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It sounds like Silhouettes is really similar to another RPG system out there, so I’m now considering changing the name to something else. Something that conveys the dungeon-like quality of the exploration, and the dragon-like quality of the final boss...
oh no
Ok ok so it’s a game where you’re playing a “run” through a world that’s all full of “shadows”
wait shit
I’ve got it now for sure
So it’s about a whole world right
And it’s super dark, just darkness everywhere
So it’s about a whole world right
And it’s super dark, just darkness everywhere
Hang on I’m being handed a note
goddammit
goddammit
Oh I know
It’s about the paths we take right? And about finding the right ones? So maybe it’s like
It’s about the paths we take right? And about finding the right ones? So maybe it’s like
Who ARE these people and why do they keep taking all the good names and why haven’t I heard of them
It’s like they’ve got a monopoly on all the names I want to give my game
Hmmm now there’s an idea
Hmmm now there’s an idea
haha that’s a joke
No way am I call it the “Name Game”
No way am I call it the “Name Game”
Maybe I just need to focus on the setting more
Like here’s this realm full of all the things that have been forgotten
Like here’s this realm full of all the things that have been forgotten
What the fuck kind of setting is that and why does somebody already own it
Maybe something a little more referential? Like it’s a metroidvania game but the premise is that you do the run all at once, like it’s the one best run, the prime one
But I’ll call it Two bc I just know one of y’all are gonna try and mess with me
And I’m gonna give it a subtitle too, one that makes SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE ECHO CHARACTER THAT ONLY EXISTS IN THIS GAME
And I’m gonna give it a subtitle too, one that makes SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE ECHO CHARACTER THAT ONLY EXISTS IN THIS GAME
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
You’re telling me this is a real game that somebody made. Who. Who is this person. Show me this alleged game. What was it, a solo indie project that got abandoned or something, what is it
You’re telling me this is a real game that somebody made. Who. Who is this person. Show me this alleged game. What was it, a solo indie project that got abandoned or something, what is it
Well I’ve never heard of it
Maybe one of the other roles. Like it’s all about weaving together a story. A really good story. Like one that might win an award.
No
You’re lying
There’s no way
This fucking guy
What if I just picked two completely random nouns and smashed them together here let’s see how it goes
Star Wars
There, no way can somebody have thought of that, what kind of wars would stars have
Star Wars
There, no way can somebody have thought of that, what kind of wars would stars have
“Most popular science fiction franchise in history”? What does that even MEAN
Don’t be ridiculous
Nobody’s going to buy anything called “Star Trek” https://mobile.twitter.com/mutantcreecher/status/1259505640847757312
Nobody’s going to buy anything called “Star Trek” https://mobile.twitter.com/mutantcreecher/status/1259505640847757312
Maybe just “Rifts”
No that sucks
No that sucks
I know
This is the winner here
So yeah it’s a game with a very strict structure, which means that what makes it different every time is what you bring to the table, like you’ve gotta use role playing skills
Gotta
Use
Role
Playing
Skills
Use
Role
Playing
Skills
...
...
sigh
Okay but like really this game is about perseverance. Like you might get knocked down but eventually you WILL push that rock up the hill. It’s like Sisyphus but the opposite
Ok these look pretty cool and you should go check them all out but also THAT DOESNT HELP ME
https://itch.io/search?q=Anti-sisyphus
https://itch.io/search?q=Anti-sisyphus
I may have gone too far down the rabbit hole on this. Better dial it back. Look at the systems.
Maybe I just need to resign myself to the fact that no matter what I call this, the name is going to be derivative. I don’t know. The whole thing seems like it’s just all come unraveled
Play A Ghost Lost In A Cold Corrupting Isolation
Anyway keep an eye out for my next game, PAGLIACCI, a name that sounds like something I should know but nothing comes to mind, I’ll ask my therapist about it later
In the meantime you can check out “Beyond the Rift”, a game where you run around and try to save a world that’s already lost. It’s very good and actually not very silly at all https://mnemonicrpg.itch.io/mnemonic-beyond-the-rift
