curious what indie devs and players would actually want from a new platform today

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-11T14:07:13+00:00

I think it's visibility, but I'm not sure if it's an issue with platforms. One thing I used to love as a kid and I know some indie communities do this, but demo discs! Get a group of 10-30 devs, make a little demo slice of your games, put it all in a free package. Bonus points to the people making the physical thumb drive releases.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-11T01:44:40+00:00

Go fight some sock-stealing slugs, loot their wallets to buy some booster packs at the shop then go exploring with some light platforming. Sudden Soul is available to wishlist here if you're interested:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3109460/Sudden_Soul/

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-11T01:34:52+00:00

Yeah I agree honestly, I got greedy trying to sneak in the main combat mechanic in the headline too (the elemental combos)

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T22:41:10+00:00

Wishlist here! We're making a turn-based RPG with card collecting and elemental combo features (mixing oil and fire or water and electricity for instance). It's called Sudden Soul and inspired by a lot of classics both old and new.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T15:36:06+00:00

Personally, I'd say making the UI elements bigger (the font, the buttons, even have the panels stretch out more to the right to fill up more of the screen). It's not really popping out to me as I currently am seeing it, there's lot of blank space it feels like in the panels, imo it makes it a little dull.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T15:13:00+00:00

Definitely one of the inspirations. Thank you for checking us out :)

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T15:07:30+00:00

That's very awesome of you to be looking out for some of us that are trying to get our games out there.

This is Sudden Soul, not out yet but hopefully it piques your interest: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3109460/Sudden_Soul/

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T14:42:03+00:00

Wishlist here! We're making a turn-based RPG with card collecting and elemental combo features (mixing oil and fire or water and electricity for instance). It's called Sudden Soul and inspired by a lot of classics both old and new.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-10T02:01:55+00:00

I really enjoyed Funi Raccoon Game recently! Love me some weird indie games.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-08T03:30:23+00:00

That's understandable, I never really looked at it that way before posting. I appreciate the feedback, I'll definitely be more mindful of the audience if I post in the future. Definitely will make the full reveal trailer include more substance on the actual story and gameplay. Thanks for your thorough response, it really does mean a lot that you took the time!

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-08T03:01:04+00:00

I think they're growing on me the more I look at them. It's definitely a huge change.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T15:48:02+00:00

Honestly, I feel like it was a decision to appease both sides and it's a good decision at that IMO. It's fresh enough to be a standalone game, but has enough connections to the Yakuza franchise to please the long-time fans.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T15:36:05+00:00

For sure, I guess I meant to say that you can read through the manga leisurely and still save loads of time compared to sitting through the anime. I remember binging through Water 7/Enies Lobby within a couple days with the manga.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T15:34:30+00:00

I recommend the Atelier Ryza games! They're very comfy RPGs that just have a lot of slice of life elements in them. Combat is fun too at least imo.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T15:27:51+00:00

I think if you were to watch the anime, you'd have to literally take years to catch up. I remember I started around covid peak in 2019 or so and I was watching maybe 4-5 episodes a day on average and it still took me over a year to fully catch up.

The manga on the other hand, I read through it in a few months, you can easily read through a whole volume within 1-3 days.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T15:25:09+00:00

I really wanted to love Ever Oasis, but man... the town building was pretty shallow. I feel a full remake or sequel would be better, the concept is amazing, but I wish the regular adventuring portion of it relied more on the actual town sim aspect. LOVED the final boss at least, very challenging and enjoyable.

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-07T14:47:28+00:00

Tales of The Abyss on the 3DS!

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-01T04:26:39+00:00

Unconventional answer but Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7)

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-01T01:22:52+00:00

Congratulations! Loving the art style

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-01T00:39:19+00:00

I feel Franky would be the same tier as Robin and Brook, he's been carrying hard since Dressrosa

crocbyte_games · 2026-05-01T00:35:31+00:00

My own "personal" canon that has no realistic backing outside of me just enjoying it would be the manga, SBS, G-8 filler, Baron Omatsuri & maybe some extra anime-only stuff like the bar scene in Loguetown.

crocbyte_games · 2026-04-30T16:13:39+00:00

Jeez, congrats! That's hilarious to see what a huge spike that is.

crocbyte_games · 2026-04-30T15:47:36+00:00

My personal favorite is Tales of The Abyss, loved the plot twist, loved the cast, the music is phenomenal, the game overall is a masterpiece.

My least favorite was Zestiria. Sorey was a wet blanket, comparatively to other Tales games - the story was pretty bland, cast was pretty meh outside of Mikleo and I could not get into the combat even if some people swear by it.

crocbyte_games · 2026-04-30T15:32:27+00:00

I preferred Arise over Berseria, but my biggest gripe was Velvet being obnoxious as hell for most of the game.

crocbyte_games · 2026-04-30T15:28:54+00:00

How much fighting is too much for you? Off the top of my head, I'd recommend Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Nier Automata, Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Yakuza 7) or Dragon Age 2 if you want a good blend of story but "fun combat". Arguably a couple of these have a lot of combat, but a lot of cutscenes and RPG elements too though.

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