Damn, so sad I missed the live stream! Thomas, thanks for the very deep analysis and critique of my game :) None of it felt wrong or demeaning. I just wanna point out a few things. I'm a solo developer, and programmer by heart, so I completely understand where the art critique comes from. It's the best that I could do myself. I agree with everything you said, and I'm hoping once the MVP is done, I can either spend time to improve it or hire an artist. Also, in terms of the environment. The prison itself is one big tower and I already have areas for going up "outside" and feel like you're actually gaining a lot of height. And thanks for the quick art tips! The foreground elements already added so much :) But overall, I'm just happy the mechanic felt good and seemed to click for you quite fast. Appreciate it!
This is a great series, really every game submission wins because they get valuable feedback from someone who has done it. I will definitely be looking to make a submission once my entry is ready.
Loved watching Thomas make iterative art for Chickens Don't Fly, that could be a series all on it's own🥳Thomas did also seem to have fun with it tho' :P
Chicken escapes Alcatraz island w/ cliffs... ? The open background + cave background does add to the game mechanic too: communicating where you can throw your plungers, and also surfaces could affect the dart differently (moss / ice slips over time...? some surfaces act as triggers to mechanical doors)
On the chicken game, Thomas makes some comments like "Is this a rage game or am I just bad?" I'd say the problem here is the level design. This feels like a level that the player would encounter later in the game, not during what is essentially the tutorial. You need to give players room to play around with the mechanics (especially one as unique as this) with low stakes before testing their skills with the mechanic and you also want to roll those tests out slowly over time. The biggest issue here is the cost of failure. There are a few Vertical lanes that cause the player to lose a ton of progress with a simple misstep. That's a pretty good way to frustrate new players and potentially cause them to refund your game. And there's really no reason for it this early on in the play experience. Updating the level where the player is doing more diagonal climbing, so you aren't working your way straight up a shaft, but constantly up and to the left/right would make the experience a lot safer for new players. It'd also potentially provide more of a cave feel that would work well with some of Thomas' art recomendations.
Great livestream! I saved your previous livestreams to watch later but it seems the last streams have been removed from your channel, if possible could you re-enable them? I live in a different timezone and sometimes I watch your streams afterwards. I was really looking forward to watch you try some games
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Damn, so sad I missed the live stream!
Thomas, thanks for the very deep analysis and critique of my game :) None of it felt wrong or demeaning. I just wanna point out a few things. I'm a solo developer, and programmer by heart, so I completely understand where the art critique comes from. It's the best that I could do myself.
I agree with everything you said, and I'm hoping once the MVP is done, I can either spend time to improve it or hire an artist.
Also, in terms of the environment. The prison itself is one big tower and I already have areas for going up "outside" and feel like you're actually gaining a lot of height.
And thanks for the quick art tips! The foreground elements already added so much :)
But overall, I'm just happy the mechanic felt good and seemed to click for you quite fast. Appreciate it!
It’s rock solid!!
ur game is awesome i jus had a blast in the demo
@@jasonmuse Thank you!
I really love when you paint over screenshots, such great insights!
This is one of my favorite new series, hope you keep doing it.
Watching Thomas play Chickens Dont Fly was so fun
This is a great series, really every game submission wins because they get valuable feedback from someone who has done it. I will definitely be looking to make a submission once my entry is ready.
Loved watching Thomas make iterative art for Chickens Don't Fly, that could be a series all on it's own🥳Thomas did also seem to have fun with it tho' :P
I think for the chicken game adding grafitti and other cells in the background like other inmates will add more flair and features overall
I missed the stream. What happened to the other livestreams? The streams where he talked about trinity hook and 5-10 prototypes where very useful.
Yeah they got deleted or privated. Wish they were still up. Wanted to watch a few for sure
Chicken escapes Alcatraz island w/ cliffs... ?
The open background + cave background does add to the game mechanic too: communicating where you can throw your plungers, and also surfaces could affect the dart differently (moss / ice slips over time...? some surfaces act as triggers to mechanical doors)
Whoa. Great idea…
On the chicken game, Thomas makes some comments like "Is this a rage game or am I just bad?" I'd say the problem here is the level design. This feels like a level that the player would encounter later in the game, not during what is essentially the tutorial.
You need to give players room to play around with the mechanics (especially one as unique as this) with low stakes before testing their skills with the mechanic and you also want to roll those tests out slowly over time.
The biggest issue here is the cost of failure. There are a few Vertical lanes that cause the player to lose a ton of progress with a simple misstep. That's a pretty good way to frustrate new players and potentially cause them to refund your game. And there's really no reason for it this early on in the play experience.
Updating the level where the player is doing more diagonal climbing, so you aren't working your way straight up a shaft, but constantly up and to the left/right would make the experience a lot safer for new players. It'd also potentially provide more of a cave feel that would work well with some of Thomas' art recomendations.
That's some very good feedback :) I appreciate it.
Nice! Glad to see more of these videos! What happened to all the other "Review Your Games" vids? Private now...
Damn, that chicken art section is great man. Great insight.
Great livestream! I saved your previous livestreams to watch later but it seems the last streams have been removed from your channel, if possible could you re-enable them? I live in a different timezone and sometimes I watch your streams afterwards. I was really looking forward to watch you try some games
For the chicken game, just have it stick to the background walls only, makes it even more challenging and puzzle like
Chickens Don't Fly's graphics would go a long way by just adding animated backgrounds imo. Just rotating gears, smoke, etc. Nothing too distracting.
Missed the stream. Living in Asia means you'll probably miss a lot of streams from your favorite creators.
I’ll keep this in mind!
Almost seems like Thomas is enjoying this😂
Yep, Time zones... I just woke up and realized I missed a mythical event
Do it again!! Super fun, wish I made the live
Where are the previous streams? I was still catching up.
Indie Game Critique Day
love your work dude
Thanks dude, I'm really enjoying the show so far!
53:46 SKY PRISON :D
Love this.
52:17 YES :D
Hey Thomas
Are you still making 2d games?
Maybe
Does this mean you hate the losers? Or just couldn't care less about them? 😋
Indiana games joan
I love your content but you really lack any intuition when playing a game. It's hard to watch sometimes.
I’m terrible!!
First Yay!