Hi everyone

Yes i know many questions and us Newbies tend to try take on to much and fail and then tend to scare ourselves away, but i am looking for specific answers

Lets see i have the following programs Pygame, RPG MAKER VX Ace, Construct 2, Game Maker 8.1 Pro and dont know any of them and cant make up my mind (also looking to browse Unity

Now i have zero experience in game making or programming but would like to make a game for my own pleasure, the game im looking to make is something like Fallout or Fallout 2, the Sims (i believe thats 2D - (top viewer looking down) I MAY BE WRONG CAN THEY BE A 3D GAME TOPSHOOTER

and i read the comments and advice like start small - make Mario brothers etc but lets be realistic Mario is more of a platform or level game (like flipping through pages of a book) in the Game Maker i did the project with the apples and bananas etc and you click on them and get score and that is nowhere near Fall Out or something similar, in fact after i completed Game Maker project i felt that i had not really learned anything towards achieving the greater goal

in a bigger game character/s must run shoot jump etc (yes create scripts) but i also know there is more to it than that, you must create your world, your interact-able surroundings, gear objects etc.

i read about PNG files etc and have no idea why cant one use BMP or GIF or JPEG,

I think ok i create a road (rephrase that i look for free/shareware graphics) some buildings etc how do i resize it or the character so the character is not taller than the Empire State Building when u actually run the game

if i want to change the characters dress code or equip him

if i want him to show hunger or tiredness etc

if i want to use a vehicle or upgrade or modify vehicle etc e.g u must have tools frst before u can modify or fix

explore and enter buildings and terrain

build shelters or barricades or fences

build solar power units using various objects etc

joining pipes

Now As stated i do not know code or how to create it hence the (game creating program) are these programs good enough to do this

and where would one go to get really good looking graphics such as various weapons EG (men of WAR - Fallout 1 -2 or just tins of food radios car parts etc -- buildings, terrain cities etc

(can one use pictures from books, photo and then scan into photoshop or paint)

as i said clicking on apples for score kinda left me more in the dark - Mario Bros at this point in time will be a ambitious project (unless very simplistic)

Very important Question what program should i use from the listed what will suit my needs plus

So yes its very ambitious but im looking to start small and simplistic (but not stickman simplistic) and as i progress add to it all the time

The only thing you need is a natural love of learning, and the game will practically make itself in about a decade.

i read about PNG files etc and have no idea why cant one use BMP or GIF or JPEG,

Because PNG is a perfect all-around format that is lossless, supports alpha channel and transparency, and is nowadays also widely supported. Bmp, gif, jpeg were there ages ago when there wasn't a good all-around format around. Many legacy game engines still might require them.

I think ok i create a road (rephrase that i look for free/shareware graphics) some buildings etc how do i resize it or the character so the character is not taller than the Empire State Building when u actually run the game

if i want to change the characters dress code or equip him

if i want him to show hunger or tiredness etc

if i want to use a vehicle or upgrade or modify vehicle etc e.g u must have tools frst before u can modify or fix

explore and enter buildings and terrain

build shelters or barricades or fences

build solar power units using various objects etc

joining pipes

Now As stated i do not know code or how to create it hence the (game creating program) are these programs good enough to do this

So you want to make a dream game, but you can't really do much yet. That is normal.

and where would one go to get really good looking graphics such as various weapons EG (men of WAR - Fallout 1 -2 or just tins of food radios car parts etc -- buildings, terrain cities etc

(can one use pictures from books, photo and then scan into photoshop or paint)

The world and the internet are full of beautiful images. But you can't just copy or scan them to your game because the result is mismatching and material is often copyrighted. If you want good quality graphics you are going to most certainly need to work on it yourself or hire a professional. But there's no reason the standards should be high as you are only making your first couple of games.

So yes its very ambitious but im looking to start small and simplistic (but not stickman simplistic) and as i progress add to it all the time

You probably shouldn't start on your dream game just yet because it will be too much work and you'll only run out of motivation before getting anything done. You will need to be patient and start small and only make the next project slightly bigger than previous. That way your skills improve and you aren't facing the impossible which would be very demotivating.