Stardew Valley’s Solo Developer Has Made Over $30 Million

Honestly, good for him.

>>384356826
Well deserved 2bh.

what are some games that are in high demand while also being something a single developer can handle?

>>384356826
All well deserved.

>>384356942
Dwarf Fortress.

>>384356826
Prouds of him

breath in,
don't get mad that this guy made 30 million for wholesale ripping off an established franchise
breath out. breath in
don't get mad this guy has definitely definitely made more money off his game than actually talented one-man developers such as daisuke amaya and eric chahi,
breath out. breath in,
remember five nights at freddies,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

>>384356942
Really specific fetish VN games

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>>384356826
Finish the multiplayer you hack

>>384356826
this is why I dont pirate indie games, they deserve every cent

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And this man got a nice chunk of that cash for doing absolutely nothing.

Due to his clever machinations normies also think that he was responsible for Stardew Valley in the first place, just because the name is similar to Starbound.

Good on him. He did kinda clone Harvest Moon, but he did so masterfully and with a ton of new elements.
Sad that a lot of people waste 5 years working on a game like this guy, even a good game, and then it fizzles completely because noone knew they wanted it and didn't actually want it anyway

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>>384356826
Good on him.

>>384356826
hope it doesn't ruin him, he's got his entire life left to live and having tens of millions in the bank can cripple your motivation to do anything more

>>384357136
Multiplayer is coming to the switch version first apparently

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>you will never be paid millions for doing something you enjoy

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>>384356826
I'm glad he succeeded. He wanted to make a game to fit his aspirations, and he went for it. When goings got tough he got tougher and through the support of people who wanted the same thing he found success. People like him, the Planet Coaster devs, the Cities Skylines devs, and Undertale dev all deserve their success.

>>384356826
ok?

>>384356826
Good for him and well deserved, but hw much of that money did he actually see after paying taxes and paying chucklefucks for "publishing" the game?

I bought it and it was worth every cent, good for him.

>>384357265
That's false
https://twitter.com/concernedape/status/836667019931967488

Why should I play this when Harvest Moon exists?

Good, I've been enjoying his game so much that I dropped 3 others.

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>>384356942
I can't speak for everyone, but here are three games I would love to see made competently while keeping in mind all the good and bad things that previous developers have done in the past:
>Paper Mario
>Megaman Battle Network
>A GOOD Mario party clone for the PC with online functionality

>>384357484
hurfdurfhurrhurm?

>>384356826
>Made a simple/easy as fuck to code game based on another game he loves
>Millionaire
Meanwhile /v/ does nothing but spew hot garbage everyday instead of doing productive shit

>>384357607
Lead by example, anon

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if i remember rightly his wife stuck by him and became the breadwinner all the while he was busy working on the game and now look where they're at.

>>384357607
>Made a simple/easy as fuck to code game based on another game he loves


No, he built a custom game engine just for Stardew Valley. It wasn't easy to create this game.

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>>384357720
>tfw no loyal wife to provide for me while I build my dream game

>>384357708
But I already have a fulltime/productive job! I get paid while shitposting during the day.
>>384357729
I was not exaggerating when I said simple/easy as fuck to code. Unless he's a bad programmer, in which case, more power to him for pulling this off. I could shit out a harvest moon game in a few weeks, though it might not be very good.

>>384357720
>Implying she wasn't fucking Tyrone while the beta male played with video games

>>384357802
It's cause you're a cunt

>>384357169
Literally FUCK this guy. I have personal beef with him from a few years back. Absolute scum.

>>384357887
>it might not be very good
Well his was, get over yourself.

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>>384357962
Explain

>>384357056
Another World is shit compared to Stardew Valley, even if it was amazing for its time.

What's so great about this game? It's probably something I'd put like 200 hours into, but just curious. I never played Harvest Moon.

>>384357887

Then do it and make $30 million genius, what's your excuse?

>>384357962
sure you did buddy

>>384357962
Were you one of those retards who worked for free because Starbound was a high profile project at the time and it seemed like a great idea to get your foot in the door?

>>384358010
pl. elaborate

>ORNING
>OD MO

What did he mean by this?

>>384357901
>projecting your fantasies onto others
There's always someone.

>>384357972
>>384358029
>Praise guy
>How dare you call it easy to make
>Well it is
>WHY DON'T YOU DO IT THEN!?
Are you really getting upset that I said he made an easy to make game based on something he loved and made millions?

Which map should I do for a third playthrough? Already did the base-map and mining map

>>384358091
Another World is a really basic game, there's not even a point in comparing the game systems in both games. If you showed both games to anyone and asked "which one was made by a single person", most people would answer AW.

AW is pretty impressive from a coding perspective, and it was a pretty atmospheric game for its time, but nowadays it's just okay for historical value.

>>384356826
good for him he deserves it
chucklefish however, doesn't

>>384357169
>managed to produce a /vg/ general that was dedicated to hating his game

People seem to really fucking hate Tiy and for a good reason

>>384357484
because it's closer to rune factory than harvest moon is and even a bad rune factory is better than a good harvest moon
it also lets you dick guys until they turn gay or embrace forbidden love between two girls, and iirc the only other similar game that lets you do that is rf4 in a very roundabout and poorly-implemented way

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>>384356826
>still no mod to fuck Jodi or Robin
>the dev won't give us mature Bachelorettes either

>>384358575
>ara ara
>you wouldn't be interested in an old hag like me

>>384356942
Brothel management game for phones.

