Post by DaedalusMachina in Amnesia Hero? Demo comments

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Your artwork is lovely and has an awesome aesthetic/style! Major kudos!

I'd like to request that you call this a 'Demo' until you get a v1.0 'full release' just so that people are aware of what this is and how things work.

I understand many tech-saavy people may realize any version number prior to v1.0 is a 'buggy' game that isn't complete, however this is not clearly communicated to the wider and more mainstream audience.

Due to the itch.io platform being mainstream now (especially after the Fruit Lawyers tried to throw it under the bus), it may be worthwhile to consider the name change for now to just add 'Demo' to the title.

Indieology3 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Thanks for you feedback! I see how the versioning and current state of the game could be misunderstood by the broader game audience. I just don't like the word Demo just because it implies that I don't want to give my game away for free and that until you pay, this is all you get. But if I can't think of a better word to call it so people know it's incomplete, then I'm not opposed to adding Demo to the title.

DaedalusMachina3 years ago(-2)

A 'Demo' is an incomplete game, but if you want to use 'Trial' or 'Prologue' instead then you are welcome to do so. The issue with 'Prologue' is that it is implied to be prior to the events of the 'main' game and thus it may confuse some users. Trial is another alternative to Demo if you want to go that route.