I PLAYED YOUR GAMES! | Game Design Feedback
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Күн бұрынI played your indie games and here is my feedback for you! Hope you enjoy. :)
● Wishlist Will You Snail on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/11...
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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Hoverblade by Alex Hetherington
Twitter: / footnotesfuture
Discord: / discord
7:54 - The Court Of Wanderers by Lennart Bours
Twitter: / lennart_bours
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
15:03 - Will You Snail by Me
(For links see above.)
15:24 - Rawshire by Perpetual Reality Studios Inc.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
Instagram: / perpetualrealitystudios
24:24 - SkyTale by FrostPeak Studio
Twitter: / frostpeek
33:05 - Immortus Temporus by Khud0 (Wowie Jam 2021 Entry)
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/16...
KZfaq: / @khud0
This video was edited by TheShelfman. He makes game dev content as well. Check out his videos, too!
● Shelfman on KZfaq: / theshelfgames
Do you want to submit a game as well? Please keep your eyes open for an announcement. I always announce new submission phases a few weeks beforehand on Twitter, Discord and KZfaq.
Big thank you for all of the awesome games and prototypes you sent me! It was a pleasure to play them.
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
What's the dumbest advice I gave this time? Just waiting to get destroyed again... :D ...as destroyed as you if you don't hit the subscribe button. *pulls gun out of his pocket*
@kamigamesofficial 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jonas! Loved the video. Would it still be possible to send my game if you ever plan on reviewing some more subscriber projects? :) Would love for you to take a look at the game I'm working on right now. Keep up the awesome content, cheers!
@rubytrap3860 2 жыл бұрын
the entire video... jk
@bellaander 2 жыл бұрын
Dumbest advice was telling me to wishlist will you snail. Bold of you to assume i havent done so already
@lazyemperor9060 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jonas, How r u ?
@lazyemperor9060 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Jonas check out my game through this channel psl
@blueboytube 2 жыл бұрын
I see quite a bit of potential in the first game. I think the colors, textures and tutorial do need an upgrade. And of course the obvious stuff. UI and Sounds and stuff
@microdavid7098 2 жыл бұрын
yeah, the first game looks great to me. Feels like a different style, and the lack of colors emphasizes the world
@Hamz_ 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the concept is really intriguing
@WilliumBobCole 2 жыл бұрын
it looks a lot like that cel shaded prince of persia game from a while back, i remember people hating on it, but it seems to me more that people hated how different it was from the series, since the game itself is actually kinda fun, and i think the structure of that game would work really well here, with a series of linear dungeons that all loop back to hub areas as you collect orbs and unlock mechanisms and such, and Jonas' photoshop edit made me think that even more, with the saturated sandy temple aesthetic, lots of potential there :)
@thiccmilkman2228 2 жыл бұрын
It needs more life The game feels like a test chamber in portal 1
@zachary4423 2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@perpetualrealitystudio9219 2 жыл бұрын
So honored that Jonas played my game! Rawshire has been a great experience so far and you gave such useful feedback! All your feedback has been added to my workflow! Thank you Jonas!
@lubu682 2 жыл бұрын
your a person?
@jasonrai2115 2 жыл бұрын
Goodwork!
@Levitix 2 жыл бұрын
Is this dragon a free 3D model? Because because the game publisher Gamigo use the exactly same dragon in their MMORPG "Fiesta Online" as a purchasable mount under the name "Mitzahn".
@perpetualrealitystudio9219 2 жыл бұрын
@@lubu682 Yeah I am a solo game Developer, just dipping my toes into game development
@perpetualrealitystudio9219 2 жыл бұрын
@@Levitix Its a purchasable dragon model, but i have opened it up and changed a lot about how it works and looks. But yes it is publicly available :)
@stickguy9109 2 жыл бұрын
The second one was actually the best. I think the screenshot showed what he wants the game to look like it is obviously a prototype yet
@instance3028 2 жыл бұрын
yeah looked amazing. If they upgraded UI and building, I personally think it could be released on steam for a profit.
@Siiimon_ 2 жыл бұрын
I actually really like the look of the first game but I think it's missing some color. I think dark outlines on the edges of the buildings would give this a pretty cool comic look
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Agree. Yeah, that might work.
@reversible8740 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of borderlands
@Khud0 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for playing "Immortus Temporus"! You said the most satisfying words this game could ever hope for: "I can do it faster". :) The visual effects you saw last ~30 seconds, have their own soundtracks, and they're just there to switch up the audio and visuals of the game from time to time. The suggestion to make "GOLD time" more visible is GOLDEN, thank you!
