Hey everyone!
First of all, I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who played our PreDemo.💕
The median playtime stands at 2 hours and 20 minutes. Moreover, 70% of you took the time to complete the survey! Your feedback helps us identify the real issues with our game. Thank you so much! 😭
Now, let's start with some stats, just as we did with our Alpha.
Additional Comments:
- Difficulty levels: The variety of feedback might stem from our game mechanic, where attacking also serves as defense, leading to a snowball effect.
- The most frequently mentioned issues relate to our Map and Event features. There are comments about the visuals and complaints that they are boring or repetitive.
- A lot of visual feedback is needed.
- A fast mode is needed.
- The tutorial could be improved; some information is still missing.
- There are a lot of calculations.
- Game performance should be optimized.
Remark: This build is intended to be a demo, containing only 25% of the total content.
We believe Some issues related to limited content shouldn't be a problem in Early Access.
And when we said just 25%, we meant this! There's so much more to look forward to! ːsteamhappyː
Anyways.. After a long discussion, here are things we can confirm.
- When will the public demo be available? = Q1 2024 🥺
- I played the PreDemo. Will the public demo be the same? = No, the changes are significant enough for you to play the game again. 👀
- Will there be LIVE TESTER for devs. before we launch a Public Demo? = Definitely! If you are interested, please make sure to join our DISCORD.
- What changes can we confirm? = Map and Events will be revamped (including game design and visuals). = Fast Mode will be available in the Public Demo and Early Access. = Optimized game performance with high and low graphic settings. = Tons of feedback, VFX, and SFX (especially for monsters and card abilities). = Game Rebalancing. = Demo content will not be the same as the PreDemo (Some adjustments). = The second character will be available in Early Access (Public Demo? Still debating...). = Ascensions will be available in Early Access (Public Demo? Depends...). = And many more...
- And what's next? Just wait for the Demo? = We will be working on our brand new trailer and store page revamp! We hope you look forward to it! (It should be ready by Dec-January)
💌 Message from the Developers.
Thank you so much for playing our PreDemo and for all your feedback.💖
We've read every comment and gathered enough feedback to move forward confidently. We hope you had a good time playing Northwind, and we aim to deliver an even better version of Northwind in the Public Demo and Early Access! So please look forward to it! 😤🔥🔥
The Northwind team, Barking Kitten Interactive. 🐾