WHAT TO DO IF YOUR GAME SUBMISSION IS DENIED/PENDING

Should we include both screenshot threads?

What I mean is, there's a link to Screenshot Survival 20XX in the OP, but not-so-much the New Developer Mapping Help Thread. My question was if both threads should be linked in the OP rather than just the one.

My recent game submission was rejected on the basis that "We require at least 1-2 paragraphs based on the plot of a game." Could you describe the minimum restrictions for me regarding description of the plot?

It's not that I can't think of things to write about the plot. I can talk people's ears off about the plot of the game. The trouble is that, at least in its early stages while my release mostly consists of the intro, there are a lot of details which I wanted to deliberately obscure, because I'm starting the game off with a decoy protagonist, and would prefer the player not to know immediately that the character they're starting off with is not the main character for most of the game.

Once I have more content released, I was planning to change the game description anyway. But I was hoping to set up the game before then so I could get feedback earlier.

Thanks for your help.

Well, for one your whole description was about the making of the game and had nothing to do with the actual plot of the game itself. Something about the setting, the characters... that kind of thing counts.

Talking about your ideas and thoughts and troubles when making the game? Better as a blog post than a summary of the game itself.

At the very least, if the game is more than 10 minutes long and not a puzzle game (or the like) I require at least a paragraph about the game plot.

The amount I've written above is more than enough to count, length-wise, for an example. If you can't find something to say about your game story that will draw people in, then that's definitely an issue.

Quite honestly, sometimes it's like squeezing milk from rocks getting people to put more information in their posts about the game itself and it's annoying to keep pushing people to put something -ANYTHING- down about their game when they're determined not to 'spoil'.

If there's an issue with spoiling then perhaps people need to re-evaluate their writing ability and whether or not they can pull off a mystery at all. :/

This isn't at you, Desertopa, but the amount of times I've seen someone post something like "Mary woke up. It was dark. I can't explain more because it will spoil the game!" and then asdglahsdgha;dj;ajdfjadlfja;ldjf for the next 500 characters or a bunch of images and videos (taking up room with the text required to embed them)...

Here, this might be useful: http://rpgmaker.net/articles/1270/

General ideas:
- Explain the setting
- Talk about the world before the game begins (thus setting up a preview of what the heroes life was like before shit hit the fan)
- Introduce the character/s
- Explain some mystical -thing- that exists and how it affects the world/why people are after it/how it relates to the plot, even if in very general terms
- History! Delve into it.

Even Mario has a plot!
One day Mario and his brother, Luigi, receive a letter from the pretty Princess Peach asking them to come over and have some cake. Not one to turn down cake, they make their way to the palace only to find on their arrival that Princess and cake are nowhere to be found. The ever-loyal Toad explains that Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser, taken to his castle! Will Mario and Luigi manage to save Peach from his dastardly clutches?


3-5 decent-lengthed sentences = a paragraph. Surely people can find that much to say about the plot of their game. :/

If that first part was at me, Lib then I have to say I had the basic plot and not just talking about making the game.

@Marrend- You're a godsend to many people and you're awesome. ^.^

I'm not trying to be sour or anything, I've just noticed that recently some game pages seem well under par and actually just started thinking that "Oh, I know this user and I know they can do better" which is fine, I just wanted to bring it up.
Nothing against you, Libby. I know you have a hard job with all that and it can't be easy to sift through all the junk. I just felt I had to say something.

Oh, no, the first part was at Desertopa (what you have now is great, btw! >.<)b ). As for some getting through a bit easier, it might be a case of judging by the group as a whole at that time. If you have any game names, send them my way and I'll double-check them.

Lo-Mlatu, you may consider a visit this thread for assistance in regards to the game description. Please copy the text of the description in that thread, as permissions to view an as-of-yet accepted gamepage is exceptionally limited.

Next time PM to me, as the note said. XD

To send a PM, click on my name and then hit the Send user a Message link. >.<)b

I love how you guys added what do do if your game is pending.
=newbs opening threads and asking.