GIVING FEEDBACK: PASS OR FAIL

the thing is if you force an arbitrary time limit on yourself you don't really allow yourself to "get into" the game. You rush in order to cram in as much of the game as possibe in 10 mins and wind up confusing yourself or not really reading any of the text which in an rpg is sure to make you lose interest fast. Had he actually took his time with it and still didn't like it I'd understand a bit better but it really seems like he is keeping the time limit in the back of his mind in all of these. Agitation if a game wants you to explore an area, skipping text, not reading signs or checking anything out, panicy movement when not exactly sure what to do next, etc.

not that i'm bitter of course :3

tee hee

Can't we all just get along?

Yeah, people are missing the point entirely. It's not "this game sucks or is awesome", but rather "is the game interesting enough in the beginning to keep me playing". This is why ff13 failed in my book, because it took 12 hours of gameplay before it got good, but I wasn't interested enough in playing it that long. How about instead of bashing him for what he said about your game, work on it so that its interesting enough for other people to play. Make it stand out. Make it pop. Don't be another statistic for this site's millions of cliche rpgs.

I'll just say that he should try harder not to think about the time limit for future games, I'm left not knowing whether or not I should throw the feedback out entirely or if this is the same first 10 minute expereince for most people who are playing the game normally

of course when you already have a positive review that tends to make you a bit more indignant than you otherwise would be

edit: yeah i'm the type to check absolutely everything in a town so I guess i built my game that way, almost everything there can be interacted with and many things actually say something new if you check them a second time. Since this is second nature to me and to alot of other players than just a simple directive (blue haired kid tells you to go back to your house next) and a clue (sign in front saying this is your house) ought to be enough. Several other characters also mentioned the objective but it's not like I didn't know this game wasn't a hit or miss type of game.

I think you are going about this with the right attitude, what is bothering me is some of the other posters being all "first impressions are important these games don't make good first impressions you shouldn't have to say it gets better later blah blah blah" makes me a bit annoyed cause it seems not everyone is getting the "this is the opinion of one person who is not trying to determine whether or not the intro is objectively good or bad" part of this whole thing. I resent being compared to FF13

Disclaimer: Did not read entire thread, this post should be looked at SOLELY in the context of the OP.

Creation, you are obviously free to offer feedback however you see fit, but I do not consider this particular format to be especially helpful. If you are interested, we can discuss my reasoning behind that statement.

author=Karsuman
If your game does not catch a person's interest within the first fifteen minutes, it can definitely be improved.

I agree with this, but with the caveat of "...or the game is not a good fit for that person".

People's tastes are different, and perhaps that person isn't your ideal target audience.

Hey! (Sorry for the late reply)

Thanks for playing man :D Yeah it's short and messy and weird I know.. But I made it in 3 and a half days for the weekend event that was recently on so that's my excuse :P (and I don't have the requisite SKILLZ to make something polished and nice in 3 days like some of the other entries :/)

Really enjoyed watching the video back man, thanks for doing that :)