>>384356826
Put in the work, reap the rewards.

>>384357962
Chill Red, we already forgot

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>make your own version of a popular video game series
>spend time and effort on visual and sound design
>make everything look cute and endearing
>add a ton of small stuff and game mechanics you'd enjoy
>get a small, loyal player base to hype the game and spread the word
>release the game finished
There. That's Stardew Valley and Undertale.

Meanwhile devs on /v/ are busy making small practice projects compromising everything to get the game finished in a set time only for a handful of people to ever play.

Gonna buy this when it comes to switch. I've put thousands of hours into handheld harvest Moon/story of seasons so I'm looking forward to it. Actually bought it on steam a while ago on sale but I dropped it as soon as I heard a switch version was coming.

>>384358787
>ywn have wife who gets revenge for your murder and burn city with birds

>>384356826
And yet 80 percent of of the people who Play His game think that Chucklefish were the ones who made it when all they did was publish it
those fucks are fucking geniuses at tricking people into thinking they are Gods gift to indie gaming

>>384358924
There's nothing to be done but inform people at your leisure.

>>384358787
Is this the only example of a good 3d waifu and why is the answer yes?

>>384358787
So if you have it figured out why aren't you making millions? Not everything has to be done for money, since it's a fairly low chance that you'll hit it big in the first place.

>>384358924
>fucking geniuses at tricking people into thinking they are Gods gift to indie gaming

I thought that was Devolver Digital?

Shame it's completely mediocre compared to Harvest Moon and Rune Factory.

>>384358787
What would you think about an animal crossing inspired game maybe with some rpg elements? I've been itching to get working on something productive rather than playing disgaea all day again

>>384357484
Mouse support was my number one draw. Game was worth every memecoin. Spent days playing it while listening to podcasts. Only stopped late year 3 after my farm was pretty much a factory and I had bought all the moneysinks.

>>384356826

DLC where you can have your own shop and more villagers to marry with when?

30 million and can't get multiplayer working

>>384357056
>being mad at other people's success

>>384359006
I do whenever the subject comes up
But it is a shame, This guy could make any other game and he would still be a nobody and no one would talk about or care about him or his games because Chucklefish stole his spotlight
>>384359072
They both are, but chucklefish are sneaky about it, where as Devolver are more in your face
Two sides of the same coin

>>384356826
What a stupid looking nu-male cuck. I wish that he would get beaten up.

His facial bone structure made me way more jealous than the money.

Damn he's attractive.

>>384356826
Nice
My gf loves that game and it looked very cosy. We'll try out multiplayer once it's available

>>384358473

Even now, it still burns. Apparently, Terraria in space was too hard to do competently.

Glad that ConcernedApe didn't get fucked over and bartwe got out of there before shit hit the fan. I still think bartwe trolled all of them by not putting comments in the code because he doesn't believe in them.

I just wish it wouldn't ruin the PS4 Pro.

>>384359759
I'd love someone more competent to come back to the whole "Terraria in Space" gimmick, but not a group of fuckwits like Chucklefish again.

>>384359115
This. Stardew valley is still comfy though and I enjoyed my hours.

I got my cs degree /v/, now it's time to get rich by doing an average game that will appeal to red.dit/tum.blr audience.

Post ideas.

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>>384356826
h-he's cute

I played this game when it came out and it was pretty fun.
Did it ever get any updates with more shit to do?

>Steal X japanese game idea
>Make it pixelated
>Ugly character design
>Throw some bones to SJW community
>???
>PROFIT!

>>384359115
>Decide to play Stardew again
>Get a load of mods
>Only manage until winter before getting bored and play RF4 instead

>>384356826
How could he make 30 million when his keyboard isn't even mechanical?

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>>384360703

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>tfw you will never make 30 million dollars by lying and cheating your way there

feels sad man

>>384357268
its more like
>you will never have the initiative and drive to singlehandedly develop a game from scratch and follow through with it until completion which takes 4+ years of your life
>you will just be a lazy consumer crying selfishly over lazy cunt bag reasons why you should be focus of attention rather than earning the attention from achievement

>>384358371
Just because a game has more things going on doesn't inherently make it better. Another World is an exciting action game with cool setpieces. Stardew Valley is a second job.
I also think Pong is better than Battleborn. What do you have to say to that?

>>384356942
Couch co-op just about anything.

>>384358339

Monsters.

>>384360615
Are you gay?

>>384360931
that even yo momma's stinky shit is better than battleborn

>>384360882

You know it's true and happens every time go fuck yourself

>>384359253
Honestly, only you can decide if it's worth it.

>>384359069
Ideas keep popping in my head and I'm never sure which one to go through with. The money would be a nice bonus but I'm interested in creating something good a lot of people would love.

>>384356826
Isn't that the guy who bought the rights to some aids drug and raised the prices?

>>384356826
he's a cutie

>>384356826
Not even upset. It's a really chill game. I mean there's fuckos like notch that can't even finish a game and make so much more money.

Lots of vidya to get upset about since the industry is basically hot garbage right now. This game isn't part of the problem.

>>384356826
Good on him.

>>384357720
Really? Congrats on both then.

>>384361113
Name five (5) examples.

>>384361003
yespls no bully

>>384361614
fag

Good on him, he put in the work and got paid, can't hate a guy for that.

>>384359072
A lot of people think Devolver are devs but I don't know if they're to blame for people not getting the difference. It's like people who think D44M, the newer Wolfenstein games, Dishonored, etc are made by Bethesda, instead of being published by them.

