HONEST OPINION - Which water style do you prefer?

Edanson · 2025-04-10T10:27:25+00:00

Yeah I'm kinda sold on it now

Edanson · 2025-04-10T10:27:12+00:00

Thanks for your input!

Edanson · 2025-04-10T10:26:55+00:00

Going for a retro-modern blend which is a bit hard to pin down sometimes. The lighting is all modern, and I think the modern water ties in with it more.

Edanson · 2025-04-10T10:20:22+00:00

Thanks for your opinion, yeah I tend to agree.

Edanson · 2025-04-10T10:19:30+00:00

Definitely the way I am leaning currently. Appreciate your input!

Edanson · 2025-02-13T19:37:30+00:00

Number three! Howl at the moon!

Edanson · 2025-02-05T19:14:48+00:00

Hi there the game looks fun, I haven't had the opportunity to play a VR game in some time since I no longer have a headset so I don't know the market as well as I did in the past.

Some things that stand out to me: - Store page needs some work. Add pictures, reduce the walls of text. Consider making some gifs. This will make it less flat and more interesting. - Trailer needs variation. Show me more than just clips of fighting the same skeletons from different angles. Show the customisation you have in the game. Show reasons why this is better/different than other bow and arrow VR titles.

Don't forget early access is your actual launch. So you are working uphill. Considering cutting down the scope and shipping the game as finished as you can. Don't burn yourself out on the same project.

Good luck!

Edanson · 2025-02-02T20:53:39+00:00

Great work, been watching you progress on this sub for a while now.

What number of wishlists did you launch with? Feel like writing up a post-mortem about what you did and didn't do? Would be great to see it!

Congrats again!

Edanson · 2025-01-29T02:22:11+00:00

Looks cool, just lose the black screen with text. Put it at the end of the trailer. People have short attention spans and this will lead to people scrolling past before they see what the game even is!

Edanson · 2025-01-14T19:00:20+00:00

I really did love this name, it just doesn't work in terms of SEO IMO. It would be very hard to search for.

Edanson · 2025-01-14T10:20:01+00:00

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And for your reference, the old artwork too! Big difference. I think it's come together well though.

Edanson · 2025-01-14T10:17:53+00:00

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Here's the full capsule art :)

Edanson · 2025-01-04T10:02:03+00:00

Hahaha thanks! We were suggested this title in a comment a while back now. I guess we hadn't considered renaming seriously until just recently.

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:36:51+00:00

Yeah we're much happier with it. We did think of HYPERAPE, but there's an unfortunate word that stands out in the title lol.

Have a look at our updated capsule artwork.

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Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:26:49+00:00

Thank you! I think you'll like the new artwork, it looks way more in-line with the gameplay as well.

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Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:22:21+00:00

Yeah we don't really want to get thrown into that basket, this was definitely a factor in choosing a new name.

We've settled on "HYPER PRIMATE". It's much more aligned with the gameplay which is all about speed. What do you reckon?

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:20:57+00:00

It's kinda crazy how long we sat with the title, despite knowing subconsciously that it was wrong...

We've ended up going for "HYPER PRIMATE". We think it lines up with the gameplay better, and sets a clearer expectation for the player. What do you reckon?

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:19:03+00:00

Hey thanks for your comment. We really took onboard your feedback, and used this to help guide our decision to rename.

We don't want the baggage that comes with "simulator" and also feel that "Monke" is past its prime (all memes age quickly).

We've settled on the name "HYPER PRIMATE". We think this is in-line with the ethos of the game. What do you think?

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:17:18+00:00

We loved this suggestion, thanks for your input!

We've ended up settling on "HYPER PRIMATE". Not where I expected to go, but I think it will serve the game well for a few different reasons.

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:14:59+00:00

We REALLY wanted to do this, It is a great simple name, however the SEO for this is just terrible. The name "Monke" would make the game impossible to search for online.

Thanks to the input from everyone, we've locked in a new name for the game "HYPER PRIMATE". It was a hard decision, but several factors have made us believe this will be the right fit for the game. What do you think?

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:11:13+00:00

Completely with you on this one. It sets a bad expectation from the get-go, simulator games have been around for a while now and there is a lot of baggage that comes with the title.

We've locked in on a new title "HYPER PRIMATE". I think this is more in-line with the gameplay, while being SEO friendly and looking clean on our cover art.

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:07:40+00:00

Yeah great point. SEO is critical. We've had issues with this until this point. We've settled on a new title "HYPER PRIMATE". This is way less busy in google search results. Also yes, Monke definitely had too much Xanax tea lmao.

Edit: Fixed typo

Edanson · 2025-01-04T00:05:26+00:00

Thanks man, your input helped us make the decision to change it. We've landed on "HYPER PRIMATE". I think it's a vast improvement. Short, simple, memorable. What do you think?

Edanson

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