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LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
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CloseDon't title your games until they're, like, at least half done, IMO. Especially the story-driven ones. What a game is "about" might change during development.
At some point Iniquity & Vindication stopped being about abusing demonic artifacts and started being about having swordfights with demons while surfing on the backs of laser sharks, so if I ever de-vaporware it I'll end up changing the title to Five Rows of Teeth and a Portal to Hell.
My best game title to date is the wild west shooter starring a black-furred Pikachu in a trenchcoat, named Wild Thunder.
At some point Iniquity & Vindication stopped being about abusing demonic artifacts and started being about having swordfights with demons while surfing on the backs of laser sharks, so if I ever de-vaporware it I'll end up changing the title to Five Rows of Teeth and a Portal to Hell.
My best game title to date is the wild west shooter starring a black-furred Pikachu in a trenchcoat, named Wild Thunder.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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author=kentona
you guys are weird
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Ooooooh XDXDXD Now I see!
But still, I would have never been able to see that as a possible title if you hadn't mentioned it. So you still deserve some of the credit :D
But still, I would have never been able to see that as a possible title if you hadn't mentioned it. So you still deserve some of the credit :D
author=unityauthor=kentonaNo worries, me and Sooz are best friends, so we use each other's stuff all the time :P She basically said to me, "if you aren't using this title then I'm totally taking it for something" and I was like "haha, hang on, I think I might want it" XDauthor=Soozyoud be stealin from unity then. Reread that post she posted describing her game - it is verbatim from its description.author=kentonaBRB stealin this for every future game
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
But my question to everyone else is, would such a title intrigue you to check out a game called "Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening?" Or would a more traditionally named game like the wonderful examples everyone is giving appeal more?
No, what I meant was that you came up with the title.
author=unityauthor=NeverSilentWow, that would be great! Though, I had lunch with Sooz, and talking to her and brainstorming, I may have something. The game will center around a town called Daybreak where a lot of weird and unfortunate things are happening, so maybe I could call it "Nightmare at Daybreak" or something that plays with the names like that? What do you think?
Usually, the title is one of the first things I come up with when creating a story or game. Sometimes I even just think of a title I like and then develop the actual story around that. Yeah, I'm pretty obsessed with titles.
unity, just summarize for me what your game is about, and I'll come up with a title for you. ;)
It was you who came up with the name! You had the power of naming games all along! You just have to believe in yourself
I like it! You could maybe switch around the word "Things" for something a little more specific/memorable, but it sounds pretty good as-is.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
It would certainly catch my interest. Titles that grab my attention are either short and sweet or visibly longer (like A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky).
author=nhubiauthor=MarrendMarrend, Daymare is actually a word and it means just what you think it does, it's the opposite of a daydream. I would probably opt for the more literary brown or dark study, though that is more about being lost in a negative reverie rather than a dream.
I have no idea if there is a term for a negative waking dream, but, if there is one, I think that would be the term I would use over "Nightmare". But, that's just me.
*Edit: Though, before I had that thought, there was "Crack of Weird" (Comparative to the phrase "crack of dawn", and the town's name of "Daybreak") and the absolutely terrible "WeirdBreak".
In regard to the original question, as Daybreak is a synonym for Dawn, you could look at others that fit that mould, Night's End, First Light, Sunrise, Cockcrow. Then throw in something that fits the feeling of weird and unfortunate so ill-starred, hapless, fateful, eldritch, uncanny, strange, curious.
So therefore An ill-starred dawn would fall out of the mix, or the Curious events at Night's End.
Then again I have enough trouble coming up with snappy titles for my reviews let alone an actual game, so I have no idea.
I dunno, I feel like a lot of your review titles are pretty clever, honestly ^_^ And these are some more excellent ideas, thanks :D
author=kentonaauthor=Soozyoud be stealin from unity then. Reread that post she posted describing her game - it is verbatim from its description.author=kentonaBRB stealin this for every future game
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
No worries, me and Sooz are best friends, so we use each other's stuff all the time :P She basically said to me, "if you aren't using this title then I'm totally taking it for something" and I was like "haha, hang on, I think I might want it" XD
But my question to everyone else is, would such a title intrigue you to check out a game called "Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening?" Or would a more traditionally named game like the wonderful examples everyone is giving appeal more?
author=Soozauthor=kentonaBRB stealin this for every future game
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
youd be stealin from unity then. Reread that post she posted describing her game - it is verbatim from its description.
author=Marrend
I have no idea if there is a term for a negative waking dream, but, if there is one, I think that would be the term I would use over "Nightmare". But, that's just me.
*Edit: Though, before I had that thought, there was "Crack of Weird" (Comparative to the phrase "crack of dawn", and the town's name of "Daybreak") and the absolutely terrible "WeirdBreak".
Marrend, Daymare is actually a word and it means just what you think it does, it's the opposite of a daydream. I would probably opt for the more literary brown or dark study, though that is more about being lost in a negative reverie rather than a dream.
In regard to the original question, as Daybreak is a synonym for Dawn, you could look at others that fit that mould, Night's End, First Light, Sunrise, Cockcrow. Then throw in something that fits the feeling of weird and unfortunate so ill-starred, hapless, fateful, eldritch, uncanny, strange, curious.
So therefore An ill-starred dawn would fall out of the mix, or the Curious events at Night's End.