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>>384360931
>Another World is an exciting action game with cool setpieces
pic related is a similar game with Another World,
but is much better and kick Another World ass in every aspect.

>>384356826
What's next for him?

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>>384360703
>Japanese company refuse the serve an underserved market
>someone steps up to fill the vacuum and make mad dosh
>''REEE WHY ARE YOU STEALING OUR GAME!?''

>>384361902
pussy, lots of it.

>>384361902
a 5000 dollar coffee machine

Fuck, Im naturally artistic (drawing/music) and took some CS courses. I'd be happy with even a million dollars. I think Im gonna start that game I always wanted to make...

It just sucks it wont ever get noticed because I wont be pandering to waifufags, tumblr sjws and furries...

Now maybe he can hire an artist.

>>384362014
just make a good game, anon, everything else doesn't matter

is that why the game runs like shit

>all those posters in this thread saying how easy it must be and how simple Stardew Valley and how they could OH SO OBVIOUSLY make a game just as successful

Cringe

>>384358504
You can have threesome with girls in this?

>>384362014
Don't be retarded. There's more to being noticed than just pandering. Like making something people want to play, create something you'd be proud to call your own.

i wish i had all this money, would help my dad leave this third world shit, some nigger stole his smartphone last week, fuck i'm gonna make some shitty casual mobile porn game that i don't even like and sell for millions

>>384358787
>devs on /v/
What?

>>384357136
i hope multiplayer never gets finished just to piss off multifags. I'd rather he worked on adding more content. LET ME FIX THAT DERELICT JOJAMART BUILDING REEEEEEE

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>>384361784
Lol no. HoD has a terrible story. Those fucking Jar Jar Binks clashed hard and were not fun to stare at. Heart of Darkness also does not have as good of a final moment. You just fight dudes in the dark. Another World has the fantastic and intense crawling sequence. Oh man! The emotions when you ride up the teleporter and see the bird. You're crippled. Everything and everyone except for Buddy is out for your blood. It's huge. It looks at you. You're hopeless, yet you can still maneuver Lester, mimicing how even though you know you're about dead, you still have a chance to fight. Just like the whole game.

And Another World doesn't have a horribly failed learning curve that demands tutorial slides interrupt your shit. Boy, I love getting stuck in a puzzle until the game informs there's a hidden mechanic I had no clue about. Why should I expect double jumping in a cinematic platformer? AAAAAhhh

Heart of Darkness is still a great game though. I absolutely LOVE the 2D animation.

>>384361764
I legitimately think Devolver are gifts to indie gaming. They publish really unusual, creative games that most publishers wouldn't want to take a risk on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAI5W7Y5H28

>>384361902
Spending forever working on the multiplayer update.

>>384362165
If art wasn't so ridiculously fucking hard, i'd dabble in game dev. But it is hard. Very hard.

>natsume lingers at the bottom
>some dudes plagiarizes their series and becomes rich
Natsume should lower their production values to his levels it seems that's the key to bank

Good for him, but I just don't see the appeal of these sorts of games.

>>384357268
It's not enough to enjoy something to make money off it. You have to be very good at it or just be smart in general.

Losers like you won't be able to make a cent on things that you enjoy.

>>384362340
i seriously hope you good luck
everyone deserves happiness

>>384359359
Why the fuck would he waste any more of his time with coding when everyone already bought the game?

makes no sense

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>>384361614
>having the gay

>>384356826
Golem get ye gone

>>384359115
It really only added crafting to the formula, which I don't think is that great of a game mechanic anyway.

What really could have set it apart was focusing more on the social-sim elements, which HM and RF really haven't improved on much for like 20 years now despite being one of the main draws of the series and kinda shallow in retrospect. (aka shower gifts on a bitch until she wants to fug shit)

While I don't begrudge him his good fortune, I think it goes to show a big flaw in IP laws. Where you can access the pool of ideas for free, yet still get rewarded for an extremely derivative copy of those free ideas you pillaged. Nice that for once it's an individual, and not a big company gaming the system, I guess.

>>384356826
The only rare time in /v/ history we can all come to a consensus and say he deserved it. He made the perfect Harvest Moon clone and made it even better.

My only hope and criticism is maybe he can add in Sprites type of characters from Harvest Moon and make it into Stardew Valley. Other than that he is doing a great job.

>>384362648
Do people like this really exist?

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http://store.steampowered.com/app/666140/My_Time_At_Portia/

Pathea devs finally stepping up and making a game everyone wanted and what level-5 wouldn't give us, now that Yonder is out and extremely shit looks like this going to be the best thing to come out so far

>Dark Cloud 2 / Dark Chronicle
>Steambot Chronicles
>Harvest Moon
>Animal Crossing

>>384362569
Because he genuinely loves his product and wants it to be good.

Besides, its not him doing the work on multiplayer shit, it's Chucklefucks.
He worked on literally everything else on his own.

>>384357056
Why would I be upset this guy took the best elements of multiple harvest Moon games and put them in one game like they should have fucking done from the beginning?

>>384362392
I like Devolver as well. They're one of the few publishers who do take more unusual risks with young devs who show promise.

>>384362769
Because Harvest Moon wasn't good in the first place.

>>384362648
So what? If someone makes a better clone of a game then then original IP holder can either step up their game or suck a dick.

>>384362831
At least you're catching on to my point.

>>384356826
>create a shitty harvest moon clone with atari graphics
>make 30mil
man I need to get into making vidya

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>>384362569
Terraria

>>384362745
The environment looks alright but man do those models look like shit.

