Fair assessment, but there are games like the GTA series where they didn't remake or remaster, they just ported them to PS4 with 1080p upscaling. Furthermore, it's not that common for people to say 'did you play that remake/remaster?' Most people just say port because that's the common way to refer to old games on new systems. Unless the title specifically states remake/remaster, it's called a port (and even then, I still hear people referring to remakes/remasters as ports). I get what you're saying though.
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ya I totally agree they are often refereed to as ports even when they are HD upgrades or remakes. Even the recent halo master chief collection that came to steam people consider it a port to steam but it has had an HD treatment with new textures and what not. Remake / HD release is currently being created and will be in next update later today or tomorrow pending issues. This will allow any games from previous systems to be remade and launched as a title on current systems. It is using sales / score of the original game as a boost to sales for the new release, provided the original scored well remakes will see quite good sales, and of course you can only remake a game once. After remaking a game though you can port it to the other current gen systems as well as add DLC. I am pleased you see where I am coming from with the ports, please feel free to give feedback / suggestion any time. I really want to make a deep, complex, and super fun game dev simulation, and I am open to change / add anything that makes sense for the game.
I think you're doing a great job. I really want to play this game. Do you think I should start playing it now or is it better to wait for more stability/features? Or maybe the game is already very stable lol. I'm always afraid I'll start playing and then new updates will force me to start my save all over again. It's not a big deal but sometimes that can interrupt my immersion.
That is really up to you. I have made sure the game is very stable and as bug free as possible, but there are some missing stuff like tutorials that can make it more difficult. I always mention on updates if I think old saves will continue to work, which generally they will. I would wait 30 mins after this post as I am putting the new update as I type this, with 1 more feature update planned in a few days. Outside of this next feature the game is super feature rich, I will be shifting into expanding on some of the systems that exists but are undeveloped Ie more milestones, more character models. There all fully functional systems they just need more meat.
After I get everything filled out I will be focused on "End Game" which will be AAA games / console development / creating your own conventions and a ton of interesting interactions with other companies.. I have a ton of end game ideas many of which have been suggested by players, but I dont wanna get into specifics yet until I am sure I can create the mechanics before I promise them ^^
However the early / mid game is super filled out and def worth trying in it's current state, but it will of course get better and better as I move towards eventually EA release, and I totally understand if players want to just wait for final versions. I will be creating a more finalized DEMO for steam in the future as well which will give people a good taste of the game in a more finalized state, but that will take some time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1478350/Game_Dev_Masters/ Demo will be available around Feb for steam hopefully, but the steam trailer shows some better environments I will be making use of soon.