/agdg/ - Amateur Game Dev General

Pachinkos are a fucking hit on japan right now, they are going to control all the market in the next years.
And you are talking more from your nostalgic feelings than other thing, people right now don't want to spend money on only one life in a game when they can play all they want in their homes.

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>Prioritize gameplay over assets: game will be more fun to play but won't get noticed easily

>Prioritize assets over gameplay: game will be less fun but will get noticed more

what do

I would say yes - it makes the movement look a bit more interesting. I figure the dots should have a light blue outline like the hexagon, though.

There's no skimming anything. You must focus on both. Focus on finish one first if you must.

>games with good gameplay don't get noticed
This meme.

Generic platformers need good art to get noticed, make a fun game and people will care regardless.

i like when it is so early in a game i can add a fade without worrying about 80 conflicts

this is clever advice
you should start making a game in the first place

3 asset days and 2 gameplay days, you rest in the weekend.

Wowwww another kidfucker OP

Oh... Oh god. Because everyone's old right now and there aren't enough kids.

Damn. It's all making sense now.

just remember that plenty of games with average or less visuals have become hits because the game itself is good. Focus on gameplay and the user experience. Your art should exist primarily to complement gameplay.

She's now revving up.
Probably poke at her another time, should be good enough for testing purposes now though.

I don't want to be rude so I'm not going to name it, but there was a game I really liked in DD and because it didn't have any graphics it seems like no one really payed attention to it. And I was one of the few ones who give him feedback.
But you can always make your game around arcade mechanics, like make it only with one life, short but difficult, nice art etc.

Programmers have to make systems-based games and artists have to make character-based games.

Maybe you should have a look at the Shantae games.

>once you get some graphics in.
These are my graphics, I'm going for a very minimalist art style.

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That's a little better. Good luck, user.

I'm still going along with my arcade plans. I'm not doing this for japan. I'm doing it mainly for America.

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Hahahahahahaha. Of course sourcefam. Anything to justify your garbage """""""""""work"""""""""" looking so awful. Thanks for that Full Sail """""""design advice""""""""" yet again. :)

Improving her idle is something that's going on the list of things to do after the rest of the assets that are gameplay related are done.

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Does America even have arcades still? We don't have many compared to Pachinko but I thought we still have more than America?

Thanks anons, everything works fine

I love it. Is this actually for a game?

>tfw you have to learn a new skill as a solodev and you're finally getting it.

never in my life have i felt so smug

I really hate style over substance games.
Especially ones that don't have their own style. Even though this seems like a one-off patreon bait thing.

It's from this: youtube.com/watch?v=7-tNUur2YoU

the anatomy on her entire left side (her left, not the viewers) looks wrong
>nothing actually flexes or moves, the arms and legs just jiggle around outside their sockets
pls stop

arcades have been dying since the late 90s because you can just play at home for cheaper

arcades are only good for games you cant have the machinery for at home, like DDR and lightgun games (but even then you can buy soft DDR mats and every major console has a lightgun-like device sooooo)

What does "style over substance" means?

(Reposting from the old thread)
Factions are now in: allies and foes. Shared enemies and rogue ships are also supported.

You can also see the player (blue-grey ship) using two weapons at once, the regular peashooter and the bomb-like attack.

Stacking weapons will be the main way to keep up with the red side's ever-increasing firepower. Allies will be occasionally available through calling reinforcements or attacking an enemy ship with a lucky shot of the Point of View Gun.

Does this look too difficult? Simply not fun? Feedback would be welcome.

Y. Though I feel like leaving a glowy blue line behind you would look a lot nicer.

Barcades are starting to become a thing. Most of them are shit though and concentrate more on nostalgia vs having actual good and varied machines.

I make shit-based games

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You got the wrong guy, I'm rpg with minigames and cards dev.

There's few still around.

>implying consoles having lightgun-like devices means every lightgun arcade game has been ported to consoles

You know nothing.

You know that really generic platformer you played?
Polished to hell and back, had a lot of juice. But for some reason you were bored because it didn't have any actual compelling gameplay?

Or as to the webm, a game with a really flashy style but still boring. Like all those N E O 80s slipstream clones.

>replying to the literally insane shitposter
user please

day 1 - sit down and write down ideas endlessly until you find one you want to stick to, flesh it out until you fall asleep
day 2 - read through the idea, find the things wrong with it, repeat day 1 if you realize it's actually a trash idea
day 3 - make prototypes to make sure you know how to do each step of the development and filter out things you realize you'll never figure out how to do (or start over from day 1)
day 4 - start the project from scratch, making sure to rest every 1 or 2 hours
day 7 - realize you need to move on from placeholder assets, make assets
day 12 - start over from day 1
day 45 - finish a demo and shill your game on tumblr
day 102 - start over from day 1
day 120 - start over from day 1
day 278 - emerge with another demo and shill your game on tumblr
day 280 - make a patreon and disappear from agdg
day 301 - start over from day 1

Mannnn I want to do a billboarded pixelshit 3D game.