@pewbyhut7721 2 жыл бұрын
Great game, man! And good idea to change up the visuals so the game doesn't feel too same-y. I think the seemingly random changes are what feels jarring. When the colors where continuously morphing, it took me a while to realize that it was purely aesthetic and not a mechanic. Maybe the levels could be split between different "zones" where there's a set pallete in each so there is a clear reason why the visuals are changing. That way you retain the visual intrigue without piling on a ton more work, but also don't confuse the player. This also can give the player a strong sense of progression, again with fairly minimal extra work. Also, deliberately choosing a couple palletes removes the moments where the color morphing leads to an unappealing look. Keep it up! Truly exemplary game design and execution!
@pewbyhut7721 2 жыл бұрын
And, since I didn't play the game, if you actually already done this, then nevermind.
@Khud0 2 жыл бұрын
@@pewbyhut7721 Thank you for the compliments and great ideas! :) At the moment, the visual effects appear after the main soundtrack ends. After a second of silence, a new 30-seconds-long track starts and activates the aforementioned effects. When it ends, it's all back to normal again. I watched a lot of videos of people playing this game, and most of them didn't like this feature and disabled it from the settings. Others... Well, they were just confused as to what is happening. :D Deliberately choosing palettes and tying them to progression sounds like an awesome solution! It could also be interesting to unlock palettes for beating the levels in "gold time". Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts, have a nice day! :)
@anaibrahim4361 2 жыл бұрын
well done and fantastic game play i liked it a lot
@Khud0 2 жыл бұрын
@@anaibrahim4361 Thank you, I'm glad to hear that. :)
@MondSemmel 2 жыл бұрын
Re: The puzzle game: For any aspiring puzzle games devs, I highly highly recommend this remarkable 3-ish hour lecture on puzzle design lessons by Elyot Grant: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pal4lsx2nqm9lnU.html - and @Jonas, Elyot might also make for a great interview guest if you're ever interested in discussing puzzle game design.
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Didn't know those videos yet. Will definitely take a look. Thanks.
@cryingwatercolours8127 10 күн бұрын
@@JonasTyrollerif it was ever any good, maybe you could make a document somewhere of good links, since i saw ur most recent video in this playlist had a struggling puzzle game at the start who im sure would benefit from things like this!
@Flitat 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for playing Hoverblade Jonas! Agree with all your feedback, and thanks to the other suggestions in the comments. Come join my discord if you want to play the alpha!
@EricSyz 2 жыл бұрын
The second one got really cool puzzle mechanic
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
It's very simple and easy to understand yet allows for extremely difficult and complex puzzles. That's how to identify a great puzzle mechanic when you see one.
@HelperWesley 2 жыл бұрын
So many cool games. It's so cool as a gamedev to see other peoples small ideas/creations. Even more interesting to see you give them feedback.👍
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
What fascinates me most about it is how many talented people are out there and how many of them watch my videos... just crazy.
@kcbsuiejd 2 жыл бұрын
agree on the hoverblade FoV suggestion. its not only for preference, but the current form makes me motion-sick in a matter of seconds. FoV can be adjusted to make that less nauseating Some people are pretty sensitive to that and you might want them to play your game too :)
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
True. Good point. Haven't even thought about that.
@stellanovaluna 2 жыл бұрын
Hoverblade looks really good, but not being able to walk sounds very disconcerting. Maybe if you added the ability it’d be even cooler!
@rystal 2 жыл бұрын
Getting my popcorn ready
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Sweet or salty?
@rystal 2 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller Salty. I'm a savoury kind of person
@rystal 2 жыл бұрын
YESS!! ANOTHER PLAYING YOUR GAMES VIDEO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
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@waterking6490 2 жыл бұрын
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@PhillipAmthor 2 жыл бұрын
Dude you still play the games? Man you already made so much good videos about it its INSANE! Thank you for your service and entertainment Jonas!
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Will keep making these a long as people keep enjoying them. :P
@PhillipAmthor 2 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller Indefinitely ts is then!!!
@cryingwatercolours8127 10 күн бұрын
10:12 wow this one has so much potential! the flow of your gameplay is rly cool to see and the automatic turning camera rlly helps with that!
@lucasfrost4064 2 жыл бұрын
Rawshire really feels like it took heavy inspiration from the original spyro games :D
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it reminded me of that as well. Just a lot darker.
