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Once you will have lot more stuff, more polishing and a strong demo, you will get lot more chance of big success. Keep the effort

Once you will have lot more stuff, more polishing and a strong demo, you will get lot more chance of big success. Keep the effort

 

Thank you for the kind words

Yea keep up the good work....good luck...

Looking good, progress reports are a good thing to do.

 

Regarding the Indiegogo, it was probably just a bit to early.

I've read in some places that talk about where you should make a video with yourself talking to the camera/people for your crowd funding. They are giving money to YOU as much or more than they are your game. It's about trusting you and that you can deliver. This is why the most people who are successful on these have past reputation in the game industry (a secret that you don't hear that much). You have to really put yourself out there for this stuff. Note that your age probably isn't going to help you any sadly, so you'll have to work extra hard to get that money.

It depends , i seen many people epxosing themselves but producing **** games really bad ones. Lot of talk and exposing video, but it was lot of times very very vaporware , leading to a not so good or bad game at final.

 

I got some Mmo examples: one kickstarter that got founded but the authors after two years still don't have anything : yes lot of exposure and lot of talk , but what they produced is just bad and very far from a complete game.

 

Molyneux and it's last indie production is also very exposed but all people are asking where all that money has been spent

 

I prefer less talk, less exposure and a solid demo or outstanding video

 

While i seen great games coming out of nowhere without the author exposed.

The demo quality and the work seen on the video is something that is visible (effects, polish of the level, animations, lightening etc ...)

 

When the video and demo are still amateur look and feel , it's hard to get people attention and ask for money.

 

I played some game demo, and i was totally convinced about the game, on where it will go the overall quality of the demo was just pro quality, and i was sure to bet money on a winning game.

 

At lest this is what makes me keep following some indie game or just ignore it.

 

Exposing your game too early is a big mistake.

Exposing your game too early is a big mistake.

 

I think asking for money too early is where the mistake is. Just putting it out there in screenshots/video and some kind of playable demo I think doesn't hurt much. People knowing the name of your game isn't a bad thing. Getting people to know the name is the hardest part. There are so many games out there.

There are so many games out there.

So many hobbyst games also, quality games are rare among indies.

when there is big quality , it is big success.

Last successfull one is Ori, a game made with love and passion.

 

While some people just make games to make a game or for fun, only few got lot of attention and polishing.

 

I think this is where you can really make the difference :

- dynamic effects and entities (wind, animals and birds, particles dust, flags in the wind etc ...) will make it more alive.

- lot of little details making the game unique and giving it a real story

- polishing : perhaps less content but lot more polished

- the overall pleasure playing the game and the pleasure of discovring new things and new areas.

- rewarding the player and the sense of accomplishment.

 

 

The games i seen really succeed where games made with lot of passion and love, and lot of attention to quality of assets and on details.

Thank you all for the comments, after reading through all of them I immediatly realized my mistake, it was too early to put it out there for crowdfunding, but I won't let that demolish me. I'll keep working on it, polishing it and making it look better. Thank you for your criticism.