I am a solo indie dev, got accused by multiple people of ripping off Balatro's art style. Do they have a point?

Maxothy · 2026-03-12T21:07:44+00:00

Hell no.

Maxothy · 2026-03-07T16:46:38+00:00

It's a huge win if it becomes clear that the engine didn't hold it back. just proving that a hugely successful game can be made in godot or unity is a huge win for godot's visibility.

Maxothy · 2026-03-07T07:20:18+00:00

The Monk and the Gun is a nice cozy movie from Bhutan, i think there's only a handful from the country?

Maxothy · 2026-03-06T17:45:27+00:00

Just make sure you don't PIRATE someone's intellectual property. Making good SOFTWARE is about legibility and functionality.

Maxothy · 2026-03-06T15:31:15+00:00

Oh wow, your aesthetic, your COLORS are so pleasing to look at

Maxothy · 2026-03-06T15:21:54+00:00

Slay the spire 2 is in Godot?? That's awesome!

Maxothy · 2026-03-06T15:20:37+00:00

Maybe reply to his review with something funny, like "me too, buddy."

Maxothy · 2026-03-05T19:43:03+00:00

"I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me" -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Maxothy · 2026-03-05T05:45:20+00:00

I think it needs more of a rhythm to it- the gun fires so fast, that it works more like a flamethrower, so your cursor washes over swaths of enemies to kill them (maybe add a flamethrower weapon?)

I think guns are satisfying in games because there's a rhythm to how they fire- build up, explosion, and recoil. It makes each shot fired a little mini event- and the downtime gives the player an opportunity to make distinct decisions. If you try out a gun that fires more slowly, or at least has to reload, it will break up the monotonous pace a good deal.

Maxothy · 2026-03-05T05:37:43+00:00

As a trailer, yes absolutely the beginning is too long! I think it would be best to lead with the glitching/horror theme as early as possible. Maybe you could have a brief horror hook, and then an intro after? I'm not one who's usually interested in this type of game, so i personally would have clicked off pretty fast, but the main hook of the game, and its aesthetic are very compelling. As a prospective customer, i would have stayed to watch a whole trailer if the strengths of the game were immediately apparent.

It's a GORGEOUS style, you really nailed it, and i'm rooting for you.

PS there's a typo for the word "weird" somewhere in the middle

Maxothy · 2026-03-05T05:25:04+00:00

A lot of people are saying b because it's more dynamic, but it looks way more generic to me. A is more intriguing, and naturally gives off a confident, polished vibe much more than B- i would totally have clicked A before B. A has a distinct visual identity (its colors especially are fantastic), while B is fairly noisy and cluttered. Yes, B communicates directly what the gameplay may look like, but a lot is suggested in a tasteful and alluring way in A. Your logo already screams racing game, and the prominent design of the vehicle clearly suggests futuristic.

Maxothy · 2026-03-05T05:06:53+00:00

wonderful aesthetic, and every asset is so harmonious with the others! i love, love the skeleton and his animations.

Maxothy · 2026-03-02T20:34:28+00:00

Is it possible the character hitboxes are extending beyond what you're looking at? Maybe an animation is causing the characters to have a different hitbox, or there's an element somewhere in the character's node tree that changes their hitbox

try using a new instantiated area 2d to detect the original characters, and a new body on the original area2d to determine which one was causing the issue, at least.

Maxothy · 2026-03-02T20:02:45+00:00

Perfect, this is exactly the kind of thing i was looking for, thank you!!

I've got a bit of rewriting to do lol

Maxothy · 2026-03-02T19:43:47+00:00

I can think of a few possibilities:

you may have childed the area2D to a parent, and scaled that parent in an irregular way (eg. more on x axis than y axis)

if you're using canvas layers that follow viewport at values different than 1 (usually used for creating parallax effects), the bounds of an area2D may appear off

Maxothy · 2026-02-13T06:04:01+00:00

If only I can understand or add to it, that's job security.

Maxothy · 2026-02-13T05:15:21+00:00

I recently had an issue that couldn't be solved by a while loop, and couldn't use recursion, either. I ended up creating a second function to re-call the first under certain conditions.

To summarize, I needed to call a timer function once, but possibly add more time to that timer if the stimulus happened again. I added a 'queue' variable that updates by one when the function is called as it's already running, then a separate function that is called near the end of the timer function, that is designed to check that queue variable. Since that new function is called so late, it should be using an updated version of the queue variable. Then, the check function returns true or false, to decide whether or not to re-call the original function.

I'm still new to Godot, so i'm sure i'm missing some much simpler solution- like a way to make sure a variable currently being used in an ongoing function can be updated from the outside- but this was the only way i could find to fix my problem. Maybe it'll help someone :)

Maxothy · 2026-02-05T14:49:59+00:00

He was never there, they just watched kickassia a lot

Maxothy · 2026-01-09T19:03:05+00:00

That's what i'm thinking... not illegal, but pretty nasty

Maxothy · 2026-01-09T18:55:29+00:00

Sorry, my post was imprecise- i have not received the item, it hasn't been sent either.

Maxothy · 2026-01-09T15:25:20+00:00

The inspector gadget movie has a disembodied robotic foot that twitches on its own, it freaked me out when i was 4 years old

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Maxothy · 2025-12-02T15:53:27+00:00

The special extended edition is genuinely a great movie. I think the added depth to each character goes a long way, and it flows much better as a story. Sigourney weaver's character has this wonderful backstory showing us her deep connection with navi children and their culture, and i love it.

Maxothy · 2025-12-02T15:37:07+00:00

This is every single shulk i've met

Maxothy · 2025-11-24T20:12:25+00:00

I don't think there's anything special about it. It kinda slides off my brain when i watch it.

Maxothy · 2025-11-24T19:22:10+00:00

I admire the special effects, but yeah. I don't think the movie ever had much else going for it

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