The game looks sound. But..

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

As a potential customer, I'm 110% committed to support this game by buying it on release, as it looks genuinely good. That being said, as a potential customer, I'd like to know if SBI have anything to do with it?.

I'm not going to blast it all over socials, I would like a simple yes or no. This will be my decision on purchasing the game. I don't support SBI for various reasons.

I appreciate it if you'd respond devs :)

Thanks for your time reading this.

[yellowbrickgames_devs]

Hello! 👋 To confirm: no, we did not work with Sweet Baby Inc. in any capacity for this game.

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Hello! 👋 To confirm: no, we did not work with Sweet Baby Inc. in any capacity for this game.

Thank you kindly for the swift response! I now have something new to look forward too.

Have a wonderful day!

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Hello! 👋 To confirm: no, we did not work with Sweet Baby Inc. in any capacity for this game.

Attempted to do my part to get it out there. Very small youtuber, but it's something :)

https://youtu.be/6y6VrARinmk

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Hello! 👋 To confirm: no, we did not work with Sweet Baby Inc. in any capacity for this game.

Just to add, if there's anything you want for another video, let me know. Q&A or just more info and I'll make more videos :)

[yellowbrickgames_devs]

Thanks so much for making and sharing this! We appreciate the support. 😊

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Thanks so much for making and sharing this! We appreciate the support. 😊

You're very welcome! Much love to you all. Have a great day! :)

[Pokey]

So far this tread does not tell the whole story. There are many more DEI firms than SBI.

Has there been any DEI consulting of any kind?
Has there been any DEI implementation in the game?
Has there been any financing of the game or developer based on DEI criteria?

From the looks of the demo, it looks like the answer to one or more of these questions is a YES.

[yellowbrickgames_devs]

Originally posted by Pokey:

So far this tread does not tell the whole story. There are many more DEI firms than SBI.

Has there been any DEI consulting of any kind?
Has there been any DEI implementation in the game?
Has there been any financing of the game or developer based on DEI criteria?

From the looks of the demo, it looks like the answer to one or more of these questions is a YES.

Hey there! 👋 To confirm the following:
No, we did not have any DEI consulting. We have a talented (and tiny!) team of writers that worked on the game that are employed full-time that worked on the game.
No, we did not receive any financing based on DEI criteria of any sort. In fact, we're self-publishing on top of that.

Yes, we do have accessibility features. Yes, we do have various characters in the game, including a female protagonist who has her own storyline. Yes, almost all of the story is skippable if you'd prefer to focus only on gameplay if that's what floats your boat.

We don't intend on being misleading, and we have nothing to hide. We also know that the game won't resonate with everyone, and that's okay. We worked incredibly hard as a team of developers to make a game that we always wanted to play - and we hope that it resonates well with some of you, while always knowing that no game is perfect and no game is the perfect game for everyone!

Hope this helped - we are happy to answer any other questions you have about the game if you have them! 😊

[Pokey]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Originally posted by Pokey:

So far this tread does not tell the whole story. There are many more DEI firms than SBI.

Has there been any DEI consulting of any kind?
Has there been any DEI implementation in the game?
Has there been any financing of the game or developer based on DEI criteria?

From the looks of the demo, it looks like the answer to one or more of these questions is a YES.

Hey there! 👋 To confirm the following:
No, we did not have any DEI consulting. We have a talented (and tiny!) team of writers that worked on the game that are employed full-time that worked on the game.
No, we did not receive any financing based on DEI criteria of any sort. In fact, we're self-publishing on top of that.

Yes, we do have accessibility features. Yes, we do have various characters in the game, including a female protagonist who has her own storyline. Yes, almost all of the story is skippable if you'd prefer to focus only on gameplay if that's what floats your boat.

We don't intend on being misleading, and we have nothing to hide. We also know that the game won't resonate with everyone, and that's okay. We worked incredibly hard as a team of developers to make a game that we always wanted to play - and we hope that it resonates well with some of you, while always knowing that no game is perfect and no game is the perfect game for everyone!

Hope this helped - we are happy to answer any other questions you have about the game if you have them! 😊

Thank you for your honest answer.

As an older gamer, I well remember when games set in (fictional) ancient times respected the nature of the era and correctly represented the people. There were many years when inserting non-accurate characters was a non-issue because it was not perceived as a forced agenda.

However now the cultural wound is sore and this game does appear to intentionally rub the sore wound. This goes far beyond games. The LA Fire Department is a recent example where there were dire consequences of this forced unnatural agenda. It is not seen as innocent or benign, but this agenda that you call 'accessibility features' is viewed as a malicious and adversarial nefarious cultural revolution.

