FORGOTTENDAWN'S PROFILE

I'm curious, how did you customize the title screen layout? I don't mean just changing the background art, I mean the whole thing. I've been wanting to customize my own title screen for my game but I'm not sure whether it's something that can be done in-engine without recurring to external plugins or "hax". :')

Anyways, OT. I'm liking the concept. I might give the game a try when I'll have some time.

author=Pancaek
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Hi, thanks for leaving your thoughts here :)

Well, as I've said multiple times either here or Gamejolt where it's also hosted, the game has polarizing elements which not a lot of people may enjoy. But that's down to individual taste, in my opinion. However, I do seem to smell a pattern here, of people simply judging the game for the first 20 minutes of gameplay and then changing their minds once they start investing their time on the characters and explore the world more. So, I suggest finishing the experience first (I'm still developing v1.3.0 which will bring some changes, as well as introducing some new content) and then come back here. :)

If you still feel the game is boring, then I don't think there's anything I can do to change your mind, especially if you find games like Yume Nikki & co. "objectively boring". About the art style, it's kind of a passive-aggressive wording there, I'm not sure if you're just neutral about it. That's just how it is, anyways.

author=lizardotaku
I really like the atmosphere that this game creates, and the background sounds/music really contributes well to this, but i think it would be much better without the footsteps sound effect. It got on my nerves after a little while, mixed with the slow walking and being unsure where to go. Couldn't finish it yet because of that :( but i hope to come back to it since the writing is well done and the plot seems intriguing from what I've seen so far.

Thanks for your feedback! I hope you do come back to finish the game, and if you need any direction you can always shoot me a PM. :)

About the footsteps, that's actually the first time someone's addressing this, so I'll keep it in mind for the future.

author=Jackarais
I apologize, the walk speed really got to me. :( But what I did play of the game was very pretty and unsettling.

Thank you :) The next updates will try to address navigation in order to make it less overbearing.

author=Pancaek
Hey, I've recently been working on a game with a similar title to yours, and I just wanted to check with you if you'd prefer me to change the name before I release it. By similar, I mean your game is called .defrag and mine is Defrag. So... pretty much exactly the same. I didn't have any idea that your game was titled .defrag until after I had been working on my own game for a few weeks, then I saw your game and my heart sank.

I know it could be extremely frustrating to see another game on this site with a title almost exactly the same as yours, so if you want me to change my title I will. My game isn't going to be anything like yours, but never the less I don't want to steal your title.

Hey, thanks for reaching out to me! Well, you may keep the title if you want, but I think it would probably create a bit of confusion among the user base. You know what, you can shoot me a PM and maybe we can figure out something together. :)

author=Corfaisus

author=ForgottenDawn

author=Corfaisus
EDIT: Redacted.

I didn't have fun, but that's my fault. I hope you had fun making this.

That sounds better. Thank you =)

Just for the record, going forward, how would you like your critique handed to you? Because believe you me, none of us are immune to it, and I've got some things I'd genuinely like to say about my experience. I was hoping the original post wouldn't be too heavy, but I was swiftly corrected.

Disliking something is expected.
One thing is offering feedback, behaving like a dick while offering said critique is another. I have no doubt that the way you felt about the experience was genuine, but the way you presented your comment was a bundle of contradictions, and frankly, not quite mature.
For instance, how can you go on a tirade after simply playing the game for only the first 10 minutes when the whole game lasts surely more than that? That only makes me think that you literally opened the game, played for 10 minutes, got frustrated, and quit. Not to mention you then said the game was a "pretentious art game" when a) I've never said it was an "art" game since I think ALL video games should be recognized as an artistic medium and labels like that should be taken lightly since they do NOT represent the entirety of the product, and b) the game itself does not pretend to be anything other than an experience to be played.

I gladly reply to feedback when it's offered presentably for everyone to read since all posts here are public, not just for me as the author, so hopefully you now understand why it's important to take a step back before posting anything.