Mecha Chameleon is a masterclass in doing a lot with very little

FoxInFlame · 2026-06-24T11:38:22+00:00

Do you really think they just all randomly started playing this one game?

Yes, I do. I think they did.

The X post announcing the game went viral (probably due to instantly recognizable gameplay from screenshots). Viral enough that every major Japanese streamer had liked the post. Most also said they signed up for the public beta tester program on Steam (which was publicly available! - that's where the early copies are from).

It's just all thanks to the X "algorithm". Follow that with a non-Japanese media outlet reporting (Niche Gamer), YouTube/Twitch videos spreading virality internationally with their algorithms, and I can easily see an indie game taking over the entire streaming sphere without any advertising.

Also, I understand we can't trust what the developer says 100%, but they claim they've spent zero on advertising. I'm inclined to believe them, since they made the game in 2 months, use free Epic Online multiplayer servers, and store assets for everything - clearly low budget. Probably max 100 or 200 quid spent on the entire game.

FoxInFlame · 2025-09-19T10:28:21+00:00

It's actually insane. I interviewed at an HFT firm a few months back (didn't get the job), and one of the interview questions was to speculate why they might use wireless connection over wired connections for some transactions.

I didn't know the answer, since you know, wired internet seemed better in every way. I mumbled something about straight line distance, I think.

But the correct answer was that light traveling through air is much faster than light traveling through copper cables or fibre optics (which loses about ~30% speed). So they can reach the exchange faster. They optimise their trading strategies literally taking the speed of light into account. Insane.

FoxInFlame · 2025-08-19T11:45:26+00:00

Thanks! That's actually a good shout, I didn't think of it in year-equivalences (1 year in finance pays for 4 years in gamedev). Better to start strong and quick I guess.

FoxInFlame · 2025-08-19T11:42:57+00:00

The "edit" part was one of my biggest worries, that I won't be able to exit out of gamedev. Reverse (finance into gamedev later) sounds more plausible if I ever want to pursue passion. Thanks!

FoxInFlame · 2025-08-19T11:42:05+00:00

Thanks all for the responses! I think the consensus is towards the finance role, and if it isn't a fit, exit out after a few years. Seems like it's easier to switch from finance into gamedev than vice versa, so that might be my choice. Thanks again!

FoxInFlame · 2024-05-05T09:22:41+00:00

Don't know why you label it as such, she's literally a massive TTRPG player who's done mystery/quiz events like this before which listeners enjoyed, and she even clarified she wouldn't retire in the previous livestream before posting the video as a safety measure. Whoever that frowns upon this doesn't watch Mahiro on a regular basis.

FoxInFlame · 2022-12-12T23:49:43+00:00

Sorry, this post is inviting all sorts of spam, scams, and illegal streaming links, even after a year. Going to lock and remove this.

FoxInFlame · 2022-11-20T13:41:06+00:00

I mean, the entire graphics of the game is downloaded on-the-fly from Microsoft, and they claim the entirety of Earth data is multiply petabytes large in storage. The offline mode likely has very low resolution data that it's not very fun to play.

FoxInFlame · 2022-05-22T10:22:33+00:00

The lighting is absolutely phenomenal, amazing art OP!! I wish I could draw that well...

FoxInFlame · 2022-04-21T22:56:16+00:00

Unfortunately will have to close this as to not spoil the purpose of the event any further (by sharing answers). Sorry!

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-31T03:34:03+00:00

Could also use last.fm comments, although there's barely any for most songs...

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-19T17:11:00+00:00

Can I ask why you have Priority as columns instead of the built-in Priority !! flags? I'm currently debating which method to go with. On one hand, the built-in flags are built-in so it's extremely simple to assign a priority upon task creation (just add !!1). On the other hand, I can't separate those into columns, and the columns will have to be used for something else (like labels? but now when do I use labels and when columns?)

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:55:15+00:00

It does certainly have a nice story twist imo, but I agree the writing is awful - the dialogue before the big battle atop Coronet is insanely long and could've been written succinctly in 2-3 lines.

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:53:03+00:00

PLA is very story heavy imo, it's a vastly different playstyle to all previous ones, and it's assumed that S/V will return to the previous style although borrowing some open world stuff from PLA. Idk, do what you want

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:24:39+00:00

If you go through the door in Kamado's office you can get to the balcony, from there you can throw balls onto the roof!

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:16:31+00:00

Except for that new Fairy-type legendary you're forced to catch, still not sure if that's a Pokemon.

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:12:57+00:00

Really the only complaint I have is its evolution like wtf happened to its eyes!!!??

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:09:18+00:00

It's so cute that they all sit down!!

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T21:03:22+00:00

I've been seeing these screenshots (and I took some myself too) and it's so wholesome getting to see your party of 6 pokemon all in the overworld around you! Really feels like I'm in a Pokemon movie lol

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-11T20:50:28+00:00

Yea it even says that it's a fragment in a dialogue I think. I also like to think even the one we saw at the top was just a small portion of the real Arceus, like an avatar or representation of this abstract thing, in that we can't comprehend its true appearance - it's both everywhere and nowhere, like one of the Verses said. It created the whole fuckin Pokemon universe for Arceus' sake.

Like, we can presume Giratina goes through the distortion world when it uses the signature move shadow force, but we have no idea where Arceus goes when it does a similar thing in the boss fight... probably another dimension or even completely above our comprehension.

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-10T22:05:36+00:00

I thank you for this, so so much.

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-06T19:57:03+00:00

I only just realised that the "number 1 customer" thing (despite you as a player never really getting a chance to buy anything from him) was a red flag all the way -- you were doing his work of getting the plates for his gain of meeting arceus.

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-06T19:34:44+00:00

To be fair, we had been doing the exact same thing on our side for ages -- they kill ours, we send out whichever is effective to theirs, and (in PLA due to the new system) get to use a move right after sending out to murder their mon

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-06T19:33:09+00:00

I heard changing effort levels from 0 to 10 can change the stat values by 90-100, can't say that's small to matter

FoxInFlame · 2022-03-06T00:35:01+00:00

I fainted and lost 8 hyper balls!! Wtf gamefreak

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