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My goal when making the game was actually to make players feel like they missed out, but let them complete the game anyway. If I remade the game, however, I th
by dietrichepp 11y ago
My goal when making the game was actually to make players feel like they missed out, but let them complete the game anyway. If I remade the game, however, I think I'd create another category of item to collect (trophies / coins / stars / whatever) which have no gameplay value but allow you to keep score, and then I could put the hearts and weapons farther out in front, where they're easier to get.
- cLeEOGPw 11y agoBut were players even aware that there were essential weapons and abilities to be collected? If no, then it would be another design mistake. Hiding essential information from player. With endless stream of games it's not a time to rely on player curiosity and let them explore - you would have to build a reputation of someone who makes games worth of exploring. When just taking random game almost nobody will spend any significant time trying to find secrets.
- dietrichepp 11y agoIf you've played the game and have feedback to offer, I'd welcome it. Exploring the game to collect weapons and other resources is explicitly the goal of the game, it's in the game's description, you're graded on it at the end of the game, and there's literally nothing else to do. There's only one "secret" in the entire game, and I wasn't expecting anybody to find it. And, screw "building reputation". I'm not doing this to get rich or famous. If the game is compelling, people will explore it. This is a game jam game anyway—roughly 50 man-hours of development, barely a prototype. Making prototypes lets me collect analytics and get gameplay feedback, which is the best way out there for developing applied game design skills. But, to be honest, I only do it because the community is so awesome.