Post by RichterB on May 13, 2018 12:43:59 GMT -6
I'm not asking this because I am impatient. I want IGA and his team to take their time. I'm in no hurry. But given the sudden launch of the retro mini-game and recent updates, I'm curious in terms of how a game comes together--especially considering how this is has been a social experience via Kickstarter.
The recent videos we've been shown with the cave area or the place with the Decarabia enemy look like the game isn't more than, say, 50-60% done. (The menus still look a little rough, too.) On the other hand, there was also the event video presentation of the revised first boss, which was greatly improved over the demo. This is supposed to be a huge castle (bigger than SotN) and we've been told that more visual polish and effects are coming, so how does a game like this come together? I would imagine after the basic gameplay is settled that the castle structure comes first and then the enemy placement, and then the polish. But again, with the size of the castle and all the stretch goals, I wonder if it's realistic to expect this game this year. How fast do all these things generally come together? Is there a point in development where it all comes together rapid fire, like dominoes? Personally, and I have no problem with this, I wouldn't expect to see the game we were promised until sometime between Spring and Summer of 2019. But then again, I remember the old days, when you'd get screenshots of a game six months out, and no matter how it looked, it generally came together and came out miraculously at the end of the same year. So, for those who might have more technical knowledge, what stage do you think the game is in, based on what we've seen?
PS: And if it is much further along than what we've been shown, I'm fine with that, too, as it means less spoilers. I don't need to see much more, personally. I'm just saying I haven't been given the mindset that it is super far along in terms of the overall main game.
The recent videos we've been shown with the cave area or the place with the Decarabia enemy look like the game isn't more than, say, 50-60% done. (The menus still look a little rough, too.) On the other hand, there was also the event video presentation of the revised first boss, which was greatly improved over the demo. This is supposed to be a huge castle (bigger than SotN) and we've been told that more visual polish and effects are coming, so how does a game like this come together? I would imagine after the basic gameplay is settled that the castle structure comes first and then the enemy placement, and then the polish. But again, with the size of the castle and all the stretch goals, I wonder if it's realistic to expect this game this year. How fast do all these things generally come together? Is there a point in development where it all comes together rapid fire, like dominoes? Personally, and I have no problem with this, I wouldn't expect to see the game we were promised until sometime between Spring and Summer of 2019. But then again, I remember the old days, when you'd get screenshots of a game six months out, and no matter how it looked, it generally came together and came out miraculously at the end of the same year. So, for those who might have more technical knowledge, what stage do you think the game is in, based on what we've seen?
PS: And if it is much further along than what we've been shown, I'm fine with that, too, as it means less spoilers. I don't need to see much more, personally. I'm just saying I haven't been given the mindset that it is super far along in terms of the overall main game.
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