- Mar 28, 2023
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To all developers and writers in general
Don't just be like other games. It's getting harder and harder to distinguish one game from another. Even in fantasy games or sci-fi games it's the same old hat, same old tropes, with (forget the face) but same body styles. Am glad there are thousands of games out there (and near as many dumpster fires too) but if you want to wow the audience and gamers and stand out, put a lot of planning and thought behind it. It takes 10 minutes for a gamer to discover just how well thought out a game is.
Now some games by design are meant to be way out there. But if the intent is to be rather serious, having a guy with a penis large enough to club a horse to death with isn't going to help. Knowing a little basic human psychology goes a long way. Selling stereotypes and myths when you are trying to be serious doesn't help your cause. No not all women are into BJs, no not all women are into size, not every female character looks like they were hired from a porn mag, and the list goes on and on.
Know your audience is the best path to success.
Yes, this post sounds like a rant and partly it is. But I have witnessed so many attempts at an actually good game go off the deep end QUICKY and even good games that started out turn into...well, a dumpster fire. So perhaps my bookish loving nature and love of a good read tarnishes my view of games, but for those that do care about all the time and energy put into their works, it's something to consider.
So folks let me turn it over to you to point out and recommend a good game and one that is a dumpster fire
Don't just be like other games. It's getting harder and harder to distinguish one game from another. Even in fantasy games or sci-fi games it's the same old hat, same old tropes, with (forget the face) but same body styles. Am glad there are thousands of games out there (and near as many dumpster fires too) but if you want to wow the audience and gamers and stand out, put a lot of planning and thought behind it. It takes 10 minutes for a gamer to discover just how well thought out a game is.
Now some games by design are meant to be way out there. But if the intent is to be rather serious, having a guy with a penis large enough to club a horse to death with isn't going to help. Knowing a little basic human psychology goes a long way. Selling stereotypes and myths when you are trying to be serious doesn't help your cause. No not all women are into BJs, no not all women are into size, not every female character looks like they were hired from a porn mag, and the list goes on and on.
Know your audience is the best path to success.
Yes, this post sounds like a rant and partly it is. But I have witnessed so many attempts at an actually good game go off the deep end QUICKY and even good games that started out turn into...well, a dumpster fire. So perhaps my bookish loving nature and love of a good read tarnishes my view of games, but for those that do care about all the time and energy put into their works, it's something to consider.
So folks let me turn it over to you to point out and recommend a good game and one that is a dumpster fire
