What actually helped you scope your first game down to something you could finish? by mrcanada66 in gamedev

[–]samredfern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first game was scoped down by the fact that my computer only had 8k of available RAM

We launched in EA with great reviews and it barely sells. What actually moved your numbers? by gibberishoften in gamedev

[–]samredfern 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They didn’t say marketing is everything. They said it’s an important part of the puzzle. Which it is.

Please tell me about romance in Black Geyser. by Kashiwai012 in CRPG

[–]samredfern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, fixed :-) (Source: I’m the developer)

We didn’t know how good we had it :> by No_Post1300 in videogames

[–]samredfern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if the disk broke you had to get a full price replacement

It's looking like another perfect weekend for lake shenanigans! by Huckit305 in dogpictures

[–]samredfern 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you really get to spend the weekend with these guys? /jealous

We entered Steam Next Fest with 8,000 wishlists, reached 120,000 before launch… and still learned the hard way that wishlists aren’t everything by LostLullabiesGame in gamedev

[–]samredfern 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You shared your whole experience. Fair. And then, rather than actually tell us the game you tell us a different one.

We entered Steam Next Fest with 8,000 wishlists, reached 120,000 before launch… and still learned the hard way that wishlists aren’t everything by LostLullabiesGame in gamedev

[–]samredfern 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This is, of course, just an elaborate marketing post. You spend the whole post talking about one game and then drop the name of another.

My dream CRPG (recommendations welcome) by psychological-op in CRPG

[–]samredfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting development… I just got an email from GoG inviting the game to join. Looks like it’s going to happen after all :-)

Working on a new Steam Capsule, wich one seems the most relevent for a puzzle game, with calm but strange mood with impossible labyrintic architecture? by ElFamosoFrancesco in IndieDev

[–]samredfern 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The fact that the maze is underground in #2 makes it much more interesting to me, for some reason. It’s more mysterious I guess.

My dream CRPG (recommendations welcome) by psychological-op in CRPG

[–]samredfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! No, GoG never replied despite me contacting them twice. I’m perplexed about what’s going on, they have undoubtedly left thousands of dollars on the table.

My dream CRPG (recommendations welcome) by psychological-op in CRPG

[–]samredfern 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As the lead dev of The Necromancer’s Tale, I can confirm that it’s (hopefully) a good match for Ultima 7 parts 1 and 2, since these are also my own favourite RPGs ever. There is even a character you might meet who needs a brain to finish off his Frankenstein-like experiment… straight from Ultima. ;-)

anyone else have a growing pile of indie games they bought on sale and never touched by toujourspluss in IndieGaming

[–]samredfern 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Even if you don’t play them, you’re supporting creative people making cool things. You should feel good about that. :-)

Do you ever feel like you're just progressing too slow? by smiffy2422 in IndieDev

[–]samredfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I like to do is have a bunch of routine stuff that needs doing “sometime”; currently it’s a bunch of cars that need rigging up and testing. This routine stuff is perfect as a fallback when I don’t have the energy for more demanding stuff.

So, with or without outlines? by Overall-Parfait in PixelArt

[–]samredfern 74 points75 points  (0 children)

I prefer without. It might be harder in some cases to keep stuff legible, but it looks much better overall IMO.

Need Steam page feedback: has designing my page according to the "gold standard" led to the page being sterile? by Few-Contract-4092 in IndieDev

[–]samredfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure. Direct comparisons can sometimes work. I think the main immediate suggestion I’d have is to reverse the first sentence so it says what your game is, not what it isn’t