I may check it out then. Wasn’t sure if I should comment or whether someone had noticed all this time. Good to know that it led to positive change.
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The extracted folder is empty. There are no game files.
Some people might’ve found it suspicious for it’s unrealistically tiny file size that likely indicates something went wrong during the upload.
The only reason I personally gave it a chance was because I examined the rest of your activity on itch.io which looks legitimate.
And writing me off immediately so as to imply I cannot grasp such a concept is a worthy sacrifice to you?
Both things can be true for me. What you’re talking about is a difference in opinion regarding standardization. Which is fine. I take no issue with that part whatsoever. I just think claiming the developer doesn’t care and the developer has done a poor job to meet 2025 standards contains aggressive leaps I want nothing to do with.
You’re most definitely coming at this from a perspective that is nigh-exclusively reliant on “I been there, done that” and equating it to less experienced developers who aren’t you and may lack your understanding of how itch.io operates and what needs to be done.
Also. Whether you can believe it or not, I too have suggested before that developers would do better to include things such as trailers in their pages if they intend on garnering the proper attention suitable for their games.
But, you know what? Trailers aren’t easy. They’re their own separate field to game development. And sometimes when you don’t feel like you have what it takes to produce one you would consider worthy of your title, you’d maybe second guess it. And give it time. Etc.
It is all technicality over consideration for you in this instance when balancing out the two should be key.
The issue persists for me seemingly endlessly. It’s pitch black and you can hear someone screaming. I can press buttons and it will make the corresponding action sfx, but that’s all. The game can also be paused perfectly with the pause UI showing up as intended. It is the in-game visuals that aren’t.
Edit: I figured out what is going on. The character kept dying over and over again with the retry button appearing before the game can even finish loading. (Explains the screaming.)
It randomly stopped on this last attempt, so that will be something that needs fixing.
Edit 2: It can happen after the first cutscene as well. It is as if the character spawns inside a radiated zone during the introduction and then runs out of health by the time the player gains access to the controls.
I just found it to be overly harsh, which is why I provided examples and possible justification that isn’t immediately jumping to hasty conclusions. The “I don’t really care” part could be excluded and nothing would be lost from your message btw. It just serves to leave a sour taste to the recipient. In this case. Me.
“You can’t factually tell me that not marketing your game and giving more insight about the product is a good way to improve, that’s just nonsense.”
Never said it was a good way to go about promoting someone’s game myself. I was actually in agreement with you, yet you come across as quite cold which renders said agreement fairly moot.
And the first paragraph you’re referencing didn’t necessarily have to be interpreted that way. I was using that framing to build a plausible case as to why this game isn’t any worse for wear than the average indie game on itch.io (stats and all accounted for) without any serious attempt to directly tie it to your core point.
So I will accept the cross-misunderstanding and leave it at that even though I would’ve preferred a more amicable end.
A better example of a game page that misses the mark completely on convincing me that it’s safe to download, play and engage with in a meaningful capacity:
https://mateusligino.itch.io/project-lighter
Still debating on how to proceed since the tags and artwork intrigued me. Might try reverse image search for starters…
I wouldn’t go that far, there is a plethora of games on itch.io that don’t go for a very fancy page presentation yet deliver in terms of in-game presentation and gameplay. As for this title…
I can’t be certain on whether it was or wasn’t stolen.
First impressions would leave me inclined that it is legitimate and made by the developer in question.
(Plus. When launching the game you do get the correct credits and everything.)
I may look around to see if there is more information available that disproves said impressions. Having said that, they’ve published two titles with similar aesthetic choices thus far which grants additional credibility.