RPGs with Blitz Max...

[J&E Electronics]

...is it possible? I'm looking to create a sports RPG for my first game. By sports RPG I mean I mix of various sports (Basketball mainly) and an action RPG. Would it be possible to create a simple fast running game like this.

[Robert Cummings]

Your very question alone tells us you have almost no experience programming let alone making an RPG. Anything will suit you... just learn to code first.

[J&E Electronics]

Your very question alone tells us you have almost no experience programming let alone making an RPG. Anything will suit you... just learn to code first.
truthfull the only RPG I've made was an AOL dice rolling RPG. And it did quite well actually. As far as programming experience I have very little as well.

[Robert Cummings]

Blitzmax has a lot of OO stuff, and it is basic. I use it myself and I am experienced in COBOL, pascal, Modula-2, DB3, Basic variants, C#, Torque2D and of course C++.

I prefer Blitzmax above them all. It is simple and as powerful as you need it to be. It's a good piece of kit.

It's 2D, but 3D accelerated. GUI module can be purchased seperately and apparently a 3D module is on the way.

If you can get a demo going using the demo, then go for it.

[ProgrammingFreak]

An RPG would possible in any language wouldn't it

[Sean Doherty]

Yes, it is possible to write a 2D RPG in BlitzMax and the 3D module will be available in the future. I have experience with C, C++, DirectX, Dark Basic Pro, C#, and a bunch of render engines. I like BlitzMax, it is stable, flexible, and easy to code. That said, my advice would be to start with something simple. Once you have the simple game released you can write the RPG.

[Savant]

An RPG would possible in any language wouldn't it
This is really the root of the issue I tihnk. BlitzMax is just a language. You can code whatever is within your abilities to code. It's a rare language that locks you into a specific genre of type of app.