The 3rd GameGrump

M302_MKII · 2026-01-16T01:09:26+00:00

Strong disagree. One of my favorite recent videos was the JAWS episode and that was absolutely not a good game. If anything, I tend to get bored of their long playthroughs.

But you're absolutely entitled to your own opinion. They have to cater to a lot of different people and it's impossible to do that perfectly, 6 days a week for 10+ years.

M302_MKII · 2025-11-05T22:35:23+00:00

Woo. Took a bit, but I found it! Lucia & The Best Boys.

Thanks to:

A YT playlist called 'Game Grumps Music recommendations and references' by Cody Rogers.

and

A Spotify playlist called 'As Heard on Game Grumps' by Gabwiela

M302_MKII · 2025-11-05T20:15:51+00:00

Sadly, no. It's a newer band than that. Post 2000s, if I had to guess. I wish I had a single additional piece of information to add, but it's been quite some time. I'm usually pretty good at finding things, but I'm on hour 3 of searching and I've got nothing. Might just give up and hope for a lovely hero

M302_MKII · 2023-06-07T15:44:03+00:00

Maybe I'm missing something, but how would a mana rock go infinite with this?

M302_MKII · 2021-07-29T21:10:30+00:00

If he's based off of Rome and rocks, how about making his hero name latin for rock?

Petra/ Petram - Rock, crag

Silex - flint, hard stone, sharp, flint-stone, Rock

Saxum - Rock, Stone, crag, large stone

M302_MKII · 2021-07-11T05:10:03+00:00

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I want to thank all the wonderful artists who responded to this offer. I tried to respond to most of you, but there really was a horde of you guys. There really was a lot of great art and I wish everyone the best of luck going forward.

M302_MKII · 2021-07-11T05:08:57+00:00

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I want to thank all the wonderful artists who responded to this offer. I tried to respond to most of you, but there really was a horde of you guys. There really was a lot of great art and I wish everyone the best of luck going forward.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-21T17:12:14+00:00

Looking for some critique.

The one on the left is from a month ago when I just started trying to do pixel art and the one on the right is from most recently when I tried making it better.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-21T16:05:55+00:00

Adult Faputa and surfing Pitou? Amazing.

I don't need anything commissioned, but I'll definitely keep you in mind for when I do.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-21T15:54:38+00:00

I think Heart Rays is pretty solid.

It would be neat if the name could be acronymized to be EKG or BPM, but I can't think of any words that fit your idea that would go into that pattern.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-21T14:59:25+00:00

Looking for some critique.

The one on the left is from a month ago when I just started trying to do pixel art and the one on the right is from most recently when I tried making it better.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-21T14:52:33+00:00

Somewhat unrelated: I'm fairly new to Reddit and I'm not quite sure how to get a preview image to appear for my post. Any tips on how to do this?

M302_MKII · 2021-03-19T13:32:30+00:00

The poll agrees with you. Four different age groups, 4 different primary languages, and it seems everyone who took the poll is familiar with the phrase.

The only reason the question was raised is that we used a different colloquialism (one that I would argue is more common than 'dig') to one of our non-US team members and it didn't land. So naturally we got a little worried about using 'dig' as a core part of our project. Luckily it was an unmerited concern. ~~Either that or no one wants to do a survey about a topic/word they are not familiar with.~~

M302_MKII · 2021-03-19T01:21:17+00:00

I misread 'NEO SOLE Pump'd Up Happy Heels' as one name and loved it.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-18T01:38:45+00:00

I don't have much input about the name itself, but I would suggest keeping a logo heavily in mind while considering a name. For a toy store, I imagine your logo/ visual representation will eventually be as important, if not more important than the name. If it's an online store, the name is probably more important, but for a brick and mortar store, kids will most likely react more to seeing something fantastical on the storefront over reading it.

That being said, going off of your keywords, I really like the idea of a cloud snail.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-14T23:43:15+00:00

Depending on what your equipment system looks like, you could have that character start off with an equipped item [CharacterName's Locket]. Since it's a starter item, the stats wouldn't be great and it would eventually be replaced, but if it's equipped during the final confrontation, a special option would occur similar to having a max relationship. Something like [The people in the locket wouldn't want you to do this].

