I have not read every comment, so I apologize in advance, in case anything in my post was already mentioned above.
I liked the idea to have specialists for certain areas of a game (Engine / Story /etc.)
However there are 9 development fields to cover (three in every stage) and you have only 7 Programmers in total. I would really be nice to expand you studio to house 2 additional programmers so you can have one specialist for every field.
Another thing I noticed, no matter what training I gave them, bug kept piling up especially in large or AAA projects. To have an option like âtrain bug-reduced programmingâ would be great.
i.e Instead of just generalised categories, have more specialised type of sections. So instead of just âSportsâ, have more detailed categories Football or Wrestling or golf etc.
More random messages
Iâm sure im not the only one who has started and restarted what seems like a thousand times and set messages at set points (like the Nintendo/Sony console due out / not coming out) become irritable and samey when youâve already seen the same message over and over again.
P.s If your games selling well could in return increase the longevity of each console, that would be cool.
i.e You could make games for the G64 and if they sold well, keep the G64 on the market.
That would add more replayability to the game.
Youtube Tab: Lets say in year 10 you made a game called âSuper Pants 64â for the TES 64. The game was critically reviled. In year 19, you would go to the youtube tab and it would say âJontron reviewed Super Pants 64. He threw the cartridge off a cliffâ or âAngry Joe reviewed Super Pants 64. He said he would rather play Mindjacked.â Or maybe it could actually affect you. Like if in year 20 you made âSuper Pants 2â it could say âPewdiepie played Super Pants 2. Sales rise.â Or âEgoraptor made a short called AWESOME Pants 2. More people played the game and fans increased.â
Iâve got an idea that seems like a no brainer, imo.
Multi-topics. How many games these days can you think of that donât employ elements of many many many different topics? Half Life for example, employs elements of horror, science fiction, space, aliens, etc.
Max Payne employed elements of horror, noir, detective, etc.
See where Iâm going with this? The ability to mix genres is cool and all, but I feel by not being able to mix topics as well, you severely pigeonhole the games you can come up with, especially considering how many modern era games DO both genre and topic bend routinely.
Aside from that, lag and bug fixes would make this game a pretty addictive time waster.
I would honestly love if you get a bigger employee count (Say 18), then you can divide them into teams working on different projects at onceâŚyou need a specialist at leading teams and then you can be the big boss telling the teams what they need to work on and that, just like real life.
In real life, i am off work this week on holiday, but in game âiâ never get or need a holiday. Would be better if you also needed a vacation and you had to choose which member you want to lead the team while you are away.
Extra points added for naming games with a relevant title name to the genre
If charts comparing your game with others are eventually included, then your review score should be based compared on what else is also released in the same genre and not just your previous score.
âGameplayâ should be made a more important factor than it currently does. I could name numerous games with poor graphics/sound etc, which are still really good to play, due to the fantastic gameplay involved.
Currently you need to beat your previous best score, to get good reviews.
I can live with that, but really think if you are making an RPG for instance, your ratings for that game. should only be judged compared to the last highest score you got, for your previous best rated RPG game and not against a game of a different genre, if say your highest game score was a Sports sim
I wouldnât say youâre game is anywhere near finished, you havenât continued the story of the motion console you just say its coming and never doesâŚ
also other people comments
time/date
make a mobile phone others
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you come up with a April fools every year so i donât understand why you donât add those because their good ideas, i just think its 2 guys that did it for a laugh⌠i think you should put more effect in like the people that made prison architect they keep adding to their game bacause they care
sorry for the spam and little rude but I LOVE THIS GAME NEED MORE
They have left the game over to the modders, which I think is a good thing so they can work on their next game while the modders can keep expanding GDT. Check out these mods for example:
A sequel is just what this game needs! Greenheart Games should spend some of their âResearch Pointsâ into 3D Graphics and Better User Experience The game as it is from Steam, where I purchased it, is certainly fun and I keep going back to it. However it seems to be begging for a deeper experience. Maybe if a sequel comes along the game development company the player starts can influence the market such as keeping consoles on the shelves for longer or something? I would love to see the depth of simulation really drill down and I think that expansion of the simulation will make Greenheart Games a force to be reckoned with???
The game as it is from Steam, where I purchased it, is certainly fun and I keep going back to it. However it seems to be begging for a deeper experience. Maybe if a sequel comes along the game development company the player starts can influence the market such as keeping consoles on the shelves for longer or something? I would love to see the depth of simulation really drill down and I think that expansion of the simulation will make Greenheart Games a force to be reckoned with???