https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3lPcvbwwjM
Hello all! I made this trailer for a world I was building for a 20-25 min CG short film that I wrote a script for and everything.
Lately the algorithm gods blessed the video and it is getting some traction. Now people in the comments want me to make this game and I would absolutely love to make a world exploration adventure game. However I have no game design background. I have played with UE5 for last 4-5 years but on the cinematics side and not the game design side.
I am a senior VFX artist for film and TV and love worldbuilding but idk if I should focus on finishing the whole short that explores this world and release that OR make a game instead?
I thought if I really want to dabble into game design, I should start with something small as I am scared attempting a project of this scale will just ruin the idea/world if not done right to my level of quality. But on the contrary, any small game I will make will be me doing it for the sake of it instead of enjoying the build/learn process which I know I would enjoy if I built this world as I already know everything about it.
Would appreciate any/all guidance!
TLDR: Made a trailer, people like it and want the game. Not sure what to do.