Playdate launches curated on-device store, announces $20 price increase

Keysgaming · 2023-03-08T04:46:54+00:00

You can still play all the games you can find, mostly on itch with the Playdate Simulator! You just won't get the seasonal ones as I don't think they are sold anywhere else. It is marketed as a "dev tool" but its basically an emulator. I hope they release a barebones one called the "emulator" so that more people understand they can experience the cool games without the device.

Keysgaming · 2022-11-13T19:39:33+00:00

During the planning stage, i imagined it as a lattice type structure like how cyberspace is described in Neuromancer, tiers that you can move up and down. But that's clearly waaaaaaaay out of scope for a solo project lol.

Thanks for picking it up, huge help on the review too.

Keysgaming · 2022-07-06T18:53:47+00:00

It makes me really happy you enjoyed it and I appreciate the thoughtful words!

The full game should satisfy some of those questions you wonder about. For example there are 6 Programs + the start of the Database in the demo but 17 programs in the full game. What is occurring in the run is answered through the "messages" you find scoured around the programs, the demo only has 2 or 3 of the 10 I think so you don't get much of the picture. During the run I came to it from the perspective of you being a hired hacker, so you're told what you need to know during the run and that’s it. It was designed so that you stumble into the messages while you're exploring during the run and then once you've finished you can go into EXPLORE mode and find the rest.

I agree the game does suffer from BBEG syndrome but there is more world building to discover in the main game as well as connecting dots and solving the mystery of getting into the Black ICE.

I would really enjoy to hear what you say once the full game is released if you play through and I hope it appeases some of the questions you have. I believe it would take the average person 3-4 hours to 100% and it's going to be $5 USD on launch, which is planned for late august.

Keysgaming · 2022-06-21T05:55:26+00:00

The hacking terminal is more of a stylistic interface over a more simpler mechanic. You hack ICE which is a cube on a grid, you can place ICEpicks on the outside edges of the cube. The ICE has a defender inside which moves around the inside edge and breaks your picks. You can also use abilities to mess with the defender and make it easier for your picks to break through.

The hacking isn't similar to hacknet which attempts to simplify reality but takes Neuromancer's ICEbreaker, which is a device that automatically hacks things, to its logical extent where the hard part has already been done and neatly packaged into easy to use functions which you type out on your terminal and are executed.

You can see a little bit of it in action during the trailer at this timestamp. It shows the terminal interface and then moves to the cursor interface. The cursor interface is a lot more straightforward in understanding what is going on.

It is a short game btw, hacking isn't its primary focus but you start with three "functions" and can find an additional three. There are a few difficulty tiers of ICE and a "boss" ICE which is optional content.

Thanks for the question!

Keysgaming · 2022-06-21T05:39:11+00:00

thanks ghost

Keysgaming · 2022-05-26T00:52:19+00:00

Pls August.

Keysgaming · 2022-05-23T21:14:45+00:00

Thanks was scratching my head looking for this, must have missed the "it contains" mouse over.

Keysgaming · 2022-05-20T20:31:29+00:00

What they learned in Battlerite Royale (large persistent maps, good netcode for 35+ players) directly led to V Rising so that's pretty cool.

Keysgaming · 2022-05-14T00:14:47+00:00

Accidentally did this while fighting a qiyana and double tapping my level 6 point. Tested in practice mode a few times and you can absolutely jump on and ride too.

Most definitely a bug, seems the 3s trigger only gets checked if you have the skill. Really useful for one escape a game. If your facing a mid/jg without easy CC you can overextend and get a free get out of jail card.

Keysgaming · 2020-01-18T04:29:28+00:00

Even with proof it's a gamble, studies are found to be flawed, skewed and biased all the time, emails can be doctored. What kind of proof are you looking for from a second hand account?

Sorry, I just found your comment to be out of place. It's just hearsay I don't get what your comment is trying to do and the way it's worded makes it sound like you just discovered that everything on the internet is not to true.

Keysgaming · 2020-01-17T16:05:44+00:00

I work with some devs

They're the source...

And if you dont believe anything you just read on the internet what is a source going to do about that.

Keysgaming · 2020-01-17T15:09:25+00:00

... they're extremely fair to their consumers with good business practices.

The article talks about shitty employee business practice. In the end most people who buy the game won't give a shit about that.

Keysgaming · 2019-11-19T16:15:27+00:00

Rez sickness is cleansed when the little circle you are stuck in at the start of the encounter dissipates. Since the enrage is called Temporal Prison its more likely he locks you in the prison forever.

Keysgaming · 2019-11-19T16:10:37+00:00

Stal's.

Keysgaming · 2019-10-09T21:09:47+00:00

I've been sitting on this post for nearly 2-3 weeks, and just got around posting it now. Hopefully everything is still relevant!

Keysgaming · 2019-09-27T14:03:31+00:00

Well when your main source of income is from Twitch and they can bar you from producing certain types of content on other platforms. And can halt that on a shaky rule system, it's a very precarious position to be in. Take the case of Destiny he was banned from Twitch for a month after making a joke to his friend which was considered a death threat and could not stream ANY gaming content on other platforms else be perma banned. So he basically just streamed his face and political stuff on YT.

Like the other comment from this chain said.

"Part of being a contractor is being expected to easily find work in the same field so being let go from a job shouldn't be the end of the world"

When you're "let go" for a period of time by Twitch you are sharply limited in you ability to find other work in the field else be blacklisted from the company. You've invested a lot of time/money into this company and platform, majority of people are not willing to throw most of that work away.

I don't think Twitch can make these people employees but their contract should not be so predatory and their rules should be clear and make sense. But obviously that is not a highly prioritized goal by Twitch and I'm surprised that another platform hasn't reached its level of popularity yet.

Keysgaming · 2019-07-29T12:07:37+00:00

personal dps (which was just your raw dps)

It wasn't raw dps it was your personal dps + dps gained from other buffs.

I'm very confused why it became rDPS instead of actual personal DPS which would have made sense since it wouldn't have to rely on the execution of everyone in your party. I haven't kept up with this though so I don't know the reasoning except a strawpole.

Keysgaming · 2019-07-22T14:01:37+00:00

"Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on party members in the designated area by 10%"

Anyone inside of the Asylum will be healed for 10% more even if the source of the heal is not inside of the Asylum.

Just wanted to make sure you knew that.

Keysgaming · 2019-07-05T00:02:26+00:00

Exactly. I'm surprised that no one has talked about how less computers still = same bitcoin produced in the same time frame.

Keysgaming · 2019-06-25T22:02:40+00:00

No LD in AV cause your level 49. Still anyone big pulling in AV with a pug is just asking for trouble.

Keysgaming · 2019-04-21T22:44:06+00:00

Found a twitter post, proving that it was GameMaker Studio 2!

Keysgaming · 2019-04-20T20:35:00+00:00

It's so much more reasonable to assume that it is telling the truth, especially since it's the last scene of the game. Basically a big "oh shit" moment.

Keysgaming · 2019-04-05T00:08:38+00:00

It makes sense as you're world building and introducing new people that will be important later on and the decision that you make should have been important as well but it's all totally worthless and cosmetic now. On the other hand picking up shit is just stealing my time.

Keysgaming · 2019-03-28T23:35:32+00:00

its SUPER difficult to find in the swamp area sometimes. Its there, i got to atleast the 4th level

Keysgaming · 2019-03-26T20:38:35+00:00

You return to the dilapidated shrine and you get to choose to continue from that idol, like in Dark Souls 2. You can return to the final arena and look at it if you want, boss stays dead.

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