>>384362939

Oh I agree, that why I think IP laws as they exist should be evoked, period.

>>384358308
well if it's such an easy to make game why don't you do it?

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I get so mad every time an indie dev gets rewarded for his shitty 8-bit indie game. Why is this place and reddit so obsessed with bad art 8 bit indie game schlock.

He could have released it 3 years earlier as an unfinished early access POS and still made some dosh off harvest moon nostalgia and never finished the game. Instead he worked on it for 5 years and released it completely finished.

>>384363036
https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=60986.0

Yea let's hope they fixed that, as least it isn't a indistinguishable blob like yonder. Found some more work the devs are posting on tigsource

>>384358308
I'm still not seeing that 30 million in your bank account bud.

>>384356942

>high demand
I mean, that's definitely going to be mobile. Basically well designed platformers with very monotomous (but challenging) gameplay and a nice sountrack+good artstyle can net you a lot of money on the app store.

>stardew valley
is it fun? i never played harvest moon

>>384362648
That said, I doubt the dude made the game with the intention to game the system. I think it probably went like this:
>I want a good game, lets see what the existing games have to offer.
>They're shit.
>Ok, what about game companies? Maybe they're making a good game or planning to?
>Nope.
>Fucking hell, I guess it is as they say; "you want something done right, do it yourself".
>Actually makes it.
>Earns 30 million in the process.

>>384362939
Agreed. I'm suprised the sims hasn't been ripped off bigstyle yet as: The game is niche, it has a huge market, and it does it very poorly with each new installment.

>>384356826
Good for him. Even if it is just Harvest Moon for PC.

>>384360703
>Make it pixelated

You do realize Harvest Moon was on the SNES, right?

>>384362745
Looks like something that is headed in the right direction for where life sims should be at, but I fear the ambition outclasses what the devs are realistically capable of and that character artstyle really didn't seem to make the transition into 3D.

>>384363364
EA would hire thugs and lawyers the moment you start to develop it.

Good for him

>>384362648
>suddenly gameplay mechanics can be copyrighted
>no one is allowed to make ARPGs but Blizzard

>>384358740
>doing literally anything while being good looking
>work

>>384362014
I want to take up programming and maybe make my own indie game someday but I fear that I won't have the same kind of success and that normies will dismiss my game just because it's not super popular.

Recommend me some good mods for this game, /v/

>>384363510

Did you play the demo yet?

>>384356942
Porn

>>384363720
No, but I will

>>384364143
>sonic holding a piece of paper.

>>384363719
Jas marriage mod is a must, the other roasties are all bitches and whores. Unless you're homo, then you can get Shane.

>>384362565
thanks bro, good luck for you too

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>>384356942

Most definitely patreon porn games

>>384363263
yeah it is pretty good, bonus points if this is your first harvest moon game

>>384364593
How much of that do you think actually goes into their own products?

>>384364593
holy mother of gods, i would be happy if i made 500 a month at home, i guess i'm creating a patreon today

>>384364593
And yet there's still not a single good porn game

>>384364675
Not 30 thousand a month's worth.

>>384356826
never played it, but it always looked to me like it would get boring after you realise you're no longer a kid who plays harvest moon to make the hours fly by sat in the back of the car

>>384356826
Good for Basil.

>>384364523
>getting a pathetic low-life alcoholic with a dead-end 'job'
How about no. I'd rather wait for the inevitable marriageable Gus update Maru and Sebastian are qt tho

>>384364849
>>>/weg/

TLS is pretty good

>>384361614
That's what you get for injecting the Devil's Lettuce.

>>384356826
Good for him. From what I heard this game took an eternity to make.

>>384364849
Anubis plays good

>>384362521
No, they should listen to their target market and expand their platforms. The reason Stardew Valley succeeded is because he filled the empty harvest moon niche for the computer.

>>384364523
Shane starts strong but reverts on all his character development the moment you marry him.

>>384357720
Wow, good for her. Rare example.

That said, I'd say 50/50 chance she takes half the money and runs in the next ten years. Women are fickle, and she could get herself multiple 8 pack 20 something year olds with a 10 inch dicks with that money.

>>384356826
He's also a pedo

>>384365820
what

>>384364593
>30k a month for three years

I'm in the wrong business.

>>384356826
Well deserved. The nigga worked on the game for like what? 5 years?

>>384364593
christ. i bet they are milking the shit out of it as long as possible too. can't blame them because i would do that also

Now plese somebody post statistics on how many games are produced every 3 months and what percentage of them even reach customer's view.
It is cool looking at the stories of success thinking I can do that too, if one guy got 30 millions but if you see how many other good games were neglected it puts you into depression really.
Imagine if you were a dev that was making a solid game for several years, put soul into it, polished it so there would be as less bugs as possible figuring design to be more appealing and so on and in the end it were of you shot into darkness achieving nothing, even echo w.as absent.
It's scary.

>>384365914
It's probably some random sjw scumfuck mad someone made money. They're the only ones that randomly throw out pedo nowadays.

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>>384364593
>Want to make my own porn game
>Not even for the money, just to have a fucking thing that actually catters to my fetishes
>Know that I shouldn't because
>A: I can't one man army it unless I want to spend years on it and porn isn't worth all that investment
>B: Getting a team would include a ton of bullshit and potential drama that could fuck everything up at the first occasion

Yeah, making a porn game looks like a good plan on paper, but if you don't get lucky on it it'll bite you in the ass.

