We decided we wanted to have an "all team" playthrough today, from the very beginning of the game to see what we could improve in the game, what's bugging us, etc. - so we have a real hit list of tasks between now and Early Access.
FIVE FUCKING HOURS LATER we were still like 1/3 of the way through the content...
Seriously, this is a big game already. To be fair, we were stopping a lot, discussing things, etc. - but.... I had NO IDEA how much game we already have. Or, honestly, how good it is looking now. The dungeon is really starting to feel nice, actually. We redid the art for the dungeon events... and it feels really cool now.
There's a LOT of shit to fix, balance, improve - this is true. But.... We left the meeting with a lot of notes and improvements... But also a pretty upbeat attitude about what we're making.
Sadly, it's 2024. Making a good game ain't enough. SO MANY good games fail... And I am still SO worried that we'll make something beautiful, and nobody will know it exists... So this week, we'll be doing a serious meeting about marketing, and how we can better ensure that the world knows we exist.... Which is honestly more than half of the success of modern video games.