that no questions asked" I was not disapointed. Very easy UI as well as an excellent tutorial. I had barely finished the tutorial before i had a million ideas on what to do next. I havn't had this much fun with a game creator since i first discovered the original Star Craft campaign editer. The only problem that I see with it is that it is lacking in pre loaded assets. As a storry teller I can tell the most amazing stories, but my horible stick figure artistic abilities limit my casting options greatly. I wanted to go rather elaborate once I cleared the basic part of the tutorial but i didnt have any sprites or backgrounds to use besides the one Yuko sprite and the three backgrounds provided in the tutorial. I spent a few hours looking for sprites and backgrounds (never did find any sprites but did find a few working backgrounds) before decideing to make a longer story with just the one Yuko in tow. Music is not an issue since the tutorial does dirrect you to a nice site for the BGMs. I would like at some point in the future to release some basic sprite packs or something along that line as dlc. Ive played around 15 hours so far (with quite a few family distractions) and I am very happy with my end result for my first project. Would I recomend this to anyone with half a creative bone? Absolutly 9/10
• gamedeal user

  Mar 30, 2015

  Purchased TyranoBuilder. 8 Hours later Im playing my demo on my Android Phone and shared the links to my friends on Facebook. Im officially hooked. 10/10 would buy again.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 31, 2015

  Review date: 03-30-2015. First of all, I want to say that it's a very nice software. It is very simple if you know nothing about programming language. It looks very nice and well organized. The tutorial they have on their website is well-explained. But... it's unfinished, there are quite a few -important- issues to work on. -Fullscreen mode is not available. (Which is a big deal.) -Can't use custom fonts. - [strike]Can't resize characters[/strike] and the text boxes. Tends to make things bigger or smaller than what you want. -And the most important, doesn't work with Steamworks (overlay). When they fix the "Official suggestion list", I might try it again. As of now it seems more like the Official suggestion list is more of a list of items that, quite honestly, should have been in before release date. If I see a lot of changes I will consider changing my review but as of right now the ´´ease of access´´ this programs gives is completely washed out by how basic and rudimentary it is. I cannot recommended it as it is. Seems unfinished to me. EDIT: I'm aware of the latest update. I can only add that TyranoBuilder is still fun for people who just want to fool around creating visual novels, not for something serious or commercial.
• gamedeal user

  May 21, 2015

  The Good TyranoBuilder is a very good piece of software for making a basic visual novel. It has an intuitive system for setting up text, character entries/exits, and scene changes. It also has a (reasonably) simple scripting system for making variables, and other useful things for more complex games. The Bad What TyranoBuilder is awful at, is organization. Once you start having 40-50 Sound FX files, 30 music files, etc. it's impossible to quickly access them in the editor, as it's just organized based on when you imported them. Unfortunately, this makes it rather annoying when your game gets to even moderate size. Also, the lack of ability to organize scenes makes keeping track of what scene is what a pain (get yourself some flowcharts and label them or you'll be regretting it later). The Ugly I've encountered a number of bugs while working in the program, generally fixable with a restart, but they can be an annoying time-waster. Overall I like TyranoBuilder and will continue to use it, and suggest it to people who want to build visual novels, while it's not the most advanced, for the price it is a great 'out of the box' game creator 7/10 score.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 6, 2015

  [h1] After creating a full visual novel for the Indie Game Maker Contest (Game: Monstropolous) I can say that without a doubt you will be able to do exactly what is promised in the game description.[/h1] [b]Pros[/b] Creating a finished visual novel is easy, yet the program supports complex scripting for features like variables. With the software as is, you will be able to create choose your own adventure style programs that you can give away or sell. With variables and advanced scripting you can: [list] [*]Create choices or access to areas based only on previous decisions [*]Create a system to track a running list of variables such as getting points each time you help a certain person in the game [*]Display specific dialog depending on previous choices and or other variables [*]With a large amount of time and scripting you could create a battle system or even an inventory system; potential for other minigames although it would take some time and programming [/list] The scripting offers a deep list of possibilities for advanced users or users who don't mind learning a simple scripting language. The forums offer quick responses normally and even has a community manager who is right on top of things. [b]Cons[/b] All the cons can be addressed in upcoming updates easily, so hoping they consider the following: Debugging system. Currently if you exit a character without having it in the scene the game will just freeze and not go on. If you have complex scene jumps you can easily miss something like this and I would love to see the program have a debugging option for simple issues like this. Export Directly to Android. Currently you have to use about 3 different programs to get an Android APK where you can export to web or Windows in 1 click. This leads to so many issues and potential for unsupported features not to mention it is a difficult process even if you don't have any problems (such as music not playing, etc). If you do, then you have to back track and decide which of the many steps and multiple programs has the issue. Plugins. Would be nice to have the ability to support community driven plug ins so battle systems, inventory etc could be looked at possibilities. Indents or custom coloring. I would like to be able to indent like an ordered list style layout or change colors to color code different areas (currently sections have a 'Label' header but the color is the same as other functions). [h1]Overall[/h1] I would easily suggest this software, especially at this price point, as it is a great program for creating simple to mid-level games.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 14, 2015

  I made my first visual novel - my first game, period - in something like 4 days using this. I mean, granted, I am a digital artist so I can easily make my own sprites, but nonetheless. I have very little know-how when it comes to things like game development and coding. Seriously though, like, if you tried Ren'Py but staring at blocks of code made you feel like a troglodyte who can't do basic things, this is the tool for you. It's EXTREMELY simple and intuitive. It's pretty much entirely drag-and-drop, and the only coding I had to do was a line or two for variables. Also it exports to HTML5 in like 2 seconds so anyone can quickly and easily play your games if you throw them on dropbox with zero installation. That is insane! It feels extremely easy and natural to work with, with very little stopping and struggling to figure out how to do something. It's also a very stable program from what I've experienced, and it apparently offers Android and IOS exporting built in with the base $18 purchase, something other game development suites often charge an arm and a leg for. My only cons are the following: The documentation (That I could find) on the custom coding is a bit scant, I had to use a steam guide to clarify how to use variables. But you're probably not going to do much more than a few variables in your game anyway Things can act a little weird in the HTML5 version vs the software's preview, things take longer to load, timing like putting waits between dialogue can suddenly take twice as long - but it's a pretty small beef, you can just adjust the timing to compensate, and the loading times are understandable I was a little unsatisfied with the lack of customization for sprite movement and placement - you can't resize a sprite and put it in the background or make it bounce up and down, for instance, but maybe there's a way to do that I haven't found yet All in all, it is A Very Good Program. If you want to make visual novels, buy the hell out of this. I wish I could go back in time and give this to my 10-year-old self, that's how easy it is to use.