>>384366169
try to meet new people through socializing, be it on the internet or in RL, there are -even though rare- dramafree people that would be up for it.

>>384366169
all I need is learn how to draw. and making my dream hentai game would be my new hobby. patreon bucks is a plus.

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>>384366351
Other way around for me mate, all I need is to learn how to code.

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>>384364593
>The Cum Boys

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>>384362745
>>Dark Cloud 2

you have my attention there

I'm happy for him. He put a ton of love and effort into a game that filled a niche, and hopefully made Japanese developers realize people want their lesser-known franchises on Steam

>>384360985
Man, are there any half decent 4p couch coop games around nowadays that's not Crawl?

>>384362014
thats why you make a good game first and do the pandering later

>>384366351
>>384366442
why don't you two make a game together???

>>384356826
>Make mediocre rip-off a long-running series
>Add gays and lesbians
>Get all the credit and everyone worships the game
>it's not even that good, it's basically a Harvest Moon game that plays like it's from 15 years ago, but it has gays so suddenly it's good

Can I get a quick rundown on the starbound/cucklefish meme?

>>384356826
>people love harvest moon games
>nobody makes harvest moon games for one demographic
>basically nobody making the games period anyway
>smart man bring harvest moon to a platform where harvest moon never was

I hope the 30 mil fig makes people realize people want old ips' gameplay back so we can finally see some revivals of old favorites

>>384357089
this tbqhwyf

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>>384366871
>run a super successful kickstarter
>take 5 years to finish the game
>the end product has the majority of promised features, that were present in beta, cut
jews

>>384366742

Yes, it's a rip-off, but it follows the Western paradigm of game design: What can we do to give the player more freedom?

Japanese paradigm of game design is: What can we do to restrict the player?

>>384366651
Because we don't know each others, and what he wants to do may be the polar opposite of what I want to do

>>384366879
>basically nobody making the games period anyway

Did you completely ignore the past three 3DS Harvest Moon games, all of which were fun and actually tried something new? I get that the DS games were awful, but HM is good again.

I mean, Stardew is a decent game, but it's literally a complete copy of the older, more popular HM games.

It's not hard to sell a game that almost 1:1 rips off a classic that is fondly remembered.

>>384357391
pretty sure the 30 million is after that stuff

>>384366871
hoo man, you're going to need at least two or three entire greentext posts to know the shit that occurred when Starbound was released
it was a complete chaotic shitstorm

>>384366742
>Talking out of your ass, a practice guide by Anon.

>>384367350
>Talking out of my ass
>I grew up on classic Harvest Moon and still play the series to this day

Take your gay tumblr rip-off and shove it up your ass.

>>384367325
pretty cool then. I hope he takes a well-deserved break on bahamas or something

>>384367276
Now do you mean the story of seasons games that continued the actual running series or the two natsume hijacked ones and the last marvelous game released under the title of harvest moon?

>>384367276
>It's not hard to sell a game that almost 1:1 rips off a classic that is fondly remembered.

and yet Natsume/Marvelous couldn't hack it.

>>384367448
>Shitting out of your mouth for Dummies

>>384367037
I don't think anyone expects a Wizardry clone to make millions in this day and age

>>384356826
>Rip off a classic game (Harvest Moon)
>Put it on PC because it's underage base hasn't experienced most games
>Sell millions
What's the next game to do this?

>>384367504
SoS, not the awful Natsume ones.

>>384367512
>Steam release sold at $10-15

Gee, I wonder why.

>>384367514
Since you don't seem to even know what Harvest Moon is, I'm just going to ignore you.

>>384364593

how do i see this page on patreon? anyone have a link?

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>>384357901
>Projecting that hard to cope with other people sucess

>>384357303
source

I downloaded mods to turn most of the bachelors into girls, so Alex is now the best girl.

>>384362014
>Love interests are player sexual
>Pandering
I bet you think DragDogma also was pandering and SJW shilling

>>384356826
News bulletin: Gamerevolution doesn't understand concepts like taxes.

>>384368048
https://graphtreon.com/

>>384360924

Capped.

Words to live by. Thanks Anon.

>>384368209
Good taste. Shame the game is too shallow for me to stomach a second playthrough.

I've spent more time playing this game than playing Beteshda games all together

>>384362745

what about waifus? do they look good?

He made a product people genuinely loved. That's America, he deserves his money. Anyone that wants to complain about it is being a little bitch.

>>384368575
Good taste.

>>384368575
That's not impressive. Bethsoft produces some real trash.

>tried to solo build a game
>it's terrible and I had to start over multiple times
it was built in Java because fuck I need to save a game damn it

I'll try again on day

>>384356826

The real question is, how much did Chuckle Fuck make off of the game?

That's what'll make you angry.

>>384368575
I haven't yet but give me time.

>>384368281

thanks!

>>384356826
I'm happy for him, feels ad my game will probably not even make 1000$

>>384356942
Furry porn VNs.

>>384356826
revenue != profit

He still made a fucking lot though, which is good because we were way overdue for a proper Harvest Moon game.

>>384356826
He...looks like Shane.

and he deserves it.

I want to do something like this. Take a popular game, expand it, add my own personal wishes to to it and release it on pc.

Any suggestions for games I should start from? I was thinking of making an advance wars type game

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>>384356826
I approve. It was a good game.

