Comments on: games that demand your attention

By: Patacorow

Patacorow — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:39:10 +0000

I guess you’re right, last Ludum Dare I got like only 6 ratings, and now I got almost 40.
It’s just a little too intimidating.

By: ratking

ratking — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:17:37 +0000

“it forces you to play games constantly just to have your entry show up frequently for people.” <- This is exactly the reason why this system was introduced, because people SHOULD rate others' games. Also, nobody hinders you to spread the word about your game yourself.

By: mooosh

mooosh — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:17:44 +0000

no problem; thanks for making a cool game!

By: mooosh

mooosh — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:14:31 +0000

they each have a fair bit of coolness, I think. it seems like I’ve seen chambers comment on almost every other game I play.

I quite like the way coolness works now, personally. it’s nice to have direct agency in how many plays your game gets, along with good ol’ word-of-mouth. and luckily I feel that there’s enough community etiquette to keep it from feeling disingenuous.

By: dr_soda

dr_soda — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:05:20 +0000

Thank you for bringing Recluse to my attention. I think it is my new favorite game of the compo.

By: chambers

chambers — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:45:58 +0000

Wow, got quite surprised to stumble into mine while browsing the first page! I’ll check out the other ones as well as yours tonight. Thank you for the recommendations!

By: Patacorow

Patacorow — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:22:46 +0000

My only guess of why they don’t have much plays is because they don’t have much coolness. Which is why I don’t like this coolness engine, it forces you to play games constantly just to have your entry show up frequently for people.

By: Shadow

Shadow — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:31:01 +0000

They all look awesome. Added them all (and yours) to my queue (ran out of time today, will play them tomorrow). Thanks for sharing.