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Tearcell

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Who says you can't mix full-time jobs, families and game development? :cold_sweat:

We are a small diverse group of friends, following our dreams, and trying to build something to completion for a change! Can we do it? Lets find out!

Wishlist our first game Somnipathy Today!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

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Tearcell,
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@Sheeple @thorbot I personally love Palworld, it really plays nothing at all like pokemon...

But my kids keep asking 'which pokemon is that! Is that a legendary! Where is Pikachu' whenever they see me play, so it's definitely a little close for comfort.

Tearcell,
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@panchzila @PopOfAfrica pretty much sounds like when I was addicted to Ever quest and didn't care for offline games.

Tearcell,
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@lobut @itmightbethew ya, cold take actually turned me on to the escapists as a brand rather than just a ZP fan. Was my favorite show they had.

Tearcell,
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@JDPoZ @HobbitFoot there is definitely talk that RTS split into moba and 'grand strategy'/4x games. That most gamers fell into one of those camps and moved on from the genre.

I remember seeing some new RTS games at PAX east a number of years ago, and it always just felt like worse starcraft to me. Almost all of them feel that way to me.

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@ampersandrew @UrLogicFails for better or worse Nintendo does things their own way. You can bet you'd see yearly mario kart releases if that IP belonged to anyone else, and I don't think that would be for the better.

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@ampersandrew @UrLogicFails worst thing I could think of would be yearly bland releases barely worth playing and gutting the innovation they bring.

It's not like every release is brilliant or great (looking at you pokemon violet/scarlet), but look at what happened to Blizzard pre and post acquisition.

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@ampersandrew @UrLogicFails better is subjective for sure. But if you got a list of better games I can play with my 5 year old, I'm honestly all ears. So far nothing is beating Mario Odyssey and Pokémon Eevee.

Preservation wise and business practice wise I'm also not sure of anyone is 'good', but I'd again be more than happy to be better educated on the subject.

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@ampersandrew @UrLogicFails okay but how is Nintendo worse than other companies in that regard? Is microsoft or Sony better at the preservation than them in some way I don't understand? Are they better companies to support in that metric?

As for the kid thing, they don't really get much pick in the matter of what game I let them try yet. It's just that I can't FIND any games outside of Nintendos stuff that is quality and fun for the family. It's mostly poor quality IP tie ins. I've looked!

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@Dark_Arc weirdly all my old consoles and games work. I've definitely made more e-waste from PC and upgrades over the years than consoles. (let's not talk about phones...)

Tearcell, to gaming
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Our last Somnipathy Screenshot Saturday

7 friends, 1.5 years, $0 budget. Did we and right?

us if you haven't or check us out on release this Tuesday!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

Couldn't have done it without so many, really feeling it right now.

@gaming
@gaming

The inventory in the coffeeshop
Aggy getting hurt by the Creeper!
Aggy is bound way over her head!

Tearcell, to gaming
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Somnipathy Screenshot Saturday - 8/25/23

Only a few more left! September 12th is fast approaching. What craziness is this! 'Final' polish is being applied, and 'final testing' also continues, but art is never done is it? You just stop, step away, and wonder.

Boy will I have some post mortems to write up about all this...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

@games
@gaming

Aggy dances while lampcat mocks her.
Aggy sees a figure she'd rather soon forget.
Aggy stands against 2 strange monsters near a blue cube.

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Somnipathy Screenshot Saturday 8/12/23

Precious few left before release on ! This whole dev journey has been tough. Would we do it again? Yes! But we'd consider more carefully the next project for sure. We probably went to heavy this time for a first . And even is hard to keep up with when you need alot of it!

@gaming
@games
@gaming

Anyway wishlist us if you haven't! Boost if you have!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

Tearcell, to gaming
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Somnipathy Screenshot Saturday 8/12/23

Precious few left before release on ! This whole dev journey has been tough. Would we do it again? Yes! But we'd consider more carefully the next project for sure. We probably went to heavy this time for a first . And even is hard to keep up with when you need alot of it!

@gaming
@games
@gaming

Anyway wishlist us if you haven't! Boost if you have!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

Tearcell,
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@Pheonixdown @alyaza I had alot of fun doing a bares bones prototype of gravity lashing in 2d. Storm light is just ripe for all sorts of video game adaptations.

Definitely a project I wanna revisit someday.

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Somnipathy ScreenShot Saturday

@gaming @gaming @pcgaming

This enjoy a peak at the major levels of the .

We're trying to capture a certain feel in every level, from , to late night games, to teeth to the drudgery of the mundane office... our has a lot of heavy lifting to do!

We only have 8 weeks to release, so if you haven't wishlisted, help us out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

Tearcell,
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@Scooter411 ugh I don't know why I bother with cross posting thing. Thanks for the heads up at least.

Tearcell,
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@banana_meccanica @trashhalo man you sound like me 25 years ago lol

I did grow out of it.

Tearcell, (edited ) to gaming
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Glimpse the haunting world of on this !

Explore eerie dungeons, encounter menacing creatures, and solve puzzles in this indie 2D game. Are you brave enough to face the nightmares? Wishlist now and prepare for a spine-tingling experience!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2069260?utm_source=fediverse

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Edit: Sorry! MP4s don't federate well from Mastodon. I replaced it with screen shots instead.

Tearcell,
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@RiceMunk hm may be a federation thing... I get list easily here still. Doesn't matter! Does this come through?

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Tearcell,
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@PersistentDreamer @gaming @gaming @gaming its been a beautiful mess working with them. People have egos, and games are sort of art by committee... Feelings were sometimes hurt, painful cuts made. It's been a fun year and a half but it's been tough too!

I'll be making sure they see your compliment right now, cuz it really does mean alot to all of us. Thanks!

Tearcell,
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@bijuice I recall when achievements were still kinda new and weird a little game called viva pinata. While it was a creative sandbox of sorts, the achievements essentially guided you to get 'everything' the game had to offer, and it ended up being one of the only 'monster catching' games I actually finished completely and loved.

I think that's probably the way to do it. Freedom to do what you want, but a guide to encourage you to do most of it.

Tearcell,
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@frank ya the. Second one really wasn't as good somehow to me. But with the cozy game trend atm it feels like a new entry would do well.

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