I NEED YOU!PLEASE DON'T IGNORE!

author=pianotm
Yes, just be patient. The rule of thumb staff gives us for accepting game page submissions is one week. If Liberty or Solitayre or someone is going through the submission queue and decide to empty it, which they sometimes do, it could be approved that much earlier.

If it comes back rejected, they'll give you a note in the rejection notice telling you why, and usually containing a link that can be of use - whether it be to a thread with tutorial links or you can have your description checked - but it's almost always for something really simple, such as the description not being thorough enough, or the screenshots being too bland (i.e. maps not having enough decoration or not following the three-tile rule being badly constructed or just being a bad shot (black screen with text and sprite? no)). If this happens, could probably add some decoration to your maps or find other areas to screenshot that are a little more elaborate.

For the game description, as long as you explain a bit about the characters, what the story's about (Liberty's already dropped a few hints in the forums that our game pages need to explain more about the story***), and some of the game features, you'll be fine.

I don't care about the three tile rule, I just ask that you show off the best maps you can - the idea of a gamepage is to get people to play your game and they won't want to if all they can see is a big expanse of green with a character slapped on top and a couple of flowers. Also, it's hard for me to gauge your mapping skill (and thus the quality of your game) if all you show is a black screen with text and a sprite or houses that look like you just slapped down a few tiles and called it done.

Just show off some interesting, well-mapped areas and I'll usually say 'okay~'. Ideally, people should aim to put up the best they can because the best stuff gets exclusive front-page showing and a mention in the podcast - exposure!

***Lately there's been a lot of gamepages that have two sentences about the game story/characters, a paragraph about why they made the game and a list of 'features' and credits.

I'll only count the story and character section in the case of this because it's ridiculous that people have more to say about their credits and features than about why the player will be playing.

Now, before someone gets on my back about it, yes some games don't have much of a story. That doesn't mean they can just say "Play as a guard going through a dungeon" as a description. At least make the illusion of there being a story -

"You play a guard who was looking forward to their night off until they got called in last minute to cover the shift for their supervisor. Understandably upset, you go in to work grudgingly, determined to just while away the hours by reading a book. Unbeknownst to you, a mysterious portal opens up under your chair mid-way through the night, dumping you into the very dungeon you were supposed to guard! Find out the mystery of the portal and delve into the dungeon in order to find your way out!"

I just wrote more on an imaginary game than most people write about the games they've spent months making. >.<;

Sorry, tangent, but it's really annoying to have to ask people to write more about their games... and don't get me started on some of the commercial ones. I hold those to a higher standard than normal games because, well, commercial.


Well, that was fun, venting. Kentona thinks I'll only last on the queue til August before burning out. I think I'll last longer. Let's see how that goes. ;p