tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285736713606919795.post918212977599985449..comments2024-02-06T06:38:09.910-07:00Comments on The Legend of GameDev: What Makes a Game Fun?Legend of Gamedevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06278402110409103690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285736713606919795.post-10974392345020893952013-01-30T16:53:46.574-07:002013-01-30T16:53:46.574-07:00Thanks a lot for the comment! Personally, I'll...Thanks a lot for the comment! Personally, I'll never make "just another tower defense" game, as it's not fun to make if it doesn't have an interesting twist, and while I agree that case B is better than case A, B is also really sad, because it IS a good game, but because of some shortcomings, people don't play it. I agree that, with the right fine tuning, Deus Shift could be made a good game, as it has some interesting core mechanics, but I'll have to see if I have the time :) .Legend of Gamedevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278402110409103690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7285736713606919795.post-90699770623989864542013-01-29T11:58:03.488-07:002013-01-29T11:58:03.488-07:00What you say is all true, but I don't consider...What you say is all true, but I don't consider Deus Shift as a failure. Let's imagine 1000 people were asked about two games they tried, A and B:<br />A - 1000 said "It was not bad. Another one tower defence (or any other overused genre)"<br />B - 999 said "I didn't like it, too awkward" and one said "Oh, yeah! I love it! Fantastic game"<br />Both are sad, but second has reason to proud, hasn't it?<br />I've already spent more time on Deus Shift than I'm spending on most modern commercial games, and I'd love to spend more! (although I need a human opponent for that, Intermediate AI isn't enough already)<br />Brotherhood of Battle (another great game I loved and used to play) had some people playing it for a long time, even though it hadn't AI opponent for newcomers to have painless start, so Deus Shift can have people too. It has huge potential, you just need to unlock it. Maybe some redesign or little changes for making it into actual board-game to involve other audience, i don't know.. Just don't trash it. Some day it will shine, I believe it.<br />Anyway, I'm really grateful you didn't make another one tower defence or whatewer. Thank you very much, you've raised my faith in modern game-development.DeoJrhttp://deojr.newgrounds.com/noreply@blogger.com