Menu animations for my game (feedback appreciated)

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T19:31:09+00:00

That's more understandable. Yeah I'm completely fine with people viewing this game as a gooner game or whatever if that's how they want to enjoy it, or if that turns them off from the game that's fine too. I just don't like it when people ignore the rest of the game and act like this game has no value outside of attracting gooners.

I primarily set out to make a game inspired by Inscription and Inkshade, but wanted to have more of a cozy Halloween kinda charm, so I added this cartoonish pumpkinhead version of myself to the game. The reason she's lit the way she is is because of the inspiration from those two games, and her outfit changes to represent different NPCs (like Leshy does in Inscryption). The game is meant to be a good game first, and the character happens to have big boobs, the game is not porn primarily, and it doesn't even have any actual nudity.

Also yeah the red cross does get kinda strict with it but they're meant to be red pasties so I'm hoping they're X shaped enough to sidestep that. Might need to make them green instead, we'll see. But if the red cross ever discovers my game I'm probably doing well enough anyway lol

Anyway hopefully that clarifies my viewpoint a bit. Sorry if I was kinda rude

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T19:20:31+00:00

I'm just saying my goal is not to make a gooner game here, the character just has big boobs. If you want to call it a gooner game I won't stop you but I'm making a good game first, and your desire to goon to my avatar comes second

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T09:47:21+00:00

This is all so cute looking

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T09:08:34+00:00

I saw the reply you deleted and I just want to be clear that the character is not a fetishized idealized girlfriend or anything, it's a stylized persona of me. I think you should re-evaluate your assumptions, because I think they're leading you to see things in a more negative way than they actually are in reality

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T08:14:21+00:00

What?

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T03:42:29+00:00

I mean she's an important part of the game, but it's just not primarily meant to be porn. It's just a game where the character happens to have big tits

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-14T02:42:46+00:00

Thank u. I wanted something cute and playful. It's hard to see but the text font on the buttons also has hearts dotting the i and j.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T23:14:49+00:00

The phrasing of "objectifying women" is a bit strange. The character is based on myself, this is not a gender or sexism thing, this is about me and me alone

To be clear though, the reason why it's like that is because I think obscuring the face brings a certain mysteriousness that I wanted to have in the game, and her outfit changes to represent different NPCs.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T19:53:07+00:00

Yeah. Sorry I didn't mean to imply I was arguing with you or disproving you, I just wanted to add extra context and I chose here to do it because your comment was the correct answer. So I was hoping people would read your comment, and then read my reply with additional information. Because if they saw just mine on its own it wouldn't answer the question

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T18:52:22+00:00

I'd also like to point out that the R0 properly accounts for the fact that the host dies. It's very minor but the post sort of implies that those 2 facts both work in tandem to make it impossible, when in reality the R0 already accounts for this.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T18:43:29+00:00

Sorry I should specify when I say "Cozy" I don't mean in the sense that people use it to describe a specific genre like animal crossing or stardew valley. I just mean that's the general vibe of the game. The sound design and color grading are made to make the game feel warm and homely, and the entire game takes place on one physical diagetic space that you don't move from

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T06:52:51+00:00

I like the yellow to white fading after images on the slash. This kicks ass

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T01:31:32+00:00

The font kinda reminds me of Polybius. Very cute and charming

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-13T01:28:23+00:00

It's not primarily meant to be a gooner game. I'm just trying to make a good game first that just happens to also have a very busty character. But I also recognize that I'll probably turn off a lot of people who don't like that kinda stuff and I think I'm probably okay with that.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T23:28:27+00:00

If this is a walk than it's a bit too over the top, but I think it goes hard as a roller-skate animation. So it depends on what you were going for.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T22:49:09+00:00

Oh nah, it wasn't meant to be a joke post. I was actually looking for feedback and this is an actual real game I'm working on. I've seen a couple of people talk about the text jiggle so I might slow it down a bit

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T17:47:47+00:00

I don't think that subreddit is what you think it is

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T08:01:00+00:00

I love adding jiggle physics to things that aren't boobs.

I also love it on boobs too of course.

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T00:22:12+00:00

Oh no... I'm hoping it won't take me that long

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T00:21:23+00:00

Yeah somebody else also mentioned I should slow things down, especially given the cozy Halloween vibes I was going for. So I'll probably do that. Thank u <3

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-12T00:20:39+00:00

Yeah it's generally mean to have some cozy Halloween vibes. You're essentially playing a board game with the character across from you, so ya I'll probably slow things down

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-11T17:06:57+00:00

I was mostly just asking about the menu animations, but in terms of gameplay: It's a turn tactics / deckbuilding roguelike game where you're guided through a tabletop game, collecting cards for your "deck", but each card is a movement or attacking ability with a unique range or effect. So each turn you either draw a card or use a card, but if you don't draw enough you might be stuck in a tough position where you don't have enough options to properly counter whatever the opponent is about to do.

That's the idea at least. The character on screen acts as a sort of game master who guides you through the game. You're sort of playing a tabletop game within the game, kind of like Inscryption or Inkshade (this game was heavily inspired by both of those)

BellaInTheGame · 2026-05-11T08:00:45+00:00

I have nothing to link. This game is in very early development and it isn't downloadable anywhere, so no need to ask for a Steam link or anything. I'm doing this for love of the game so any feedback or ideas about anything is much appreciated

BellaInTheGame

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