@Thesolarslime 2 жыл бұрын
16:57 Try “rain world” It’s a good example of a cute character in a spooky creepstery world
@samhblackmore 2 жыл бұрын
I love that Jonas goes to the trouble of adding sound effects and post processing to make these games look and sound even better! That is some really great and thorough feedback
@Readous 2 жыл бұрын
Loving this series. Love to see what others have made
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Loving your positive attitude in the comment section! Makes me feel happy. :)
@mrjamerific 2 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller how can I try to get my game in a series like this? Ive been working on a puzzle game for a year now and am close to release... but no one knows yet ^^
@radigan777 2 жыл бұрын
17:33 with explaining simple things like this, it helps those who aren't familiar with how games work, I've seen a video where someone who hasn't ever played games before, tries to pick up games like hollow knight, or animal crossing, it was honestly mind-blowing how much games just think you will know the controls, because they are in every game, like in portal, they didn't know how to use the mouse to move the camera, so they were just stuck in the first room for the longest time, things like this should be explained, but only in a question at the beginning of the game like "Do you have experience with [Specific Type of game] And if they say yes, they don't have to go through all of the obvious tutorial bits, if they say no, it may give a more in-depth tutorial. Video I was talking about: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l95nmZZ7v7Csg6s.html
@metroidfan5984 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making these amazing videos! You're obvious care and desire to help the community are really inspiring and I, an aspiring gamedev and content creator find you're videos really interesting and they keep me motivated! Thank you so much!
@migbraga6782 2 жыл бұрын
On The Court of Wanderers maybe give a different colour to the buttons that only rotate things by 90° so you can tell them apart more easily?
@theothetorch8016 2 жыл бұрын
Accidentally had the video on muted, only to notice how much energy and flow the editing has. You are my favorite youtuber gamedev. Very cool.
@MortalSlayer24 2 жыл бұрын
I think all of these games have a lot of potential and could be very good with the right adjustments.
@Artydagr8 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Jonas! Love your videos, appreciate all the good work you do and provide to everyone creating games! :D
@andresklagges460 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are great man, keep it up! As a developer too, I love how I can see lots of stuff you do, but you often manage to get one step further! Very nice feedback :)
@GwyndolinOwO 2 жыл бұрын
i half agree with "we've had object markers, no one needs that" But i'd also argue that there's a lot of people who play few games/not a lot of games that might not know what those mean. I think there's maybe a more blended way to show how they work and not just text but its the same idea, i think the moment you don't at least show how something works you leave a gap where that those people who have no idea what you're talking about start to get lost. basically: its easy to assume something is common knowledge when its something that YOU already know (this goes for anything, not just games, but its fitting)
@expectnull 2 жыл бұрын
Just bought Immortus Temporus. Enjoyin it alot. Thanks for the recommendation!
@meeseman7996 2 жыл бұрын
RAWSHIRE The Last Hatchling!!!! ❤❤🐉 Jonas says its got potential ... I'm stoked for it!
@amyworrall9246 2 жыл бұрын
The first game: Tony Hawk meets Tony Stark?
@ShavDance 2 жыл бұрын
Ah man this is soo cool. I started making my own game and I am already hyped to show it to you)))
@sliceofbread2611 2 жыл бұрын
love the shape of the levels in hooverblade, it makes me think of sauerbraten... so nice and industrial..
@blupetersilie 2 жыл бұрын
21:10 maybe a sequenz skip button would be cool like in mario kart
@SteinMakesGames 2 жыл бұрын
Aww, did I miss the chance? Oh, it's from last time. Well, I love the format of these videos. Hope to send you a game in a few months! As someone making a puzzle game, the feedback on the second game (rotation puzzle), was extra relevant!
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Neato. Just checked it out on your YT channel real quick. Looks interesting. :)
@SteinMakesGames 2 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller Thanks a lot! Your content and support is gold to new gamedevs!
@FlatThumb 2 жыл бұрын
All of the games looked pretty promising. My personal favourite is Havorblade. Mirrors Edge + Jet Set Radio puzzles looks like a fun time!
@slovenskinogomet4882 2 жыл бұрын
Me: Sending an email with my game to Jonas Jonas :I can make you better
@timharabino185 2 жыл бұрын
I think the first game would look nice as kind of a desert, sandy vibe, with some buildings and vegetation, (maybe a few pools of water), and also maybe some more challenges as the player gets better, like enemies or needing certain resources you have to find like water (I say that because it's a movement-based game, and Jonas was right collectibles would be nice), the thing is I would make the rockets fit more with that aesthetic, and also you saw Jonas got such a lot because he forgot turning sharply makes you de-accelerate.
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Water is a great idea actually. That would be a really pleasant contrast to the dry city.
