Labyrinth of Loot - Planning
Part 1 and the prologue of Good Game - Labyrinth of Loot
Needed a bit of a break from Monster Maker and leaned towards something a little more... horny.
A small group of former and current videogame developers grow tired of what is currently happening in the videogame industry. After obtaining an interesting development kit, they decide to take a stand by developing their own game. A Good Game. At least to their standards. But their first foray as an indie game developer is a little survival crafting game based on a mechanic that was highly unpopular and even banned in some countries - Loot Boxes.
All I can say... is that it is quite a BEEFY game.
Hope you enjoy!
Planning
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Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Sup, all?
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Hey. Been a while.
Amistak321: 2long. U still working @ Avalanche?
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Hell no. Left them 3 years ago.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Before that bullshit with the CEO, HK controversy and WT2
BlueberryPossumLandslide: I liked Watchtower 2.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: It's not a bad game. Visually stunning. But it was a sequel. Sequels are meant to be better. All they did was use the same assets, threw a few neat cinematics, three new characters and called it a day.
Amistak321: And they lied about PVE and killed WT1 servers. It was just DLC you got 2 pay full-$$$ on.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Hence why I left. Saw that shit a mile away.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Man, I miss when games were good.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Games have always been good. Problem is that there is a whole heap of junk that floods the markets these days that they outstrip the good stuff.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Videogames have become like a stock market. There is one in a thousand unicorns out there that will make millions and be an insane success but the amount of trash just makes things worse.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: That why you quit Colorado and became a stock broker?
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: One of the reasons. You just cant get passionate with a project when corporate suits who know nothing about gaming refuse to let you invest in a new engine and keep adding on patches and bandages to a crumbling, outdated piece of sh$t and your whole company becomes known for its bugs.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Sometimes you just want to put out quality stuff. Hard when bugs become part of the company's culture.
Amistak321: There there is Domendo.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Yeah. I was totally jealous when you got hired by them. They even paid you to fly to Japan to work in their HQ.
Amistak321: Biggest. Mistake. Ever. I was the token American chick with boobs. Their diversity hire. Place was run by old, wrinkled Japanese men. Never took anything I said seriously.
Amistak321: They innovate and come out with great games their culture is way different there.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Speaking of spectrums, you'll never guess who my company just hired as a 'consultant'.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Saw it on the news. After all the flak that Honey Child Inc, I'm surprised anyone would even think about hiring them. Least of all Omnisoft.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Yeah. The terrible thing is that because of the bullshit they're pulling, they put a mark on those of us who are legitimately not a white male but put out quality stuff, worked hard and aren't out there to push an agenda!
BlueberryPossumLandslide: I just want to make a good game.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Right. Not even one that makes money. Just something I can be proud of.
Amistak321: A game that's just… fun!
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Well… funny you should mention that.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: What? You want to collab on something?
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: I'd love to get back into coding but I've got a different full-time job these days. We all do.
Amistak321: I can sketch a few things for the assets if you need me to.
Amistak321: Be nice to work 4 some1 that appreciates my shit.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Trust me. It's not going to need much of your time. Hell, this sweet engine can code, make the assets and even build it's own 'child engine' to fit our games needs.
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Please don't tell me that you're using an AI game generator… Dude…
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Hahaha, no. It's a little more involved than that. It's actually really amazing. Cutting edge technology. You'll still code. You'll still model. You'll still build a world and story. I can still compose songs and sounds to go with it. But you get to do it from inside the game.
Amistak321:????
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Look, I honestly can't tell you much. We need to keep this a secret because I've got an idea on how to turn the whole games industry around. Correct the course. But I need your help. I just make music. I'm no writer, programmer or artist. We made that awesome game in college, remember?
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: Captain Langsten Spark and the Red Foot Planet! How could I ever forget!
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Yeah, we worked so well together. Sad to say that was the best time I had making a game in my entire career…
BlueberryPossumLandslide: But I've done the studies. Hell, that's all I do these days. Teach game theory. One game might start a new genre but eventually you're going to get corporate copycats, get bogged down by copyright laws or some big company will buy you out.
Amistak321: Or Domendo can patent a game mechanic after the release of your game and sue you to the grave.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Right. There's way too much bullshit in the industry these days.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: But what if I told you we could change the world through the games we make? I mean really change it? Transform people. Literally.
Amistak321: ur scaring me a little. But go on…
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: You're purposefully being evasive. I know you. There's a reason for that. But you haven't said what you need from us.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: It's not what I need. It's what we all need.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Look, with this engine, we can churn out a game, have fun making it but, more than anything, we can change the world with the final product. I could do it myself. Make no mistake. But I know you guys. I know you've all been screwed by this industry whether you've already left it or are thinking about leaving.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: So I'm asking you all. Yes or no.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Do you want to change the world through videogames with me? Do you want to fuck over all the people who have made this industry so toxic? So politically charged? So filled with crap that it doesn't even make wading through the shit to find that one good game?
BlueberryPossumLandslide: Fuck it. I'm in.
Amistak321: Yeah. Me 2.
Long.Overdue.Leviathan: If someone is going to change the world, I'd like to at least have a hand on the wheel. Count me in.
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Sweet. I'll send over the dev kits. I propose we hit one of the most annoying mechanics that has plagued videogames in recent years…
Xxx_NotAN00B_xxx: Loot boxes.