Importance of Save Game functionality

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Importance of Save Game functionality

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Started 1 year ago by OpenEmotion
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OpenEmotion
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Hey guys,

Quick question. In something like our game which is a really simple fun puzzle game, that relies mainly on its Endless mode for its core strengths, how important do you think Saves are? Do you think that if all the levels are open from the outset in story mode and the only data being kept is high scores, would you guys say that would be sufficient? Run into an issue with the save functionality and wondering if in a game like this the story mode Save Game is a genuinely serious issue...

All the best,

Paddy Murphy, CEO, Open Emotion Studios
http://www.openemotionstudios.com

Posted 1 year ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

@Paddy Murphy
I guess I would have to play first to be absolutely sure. Normally I would say saves are very important. If the main point is to track high scores then I would be ok with that. But if the story mode turns out to be awesome......I dont wanna have to start from the first level every time.

Posted 1 year ago #
OpenEmotion
Member

Yeah but what if ya can pick any level from the outset like in ummm... tryna think of a game that does it that way lol
Ah its all good, if worst comes to worst we will just have to push production back a week...

Cheers Chaos, :)

Posted 1 year ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

Hey lets not get hasty now. I'm hyped about this game. I'm sure you will make the game just right. It just looks so good, I wouldnt want it to not be plain out awesome. When games get pushed back a little, it usually makes the game better. But you cant bump the date. Everyone here will blame me. lol.

Posted 1 year ago #
OpenEmotion
Member

Ha ha, Naw dude, turns out we have to push the game back a little anyway. Unforeseen circumstances have deemed it so. Pretty pissed and bummed out myself as now with the Christmas submissions deadlines so close, I cant see it getting onto the store till the new year. Ah well, as you say, hopefully when it comes out, it'll be even better because of that extra time.

Paddy Murphy,
CEO, Open Emotion Studios

Posted 1 year ago #
DarthDanMan
Member

Oh well... I played the flash version and liked it so I will get this game when it comes out. (instead of Tetris)

Posted 1 year ago #
Shazbots
Member

Saving between levels and unlocking the next stage as you progress, is way better than having all levels unlock from the start. Later once you pass the game you can go ahead and do high scores. Yes saving is way to important.

Posted 1 year ago #
(Grip Games) Jakub Mikyska
Member

Hi Paddy. Did your problems occur before the Format QA submission, or were these problems discovered during the Format QA? Because Format QA is where the things start getting interesting...
Send me an email. Maybe we can help.

Cheers,
Jakub

Posted 1 year ago #
OpenEmotion
Member

Cheers Jakub,

My coders gonna pop ya an email about his issue, is that cool?

All the best,

Paddy Murphy

Posted 1 year ago #
Solo the Hutt
Member

Guess it depends on your game.

Archibalds adventure is a puzzle like game , and most of the 99 levels are available straight away. And few of them need to be unlocked.

Games like Age of Zombies saves high scores. Which is sufficient.

And some games like Dark Tehra saves the level progress automatically. Because you really don't want to start from the beginning.

Posted 1 year ago #
OpenEmotion
Member

Cheers for the Feedback Solo. However, we may have the issue rectified now, so It's looking like auto-save ahoy in story mode :D
YAY! Heh Heh, Cheers for the feedbacks guys...

Paddy M.

Posted 1 year ago #

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