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there's a mobile game in CN i played for a while that really made me feel the "game with checkboxes from other games" as a player 云梦之星 (or DreamStar) by tencent is a little bit of everything. they have an ACNH town builder, a farming game, a MOBA, and fall guys esque challenges

TAHK0@tahk0.bsky.social

"Looking back at past designs, there are some that were created merely by copying and pasting. Yet, such work rarely stands the test of time; it lacks the individual's particular design intention" 2/2 of legendary devs relating AI to following trends, which implies originality is the solution to AI

23/10/26, 3:56 pm5 reposts38 likes

enralis ⊹₊⟡⋆

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i played this for a solid month and spent $ because i love nobeko n they had a collab on paper, it has all the features you would expect from the genres. the graphics are cute, there's fun multi functions like co-watching videos in player housing, etc. but it was unbelievably boring to me

enralis ⊹₊⟡⋆

@enralis.dev

i think story, lore, world building, etc are one of those things that are overlooked in genres like base building and life sims because we assume simulation -> player headcanon, but YMZX made me realize no XD after the initial "aww", it was completely devoid of any meaning

enralis ⊹₊⟡⋆

@enralis.dev

i had no motivation to do anything. it's purely just number go up. my brain isn't broken enough yet that it was satisfying/entertaining so ya i'm not rly going anywhere with this, i'm still thinking about what it means to have fun and how games deliver emotions. thanks for reading my thinkslop

TAHK0

@tahk0.bsky.social

I think there’s a ton of value in thinking out loud. Only talking about stuff when you have the “answer” feels like a good way not to find a lot of answers lol. I think recognizing a problem even if you don’t fully get why is great, and for the record I’ve experienced this too!