The fact that you offer no way to disable this 'accessibility feature', that it is forced into the game, is offensive in the present context. So lets be as clear as one can be. That the 'accessibility feature' is mandatory, or forced, is a red flag and offensive to many.

[|THE-ALL-FORESEEING-ODIN|]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Originally posted by Pokey:

So far this tread does not tell the whole story. There are many more DEI firms than SBI.

Has there been any DEI consulting of any kind?
Has there been any DEI implementation in the game?
Has there been any financing of the game or developer based on DEI criteria?

From the looks of the demo, it looks like the answer to one or more of these questions is a YES.

Hey there! 👋 To confirm the following:
No, we did not have any DEI consulting. We have a talented (and tiny!) team of writers that worked on the game that are employed full-time that worked on the game.
No, we did not receive any financing based on DEI criteria of any sort. In fact, we're self-publishing on top of that.

Yes, we do have accessibility features. Yes, we do have various characters in the game, including a female protagonist who has her own storyline. Yes, almost all of the story is skippable if you'd prefer to focus only on gameplay if that's what floats your boat.

We don't intend on being misleading, and we have nothing to hide. We also know that the game won't resonate with everyone, and that's okay. We worked incredibly hard as a team of developers to make a game that we always wanted to play - and we hope that it resonates well with some of you, while always knowing that no game is perfect and no game is the perfect game for everyone!

Hope this helped - we are happy to answer any other questions you have about the game if you have them! 😊

Very well put and to go into detail about it when you didn't have to is admirable. Being disingenuous is one of the most distasteful acts a developer could do to a customer when asking question. The fact you approached it with a clear answer is appreciated.

I won't have more to say on this as you've answered my question the other day, and answered this person question.

Again, can't thank you enough for your time to answer.

[yellowbrickgames_devs]

Originally posted by Pokey:

The fact that you offer no way to disable this 'accessibility feature', that it is forced into the game, is offensive in the present context. So lets be as clear as one can be. That the 'accessibility feature' is mandatory, or forced, is a red flag and offensive to many.

Sorry, to be clear - any and all accessibility features (e.g. colorblind mode, subtitle sizes, etc.) are all optional! Hope this clears things up. 😊

[Pokey]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Originally posted by Pokey:

The fact that you offer no way to disable this 'accessibility feature', that it is forced into the game, is offensive in the present context. So lets be as clear as one can be. That the 'accessibility feature' is mandatory, or forced, is a red flag and offensive to many.

Sorry, to be clear - any and all accessibility features (e.g. colorblind mode, subtitle sizes, etc.) are all optional! Hope this clears things up. 😊

Oh okay my misunderstanding. The way your reply read, I misinterpreted 'accessibility features'. Thanks for the clarification.

My point still stands. The game appears off-putting. That is based on a live stream of the demo gameplay. There is a prominent display of the aforementioned cultural agenda with no way to disable it.

[yellowbrickgames_devs]

Originally posted by Pokey:

Oh okay my misunderstanding. The way your reply read, I misinterpreted 'accessibility features'. Thanks for the clarification.

My point still stands. The game appears off-putting. That is based on a live stream of the demo gameplay. There is a prominent display of the aforementioned cultural agenda with no way to disable it.

No worries! Happy to always clarify, we're here to answer questions after all. 😊

For what it's worth, as developers, we don't have an agenda. We are just a group of game devs that got together to make something we thought would be fun and cool, and that's what has driven us from day one: a passion for game development. We know that everyone's definition of "fun and cool" will vary, though, so all we can do is our best at the end of the day!

With that in mind, we tried to give players as much freedom as possible - if you want to focus on story, then you have plenty of optional dialogues to go through. If you want to focus on gameplay, then everything story and character related is safely skippable! Ultimately, some folks will like the game, and some folks will not. We respect both opinions equally, and are eagerly looking forward to hearing everyone's honest thoughts as they play (or don't play!) the game. 😊

Anyway, hope that answers some of your questions - hope you have an awesome day ahead!

[Spynosaurus]

Well that's one way to ask "is this game woke?"

[Pokey]

Originally posted by yellowbrickgames_devs:

Ultimately, some folks will like the game, and some folks will not. We respect both opinions equally, and are eagerly looking forward to hearing everyone's honest thoughts as they play (or don't play!) the game. 😊

Thank you for your reply. I interpret your response as "like it or leave it." I know which choice to make.