Then again I have enough trouble coming up with snappy titles for my reviews let alone an actual game, so I have no idea.
Liberty
Don't worry, a lot of my games have weird names for a while. One was called "All the Ponies" because I had that lullaby in my head at the time (and I still call it that to this day, though it goes by another name) and hell, I called one of 'em Dungeon Crawl. Much original. Tried to search for videos of it on youtube to find an LP I was sure existed... no luck. :/
all the ponies just makes me think of
edit: i get all my game titles from suikoden 2's ost
author=turkeyDawg
I, too, suck at the titling of the games and such. All of my projects are still going by such intriguing names as "Biker Dragon", "ESPShooter", "Hack n Slash", "ScrollTest", "Test1", and the inimitable "New Folder".
You could always go for the tried-and-true Japanese method of just smooshing vaguely-related English words together. Yanno, like Radiant Silvergun, GunFrontier, Under Night: In-Birth, Person 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, Infinite Undiscovery, Just Breed, etc; and then maybe pull from the stock list of CAPITALIZED WORDS like NEO, TRY, DASH, ZERO, REBIRTH, etc. I don't even know what the hell is up with Touhou's subtitles like Subterranean Animism or Immaterial and Missing Power.
author=unity
The game will center around a town called Daybreak where a lot of weird and unfortunate things are happening, so maybe I could call it "Nightmare at Daybreak" or something
Hmm, to throw my hat in the ring for no reason:
Pleasantless Dreams of Broken Days
Aurora Phantasm
Early Bright, We're Dead Alright!
... yeah, that's all I got.
More great advice! Thanks! ^_^ As for the names, I really like "Aurora Phantasm" though I'm not sure how well it fits in with some elements of the game.
author=Soozauthor=kentonaBRB stealin this for every future game
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
You know, the more I think about it, the more it occurs to me: If I saw a game that was called "Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening," I'd pretty much HAVE to check it out, more than any other title I've come up with. Maybe that means I should go with it?
Sooz
They told me I was mad when I said I was going to create a spidertable. Who’s laughing now!!!
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author=kentona
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
BRB stealin this for every future game
turkeyDawg
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I, too, suck at the titling of the games and such. All of my projects are still going by such intriguing names as "Biker Dragon", "ESPShooter", "Hack n Slash", "ScrollTest", "Test1", and the inimitable "New Folder".
You could always go for the tried-and-true Japanese method of just smooshing vaguely-related English words together. Yanno, like Radiant Silvergun, GunFrontier, Under Night: In-Birth, Person 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, Infinite Undiscovery, Just Breed, etc; and then maybe pull from the stock list of CAPITALIZED WORDS like NEO, TRY, DASH, ZERO, REBIRTH, etc. I don't even know what the hell is up with Touhou's subtitles like Subterranean Animism or Immaterial and Missing Power.
Hmm, to throw my hat in the ring for no reason:
Pleasantless Dreams of Broken Days
Aurora Phantasm
Early Bright, We're Dead Alright!
... yeah, that's all I got.
You could always go for the tried-and-true Japanese method of just smooshing vaguely-related English words together. Yanno, like Radiant Silvergun, GunFrontier, Under Night: In-Birth, Person 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold, Infinite Undiscovery, Just Breed, etc; and then maybe pull from the stock list of CAPITALIZED WORDS like NEO, TRY, DASH, ZERO, REBIRTH, etc. I don't even know what the hell is up with Touhou's subtitles like Subterranean Animism or Immaterial and Missing Power.
author=unity
The game will center around a town called Daybreak where a lot of weird and unfortunate things are happening, so maybe I could call it "Nightmare at Daybreak" or something
Hmm, to throw my hat in the ring for no reason:
Pleasantless Dreams of Broken Days
Aurora Phantasm
Early Bright, We're Dead Alright!
... yeah, that's all I got.
I have no idea if there is a term for a negative waking dream, but, if there is one, I think that would be the term I would use over "Nightmare". But, that's just me.
*Edit: Though, before I had that thought, there was "Crack of Weird" (Comparative to the phrase "crack of dawn", and the town's name of "Daybreak") and the absolutely terrible "WeirdBreak".
*Edit: Though, before I had that thought, there was "Crack of Weird" (Comparative to the phrase "crack of dawn", and the town's name of "Daybreak") and the absolutely terrible "WeirdBreak".
author=Liberty
Don't worry, a lot of my games have weird names for a while. One was called "All the Ponies" because I had that lullaby in my head at the time (and I still call it that to this day, though it goes by another name) and hell, I called one of 'em Dungeon Crawl. Much original. Tried to search for videos of it on youtube to find an LP I was sure existed... no luck. :/
Sometimes, a weird name's just what a game needs! :D
Unfortunately, as a developer, I'm too "close" to the project to objectively pick a name, usually ^^;;
author=kentona
It's Always Cloudy In Daybreak
It's Always Darkest Before Daybreak
Nightbreak
The Daybreak Brave
Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening
Weird and Unfortunate
The Weird, The Bad and The Unfortunate
Night for a Day
The Goin' Gets Tough from the Getgo
Good Morning, Bad Night
that's all I got
I really like "Nightbreak" and "The Daybreak Brave," though "Weird and Unfortunate Things are Happening" sounds strange enough to be interesting. :D
