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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Wow! Another indie 2d platformer.

The real trick is to make something people want to play. 2D platformers are the indie game. You ask any rando gamer what indie games are and I bet they'll respond with 2d platformer.

[–] bitcrafter 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

In fairness, this game uses fabulous pixel art! Hardly any games do that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 minutes ago

The only way it could be better is if it was hand drawn!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Isoprenoid 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

But this 2D platformer has an interesting plot and characters.

[–] bitcrafter 3 points 4 hours ago

But it wasn't monochrome and depressing!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago

It sounds like one of the biggest mistakes was that he had enough stages for at least two games. He should have released earlier, then released the later stages as DLC (free or paid) or as a sequel.

But yeah game devs, and most artists TBH, need to have a strong social media presence as well as the ability to stream the process. Some people like to watch others create.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sounds like dude's just incredibly salty about this video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 minutes ago* (last edited 12 minutes ago)

Both games feature a magnet as the main character. Took me a little bit of watching to realise that he was showing footage of his game and not Mind Over Magnet