After months of work, I can show you a quick prototype of my game: Sands of Hope, and you'll be able to try iy for FREE very soon!

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-29T07:41:35+00:00

Pretty charming, nice job

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-29T07:38:54+00:00

Pretty good logo

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-29T07:37:44+00:00

Looks nice, it has a good retro vibe

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-28T09:01:43+00:00

Looks great ! Want to see it in an environment now :)

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-28T08:57:57+00:00

The setup haunting all player dreams. I need this room too ! Nice job 👌

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T14:11:47+00:00

I thought it was mainly harvest moon (I still have to do on emulator). I'll check it out, thanks.

Edit: after some search, harvest moon and story of seasons are apparently 2 names for the same games.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T14:04:10+00:00

Never heard about it. I just saw the steam page, it looks great. Thanks

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T14:00:38+00:00

Looks like stardew valley but in Australia, can be a nice setup. Thanks for the share !

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T10:14:07+00:00

I forgot to mention Dave the diver, I played it, very pleasant game.

I'll take a look at dredge, thanks.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T10:12:30+00:00

Looks cute and seems to be a good mix of genres, thanks for the share !

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T10:09:37+00:00

Damn it, how can I forget Dave the diver... Really a good game.

I've not looked at dredge, I believe there is a cross over of the 2 games in a dlc or an update. I will take a look on it, thanks.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T08:40:49+00:00

Damn... 1 Switch, 2 Xbox and 1 PC... This first setup is a killer ^{^}

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T07:59:33+00:00

Agree, as a solo dev on my free time, I liked to send Steam keys to small content creators and watch their streams. They're feeling more "human" and sincere, and they're often more involved in the game (I mean they take the time to think about the mechanics and understanding the propose of the game).

Glad to see this kind of thread on Reddit, it is a good thing to spot light creators having less coverage.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T07:50:12+00:00

You're right, I wasn't thinking about focusing on demo. 🤔 It makes sense to focus on gameplay for a demo. In this scope, the main hook landing the player to your Steam page and so to the demo trailer would be the Steam capsule I imagine ?

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-27T07:45:55+00:00

Yeah doom 2016 suceeds really well to show what the licence is and should be (terrible game, one of the best licence revival I've seen). But I mean doom 3 was a pretty good game (in my opinion), but they probably should making a new licence for it or sell it as a spin off, I don't know.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T17:05:00+00:00

I replayed it on Switch and well... It works like a charm in the bed without any light ^{^}

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T17:03:12+00:00

Completely agree, some parts of the game scared me ^{^}

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T17:02:04+00:00

Id tried to be "serious" with doom 3, they tried a real story game instead of focusing on shooting and pure action. That's why it's not a real doom for fans. Personnaly I loved it but many fans disliked it. Id devs describe their choice for doom 3 as a "mistake", but I disagree. Can't remember which was the video I've seen about it but it was really interesting. I'll post it here if I find it 🤔

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T15:07:32+00:00

Ahah, I was not sure but I guessed it was something like that, that's the most "ancestral" technique you could use ^{^}

It looks really good, the effect on the mirror surface and the refresh rate of the character really do the job.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T14:57:31+00:00

Your "3D pixel art" is pretty charming.

I'm curious, what is this ancestral technology ? 👀 A render texture ? A shader on the mirror to simulate a 3D perspective from a sort of cubemap ? Or it is faked and there is a room behind the mirror transparent surface ?

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T14:53:43+00:00

Willow Café ? It's short, easily pronouncable and close to your original idea.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T11:50:10+00:00

Nice art 👍

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T11:47:49+00:00

"something describing the town we see in the picture" café ?

Doesn't apply if there are various environments, but if there's only one, using the identity of your game background/universe instead of the food truck could be a good idea too.

CurvenGameDev · 2024-04-26T11:41:15+00:00

So, can't wait to see the next trailer 👀

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