I wonder how much normies would accept it, given that they dump on pixelshit a lot as is.

nodev here looking to become whodev

whats a good idea for a simple game with cute girls and a space theme

maybe I'm overthinking it but space = zero G so that rules out things like platformers, should I just try for a shmup with cute girls instead of space ships?

"I can't make good graphics so that means games with good graphics MUST be bad"

>>implying consoles having lightgun-like devices means every lightgun arcade game has been ported to consoles

>HRURRR DURR NOT EVERY SINGLE LIGHTGUN GAME HAS BEEN PORTED SO ARCADES ARE A LUCRATIVE AND STABLE BUSINESS

kill yourself.
I'm not projecting, I love good art when it has the gameplay to go with it.

I hate shameless pandering without any good content.

Jiggling's good enough for testing purposes. Not too sure what a nice idle pose for her would be yet since her current role is just as an info provider.

How easy is to get patreon bux if I don't make a porn game?

arcade games have never had good gameplay. they are nothing but flashy devices designed by jews to steal your quarters. they are shit.

not really what I'm saying at all user, sorry if it seemed like it. I've been up for too long.

but there are a lot of arcade-exclusives

at least fix that foot because it looks like someone attached three styrofoam balls to an amputatee's stump

Looking good, what is your game about?

That sounds dangerous, I really need to pay more attention to the gameplay of my project and not just draw assets all the fucking day.

only the shit ones are.

The ones that you can 1cc or are EXPECTED to 1cc are the good ones.

You need to play them to really understand.

FTL but with cute girls

Yep, geometry wars is probably the pinnacle of balance for indie games.
And Rayman Origins being the AA/A example

Check out the guardian legend.

That was EXACTLY what you are saying and you have to recognize that arcades died for a reason. The only arcade cabinets that still draw money are the ones with unique hardware needs that aren't practical to have in a home (loud rhythm games, certain lightgun games, physical challenges like hoop throwing, racing cabinets with wheels and trannies, etc)

I don't know, the shmup genre is oversaturated just like platformer, I highly recommend you to go for something different, like exploration, ship maintenance, terraforming planets, something like that.

Dude, besides the ear and hair, it's painfully obvious that you're just shifting body parts around by 1 or 2 pixels as a substitute for movement. It looks really lazy.

I hope you're keeping this event.

>it's literally a cute girl spaceship
Science has gone too far.

Easy if you target an existing fanbase

Make a soulslike

Whatchu learning?

Not that easy, Necropolis has already gotten backlash for being shit.

>mfw my game has no style and little substance
it's a jam game, so it's ok, r-right?

I knew it would be garbage when they released their first gameplay.

Now you say that but have you seen how many secondaries there are for pokemon go?

I have never SEEN so many secondaries to such a popular big game name.

And then it hit me that not everyone owns a console. Not everyone thinks it's worth it. No reason not to release the game on both consoles and arcades.

as long as you keep making any games, you'll eventually become a name in the community and get all the bitches
the keyword being "making"

at least your not this guy... lol.....

remember to stay away from artists

Whatever, man. Release your pixelshit platformer as an arcade cab, then. See what happens.

it's not pixelshit though.

ahhhh, there's no arguing until I get some shit done. Just you wait.

to be fair it's pretty obvious he's not making a pixel platformer based on the images he's posting

but yeah, making a game for the sole purpose of arcade seems silly. Most fighting game players (myself included) just have a stick at home and dont go to arcades because A) there's none around and B) it's pointless because there's no competition

>j-just you wait ill make millions off my Undertail clone arcade cabinet ;_;

sure thing buddy

You need good exposure, good art and scope it right so you know that you can finish it without being shit.

Thank you for posting best girl

Remember that he's the same literally insane shitposter who goes on about turning static lights on and off, and is afraid of triangles.

remember when you threw a fit and left steam chat

It's not pixelshit! It's gonna be a rail shooter! Like pic related.

>I hope you're keeping this event.
maybe

You should still just target console or PC and worry about the cab much, MUCH later

I said I will! Geeeeeeeez.

I only just jumped in to this conversation sorry

good luck with your game my friend

>indie arcade rail shooter
You just can't make this stuff up! Oh wow shitfam. You really are insane.

You too, friend. I don't mean any ill will either.

tits aren't big enough

if you are better at art do art first for patreon/ kickstarter shekels

otherwise gameplay first

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Man, can you add it a bit more curves in his body an a bit prominent breasts?

>more curves
>a bit prominent breasts
>his

Iunno man, they're pretty big.
well he SAID it's a girl.

*her sorry i'm the hispanic guy ;)