Comment on How Do I Validate My Game Idea? (Please Help)
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My suggestion would always be the old fashioned way. Prototype it yourself and test it. Though with the nature of yours it sounds like there’s not much you can do with a prototype without just making a whole demo. My suggestion would be to just give it a shot and, like regdog said, validate the expectations early so you can change directions.
As for what I think about it. It’s an interesting idea, especially the Milgram angle, but i’m worried if i watched a streamer play it, there’s not much to see in the game to warrant me to pick it up myself (even with the multiple endings).
Road_Warrior_10@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Thank you! Yeah so the game takes place over 7 days or 7 tests. The demo would be 2 days and the prototype one. I figured that there won’t be much difference between proto and demo and I’m just going for the demo. As for the streamers thing - yeah that is always the danger. This is why I’m going for so many endings and hoping people would want to see what happens. Many won’t of course.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The 8 endings are definitely the best way to mix the game up in my opinion. For the Demo length i’d say 2 days is definitely a good number without playing too many cards. Then again, it’s your game, so you’d know best. Regardless though, I know how rough being a game dev can be myself, i wish you luck! I hope to see your game one day, it sounds like a genuinely interesting concept
Road_Warrior_10@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! Yeah I feel the beginning process is the hardest - when you haven’t still figured things out. After you know what you’re making it’s kind of easy just to finish it so I do have some way to go.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I feel that lol. The beginning is always the hardest. There’s just so much to do and work out. When I was starting out I was so overwhelmed by it that I pinned a quote to my wall just to motivate me. Once you have that plan all figured out though it becomes so much easier