If you need to think along the lines of Mario... go right ahead. I want it to generally have that type of feel to it. I'm just going to list out the things I'm aiming for/need help with, and all help on getting started will be appreciated.

Here we go! (Whoops... Mario kickin' in  )

- General structure... sprites? Rigid-Body with skinmesh and sprite texture?
- Camera... need it straight across from my playing field. You know... 2D like.
- Walking and Jumping... I have three 'walk positions'. How would I cycle through them only while moving, ect? (I'll be working on jump sprites)
- Say my character had a gun... and I have 3 angles for it. Would something like changing sprite based on mouse location on screen work good?


I'm sure your probably thinking I want the game made for me, of which is not true. I'm just looking for a shove in the right direction (make it gentle  )


Edit: I believe I have a method to do all the things listed... feels good to think of things on my own!