@timharabino185 2 жыл бұрын
@@JonasTyroller Thank you!
@Qwetzxl 2 жыл бұрын
For skytale, i love how its like a blatant ripoff but jonas is so wholesome he says its inspired lol
@m1- 2 жыл бұрын
amazing games from everyone!
@aleksapajic 2 жыл бұрын
How to know when you will upload video playing our games? I want to send you mine.
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Whenever there is a submission phase, I announce that on Twitter, Discord and the community section of KZfaq with instructions on how to submit. For this specific video it was still left over games from the last submission phase. The best way not to miss the next submission phase is to join the discord server (link in description) and give yourself the @PingMeForAnnouncements role. :)
@curtisarmstrong9751 2 жыл бұрын
RAWSHIRE THE LAST HATCHLING!!! ❤🐉
@Haggi5 2 жыл бұрын
Your awesome loved the 1st game and dragon game they have soo much potential
@t3dodev 2 жыл бұрын
I looove the Will you snail theme, i played the outro 100 times
@gutsberserker5476 2 жыл бұрын
i love feedback, i give opinons to many. Its fun, i tell people why i dont like their games, but why I like their games
@thamidurandilbandara415 2 жыл бұрын
a really nice video! :D
@SamiTheAnxiousBean 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonas really cool! Court of wanders and Rawshire have a lot of potential!
@pigizoid9924 2 жыл бұрын
I was exactly the 3k like and seeing it go from 2.9 to 3 was so satisfying :)
@VaibhavShewale 2 жыл бұрын
that last game was trippy and noice
@NewHopeGames 2 жыл бұрын
I need to remember to send you one of my games next time you do this. Currently working on an android game called Carrier Power. Ive got until mid January to do more work on it. So if you do this again before then, I will let you take a look. As we all know, feedback is essential.
@izjgxj4275 2 жыл бұрын
At 8:20 KZfaq gave me an ad for unreal engine with some crazy 3d scenes. For a tiny second I thought that's what the game promised lol
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Oh. lol. :D
@gatorsoup9130 2 жыл бұрын
Some of these games looked really good!
@zimi992 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite series yay!
@nofilkhan3164 2 жыл бұрын
20:10 your neighbours thinking ,what the hell is he upto today , 😀😂
@familymoisan3452 Жыл бұрын
Thw first game has so much potential! Even though the game still needs some work on the more obvious stuff, also, I would add a glider? Maybe?
@lloyda2025 2 жыл бұрын
yes! I just finished the whole play list
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Haha. Not bad! Thanks for the watchtime :P
@zaidmermam2524 2 жыл бұрын
Best series!
@paulshelkov7956 Жыл бұрын
23:11 That sound broke my heart.
@nathanlakeland2953 2 жыл бұрын
the second games rotating mechanic really reminds me of keyholing stuff on a rubiks cube
@hometimemayhem928 2 жыл бұрын
the first game... would be better with: A slight speed-boost (temporary) when you wall-run on a new wall sliding to keep momentum from rockets walking, slow, but gets you... somewhere ability to go vertically, but at the cost of maybe O2 (thin air so tank need refill, to not go too high)
@footnotesforthefuture3300 2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Did you try playing the game or is it just from the video? I am extremely curious to hear more about sliding and the ability to go vertically. Can you describe why you suggest them? (wall speed boost and walking slowly - I'm thinking about these already)
@MrSanemon Жыл бұрын
The cute dragon in a dark fantasy world can work, I think the issue with that on visually is that the style is totally different. It could be cute but also a stylistic match.
@rup9372 2 жыл бұрын
I was scrollin thro recommendations and found u.. u a game dev?, for real? Jokes apart, but u are a game dev in KZfaq... You might be my 2nd insipiraton for my future, to make a Triple A Title for India? Ah man, u hv got a new sub!! Oh yeah!!
@Blue-Robin 2 жыл бұрын
YES ITS THE NEXT VIDEEOOOOOO
@flixet5425 2 жыл бұрын
I like your replies to your comments Jonas! Thanks for brightening my day!
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Sure. Thank you for brightening my day. :D
@KerupukKeju 2 жыл бұрын
Poor dude in the first game is getting their forearms singed
@GameZedd01 2 жыл бұрын
Theres always a need to explain objective markers, every game is someone's first game and sometimes they're just not obvious.
