HTML5 Games - Thoughts?

[Retro Wolf]

I've been messing around for a few hours and created this:

HTML5 Test

Left Click: Walk to.
Riht Click: Look at.

Nothing is going to come of this example, I just wanted to see what Construct2 was like as a games development tool.
As an amateur game developer I've become very interested in HTML5 games, the potential of generating income.

I'm not delusional, I'm fully aware that I have a long way to go in terms of growing as a games developer (I cringe as I type, I don't think I deserve to label myself as one, can't think of another way to put it).

I was wondering what other you guys thought about HTML5? Does anyone have any experience in the matter?
Will AGS ever become HTML5 friendly? (I realise this is a big ask).

[selmiak]

well, rightclicking works but at the same time opens the context menu in Firefox.
The site wants to store stuff on my PC for offline use? Not a friend of this.

But there is a conversion of ben's ! to html5.

[DoorKnobHandle]

This works well on Waterfox and I don't have the context menu problem!

If you're interested in targeting HTML5, I would highly suggest to check out Unity. The free version can already do an HTML5 build.

[Ali]

I made this game (very quickly last year) using construct 2: http://abeckettking.com/booksgame.html

But I found the scripting irritatingly limiting. Particularly the lack of really basic things like if/then conditionals. Construct2 is still in development, of course, so maybe it's better now?

[Retro Wolf]

I made this game (very quickly last year) using construct 2: http://abeckettking.com/booksgame.html

But I found the scripting irritatingly limiting. Particularly the lack of really basic things like if/then conditionals. Construct2 is still in development, of course, so maybe it's better now?

It's kind of got If/then conditionals now, but I agree it can be a bit annoying. There where times when I thought "I could have typed this faster".