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I can't stay friends with other pancakes for that same reason. 😋

So far I've made 5 different projects in Bakin (The AmalgamPieninsula, The Easter Bunny Has A Problem!, The Labyrinth of Mushmush, RPS Battle System, & 2 Bees in a Pot) but I donno if that makes me a pro Bakin baker or not. 🤷‍♂️ Nope, no idea what to make right now... 😅 That sounds cool! And I highly approve of your pancake-oriented side quest. Maybe I need pancakes in my submission, too... 🤔

Excellent! I look forward to hearing what you think! 😁 Me too! And I'm also eager to see what you make in the future!

We'll probably be chatting for a while at this rate. Gotta fill in the time between the games we make, ya know?

Poulet Rôti194 days ago(+1)

Ouh that's quite a bit actually, definitely a pro BAKIN baker in my eyes👏! Even more so that BAKIN feels, to me at least, a bit more complex than other similar engines. I'm sure the inspiration will come to you! I'm happy that you approve of my side quest, ô great Jason, the one and only pancake lord🙏🥞 And yes that would be cool, maybe even just a small easter egg!

MLDA was pretty great, I really enjoyed the exploration and the surreal elements!

Haha yes you're right, and I'm not going to complain😋

8Pancakes4Lunch194 days ago(+1)

Well, I guess I am a pro baker then! 👨‍🍳 I hope you're right, cuz I don't like being uninspired for too long! 😤 It doesn't take much to please this pancake lord... pancakes usually do the trick. Well, I'm thinking my game should be all about pancakes! Maybe it should be a pancake puzzle game? 🤔

I'm glad you enjoyed and thank you for your review. 🥰 Hopefully I can continue its development soon.

Not only are these chicken chats a good way to pass the time, but they're helpful for inspiration, too! 🧠

Poulet Rôti191 days ago(+1)

Oops sorry for the wait, I had a pretty stressful weeks, hope you haven't been staring at the screens all this time, impatiently waiting for my reply🙃

Hey why not, haha, or a pancake tamagotchi-like where you take care of your own pancake🥞🥰 So much you can do with just pancakes, the possibilities are just endless!!

No problem, it was my pleasure to play it, and I was able to pet a dog (he's such a good boi)!

Yes you're right🤓

8Pancakes4Lunch190 days ago(+1)

No problem! We all have weeks like that. I figured you'd reply whenever you could. 😊 Hopefully things are settling down for you now, yes?

That'd be cute! I'd love to make a Tamagotchi game like that. Pancakes are versatile indeed, which begs the question why I haven't made more games about them... 🤔 Occasional lapses in focus/patience is probably the main reason. 😓 I wish games were easier to make sometimes!

Yes, he's the bestest boi! If that model had more animations, it'd be fun to make a fetch minigame or something. Oh well. 🤷‍♂️ (though it might be kinda funny to have the dog run around without the correct animation anyway 🤭)

Have you done any work on your Bakin game so far?

Poulet Rôti190 days ago(+1)

Yes you're right, it's part of life I guess! And yes, thank you very much🤗

Haha, would love to see that! I'm curious, were you also addicted to these cute little creatures that pooped everywhere? Maybe you just waiting for the right time to make your pancake magnum opus? Haha, that would be so cool to make games just by imagining them, the process would be simpler, and maybe a bit more chaotic 😎

Oh yes, a game with a dog mini game is a 10/10, the rest of the game is just a bonus🐶 That's the problem with 3D models, it's harder to personalize or to add animations compared to pixel art for example (not that I'm good at pixel art).

Not really, I experimented a bit with the engine, ideas and stuff (and maybe reducing the scope I had in mind😁) but nothing too serious right now. How about you, are the ideas flowing?

8Pancakes4Lunch190 days ago(+1)

Good to hear! Chickens shouldn't be stressed like that. 😇

Yes, I used to spend a lot of time taking care of my Tamagotchi (and cleaning up its poop 💩💩💩💩💩). I still have it too! 👾 Maybe you're right... pancakes are very important to me after all, so a game about them has to be just as good. 😋 That would be awesome! If imagining was all I needed to do, I'd make so many more games! And yes, they'd be more chaotic for sure. 😁

Maybe my jam game should be a game where you play fetch with a dog by throwing a pancake to him. 🥏 I'd love to be better at both pixel art and 3D modelling, but I'm too lazy to do either most of the time... so yeah, like you said, that makes it difficult. 😩

That's okay! We've still got time for now, so there's no need to rush. Reducing the scope is always helpful with jam submissions. No progress yet... I keep procrastinating and wondering if I'll even submit anything at this rate. 😓

Poulet Rôti190 days ago(+1)

Oh you still have it? That's so cool, you're a good tamagotchi father👨‍👦💩! Haha, yes me too, no more unfinished games😎

That's a cute idea actually, could be fun but I don't know how hard it would be to make it in BAKIN. Me too, my friend, me too... lazyness is a curse👺! Your pixel art style looks really nice to me in The Stranger Fables of Fantasy Heroes and Aqua's Pizza Party Disaster - and don't say that its just RTP edits or what not, they are super charming and well made!

Hey hey don't say that, I'm just gonna repeat what you just said to me: "We've still got time for now, so there's no need to rush". Maybe just launch BAKIN and play with it a bit without thinking of the jam, doing random stuff that goes through your mind, it could spark some unexpected ideas. Or I could also take out my virtual whip to stop your from procrastinating😈

8Pancakes4Lunch190 days ago

Yup! At some point I'll probably replace the battery and become a Tamagotchi father once again. 😁 Ah but I suppose if game dev were that easy, everybody could do it and we wouldn't feel as special. 😎

True, and I might be too lazy to figure it out for a jam game. 🤔 At least we make stuff sometimes, right? 🤷‍♂️ Well thank you! I'm glad you think so. I just wish I could make pixel art faster, though. Speed is my biggest weakness as a dev in general. 😔 Polish & presentation are both things that you inspire me to work on as well. 💯

You're right (and me too I guess 😅)! I won't give up, and as a matter of fact, I came up with an idea today that I really want to do! 🧠 That's a good idea in general, actually! It's helpful just to start up the software sometimes. As for the virtual whip... 😰 That hopefully won't be necessary...

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