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New RPG Game being developed need your thoughts.

Started by nathan, January 31, 2018, 03:22:23 AM

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nathan

A new game is being developed by Felstone studio the game is called Skyelv and the developers wont your thoughts on the game.
The in development trailer has been uploaded to Youtube. Please like subscribe and leave your thoughts in the comment section.
And also post them here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1BmOXTDbR4

Gronan of Simmerya

Sorry, I'm not clicking a blind link without more information.  Is this a tabletop RPG or a computer game?  Theme?  Setting?  System?

You've got to give a better elevator pitch than this.
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Spinachcat

Quote from: nathan;1022835A new game is being developed by Felstone studio the game is called Skyelv and the developers wont your thoughts on the game.

It's Sky fantasy with the Rim jobs?

Welcome to theRPGsite Nathan! Please tell us more, especially as we are traditional paper tabletop RPG and how our perspective would be useful to your team.

nathan

Skyelv is a open world role playing game.
In the game you come across one of the last dragon eggs and there your story begins.

GeekEclectic

It's just a Youtube link, Gronan. :rolleyes:

That said, . . . it's bad, guys. It's like a super generic low budget shovelware single-player MMO. There is no polish to it whatsoever, and even the menus are ugly as sin. I get that it's still "in development," but it's still a ways from being not embarrassing to share with the general public. Sketchy link spam ad campaign, utterly uninspired and unpolished trailer showing gameplay reminiscent of the late 90s/early 00s MMOs, yeah . . . not holding my breath.

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Gronan of Simmerya

"Just a Youtube link," indeed.  Looks like my instincts are still good.

After 47 years of wargaming, I know an ambush when I see one.

What's "shovelware?"  I've not heard that term before.  And what's a "single player MMO?"  I thought the second M stood for "Multiplayer?"
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The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Gronan of Simmerya

Quote from: nathan;1022932Skyelv is a open world role playing game.
In the game you come across one of the last dragon eggs and there your story begins.

I sell the dragon egg to a wizard and buy an inn.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

GeekEclectic

Yeah, it was just a Youtube link. I thought you were afraid of it being a malware link or something like that. Sorry if I misunderstood.

Shovelware is a catch-all term for usually(but not always) cheaply produced software meant to capitalize on gimmicks and/or piggyback on someone else's success. The mobile games market is currently mostly(I'd wager over 99%) this. I used this term because the game looks like a cheap knock-off of those late 90s/early 00s MMOs. You'll never catch me calling EverQuest a good game, but even at its worst it blows what I saw in the linked video out of the water.

And I said single player MMO because from the video it looks like the graphics, combat, and other play elements were ripped right out of an MMO, though I saw no evidence of this being a multiplayer game itself. It's shorthand.
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"Isnt that why RPGs companies are so woke in the first place?" - Godsmonkey
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Omega

#9
As a playtester for a few massivly single player games now Id say at the moment your graphics need some work to be competitive. Or at least interesting enough to keep a potential buyers attention. The graphics and interface at the moment look to be about GameMaker or Flash level.

Think about how you can improve the look without a total overhaul. Though if this is early demoing then its understandable it looks as it does. For example compare the early Blockade Runner to the current version before they closed it down.

Gronan of Simmerya

Quote from: GeekEclectic;1023128Yeah, it was just a Youtube link. I thought you were afraid of it being a malware link or something like that. Sorry if I misunderstood.

It was shorthand for "Your pitch here isn't even good enough to make me spend five minutes watching a video."  If the written pitch is as bad as this one, I dread the video.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

GeekEclectic

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1023676It was shorthand for "Your pitch here isn't even good enough to make me spend five minutes watching a video."  If the written pitch is as bad as this one, I dread the video.
Oh, yeah, the pitch was dreadful. Like the dude wasn't even trying. The additional info - and I do use that term loosely - in post #5 was just sad.
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Gronan of Simmerya

Quote from: nathan;1022932Skyelv is a open world role playing game.
In the game you come across one of the last dragon eggs and there your story begins.

You never answered my question.

I want to sell the dragon egg to a wizard and buy an inn.  Or build a palace.

What happens?
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.

Ulairi

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1024007You never answered my question.

I want to sell the dragon egg to a wizard and buy an inn.  Or build a palace.

What happens?

You can't because the game dies.

Gronan of Simmerya

Quote from: Ulairi;1024033You can't because the game dies.

Is that a guess, or did you watch the video?

The reason I ask is that Sparky called it an "open world."  If you're following a story, it ain't an open world.
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.