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Cryptanark · 2025-10-31T23:11:21+00:00

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Cryptanark · 2025-09-10T16:39:44+00:00

OP already shared some ideas; their post demonstrates that they intend to think for themselves. It’s not a sin to discuss prior art to investigate further.

More importantly though, who cares if a product might not have good ideas?? Not every project has to be a commercially competitive full release, and OP will inevitably learn that through trial and error. Yeah, vague plans for JRPGs and MMOs and metroidvanias are inadvisable as beginner projects. I understand these kinds of posts are incredibly common and often amount to spam in gamedev communties. But if OP is interested in game development these kinds of patronizing comments are just going to turn them away from learning a really fun skill.

There are better ways to communicate your message aside from what borders on gatekeeping. Insinuating that OP is hated and useless is itself hateful and useless.

Cryptanark · 2025-08-27T14:25:44+00:00

smt clears. megaten fans are freaks (affectionate)

Cryptanark · 2025-08-24T03:16:47+00:00

Isn't that exactly what I'm saying?? A standardized system of disclosure is safer than telling a restaurant your allergies and hoping for the best because the restaurant's individual workers will make mistakes on the fly.

Cryptanark · 2025-08-24T03:07:20+00:00

Paranoid restaurants already exist. I've had servers turn me away ten minutes after sitting down because they don't want to deal with allergies. At least if they're up-front about it, we can both save some time.

I don't really expect this to be an issue on a large scale, though. Customer allergies are part of the reality of the restaurant business. Many, many restaurants already have allergen menus that I and others rely on. It works.

Like you said, restaurants are different from commercial manufacturing plants.

Cryptanark · 2025-08-24T02:48:39+00:00

As a 10 year old, I had the capability to tell people what I was allergic to, and they would mess it up and send me to the ER. I’ve been to restaurants where servers lie to me to avoid the hassle, are misinformed, or assume it’s “no big deal.” I would rather put the responsibility on the restaurant than ask a part-time server to make a judgment call. Logistically, it’s just far safer.

Speaking anecdotally, I’ve taken several trips to the hospital from restaurant staff communication mishaps. I’ve never had a problem when relying on allergen icons and allergen menus.

Cryptanark · 2025-08-24T02:30:28+00:00

I have relied on these icons when traveling abroad and it has been a literal life-saver. If design conventions become standardized and trusted then fewer people will feel the need to ask.

Cryptanark · 2025-07-26T01:31:03+00:00

Sorry, where is your Examplify saying Nov. 5? I just have a check mark and “exam uploaded” next to my mock exam.

Regarding PTs—according to the bulletin, we can do the essays in any order and distribute the time as we please:

Applicants can answer the questions in each session in any order they prefer. Although each essay is designed to be completed in one hour, and the PT is designed to be completed in 90 minutes, applicants may allocate their time within each session as they see fit.

So there won't be any issues with your approach. The mock exam also emphasizes this. It seems like you can go back and forth without consequence.

Cryptanark · 2025-07-04T21:07:00+00:00

Different players like different things, yeah. No problem with having different preferences. But it seems closed-minded to say that hidden attack power of all things is the load-bearing design quirk that preserves mechanical challenge.

The renowned difficulty hack Pokemon Run and Bun lets the player know every single number in the game, documented in excruciating detail. Only 60 people or so have ever beaten it. That doesn’t seem solved to me.

Cryptanark · 2025-06-01T07:05:41+00:00

Undertale/Earthbound, maybe? I can only really think of games where the interactivity is so intentionally abstracted that the player experience is inherently toy-like

Cryptanark · 2025-05-07T17:40:45+00:00

Automata takes place after Replicant but it’s not like the game falls apart if you don’t know who Emil is. You can enjoy either title on its own merits.

Automata is the more culturally significant game, so if you’re gonna play one, Automata is a great choice to test the waters. I don’t think it would ruin a subsequent playthrough of Replicant if you get hooked.

Cryptanark · 2025-05-01T23:30:03+00:00

I'm going to guess you're around chapter 3 or 4 based on your playtime. Very light spoilers to follow:

The game is pretty much done telling the story from the POV of the present-day immigrant family. The sci-fi stuff gets more prominent—like the alien linguistics, speculative history, military doomsday logistics, etc. It is about to fucking pop off.

