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Are AAA Games too bloated? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Stray was a good one! There's a tiny one called The Last Day of June on PlayStation Plus (I think it's still there) that I liked too. It's at most 4 hours, but the story guides it, if you like that kind of game.

Are AAA Games too bloated? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I agree, a game can just be a "game". It doesn't need a story to be fun. My issue with the current trend isn't that games "need" a story, it's the bloat added to fun games to keep you in them artificially.

From battle passes and special currencies for multiplayer games to thousands of tiny, pointless collectables in single-player games that are there just to keep you busy.

Hell, Tetris is the most played game in the world (or close to it), and it has no story and no bloat.

Open World Games: yay or nay? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Glad to know you like them ☺️

Open World Games: yay or nay? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks! I think I will. I just need to get over myself on this.

Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts (2026, developers Azrael Arocha and Wil Alvarez) in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Absolutely! Thank you for the correction!

I'm working on a Sci-fi Point and Click adventure called Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts. A demo is coming in a few weeks and would love a wishlist if that sounds like you jam. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

That's awesome! "Another World" is indeed one of the visual inspirations for the art style 😉. Good eye 😉.

You really are observant, the dialogue options are that big because at first we aimed for mobile too then quickly realized this game is not a mobile game and are yet to update the UI for dialogues.

We will eventually do it, but there's only two of us working on it in our spare time so making sure the frame work is fully there is our priority.

99% of the features are present, 90% of the story outline is complete so everything is falling into place and we aim to launch late 2026. Wish us luck 🤞.

Nitpick away! The more nitpicking the more encouraging it gets for us. That means, that only surface level issues are present. (🤞😅)

As for the teaser trailer, yeah that needs to change, once the demo is out you'll see that changes are needed too. I'd love to hear your thoughts when we release it.