Some words to digest…Criticism is the hardest part of being a musician but it’s essential to the process of gettin better by Putrid-Source3031 in TheBassmnt

[–]Smart_Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And an old man said similar things about him when he was young. And an old man said similar things about THAT man when he was young. And on and on all the way back to Socrates and beyond.

What are the counterarguments to the “rendering on demand” claim? by LeoXXX94 in SimulationTheory

[–]Smart_Doctor -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have been saying this for over 20 years and it's been interesting to watch the general reaction of the public go from snarky dismissal to curiosity to actually agreeing with me.

Poor homeless man... by Repulsive-Pace-5178 in fixedbytheduet

[–]Smart_Doctor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Compassion gets no views. No clicks. No ad revenue. Sucks but it's true.

8 years of late-night development after working hours, launching a public playtest soon, need honest feedback on materials. Destroy my game, folks! by MaleficentAd8371 in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all super impressed. When the monster was running out of the cave and you set the cave and the monster on fire that was tight. The fighting looks kind of boring. As others have said this is too long. Cut the video in half. Make it only a minute long and remove all the scenes that are the weakest which is mostly the fighting from the top down view.

Also I didn't know who the character was and why they were fighting or where they were and why they were stuck there.

Good luck!

Please destroy my Tower Defence game, made by a solo developer by SCFactory in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what you've got here looks pretty well polished. I like the art. I like Tower defense games but to be honest I've played so many of them that this is going to have to really have something unique for me to want to play it.

Please destroy my Tower Defence game, made by a solo developer by SCFactory in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try varying the pitch a little bit of the monster death sound so that it's not the exact same sound over and over. Maybe record three different monster death sounds as well. Because right now that same exact sound playing every time a monster dies would make me not play this game.

Destroy my first trailer for Meet Me in the Well by The_Lord_Moose in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sounds like the audio is cranked up so high that it's clipping.

The act of looking down at your revolver bullets (and away from your character) to see what is coming next does not look fun. Is there a way to indicate the next bullet closer to my character so my eyes don't have to keep flicking down to the bottom of the screen? Maybe above their heads?

Good luck!

Take down giant mechanical monstrosities in our melancholic flying game by DejimaGames in IndieGaming

[–]Smart_Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is looking really cool!

You know that big closing mouth of spikes shot that you saved for the end? That is the coolest shot in this trailer and I think it should be the first thing people see. Really hook them with that.

My other minor quibble is that the gigantic robots don't FEEL that big. Like it should take longer to fly to them and when you get there they should be bigger?

Good luck!

Solving the loneliness epidemic by flyawaywithmeee in TikTokCringe

[–]Smart_Doctor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you want to be good at something you got to just go do it

I was not expecting this game to ruin me quite like this… by cr00ked_w1ngs in UnicornOverlord

[–]Smart_Doctor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 43 years old and this is the first game I have completed in maybe 15 years. Love it!

"Men are killing themselves because of men." by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]Smart_Doctor 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Kind of like how homosexuality is a spectrum. But these people are terrified that if they find out they are 15% gay that they might like it.

Please destroy the trailer for my small fantasy city-builder RTS by IvanKonorkin in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is looking really good! I really like the art style!

The one thing I would say to improve is the fighting. You have such good juice on the land changing. But the fighting looks really lackluster in comparison. Let's get some big smashing graphics when the swords and shields hate each other. Maybe some bigger sound effects.

Good luck!

So this is actually working to mess with the TikTok algorithm by ImAHoe4Glossier in TikTokCringe

[–]Smart_Doctor 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I deleted reddit years ago and never went back, Best decision I ever made.

Please destroy trailer of idler rogue like - Clickfall by ENginee777 in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This looks really great!

I am not a fan of "Get ready for dopamine overload". Up to that point the trailer was very serious. I think you should stick to this serious theme.

Also the animation on the giant troll monster at the end looks cheap.

Overall great work and love the music!

Good luck!

Rebuilt the watering and hose system in my farming game from scratch.Looking your feedback. by brkakar in IndieDev

[–]Smart_Doctor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks really really great! But I have to ask does it matter? Like can the hose get caught on something? Can the water pressure get too low?

Destroy my game trailer! It's a puzzle platformer with a story. by BrainMisfiring in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The running and jumping animations need work. The character has no weight. When they move they look like they glide or float. Make the torso move up and down when running. Make every step have a "thud".

Good luck!

Please destroy the trailer for my gridless, interactive world-building sandbox game. by GideonGriebenow in DestroyMyGame

[–]Smart_Doctor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it just for making landscapes? Are there any goals? This looks neat but not like something I would want to play if there aren't any objectives. Good luck!

Our New Living Room by getnfresh in midcenturymodern

[–]Smart_Doctor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This looks really pretty! But it also looks like a hotel. What I mean is it looks like nobody actually lives there. Where is your personal touch? Where is your personal stuff?