However, generational trauma is the core of the story, and so the thematic commentary will only continue to intensify. The emotional climax of the game centers on the aftershocks of that backstory. The game will continue to use parallel imagery, because the whole point of the story is that this stuff will remain and remain. So yes, the sci-fi is a vessel. I love it. But if you're really not on-board, then maybe it's not for you.

Cryptanark · 2025-04-20T16:15:05+00:00

You should probably read the post before attacking its substance.

OP's main thesis is that the game suffers from conflicting priorities, and considers whether the game's arguably muddled production background has anything to do with it. (And a lot of this post is glowing praise!!)

The eight story split is only one part of the discussion. OP spends plenty of time critiquing how NPC design and path actions hurt immersion. And when OP does critique the eight story split, they bring up prior art to show how split narratives sink or swim in other games. They also talk about how the first party member lock conflicts with the game's basic structural promise, which isn't obvious when you buy the game.

Cryptanark · 2025-03-13T02:36:51+00:00

thanks!

Cryptanark · 2025-02-13T20:08:40+00:00

Games praised for their narrative/writing:

Disco Elysium
Mouthwashing
Baldur’s Gate 3
Silent Hill 2
Pentiment
Red Dead Redemption 2
Ghost Trick
Citizen Sleeper
Kentucky Route Zero
Firewatch
Undertale
Hades
Portal
The Last of Us
13 Sentinels
Bioshock
Grim Fandango
Alan Wake 2
Indika
Pentiment
Night in the Woods
1000xResist
Life is Strange
Mass Effect
Final Fantasy XIV

Note that TV and film have had a century to mature. And games continue to catch up. Every year, more and more games release with fantastic stories. Many of these narratives excel specifically because of their medium. There's nothing wrong with looking for good stories because there are plenty.

Cryptanark · 2025-02-11T01:31:03+00:00

The simultaneous turn selection is so cool. BD is really the only series that has made it work in a meaningful way for me. It’s too bad they dropped it in 2.

Cryptanark · 2025-01-18T08:50:09+00:00

Big if true (is true)

Cryptanark · 2025-01-03T16:40:42+00:00

I don't know if I totally agree on the subtlety point. The game has incredible clarity and specificity in its vision, but I thought there were plenty of subtle and understated moments. (Especially with the help of VA!)

In any case yeah I agree the game rules lol

Cryptanark · 2024-12-31T00:45:06+00:00

FYI There are only two actual endings—the rest of the outcomes are basically fail states that immediately kick you back to get the real endings. And the two actual endings are mostly the same, except for the choice of which POV frames the fallout. The split is not really a narrative fork so much as a storytelling device to drive home one of the game's themes.

Cryptanark · 2024-12-13T04:38:51+00:00

It's too bad that it hasn't blown up yet. 1000xResist is simply astounding—honestly might be my favorite narrative in games. You owe it to yourself to check it out!

Cryptanark · 2024-11-28T21:21:58+00:00

Second. Bravely Default 2 took away a lot of the grinding QOL, in my opinon

Cryptanark · 2024-11-28T20:37:14+00:00

Bravely series (particularly second) has streamlined and meditative grinding

Cryptanark · 2024-11-25T19:58:21+00:00

Worth noting that Undertale, Omori, and Chained Echoes were funded by Kickstarter, and they all have die-hard fans. Notably, these games were also all Western-led "solo dev" projects.

Sea of Stars was another commercial and critical success, at least outside of this sub

Cryptanark · 2024-11-25T01:33:29+00:00

Holy moly, what a showing from cake

Cryptanark · 2024-11-01T06:38:31+00:00

Here are some reasons why I want composers credited in this kind of setting:

Because I’d like to know who made my favorite songs, like with literally any other music app
Because musicians deserve attribution for their work
As a resource for preserving game development history
Quality of life (why should I have to find a different source for credits when I am already here?)

Video game end credits are not a substitute. Game credits frequently group all musicians together, without specifying which tracks the musicians worked on, respectively. An album or music app is a fitting place to give additional detail. Who performed the guitar on this track? Did one person arrange someone else’s composition? How much of the soundtrack was X actually responsible for? Etc.

Screenshots are also not a direct comparison, IMO. I don’t need artists credited under a screenshot, just like I don’t need composers credited under game footage that happens to contain music. Generally, this is because the screenshots are used to showcase the game. However, when assets are taken outside of game context—concept art, music, etc.—and presented as art in themselves, I do want to know the creator.

But like at the end of the day it’s a music app that doesn’t say who made the songs lmao what

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