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>tfw writer
>Can never make a porn game because I'm a writer, and not an artist or a coder
>Nobody gives a shit about writing because an acceptable situation for the majority is
>PC: "Hello, suck my dick, you whore."
>Character: "Okay, sir..."
>Artists can set up Patreons all day because MUH DRAWINGS
>Faggots can't tell the difference between your and you're, there, their, and they're.
>Get 30k/mo

>>384371097
Just code or draw then you cunt

>>384370905
Ninja, Western, or prime style game.

>>384371097
It is people being paid to draw porn. Farmers get paid to grow corn. You get paid nothing for producing nothing. No mystery. No need to be angry.

>>384371097
never too late to learn. also you don't need to code when there is shit like unity or game maker

>>384370905
Someone is already working on an Advance Wars clone.

Try something like Battle Network instead maybe?

>>384371097
You know it's possible for a person to learn more than one skill, right?

>pirated it to see how it is
>farming is nice
>but the writing is utter shit
>characters are cringeworthy american whores
>town doesn't really feel rural - it feels more like some hipster enclave
>girls you can date are pretty much all sluts
>that artstyle

Really.
The gameplay is good but no idea what that guy was thinking with the setting and characters.
Good for him that it was still a success i guess

>>384371214
Coding is for autists, and everyone I've ever met that codes has only cemented this fact.
I'm working on the drawing part.
Artists are all drama queens, anyway, so I'd have to learn to draw in the long run if I wanted to get anything done.

>>384371267
>Implying anybody would become a patron of a fucking writer.
kek
Westerners don't care about plot in their porn.

>>384371418
Fuck off artist defense force.

>>384370905
Third person stealth game like MGS 1-3. Without any magical bullshit.

>>384370905
MUGEN but it plays like Smash Bros

>>384367037
well Cleve doesn't have to sell as many copies to make that much money since his game is $40

@384371859

>>384356826
Life is like a big gatcha game, where a select few in society are either bred to be winners because they are from rich families or are genetically desirable(attractive)and are bred to be leaders and successful in society, while normies(AKA masses) exist to be exploited like sheep that are tendered to, and the uglies(AKA genetically undesirables)are bullied geeks/nerds/uglies nobody wants to associate with.

How does it feel /v/ that you will never be this attractive and successful in life no matter what you do because natural selection and Social Darwinism kick in?

>>384371565
writers are artists
artists are worthless shits, all of you

>>384371859
>release

its not released doh, its early access shit

>>384371565
>You get paid nothing for producing nothing. No mystery.

>>384372031
Right, forgot to mention that, which is even worse.

>>384372007
t. Codemonkey.
Isn't it crunch time, cody? Shouldn't you be typing?

>>384372036
>Write
>Nobody wants to pay me for it
>Don't write
>Still don't get paid for it
Art is a meme.

>>384372219
>be a worthless shit
>no one pays you for it
Oh no. You must be a communist.

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>>384372276
>Jerking it to porn with a shit plot

>>384372362
No one cares about your stupid writing.

>>384372362
name ONE porn with good plot

>>384372408
If you can beat it to retarded people, that's all you.

>>384372362
Anyone could do writing as good as yours if not better, they just don't care to do it :^)
You offer nothing.

>>384372449
Demonbane.

>>384372492
Considering all of the """Western Porn""" where they can't even get basic grammar correct, I think you're wrong.
Sub-human's shouldn't be allowed to write dialogue.

>>384371859
>that made an actual good and original game
He just copy-pasted Harvest Moon.

>>384367037
t. Homo Sapien

>>384372650
No, I'm right.
No one cares about Shakespeare writing in their porn, that's why they don't do it. Can do it, but don't.

>>384356826
>made
Most people associate this with profit, but it isn't. The figure is revenue.

Assuming all sales are made through Steam or a similar digidistro service that takes a similar chunk, he immediately loses 30% to them. So that's $20 million.

Then we look at Chucklefish, who published the game. They didn't fund development as far as I know, only advertised for it. So who knows how much they took.

Then we look at taxes. They're not terribly high in the USA compared to Europe, but that's probably another 30% chunk or more. It's not like he had a lot of other expenses besides the distribution fee.

I'd be surprised if Barone managed to take home more than 8-9 million of that. He's still set for life if he's smart (especially if he reinvests).

>>384371859
>dude what if i just reply to EVERYONE

>>384372789
No, you're wrong because you said they can do it. They cannot. You ARE correct when you say nobody cares, though.

There's a fucking difference, retard. Shit like this is why nonsense like NTR has the dumbest fucking plot imaginable, every time.
Get some taste, cunt.

Good for him, he made a nice game. Even unmodded on PS4, it's addictive as hell for me.

>>384372989
You have a worthless skill everyone has. Only difference is that everyone else realizes it's worthless, you don't.
This isn't my fault, please don't be so aggressive. I am sensitive.

>no one cares about writing in porn
>Fenoxo is one of the highest patreon earners for only text

???

>>384373202
>You have a worthless skill everyone has.
Prove it.

Academic writing is not the same as creative writing.

Is there any good mods for this game?

>>384373358
>Fenoxo
>Popular for writing
>Not because it's literally FUTANARI FURRIES IN SPACE.
Nice fucking joke, bud.
Fenoxo doesn't get the writing bucks. He gets the furfag mafia bucks.

>>384372082
And its not a Clone
And its from the same devs as dayz so they have knowledge of how the Arma enigne work
And mothnly updates

When did YOUR game get a update last?
and before that?
And then some?

>>384362346
>>>/vg/183054954

Keep in mind AGDG used to be so much better

>>384373584
if japan starts making furry mainstream will this kill western porn?