@IONProd 2 жыл бұрын
On the 2nd game I think it would just be a straight upgrade to make it so space activates switches and they don't activate when you walk over them
@alexevaldez 2 жыл бұрын
Oh noo! I didnt know about this! i wish i sent mine, tho you already have my game, Good Knight XD
@spacenoomad 2 жыл бұрын
awesome video as always! i was curious if you'll ever do this type of video again? i'd really love to know what you'd have to say about one of my games xD
@Daitli 2 жыл бұрын
Awww man! I released my game free to play on steam and was hoping you'd play it but I missed this :
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
There'll probably be another chance soon.
@arrowsdev 2 жыл бұрын
oh boy that second game was amazing i loved it so much
@darfy 2 жыл бұрын
yes i like these vids
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Happy to hear that. :)
@prinzrolle5478 2 жыл бұрын
That Puzzledesign of the Court of Wanderers is insane.
@zanderman004 4 күн бұрын
The full release came out 8 days ago on Steam. :)
@greez_r9632 2 жыл бұрын
1:10 every game dev be like: -Wait i know that guy
@blackheartgaming6121 Жыл бұрын
3:00 it’s like titanfall 2 and mirrors edge
@Yahula1edits 2 жыл бұрын
First game gives me Mirrors Edge vibes, with some polishing that could work out to be a cool parkour game, the second game is really nice, the look and puzzles are amazing imo.
@IconDanixe 2 жыл бұрын
I would literally spend hours at a time playing the second game
@random_precision_software 2 жыл бұрын
How can i have a area name detector in parts of my scene without using box colliders , because I'm using a grappling hook that needs box collider?
@hyperphrog69 2 жыл бұрын
Your technical opinion is tho. You are the professional
@richardwhite6062 2 жыл бұрын
Black & White + Spyro
@Qwetzxl 2 жыл бұрын
I really like the immortus its pretty cool i think
@kashifraja8451 2 жыл бұрын
for hoverblade i think reducing the gravity and/or increasing the jump power would help with mobility.
@DRAGONSAREPRETTYCOOL 2 жыл бұрын
When im near the finishing of my game i will submit mine
@yasirkula0 2 жыл бұрын
- "Circle as well 🤦♂️" 😂😂😂
@scottmartinez7475 2 жыл бұрын
so many cool games
@PeterMilko 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you play Dwerve 😁⚒️
@Svabby 2 жыл бұрын
I like the art style of the first game
@blueboytube 2 жыл бұрын
Sky Tale is basically DorfLandersRomantik 😆
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm. Not sure. Why don't I get any points for placing terrain tiles then? :P
@kunalesna8308 2 жыл бұрын
YEA!
@omerfarukbykl6097 2 жыл бұрын
9:00 main mechanic works a bit like the rubik cube
@abdulrahmanaladi-2 2 жыл бұрын
You are the best Game Developer
@ThomasGiles Жыл бұрын
I feel like having a game where you have rockets strapped to you implies we'll be using rockets for something other than walking around. Like... I dunno... flying? Isn't that what rockets are for, like, every time something is called a rocket? ;P
@morfy2581 2 жыл бұрын
It depends what the dev is going for, if they are trying to make a deserty "bland" look then I think the colors work fine. A little more vegetation still wouldnt hurt though. What really would help visually imo is a little more detail in the buildings/walls. Like look at the buildings in the background here 5:51 . Theyre just blocks with blank walls. A little more architerural detail would add a lot. (Although I understand this is an early build)
@JonasTyroller 2 жыл бұрын
I agree that it's hard to give proper feedback without knowing the design goals of the developers. As a rule of thumb I just assume they wanna sell as many copies as possible and I definitely think that an update to the colors would help with that.
@Foxtrot6624 2 жыл бұрын
The second game is an absolutely stellar prototype. the vibes and mechanics are already very obvious, and the dev has already clearly displayed they are cable of creating interesting and engaging puzzles. If you never bothered making a prototype, then your game is just a polished prototype.
@crofieldgames 2 жыл бұрын
Hey man, awesome content you have here. How to apply for this kind od promotion and can it be demo version or maybe unfinished? 😁😁😁
@99baking Жыл бұрын
The dragon game gave him a lock on button that he proceeded to forget about in two seconds 😂
@fragarena9910 2 жыл бұрын
the first game looks great , I'd add more speed and a little bit more jump height
@BakinKoljac 9 ай бұрын
my problem with the dragon-game is not that the protagonist looks cute (cute and dark can work very well together), but he looks cartoony, while the surroundings have a realistic art style. i think thats the thing thats odd. but i am amazed by how professional it looks
@monikaddlc594 2 жыл бұрын
your videos are awesome i wish you could play Resop Paz it's my friend's game he created all the music and drawings by himself it would be great to see you play it 😊
@lolz2165 2 жыл бұрын
cool