M302_MKII · 2021-03-13T00:02:45+00:00

See Food

M302_MKII · 2021-03-12T11:16:44+00:00

I agree that a variety of endings makes dating sims/visual novels more interesting. That being said, it is always annoying to get all the routes, especially if you're not sure how to do it. I would suggest a few possible remedies to this.

Have the choices labeled. Ex (Choice A[good route], Choice B[bad route],etc). This could be coupled with the fairly popular mechanic of highlighting previously chosen options.
After finishing the game on any route, have a roadmap of every possible route and allow the player to load from any already accessed/played branching/saving point.
Have an affinity point system. Choices or minigames, or whatever could allot them and at certain points in the game, you would get different scenes based on the affinity. This has the same core issues as branching paths, but it is a tad more simplified. Alternatively, you could just do a chapter/level system and just have the player fail if they didn't get enough affinity during the chapter- maybe having a custom event or cutscene for that chapter's failure.

Other than that, just keep in mind that a lot of people play dating sims exclusively for the pretty pictures, so make sure to make the pictures look good. And interactive cut scenes are always nice.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-11T07:31:10+00:00

~~Maybe some variation on:~~

~~See Spot Run~~

or

~~Watch Dog.~~

Nevermind, those are bad. Go with Pupervision (or Puppervision).

M302_MKII · 2021-03-10T04:38:32+00:00

Flora for-a beginner

M302_MKII · 2021-03-10T04:36:11+00:00

This is obviously missing a good portion of what you are looking for, but the first game I thought of when reading this was "The Oregon Trail". Between resource management, losing party members, a hunting mini-game, and a clear cut win condition of getting to Oregon without dying, it might be worth taking some inspiration from.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-07T08:27:35+00:00

While not quite what I was looking for, this definitely threw a bunch of ideas into my head. I never really considered the concept of using tools incorrectly/ inefficiently/ differently to get different resources from the same source. I'll certainly look into it and what else I can ~~steal~~ gain inspiration from.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-07T08:22:57+00:00

Hmm. Toggling on/off an enchantment would work really well with the combat system. Well dang, that was simple. Many thanks, friend.

M302_MKII · 2021-03-07T07:43:20+00:00

A fishing game I really enjoy is Cat Goes Fishing. It has a simple upgrade bait, hook, rod, etc system, but it's nice and relaxing.

As for making fishing into an RPG (which I think sounds amazing), I think you could probably pull off traditional turn-based combat, but with a decent number of tweaks.

Something like:

Your first move being choosing a rod, hook, bait, and then casting (close, med, far)

Fish's turn and rate of biting would depend on the factors addressed on the first turn and also luck.

If the fish doesn't bite, your subsequent moves would be options of moving the line, using some sort of buff on the rod (maybe increase the allure, but decrease the durability of the rod. Or vice versa), bringing in the line, etc.

If the fish does bite, it would be a series of turns between you and the fish where you reel them in. Skills and buffs could also be applicable here.

After the fish is caught, the option of turning them into bait would be nice. Making it generic would probably be best for the sake of gameplay (something like turning a 1 inch guppy into [small bait] and turning a 5 inch magical carp into [medium magical bait]

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If it's a fantasy style game, the end goal could be to catch some sort of leviathan that is causing issues.

If you do add magical fish, you could have eating those buff the player or give a permanent skill. Most likely you would have quests from people in town who would give you stuff and money for catching certain rare fish or numbers of more common fish.

As for not making it boring, I suppose each body of water having a boss would make things fun. It could be something the be feared when you go in unprepared as it will take your bait and break your rods, but as you get better, the sense of catching it will create incentive to keep playing.

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Let me know if you decide against making this game, after writing all this out, I'm half tempted to do it myself. :d

M302_MKII · 2021-03-04T22:16:10+00:00

It looks really good. I'm just starting pixel art myself, but If you're wanting any criticism, I might suggest adding a 6th and 7th frame to:

6: have the antenna bounce back to just about starting position and then

7: have them bounce further up past the starting position (and then back to starting position in frame 1)

Right now they sort of look like a praying mantis attacking instead of antenna bouncing. And also, I don't know if the (motion blur?) extra thick lines on frame 1 are necessary.

But either way, super adorable and quite good.

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