Why?

[An Angry Turtle]

Why the hell would you make it a requirement to use your phone to play a game on Steam? That's just stupid. Looked like something I would have played, but unless they add basic keyboard/mouse support, it's a hard no.

[Joreel]

Why not? It could be interesting. Plus it only requires one person to run the game, everyone else gets to sit and play with you

[Samaron]

as someone who is into board game collecting and timing wise with the open game license 1.0 mess in 2023 this is a response to that.
ppl that want to get into tabletop rpgs but cant do to gather up and set time, set up, needing game master and multiple rule/sourcebooks then this is their go to. all yo uned to do is own the game, msg pals to party up, do few quests with scenarios and done.
its kinda also a #$%^ you to wizards of the coast and their dnd exclusive virtual tabletop, which if ppl didnt know it is one reason that kinda screwed over larian to release that editor for bg3 till modders found a way to release it, larian was like eh let it happen and boom mods. for sure wotc aint happy about it but them and larian no longer in license deal so whatever.
the only issue is this isnt new, other games have done this with the known three in last 5ish years are for the king, wildermyth and gloomhaven which gloomhaven videogame is adapted from the big known physical rpg board game. numbers/replayability wise they do good but issue is eventually you pick up on the ai combat patterns and what type of lvls there is if play alot of it solo or with buds. which is the downside of not having a game master for dnd or other trpgs where it can go in any direction. only way to prevent that is provide lots of updates with new stuff to urge ppl to come back and play but you need to have a good active playerbase for that. if you dont then why pour alot of resources into that?
also its gotten to the point now virtual tabletops are doing a video game like system with the creators of Foundry vtt is releasing Ember. someone needs to own the program and module game, installed it, have 3-5 players and boom play a skyrim like virtual tabletop adventure with others,

[Taddy Mason]

Originally posted by Joreel:

Why not? It could be interesting. Plus it only requires one person to run the game, everyone else gets to sit and play with you

the slew of people who will post threads or respond to threads saying they don't want this forced on them is why not. it would easily have been avoided. they can still have the gimmick feature. there's just seemingly no reason not to also add traditional keyboard/mouse controls as well for those who want it.

[Zerborstian]

The requirement to use a phone to play this game on Steam is intentional and central to its design philosophy. The developers likely envisioned a unique gameplay experience that leverages the capabilities of smartphones such as touch input, motion controls, etc. to create something that traditional keyboard and mouse setups or controllers cannot replicate. This approach is not a limitation but a deliberate choice to offer a distinct and innovative interaction that sets the game apart.

[An Angry Turtle]

Originally posted by Zerborstian:

The requirement to use a phone to play this game on Steam is intentional and central to its design philosophy. The developers likely envisioned a unique gameplay experience that leverages the capabilities of smartphones such as touch input, motion controls, etc. to create something that traditional keyboard and mouse setups or controllers cannot replicate. This approach is not a limitation but a deliberate choice to offer a distinct and innovative interaction that sets the game apart.

It's a limitation to people that play video games but don't have or want a smart phone.

[Zerborstian]

Originally posted by An Angry Turtle:

Originally posted by Zerborstian:

The requirement to use a phone to play this game on Steam is intentional and central to its design philosophy. The developers likely envisioned a unique gameplay experience that leverages the capabilities of smartphones such as touch input, motion controls, etc. to create something that traditional keyboard and mouse setups or controllers cannot replicate. This approach is not a limitation but a deliberate choice to offer a distinct and innovative interaction that sets the game apart.

It's a limitation to people that play video games but don't have or want a smart phone.

I feel sorry for these 17 people worldwide.

[An Angry Turtle]

Originally posted by Zerborstian:

Originally posted by An Angry Turtle:

It's a limitation to people that play video games but don't have or want a smart phone.

I feel sorry for these 17 people worldwide.

You should feel sorry for those stupid enough to have a smart phone.

[Zerborstian]

ok

[An Angry Turtle]

All right, then.

[DrEvilHomer]

Originally posted by An Angry Turtle:

Originally posted by Zerborstian:

I feel sorry for these 17 people worldwide.

You should feel sorry for those stupid enough to have a smart phone.

You know you don't have to be here right? You also know you are tracked just as much if not more online. So yeah maybe quit calling people stupid and just shut the hell up dude. No one gives a ♥♥♥♥ that you are a weirdo and can't play this game because you claim to be without a smartphone.

[An Angry Turtle]

Originally posted by DrEvilHomer:

Originally posted by An Angry Turtle:

You should feel sorry for those stupid enough to have a smart phone.

You know you don't have to be here right? You also know you are tracked just as much if not more online. So yeah maybe quit calling people stupid and just shut the hell up dude. No one gives a ♥♥♥♥ that you are a weirdo and can't play this game because you claim to be without a smartphone.

Struck a nerve, did I?

[S7.RainbowDash]

It's pretty stupid. No online coop, no m/k and controller support. This game is already dead.

[Tsuru]

Originally posted by S7.RainbowDash:

It's pretty stupid. No online coop, no m/k and controller support. This game is already dead.

Go take your negativity elsewhere. The game runs fine as is. It works well and is fun. If you want to miss out on that because it doesn't suit to what you want, then that's on you.

[Deathfromace]

Originally posted by An Angry Turtle:

Originally posted by Zerborstian:

The requirement to use a phone to play this game on Steam is intentional and central to its design philosophy. The developers likely envisioned a unique gameplay experience that leverages the capabilities of smartphones such as touch input, motion controls, etc. to create something that traditional keyboard and mouse setups or controllers cannot replicate. This approach is not a limitation but a deliberate choice to offer a distinct and innovative interaction that sets the game apart.

It's a limitation to people that play video games but don't have or want a smart phone.

...so all coop PC games are a limitation of people that dont want and cannot afford a gaming computer. With this only one person needs to have a computer while a vast majority of people have a smart phone vs a gaming computer.

So with your logic this design is far better and user friendly.

[Glaicee]

Hey guys,

I am locking this thread since it's beginning to devolve into insults towards each other. I am all for listening to all types of feedback, positive or negative, but insulting one another gets us nowhere. Give us all the info about whether you like the phone controller or not, but once insults begin then that feedback can't be turned into something useful.

Thank you for understanding!