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Jaik_

I'm looking for some feedback on a text-based game that I'm working on

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Hey, thanks for taking the time to read this.

About a month ago, I started development on a text-based game called "Fallout Simulator" (No relation the Fallout game series). I'm a film editor by heart and trade, so game development is an unfamiliar concept to me. The idea is that you can type in the names of your characters (whether they're your friends, family, celebrities, etc) and the game will come up with events that happen to try and "simulate" how those characters would behave in the event of a nuclear-apocalypse. Much in the same vein as Hunger Games Simulator by Brainsteel. In fact, this game is directly inspired by it. I felt like that game had a lot of potential, but was very restricting in the way it worked (requiring exactly 12 characters, being confined to one brand). So I set out to make my own.

If you would like to try the game yourself and provide feedback, that would be incredibly helpful. You can find the game over at http://falloutsim.com/ (Excuse the basic website, I haven't had much time to work on that).

Otherwise, if you'd rather just like to tell me what you'd be looking for in a game like that, please let me know. I'm all ears.

Thank you so much, r/gamedev. Your feedback means the world to me. I'm new to the community, but I look forward to becoming involved and participating in more discussion.

Edit: After doing some research, I'm considering changing the name. Even though my game uses the English word "Fallout" as in: 'radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion or accident and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation.', I'm worried about Bethesda becoming involved when I start to promote the game. Any suggestions on other possible titles?

Posted Aug 29, 2016, 11:54 PM UTC · edited

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