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Hey, this game is awesome! I really liked the lore plot twist, the game mechanics, and every detail put into each doll. Excellent work, bro!

I have a few questions to ask you that left me captivated during the time I played this game:

What are those small pawn-like figures with wings and angel halos, and with demon horns that are scattered around the map? I felt like they were one of those easter eggs where you have to press them all sequentially and something unexpected would happen, unfortunately I tried everything and nothing appeared :(
What exactly will endless mode be like? I imagine there will be many dolls that will work randomly, or maybe they'll be the same killer dolls from normal mode but in a loop and you see how far you can survive.
More than a question, this is a suggestion: I completely understand the effort and dedication it must have taken you to make each doll act differently, it's truly admirable, but I feel that the jumpscares of each doll that has the option to send you to the game over screen could be improved. For example, Tracy could levitate the player and slam them against the ground. You could change the dolls' faces when they attack you (like for example Lily, Olga and Victoria), to make them look more frightening. Erid could make the player shake as if they were also having an epileptic seizure, and Kate could make the place shake as if an earthquake were happening (Bella I think is fine with the mind control she does, definitely something that caught me off guard). These are just ideas of course, and I know the work involved in bringing that to the game, so I'd like to know what you think.

Burning Eye3 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you enjoyed our title so much, hope that we can make everything even better in the upcoming titles and updates!

There are some questions that I do not want to answer, as they are up to the players to find out, but I will say this, there are a lot of things that is impossible to figure out, because a huge chunk of the story is untold. Burning Eye stories should always work on 3 layers (regarding the story). One being tied to the game (Or franchise). In Play Things, that would be the story of Arnold and Sophie (and Ashley). The 2nd layer is an "Arc" that goes on through multiple titles, that being the Mekoro cult, that is mentioned in the ending, but you cannot really find anything about them as of now. The 3rd is the overall story that connects all titles together, cannot really talk about that one :P

The little figures I cannot talk about, it is kinda ironic that you did the sequence thing, because that will actually be a little achievement in-game in the upcoming update! :P, but as of what they are, that will be answered in the endless mode, speaking of which
The endless mode will not take any doll / story from the normal mode, it will all be randomly generated. The background of each doll will be given in a different manner, as randomly generating the stories would be next to impossible, but we already figured a decent workaround. This mode will also add a way to unlock "Tapes", that will reveal huge chunks of the story. The Normal & Endless mode are, of course, connected, but I cannot say how.
Thank you for your lovely compliments, and honestly I see your vision! These death screens would be cool to see! I wrote it down, and will credit you in-game for the community ideas and suggestion! (If you have a different name to use then BounceBeetle24, you can send it here!, unless you don't want to be credited of course) It would be fun to see the different deaths occur, the doll faces actually do change when they attack you, but that is about it, it's all just a "jumpscare", that could be improved with your idea, and make it less in-your-face! Kate however does not have a way to kill, but I could make the earthquake more noticable via screenshake. Thank you for your awesome ideas! I have written them down, and I'll be sure to cook something up in the next entry!

Thank you once more for your lovely words, I seriously feel incredibly inspired to continue the works with the team when I see comments like yours and all the other amazing people in here! <3

BounceBeetle243 days ago (1 edit) (+1)

Wow, for me it's a total honor to be credited for the ideas, thank you so much! I honestly didn't think I'd get this far haha. Regarding my name, in order to maintain my anonymity while keeping that characteristic "nickname" for my acquaintances, just call me "Bounce Beetle". I admit that with the hints you mentioned I'm excited to know more about the upcoming updates :D.

I forgot to mention two ideas I had in mind regarding the dolls:

When playing with Mr. Bunbun, I've noticed that it seems quite curious that he's among the most dangerous dolls in the game and all he does is multiply and show his clones through photos. I was thinking that when doing the photography test, Mr. Bunbun could communicate with the player and challenge them to find a specific number of clones in each room within a predetermined time, and that each clone generates in a different position. Obviously with the pressure that if you don't find all the clones in time, they will attack you together and thus he would become part of those dolls that can kill you in the game.
I've seen that all the possessed dolls always give a result of less than 16° in the temperature test. What if there was a doll that exceeds 25°? I'm thinking it could be a doll, maybe possessed by a pyromaniac spirit, who caused the death of an entire family in a fire, and although it seems normal and doesn't present any discrepancy, it's like burning from the inside. Making the player only able to hold it for small periods of time. Maybe the idea can be escalated further, but what do you think?

P.S: I'm glad to know that thanks to all the comments and support you're receiving, it inspires you to keep going forward, you guys definitely deserve it, keep it up, you're doing an excellent job with this game. :D!

Burning Eye3 days ago(+1)

You're gonna bring me to tears man :D, thank you for ypur support and ideas, it seriously means the world to me. And you got it! Bounce Beetle it is! The development for the endless mode has been exciting, though not ready yet, we are very hyped for the release :P

Mr. Bunbun is actually neutral. He isn't really dangerous. The idea you had regarding him is fun, but I will not be adding it directly to Mr. B., rather I will add this concept as an endless mode doll event, while again, giving you credit for that, and for the following idea as well!
That is genuinely so clever! While exceeding the allowed temperature is something that does already happen in the Endless mode, it doesn't really have any explanation. The pyro spirit and the too hot to hold is a very neat idea, that would be very welcome in the endless mode events! Thank you for the ideas, even if the Mr. Bunbun idea doesn't apply directly to him, as you originally stated.

It's been wild, I have quite some issues with self-esteem, to the point of a borderline impostor syndrome, but seeing the success the game has and you amazing people encouraging and giving feedback and suggestions, with such lovely compliments, it really makes genuinely happy to see, and also inspired to continue, as Play Things is not a one shot title at all, we hope that Burning Eye's upcoming works will do just as good, if not better and we are very excited to release them! Thank you once again, I wish you a great rest of your day! <3

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