• Kissaki@programming.dev
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    Why is it called toll booth simulator (primary title) when most of it is not toll booth handling/gameplay?

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    3 days ago

    the plot seems so random that it probably fucks. In a good way

    while I had my doubts when seeing the thumbnail, i think this has potential to be quite fun.

    the textures look kind if poor, but I guess that rolls with the concept of the game.

    the dessert looks like straight from breaking bad, so I guess you can fetch some storyline quirks from there.

    but really. put some work into the cover image. based from the image I thought this would be another generic low effort mobile game ad.

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      This is good advice. I made videogames for ten years in the 2000 and we tried our best to make them good, but the splash screen? Always Fabulous.

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      The gameplay seems to borrow heavily from Schedule I, but Schedule I’s graphics are somewhat cohesive. The graphics for Tollbooth Simulator are unharmonious, and together with the - from an outside perspective - unoriginal gameplay, and possibly AI generated title banner, makes it seem like an asset flip.

      But that’s just my outside opinion having not played the game.

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    Not my cup of tea, but looks good for the genre. The selling point to me was hitting the lady with the stop sign and nursing the dog back to health. Thems the feels lol

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      There is also a link to Steam so you can sign up to be notified about when you can give OP money.

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    Seems fun :)

    Beware that the check passport screen and the one before it may make it look like a papers please clone (which it definitely seems not to be after looking/reading further) - maybe move them further down in presentation order?

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    3 days ago

    This looks extremely similar to Schedule 1, both the interface, the aesthetics and the growing fruit /mixing cocktails mechanics.

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    2 days ago

    Would love to quit my job to make games. Curious about your journey. Regrets? Are you feeling it will be sustainable?

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      “Quitting your job to make games” is just like quitting your job to write your novel, or quitting your job to produce your electronic music, or quitting your job to sell crocheted goods for Etsy.

      Either you’re living at home with your parents not paying rent, you’re financially dependent on a spouse who has a very highly paid real job, or just in good health with no kids and enough wealth (probably from inheritance or landlording) invested that you can live comfortably off just the interest. It’s saying, “I can choose to retire right now and focus on my hobbies.” Is this the situation you find yourself in? Because I’m certain it is for the OP.

      Must be nice…

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        You’re leaving out plenty of other possibilities including simply having enough saved to be able to go without a regular job for a while in pursuit of other goals. I’ve worked with and know several people who will cycle in and out of work to pursue other things in life. Not all lifestyles require constant employment.

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        “Quitting your job to make games” is just like quitting your job to write your novel

        I think it’s actually worse since you can’t directly make money from the game while making it. You can stream for example, but it requires a completely different skillset.

        Compare that to, for example, writers releasing chapters on royal road, getting some funding through patreon while writing (in return for advanced chapters), and quitting their jobs when the book sales pick up. Like yeah it’s still really hard to make good money, but the possibility of slowly progressing into full time writing is why people can try to do it.

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    I’ll give it a try. I gotta say tho, the mechanics in this game are all over the place. You should pick a few and really polish them. It says its a toll booth simulation game, but you can farm, and fight people, drive cars, etc. Its like GTA, with lower poly graphics. I honestly dont know what to think about it.

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      It doesn’t feel like this game knows what it is. It looks promising but it needs some focus.