Its a really good harvest moon game.

Take a fun game that's been on consoles, then develop it for PC. Easy money.
>Online Bomberman clone
>Online Mario Party clone
>Online Animal Crossing clone
>Paper Mario clone
>ANY co-op game that isn't a 2D sidescroller

There's money to be made, but everyone would rather churn out garbage.

>>384373793
Yes, because Sindoll already draws better furshit than any Western furfag.

>>384356942
Advance Wars.

>>384372662
>original game
>literally the most basic concept ever

>>384373931
>>384374023

Chuckefish is making an Advance Wars clone. Probably going to rake in millions more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_O9Py2QK3E

How much did the Hotline Miami guys make? They made their game on friggin GameMaker

>Over 30 million
He can buy a house and gtx 1080 ti right?

>>384356826
>solo dev

what about whoever made the music

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>>384356826

>>384374134
According to Steamspy it sold around 2 million copies at 10 bucks a piece. So the revenue was 20 million. The devs probably kept 30-40 percent of that after the publisher and Steam has taken their cut

>>384374224
He also made the music

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>>384373931
I find it weird that so many people hold extremely fond memories of Warcraft 3 custom games, and yet a lot of the popular ones haven't seen any kind of full-release game.

Games like Sheep/TreeTag (Hidenseek) and Island Defense/DarkDeeds (Asymmetrical team RTS // RTS-Whodunit). Not even Footmen Wars has been tapped yet.

It's like the only thing that came out of WC3 customs was Dota.

>>384374129
If only the portraits weren't disgusting tumblr art.

I'm not joking, I kind wish IS made a waifu-pandering Advance Wars just so it actually gets success much like Fire Emblem had since they went full dip on it with Awakening.

I want the series alive, and if I have to pay a price, I'd rather webshit than dykeshit.

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So.... no SV 2?

>>384374129
>tumblr noses

>>384356942
Look on patreon. There are plenty of solo devs making at least 5k a month due to people being thirsty as fuck for games that cater to their fetish.
But, good luck working on all of that when your mom keeps checking up on you in the basement to make sure you haven't killed yourself yet.

>>384367848
Definitely PC's fault and not at all the fault of Natsume.

>>384374408
must be pretty bad then

People are fucking retarded. What idea should I steal to become a millionaire /v/?

>he fell for the 'devs are starving artists who get no money' meme he read on twitter
KEK

>>384374895
this game is literally 1 out of 1000. it just won the reddit and tumblr lottery, like undertale.

>>384371097
I can tell you there IS an audience for paid erotic fiction of a decent quality, but it's niche. If you seriously want to make money from writing erotic fiction (other than simply working at a company that makes high profile erotic games), then target the waifu crowd. And I mean the actual waifu crowd, who take that stuff very seriously.

I know at least two people who have commissioned someone to write romantic and erotic fiction about them and their waifu, obviously with really specific standards, but the audience is there.

>>384374895
I think most indie devs fall for the 'do no promotion for your game until one week before launch' meme. Stardew dev hyped up his game atleast 3 years before release. The game was highly anticipated when it finally dropped on Steam.

>>384374895
for the most part, they are. stories like this are celebrated for a reason.

>>384374875
Take an already existing idea, and improve on it. Like I know this is cliche and whatever, but facebook has done absolutely nothing new. It just improved on shit.

>>384374946
1/1000 is really great odds though
and it's super fucking easy to hit the reddit/tumblr/4chin lottery
even fucking yandere did that shit
even a fucking game about game dev did it

>>384374875

every idea you've ever had is stolen

>>384374875
>people are retarded
>please give me ideas

>>384373709
>>384372082
Also their company earns about $1m per employee, whilist concerned ape made 30 million almost entirely by himself

That's cool and all but where the fuck is the Switch version that was supposed to release months ago?

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Life is like a big gatcha game, where a select few in society are either bred to be winners because they are from rich families or are genetically desirable(attractive)and are bred to be leaders and successful in society, while normies(AKA masses) exist to be exploited like sheep that are tendered to, and the uglies(AKA genetically undesirables)are bullied geeks/nerds/uglies nobody wants to associate with.

How does it feel /v/ that you will never be this attractive and successful in life no matter what you do because natural selection and Social Darwinism kick in?

>>384375061
I think that's a problem with a lot of creators. They literally cringe at 'selling' their product but it's not that difficult, and you get rewarded for the work you did.
But yeah as you mention, it needs momentum. You can't just slap a game onto steam and expect it to be topping playergrounds or whatever the top game is now.

>>384375076
Majority of devs aren't anywhere as transparent. They're celebrated because once in a while a dev finally let's the truth come out. But this is only typically when they've reached multi-millionaire status, as most devs who are making a SOLID living aren't going to be hitting up gamasutra or whatever going "I MAKE 150k A YEAR".

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>>384356826
Good for him, it sounds like he put in a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the game. Loved playing it too.

>>384375092
Yandere had Pewdiepie's 20 million subs exposed to it. That's not typical.

>>384374409
gay...

what's a way someone can gain that level of popularity and keep 100% of revenue, assuming he made the game entirely himself?

>>384371859
>stardew
>""original""

By that same merit, those dayz clones are equally original games.

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>>384375014
>erotic fiction about them and their waifu
Cringe as fuck, lad. Even as a waifufag.

It's like that faggot Wingbat that commissioned like 100 pictures of him fucking X-23 in the ass.

