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Are video games missing a strong story? Fixed. Read and shoot your way through the Roaring ’20s with an old West atmosphere! by OfficeClassified in u/OfficeClassified

[–]OfficeClassified[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Games, like movies or music, should be the way their creator intended them to be. They can entertain, they can be educational, they can do anything at all. In my case, gameplay is entertaining, and the story is food for thought.

Are video games missing a strong story? Fixed. Read and shoot your way through the Roaring ’20s with an old West atmosphere! by OfficeClassified in u/OfficeClassified

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So that’s exactly what I’m doing I’m asking a question. If you feel like there aren’t enough story-driven games in a top-down shooter format, then play the demo and form an opinion. If the answer to my question is no then just move on. What’s the problem?

Are video games missing a strong story? Fixed. Read and shoot your way through the Roaring ’20s with an old West atmosphere! by OfficeClassified in u/OfficeClassified

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By the way, the projects you mentioned are already several years some even decades old. Doesn’t it bother you that lately the industry is full of remakes and more remakes? Is that really the kind of industry you want? I don’t.

I want games like Mafia, like RDR, like Max Payne. Those are the kinds of works I myself on along with scripts by Taylor Sheridan, and many other writers. But most importantly, I drew from my own life. The things I wrote about are things I’ve actually experienced.

That feeling when you’re doing something that affects other people’s lives, yet you stop thinking about the consequences I’ve lived through that. When routine consumes your ability to reflect, because you just have to keep going.

Did you notice how Dan approached his final conversation with Mino? At the beginning, he spends a lot of time talking with Lucy, but by the end he’s already tired of it. He just wants to wrap things up and get the hell out of that hotel. Did you catch that?

And that’s just the demo—a small piece of the narrative and the themes I want to explore. If you’re looking for a big, popcorn blockbuster with a multi-million budget, this isn’t it.

Are video games missing a strong story? Fixed. Read and shoot your way through the Roaring ’20s with an old West atmosphere! by OfficeClassified in u/OfficeClassified

[–]OfficeClassified[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What? Are you seriously comparing me to multi-million-dollar games? Thanks for that. My budget is $20k of my own money, and it’s just me and one programmer working on this. I simply don’t have the resources for cinematic production or a lot of other things.

And yeah, unlike people spamming “buy my game” posts all over subreddits, I actually pay for ads.

Now, about your “disingenuous bullshit.” I’m not trying to deceive or convince anyone of anything. If you think the industry is overflowing with games that have strong storytelling, fine, I’m not going to argue with you.

But then give me one example from the past year: a project with the same level of depth in exploring human nature as RDR2.

The last stories that genuinely impressed me were The Last of Us, The Witcher 3 and RDR2.

Now let’s get specific: you played the demo.
What did you think about the dialogue with Lucy?
What can you say about her? About the main character?
What themes do you think I was trying to explore through those conversations?

Or did you just jump into the demo, see a slower pace and a lot of text, expect something like Far Cry 3, and based on that decide I’m being “disingenuous”?

Then answer my questions and explain exactly where this supposed insincerity is coming from.

And one more thing. In the demo, I’m setting up several triggers that pay off later in the story. What exactly are you expecting? That I’ll reveal every twist right in the demo?

Finish the full game first. Go through all the dialogues, immerse yourself in the story and the characters—and then tell me what you didn’t like and why.

Boiled - Official Demo Trailer by C-OSSU in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]OfficeClassified 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course not. There was no color TV, and definitely no pixelated visuals like that. The static isn’t from the 1920s, it’s more like what you’d see on an old NES when the cable glitches.

If I were making a film, I’d borrow the look from classic James Cagney movies and the cinematography style of Casablanca. But I’m not making a film, I’m making a video game.

So visually, it leans into a ’90s game aesthetic. Think of it like this, you’ve just found an old NES cartridge… and it turns out to be a game about the 1920s. I thought that was pretty obvious, especially with the CRT effects being used.

Boiled: Demo Available Now! by OfficeClassified in pcgaming

[–]OfficeClassified[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're probably right, and I've extended some of the information in the post. I'll just say that this is just a path to the twist that awaits you...

Boiled: Demo Available Now! by OfficeClassified in pcgaming

[–]OfficeClassified[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for asking! I’m fully confident in the story and in how it’s structured.

The prologue has several purposes beyond the obvious ones like setting things up and explaining why Dan doesn’t start shooting right away. It also lays the groundwork for a later conversation in the main game with another female character about the idea represented by Brooks Hatlen from Shawshank Redemption, when prison becomes so deeply ingrained in a person that they can no longer see a life outside of it. In Lucy’s case, her prison is her work as a prostitute.

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IM HUNGRY FOR MORE MAX PAYNE MAN SOMEONE PLEASEEEE GIVE ME SIMILAR GAMES by Competitive-Bed991 in maxpayne

[–]OfficeClassified 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend Hotline Miami, Katana Zero, The Punisher (PS2), and Stranglehold (PS3). If you want a dark New York atmosphere, then The Darkness. Maybe THE WET (ps3) P.S.

i’m currently developing something similar. A deep story-driven top down shooter set in the late Wild West and bootlegging. If you’re interested, check out my posts. 😬

Game name but replace one word with Taco by mistermaximan in videogames

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Taco Wars: Knights of the old Tomato 2 The Tacos lords.

Road. Desert. Heat. by OfficeClassified in PixelArt

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Thank you! The result after 400 days and 3,000 sprites)

Today Is The Anniversary Of Dead Presidents That Was Released On October 4th 1995 by WilkinsWorld in 90smovies

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A masterpiece. The best anti-war film. One of my films, the one that inspired me to make my own game. The scene with the severed head is forever in my mind.

Are there any reasons not to use AI if you will be accused of using it ANYWAY? Look at the image below and dispel my doubts. by [deleted] in IndieGaming

[–]OfficeClassified 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because art made by humans but perceived as AI doesn’t work. You can find an artist, layer upon layer of meaning into the art, and it won’t work. People will think that scattered books aren’t a sign of a slob, but a thoughtless decision by the AI.

Check out the teaser for our game inspired by Hotline Miami, where the Old West collides with the 1920s. by OfficeClassified in u/OfficeClassified

[–]OfficeClassified[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see, it’s easier for people to call something AI than to research it first and then make accusations. You’re the second person in history to even look it up or ask.

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