GDC, a meet up, and a demo

TonyB_indie

dang I missed this post in my Irish to get ready for GDC. maybe next year

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Thank you!

Enigs32167

(I'm not familiar with English, so I use Google Translate. There may be parts that don't fit the grammar.) I like the puzzle genre, so I'm a gamer who has dozens of puzzle games among steam games, and I've been working as a C++ developer for 10 years. But it's not easy for me to make a game like this. It's hard to imagine the amount of effort you put into completing this demo, even if you're not familiar with development. A story that makes you wonder how it will go, pixel graphics that are easy to read, gimmicks that are easy to understand, and smooth connections between gimmicks. It was difficult to find the weak side. The only downside in my opinion is the difficulty level. (Or should I call it a learning curve?) Most of the well-made puzzle games I've experienced have "tutorial" levels that help you understand and apply new gimmicks. But in the demo version I don't see that. It's still a great game and it's a great demo, but I'd love to see more (= helpful to understand) levels added when time permits.

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Cheers!

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Thanks for the reccs! Both sound great

Gamer Vane

Don't you dare miss the Exploratorium in San Francisco!! Hands-on science of all sorts, biology, physics, optics, space stuff. My favorite is the vapor cloud chamber that visualizes subatomic particle movements. Wild. Even the restrooms have stuff to teach you! There's also adult-only times they're open at night, where your time doesn't get interrupted by screamy kids just absolutely wrecking everything. It is just 4 hours so definitely not enough time to see everything, but the peace of mind is worth it. If you've got more tolerance to kiddos causing trouble, you might consider going for a full day though to see as much as possible. Thursday evenings, 6pm to 10pm, $20 https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/after-dark Otherwise, open 10am - 5pm Tuesday through Saturday, $40 Bonus recommendation to the Musee Mecanique https://museemecanique.com/ for being some of the coolest repositories of historical coin-operated entertainment. For someone as interested in the deep details of videogames as yourself, this is where we started. Physically interactive games with some incredibly clever mechanical work going on. Open 10am to 8pm daily, free admission but bring at least a $20 to break into quarters for the machines. I think last time I was there my partner and I went through $50 between us and loved every quarter drop. Welcome to California, and I hope you have a truly wonderful time!!

Joel Eblin

Pasta - Flour & Water Upscale New American - Rich Table Solid Local Burger Chain - Gott's Roadside (the one in the ferry building is fun to go to and see the rest of the ferry building) Coffee shops - Blue Bottle and Ritual are great local chains Lunch spot - Souvla (greek pita sandwiches, is a local chain) Thai - Farmhouse Kitchen Upscale bar - True Laurel Chill lunch spot - Arbor (has a nice back patio to relax at) Good bar with great vegan food - Phonobar Great pastries - b. patisserie & La Boulangerie Really good Tasting Menu (but vvvv pricey): Nightbird

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Not sure yet - getting the Steam Deck soon to test it

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Please do!

How to get the demo working on the steam deck? Do I need install windows?

Joel Eblin

I hate to be that weird person, but if you want some food recs for SF, I know a bunch of places here!