>The game that is almost an exact copy of a pre-existing game from years ago sold massive amounts

That's just sad. Do people really hate Japanese-made Harvest Moon that much?

>>384356826
Better game than most AAA games with millions of budget.

Good for him. I hope he makes more games instead of retiring.

>>384375394
>That's not typical.
Except it is nowadays due to 1. pdp being desperate for new games he can 'claim' and 2. it being edgy enough for him to get views on
How many indie games have channels like pdp gone through? How about that retarded ass happy-wheels but shittier clone? All that free promo for basic unity assets.

>>384375513
No, it's that the new Harvest Moon games are shit, and Story of Seasons is DUDE 3DS ONLY LMAO

>>384375513
Japs have had 15 years to port a good version of Harvest Moon to the PC. They did not, and fucked around with HM, Story of Seasons, and Rune Factory.

All niggas wanted was to play HM64 again.

>>384375620
>Story of Seasons is DUDE 3DS ONLY LMAO

What's wrong with that unless you are some PCfag. Marvelous has tried making "high-budget console" stuff before like Oceans and Tides of Destiny and they ended up worse than the handheld game, graphics are a non-issue with the series.

>>384362548
>You have to be very good at it or just be smart in general.
If you do something you like, you'll not mind taking your time practising and improving your skills.
The key is devotion and genuine interest to something you start.

>>384375172
DUDE man, thats like so deep

>>384359069
Just because a person can explain something doesn't mean they can do it. I can explain how hitler came to power in post WWI germany, but I sure as hell can't set up a fourth reich

>>384375838
>What's wrong with that unless you are some PCfag.
I want to play a comfy farming game on something other than a 240p handheld?

>Marvelous has tried making "high-budget console" stuff before like Oceans and Tides of Destiny and they ended up worse than the handheld game
Yes, because the games sucked.
It's not purely about the graphics, you fucking mong. It's about the games either sucking ass or people being tired of the 3DS

>>384375513
>release a successful game on as many platforms possible
>release a successful game on as few platforms possible
wow which is going to be successful ill never know

>>384375838
>What's wrong with that
Nothing unless you want to sell massive amounts. Part of the reason this game was so successful is not only that it started on PC but ended up being multiplatform on nearly every current gen console.

>>384375620
>>384375741
So all of this is just butthurt because yu guys moved to PC and are angry that console games are still on console?

That's pretty stupid. Then again, Stardew Valley was aimed at subhuman sexual degenerates, I guess the mentally retarded sort of fit the description too.

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>>384376076
It seems like you're just butthurt because a game on PC sold better than a console exclusive. Which is pretty stupid if you ask me but then again you seem like the mentally retarded sort.

>>384361232
>Ideas keep popping in my head and I'm never sure which one to go through with
pro-tip; stick with one. Stop idea hopping. It's one thing if you seriously assess the market and realize it won't work out and are cutting your losses early. However, majority of people stay in that ideas phase until they die. Don't be that person.

>>384376076
>So all of this is just butthurt because yu guys moved to PC and are angry that console games are still on console?
I own a fucking console you retarded cunt. No, that's not what this is about.

It's about I WANT TO PLAY IT ON SOMETHING THAT ISN'T MY FUCKING 3DS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Get the fuck outta here you console war retard. Go wojack bait somewhere else.

>>384370835
Except he looks nothing like that literal waste of space. Keep being jelly though

Is releasing games as freeware and relying solely on Patreon funds a viable tactic for some good cash (proving the games are good)?

I don't really have the patience or drive to make games that are worth selling, and I also dont really want to deal with all the LLC shit

>>384368143
natis_01 he finally got out of prison

>Harvest Moon has been niche for a while due to the fanbase itself avoiding the games for stupid reasons like "muh handheld" and "muh 64"
>Cheer when a painfully mediocre 64 clone is made and buy it en masse

This is even worse than Gen 1 Pokemon fans.

>>384356826
post the powerful expansion image

>>384372276
except being a jobless waste of space was a criminal offense in the ussr

>>384359359
>can't
they've been porting it to non-PC systems

>>384376185
>It seems like you're just butthurt because a game on PC sold better than a console exclusive

Not really, newer HM has always been niche and doesn't have to rely on gay degeneracy, $10 price tag and a shit ton of ports to sell.

I'm just horrified at how "fans of the series" abandoned it years ago.

>>384376370
Harvest Moon is ignored because it's Harvest Moon in name only, and XSeed/Marvelous takes years to release anything.

>>384376353
>Is releasing games as freeware and relying solely on Patreon funds a viable tactic for some good cash (proving the games are good)?
Viable? Eh, extremely risky. What incentive do supporters have to actually supporting if everyone gets it free? Like yeah some might to be good samaritans but good luck living off that. Look at mod makers, doesn't matter how popular their mods are, they're releasing it for free so they're getting at best like 200/mo.

Dealing with registering a business isn't all that bad quite frankly, and you don't have to copyright/trademark everything either. Some countries have it easier than others.

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>>384356826
>Rip off popular console series
>Repackage it for autistic PCfags with lazy retro graphics
>Make 30 million dollars

>>384376370
>>384376510
>waah the fanbase is avoiding the game for stupid reasons!

The fanbase isn't obligated to support games that don't cater to their needs or wants just because it's niche. People want a HM64-like game they can play on a non-handheld, that's what they're going to buy you don't get to decide they're wrong for doing so. Simple as that.

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>too retarded to code
>too retarded to draw
>cant make money on stolen ideas

where we at retardbros