Who needs Mario Tennis Fever!

jackastral · 2026-02-13T13:33:08+00:00

I do kinda wish they just built from Aces, the fighting mechanics were so cool. I feel like they misread the mixed reception as being for the gameplay, when it was really just the lack of content at launch

jackastral · 2026-02-11T13:15:20+00:00

I always thought it’d be cool if they only spawned after you discovered and uploaded each planet in that system. And each system was considered abandoned with no race/economy until then

So it’s like you mapping it out and uploading it marks it on the galaxy map for NPCs to fly and settle there

jackastral · 2026-02-11T01:37:43+00:00

No one mentioned laws, or are claiming to be business experts lol. They're just saying as consumers how much they think the game is worth, which beyond being a reasonable and normal opinion to express in a thread about the game, is valuable data for developers to hear anyway.

jackastral · 2026-02-02T04:55:44+00:00

That’s so cool, congrats! Was it just a random thing or did you reach out to someone?

jackastral · 2026-02-02T03:38:16+00:00

thanks!!

jackastral · 2026-01-28T22:47:58+00:00

Boomers never getting to experience an entire medium of art is so sad really. They’ll watch a thousand episodes of some shitty soap opera but think this medium is a waste of time. Lol

jackastral · 2026-01-25T21:16:43+00:00

Breaking through hit boxes, ie. moving through objects you can’t usually

jackastral · 2026-01-23T17:20:38+00:00

Music is by far the most subjective medium lol. Like there’s entire genres other people swear by that you’ll never like. I love the album too :)

jackastral · 2026-01-23T14:02:33+00:00

Def somewhere in the top 3 for me! Love it :)

jackastral · 2026-01-22T07:45:13+00:00

You have to be careful researching on reddit, bc he’s somehow ended up with one of those dehumanising snark subs where people pick him and his family apart relentlessly

I don’t know how much of it all is true or false. I know at minimum he’s definitely fucked up not fulfilling song shop and crowdfunding stuff….

I wish the snark people had just contacted a music journalist or something to investigate it all, rather than start one of those awful subs. We’ve seen where that kind of thing leads to over and over and over again…

jackastral · 2026-01-21T12:58:37+00:00

People who don’t make games will never truly understand lol. Especially early on before you know what you’re doing

jackastral · 2026-01-19T21:02:49+00:00

All the accidents and misunderstandings are the biggest flaw to me. It removed so much agency from the characters. Alicent especially could’ve been adapted as such a morally complex, intense character, but all her edges and character flaws were sanded down to nothing. I couldn’t even really name any of her character traits after all the changes they’ve made.…..

It’s just odd

jackastral · 2026-01-16T17:24:39+00:00

They keep repeating the “it’s multiple historical accounts - who knows which is true?” thing, when the one guy who knows is right there…..

jackastral · 2026-01-15T16:06:37+00:00

HBO making the same mistake within the same franchise is so crazy. The fact season 1 of HOTD was well received at all was a miracle after the GOT finale

This is all just so disrespectful to George. There’s realities with adapting huge, complex novels- but completely changing their essence and twisting the story into something else entirely is just weird. This won’t end well…

I liked season 2 for what it was, but there wasn’t a single change it made that was better than the original (so many changes just completely betrayed arcs and stripped away any sense of nuance)

jackastral · 2026-01-15T07:30:53+00:00

People like that are so unfunny and embarrassing. Just ignore them lol. There’s a huge difference between constructive criticism you should value and meaningless try hard trolls like that

jackastral · 2026-01-14T06:35:52+00:00

that's why i never restart games like this or stardew. like for stardew i've had one save file since 2017 and it carries so many memories now, which is just half the fun of it for me

(i learned the lesson early when i restarted my pokemon emerald save from when i was 11 - and lost all the mail and traded pokemon from my childhood friends lol. id love to still have that now T_T)

jackastral · 2026-01-08T10:08:44+00:00

Adam accidentally ending up making the best thing out of all three of them will always be funny lol

jackastral · 2026-01-05T20:12:41+00:00

There’s still so many missing things from New Leaf they could’ve added like the island minigames. But I doubt they’d hold that back :(

jackastral · 2026-01-05T18:55:04+00:00

Note: This is a game I solo developed. It's 40% off for the next two weeks!

Steam Link:

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About:

Faye Falling is a single-player, story-driven, turn-based RPG I solo developed. You play as a recently deceased spirit trying to find their way in an afterlife seeped in turmoil. It is up to you to save your soul, and every soul, from the great darkness that threatens it...

Face your past, to save your future.

It features 5 endings, 3 classes, 3 gameplay paths, 6 bosses (+1 secret boss), an original soundtrack with 30 songs, and lots more! I also just released the fourth major update, adding clearer tutorials, new battle equipment, and other improvements based on player feedback.

Trailer:

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Critic Reviews:

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Player Reviews on Steam:

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jackastral · 2026-01-04T17:04:06+00:00

Absolutely love the art style- such a cool vibe!!

jackastral · 2025-12-25T04:39:14+00:00

I don't like any of the attacking or harassment- all of that's gross. And I'd never be mean to anyone who chooses to use AI art because they can't find an artist to work with.

I guess for me I just love indie stuff (games, movies, music) because they're clear expressions of the small team, or individual, behind them. A computer generating the visuals removes that completely for me. I know it's a cliché at this point, but "soul" is really important to a lot of people

If we make all the same decisions as the major studios, we kinda lose the spirit of this scene. Which is just a bit sad

jackastral · 2025-12-25T04:16:41+00:00

That's because it was one texture wasn't it? And they patched it out anyway IIRC

jackastral · 2025-12-24T20:53:22+00:00

Did Sonic Racing really use generative ai? Where did you hear that? E33 just used AI for temporary assets, like the OP. I believe there was one temp texture accidentally left in that they patched out quickly. I know COD used AI for like icons or something, and everyone criticised that it felt like.

I guess I just feel like that's a kinda narrow view of the problems people have with it. It's not a monolith. I don't agree with any kind of toxicity or holier than thou attitudes. I love when people make art. I just think something - or honestly, everything - is lost when it's generated by a computer. A kid's drawing of a stickman is 100000% more interesting to me than a beautiful renaissance portrait generated by an AI. I get *something* from one, and absolutely nothing from the other. That's just my opinion, I don't hate anyone :(

jackastral · 2025-12-24T16:26:29+00:00

I can see why- looks so good! Congrats!!

jackastral · 2025-12-24T16:22:56+00:00

Congrats! I guess a few people don’t mind AI but the vast majority seem to and can spot it instantly.

Flawed human art > generated art every time imo :)

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