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> You also need to have a good title that is both memorable/catchy and describes the game well. I feel like "get the goat" was just screaming to the be the nam

> You also need to have a good title that is both memorable/catchy and describes the game well. I feel like "get the goat" was just screaming to the be the name of this title. (they even use this term in some of their marketing)

tmikaeld 3y ago
Such a missed opportunity, the current “Toto Temple Deluxe” sounds like a generic casino game
- raincole 3y ago
  It's just my pet peeve, but I absolutely hate the titles with "Deluxe" in them. Maybe it's okay for a game that has lots of DLCs and a Deluxe version that comes with all (or the most important) DLCs. But nothing else.
  - Ekaros 3y ago
    In general have added new stuff and upgraded things in general for already well known name. But from initial launch? Just no, that is just stupid.
- Cthulhu_ 3y ago
  Yeah, or like 90s / 2000s 'addictive' puzzle games that later were converted into Facebook and then mobile cash cows.
nathannecro 3y ago
I thought the exact same thing when I saw their second trailer.
bentcorner 3y ago
I've played a ton of Towerfall (4 player battling), some BattleBlock Theatre (vaguely similar), Spelunky (thematically similar), and my biggest takeaway at least from the trailer is that it took me a really long time to figure out what the goal of the game was. If I was browsing through youtube or steam I would have clicked away. I agree that the name of the game contributes a lot to this confusion, although even "get the goat" fails to describe what is going on in the game. I think when people see a game and are contemplating purchasing it they envision what kind of fun they will be having with it. And gameplay footage with unclear goals just isn't enough here. "Keepaway" style games aren't super common (maybe it's in a Mario Party minigame? I've also played a version of this with my kid in roblox [1], where it's one minigame among many). Maybe along those lines this title would have succeeded with more variety. [1] https://youtu.be/mcH36Ld6x3A?t=22 https://youtu.be/mcH36Ld6x3A?t=22
xeonmc 3y ago
There are only two hard problems in computer science...
- bequanna 3y ago
  P=NP and Sales?
noisy_boy 3y ago
Goato Temple

tmikaeld 3y ago

Such a missed opportunity, the current “Toto Temple Deluxe” sounds like a generic casino game

raincole 3y ago
It's just my pet peeve, but I absolutely hate the titles with "Deluxe" in them. Maybe it's okay for a game that has lots of DLCs and a Deluxe version that comes with all (or the most important) DLCs. But nothing else.
- Ekaros 3y ago
  In general have added new stuff and upgraded things in general for already well known name. But from initial launch? Just no, that is just stupid.
Cthulhu_ 3y ago
Yeah, or like 90s / 2000s 'addictive' puzzle games that later were converted into Facebook and then mobile cash cows.

nathannecro 3y ago

I thought the exact same thing when I saw their second trailer.

bentcorner 3y ago

I've played a ton of Towerfall (4 player battling), some BattleBlock Theatre (vaguely similar), Spelunky (thematically similar), and my biggest takeaway at least from the trailer is that it took me a really long time to figure out what the goal of the game was. If I was browsing through youtube or steam I would have clicked away. I agree that the name of the game contributes a lot to this confusion, although even "get the goat" fails to describe what is going on in the game. I think when people see a game and are contemplating purchasing it they envision what kind of fun they will be having with it. And gameplay footage with unclear goals just isn't enough here. "Keepaway" style games aren't super common (maybe it's in a Mario Party minigame? I've also played a version of this with my kid in roblox [1], where it's one minigame among many). Maybe along those lines this title would have succeeded with more variety. [1] https://youtu.be/mcH36Ld6x3A?t=22 https://youtu.be/mcH36Ld6x3A?t=22

xeonmc 3y ago

There are only two hard problems in computer science...

bequanna 3y ago
P=NP and Sales?

noisy_boy 3y ago

Goato Temple