sapphyra

@sapphyra

anarchist transbian robot girl

she/they

Hi! Just a cute trans girl on the internet. I have a plethora of random little hobbies and creative media I like to make stuff in, which I may or may not post when I have time. :3
This girl dreams of being a gamedev someday.
A little bit of a creature.

Going to miss Cohost so much when it's gone. :( Let's carry Eggbug in our hearts...

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sapphyra @sapphyra1/9/2024, 8:49 PM

Oh Nyo! Studios @ohnyo

Heather "hthrflwrs" Flowers @hthrflwrs1/9/2024, 4:01 PM

remember the game developer's most useful tool: when in doubt, lie to the player

Mando @MrMandolino1/9/2024, 4:32 PM

let's make this a thread I'll start

Mando @MrMandolino1/9/2024, 4:34 PM

This post has content warnings for: spoilers for Amnesia: the Dark Descent.

Mando @MrMandolino1/9/2024, 4:40 PM

This post has content warnings for: spoilers for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

Super Mario Bros. Movie (1993) apologist @outrider1/9/2024, 5:02 PM

Destiny 2's "low health" visual feedback (red vignette, flashing health bar, sound changes etc) kicks in when the health bar is down to about 25%.

Except that's about 50% of your actual hitpoints; Bungie just realised the game feels more exciting if you get the feeling that you narrowly scraped out of a tough fight.

People got VERY mad about this when one of the designers revealed this on Twitter lmao

Noel B @NoelBWrites1/9/2024, 5:21 PM

In Dragon Age Inquisition, whenever you're riding a horse and start sprinting, you don't actually go faster.

The camera just zooms in and there are speed lines so it feels faster

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in reply to @hthrflwrs's post:

connor sheri shaw @Sheri1/9/2024, 4:03 PM

if the player feels like they understand the limitations of your game, no they don't :)

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noah @noahtheduke1/9/2024, 11:14 PM

Ayy I figured this one out while playing!

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qim @queerinmech1/9/2024, 9:42 PM

after my first bullshit death i just quit the game because of this

i am not going to waste my time on a four hour into because of bad game design

then i learned more about tht development of the game and i wish i had not, also the musician they chose is a known bigot

in reply to @outrider's post:

sage @wavebeem1/9/2024, 5:43 PM

wait seriously? ive logged thousands of hours and never knew this lol. jeez

Liam Thomas @junkmail1/9/2024, 5:56 PM

oh christ, no wonder i felt my screen was flashing red half the time i was playing destiny

El Tlacuache de los Ojos Tristes @pebblepossum1/9/2024, 6:43 PM

The HP bar in the Omega Flowey fight of Undertale is similar: the first hit seems to take off a huge chunk of health, but you can withstand several hits at a sliver of health significantly smaller than that first chunk.

@Zutaca1/9/2024, 7:00 PM

I noticed that but I thought it was diegetic

El Tlacuache de los Ojos Tristes @pebblepossum1/9/2024, 7:28 PM

It would fit with the theme of determination, but idk that Toby has ever commented on it.

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Kran'ts Ton @sudo-EatPant1/9/2024, 5:42 PM

im always wondering what games do exactly this because sometimes sprinting just doesnt feel any faster lol

Noel B @NoelBWrites1/9/2024, 6:03 PM

I remember being so frustrated with DAI horses and straight up not using them (plus, you only got party banter when walking)

It was so vindicating to see one of the devs say this on twitter.

Apparently the reason was that the map would not load fast enough if the horse went faster

🌊@wave1/9/2024, 7:01 PM

i am outraged

Kat A. Beckett @KaterinaBucket1/9/2024, 9:09 PM

bioware is a big fan of fake sprinting

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