Comments for gamedrinkcode http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog One man's ramblings about games, development, and booze Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on How to afford an indie game by qubodup http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-414 qubodup Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:21 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-414 Awesome! :D Awesome! :D

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by lolyyupep http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-412 lolyyupep Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:01:48 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-412 lol most indie games suck and are hardly ever worth more than 5 bucks much less 15. lol most indie games suck and are hardly ever worth more than 5 bucks much less 15.

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by James http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-410 James Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:46:41 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-410 I think this post is plainly ridiculous. I'm not one for indie games (prepare for gross generalisations), I find them very monotonous and after the demo couldn't even dream of buying the full game 99% of the time. However, there are many things that indie developers could do to make me personally more inclined to buy their game. -Make buying it easy -Don't make me replay the demo, and make me aware that i wont have to -Make it a price that isn't comparable to an album, or a tv series, make it such that i can thing "oh, its only £8, i could spend that on a meal" rather than "oh man £12?! that's alot" This comic has almost entirely ruined any purchase from an indie developer in the future. Kudos. p.s. Big budget game series are not boring and derivative simply because they have a back story, that's worth considering for your games. I think this post is plainly ridiculous. I’m not one for indie games (prepare for gross generalisations), I find them very monotonous and after the demo couldn’t even dream of buying the full game 99% of the time.

However, there are many things that indie developers could do to make me personally more inclined to buy their game.
-Make buying it easy
-Don’t make me replay the demo, and make me aware that i wont have to
-Make it a price that isn’t comparable to an album, or a tv series, make it such that i can thing “oh, its only £8, i could spend that on a meal” rather than “oh man £12?! that’s alot”

This comic has almost entirely ruined any purchase from an indie developer in the future. Kudos.

p.s. Big budget game series are not boring and derivative simply because they have a back story, that’s worth considering for your games.

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by Performative post http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-409 Performative post Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:23:53 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-409 Your comic makes me want to pirate indie. Your comic makes me want to pirate indie.

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by Aaron Rogers http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-408 Aaron Rogers Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:48:21 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-408 This is the most sarcastic and smug thing I've read on the Internet. Congratulations, you're the most annoying person on StumbleUpon so far today! I'm only about 100 Stumbles in, however, so you're title is up for grabs. :( This is the most sarcastic and smug thing I’ve read on the Internet. Congratulations, you’re the most annoying person on StumbleUpon so far today! I’m only about 100 Stumbles in, however, so you’re title is up for grabs. :(

]]> Comment on The narrow definition of experimental by vazor http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/02/22/the-narrow-definition-of-experimental/comment-page-1/#comment-406 vazor Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:20:02 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=408#comment-406 Indeed, the comment from two years ago "took the easy way out and made it a puzzle game" has stayed with me as I delve deeper into the experimental scene. Even on experimentalgameplay.com itself almost half are not really experimental. The winner of "art game" was no more experimental than tying your shoelaces (it was of course a great art game, though). I think there are those of us who have noticed and are trying to produce truly experimental games- and those of us who succeed need to be recognized. Indeed, the comment from two years ago “took the easy way out and made it a puzzle game” has stayed with me as I delve deeper into the experimental scene. Even on experimentalgameplay.com itself almost half are not really experimental. The winner of “art game” was no more experimental than tying your shoelaces (it was of course a great art game, though).

I think there are those of us who have noticed and are trying to produce truly experimental games- and those of us who succeed need to be recognized.

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by LachlanL http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-326 LachlanL Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:43:00 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-326 Ohh hi, "Eyebrows". I wasn't replying to you, but since you've decided to jump down my throat for some reason, I guess I should respond (this is the internet after all and one must defend one's e-penis). First of all, I didn't mention VVVVVV. I had to google it the other day to find out what it was. Not my cup to tea, but it looks like some people are enjoying it. Apparently though, I must be that game's mother or something because you've decided that I love it to bits and have landed here, flaming and insinuating to defend it. The world is an amazing place when it is filled with assumptions, eh? Ohh hi, “Eyebrows”. I wasn’t replying to you, but since you’ve decided to jump down my throat for some reason, I guess I should respond (this is the internet after all and one must defend one’s e-penis).

First of all, I didn’t mention VVVVVV. I had to google it the other day to find out what it was. Not my cup to tea, but it looks like some people are enjoying it. Apparently though, I must be that game’s mother or something because you’ve decided that I love it to bits and have landed here, flaming and insinuating to defend it. The world is an amazing place when it is filled with assumptions, eh?

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by Afff http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-322 Afff Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-322 Rocketbirds has more production value, and it's $5 cheaper. Sure, it's a ripoff of flashback, but at least it'll last longer than a shower. VVVVVV is OK, just overrated to no end because it's something slightly different. Rocketbirds has more production value, and it’s $5 cheaper.
Sure, it’s a ripoff of flashback, but at least it’ll last longer than a shower.
VVVVVV is OK, just overrated to no end because it’s something slightly different.

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by Rodrigo Cardoso http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-321 Rodrigo Cardoso Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:11:06 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-321 "Ignore that lightsaber for your XBox avatar..." I LOLed =D Man, some people I know, dont ever consider that $1 to $5 games in XBLIG, but BUYs these virtual clothes Crap... =( “Ignore that lightsaber for your XBox avatar…”
I LOLed =D

Man, some people I know, dont ever consider that $1 to $5 games in XBLIG, but BUYs these virtual clothes Crap… =(

]]> Comment on How to afford an indie game by Eyebrows... http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/2010/01/26/how-to-afford-an-indie-game/comment-page-2/#comment-319 Eyebrows... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:01:19 +0000 http://www.gamedrinkcode.com/blog/?p=371#comment-319 Oh, and one more note, LachlanL: Guess what? Your ad hominem attacks aren't impressing anybody. In fact, your insinuation that anyone who believes that the God-given glory which is VVVVVV is not worth three weeks pay is instantly a latte-sipping Master Chief fanboy only serves to dig yourself deeper into the grave. Voxel count > triangle count. Oh, and one more note, LachlanL:
Guess what? Your ad hominem attacks aren’t impressing anybody. In fact, your insinuation that anyone who believes that the God-given glory which is VVVVVV is not worth three weeks pay is instantly a latte-sipping Master Chief fanboy only serves to dig yourself deeper into the grave. Voxel count > triangle count.

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