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Something every game must have!

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A level editor, mod support, have the game on all platforms (if that's possible), and the game itself being open-source to study. (I'm typing about the games that don't have those features originally.) There could be more that I missed.


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 10:47:25


Nudity period


I am an idiotic Craphead who makes stuff

I like to make violent, stupid animations & weird drunk-like comix

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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 12:28:30


At 1/22/25 09:35 AM, Machosquatch wrote:Might just be my inner-audiophile talkin' but definitely crispy glorious 8-way directional audio that plays wet diarrhea sounds as ambience, as well as a pop-up to remind you to take a break every 5 minutes would be good


plusing this as long as the pop-up doesn't pause the game. if you get killed by an enemy you couldn't dodge because of the pop up it is a you problem

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 14:47:53


At 1/22/25 10:35 AM, StickmanMarkinson wrote:A level editor, mod support, have the game on all platforms (if that's possible), and the game itself being open-source to study. (I'm typing about the games that don't have those features originally.) There could be more that I missed.


Is this genuine or a joke answer as requested by the original post?


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 14:50:55


Running? Sprinting? That's too dangerous! Imagine if you fall irl!

It's nice the devs think of us and just don't offer any way to navigate faster :D


At 1/22/25 02:47 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 10:35 AM, StickmanMarkinson wrote:A level editor, mod support, have the game on all platforms (if that's possible), and the game itself being open-source to study. (I'm typing about the games that don't have those features originally.) There could be more that I missed.

Is this genuine or a joke answer as requested by the original post?


A serious answer that is.

Edit: Oh I didn't read the first sentence, only the title of this thread. :o


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 15:25:47


Oh, I've got one! Dangerous flashing for scene transitions. Who cares if players get hurt and can't play any further, amiright?

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 15:44:54


At 1/22/25 03:19 PM, StickmanMarkinson wrote:
At 1/22/25 02:47 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 10:35 AM, StickmanMarkinson wrote:A level editor, mod support, have the game on all platforms (if that's possible), and the game itself being open-source to study. (I'm typing about the games that don't have those features originally.) There could be more that I missed.

Is this genuine or a joke answer as requested by the original post?

A serious answer that is.
Edit: Oh I didn't read the first sentence, only the title of this thread. :o


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 16:11:26


At 1/22/25 07:05 AM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:21 AM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:Art...

Art is the most important thing in games that help them stand out. Minecraft would just be another wanna be retro game, but it is not limited to textures. It is art alone for the floting trees, infinite water, and scary cave noises. Pacman is not just a yellow dot, he goes waka waka with whatever the sound could accomplish. Portal would not be complete without the menu to set the tone. The recognition the ideas videogames bring to an audience alone, is enough to call it art, in the sense that it inspires and can be experienced in no other way.

Nah, games don’t need art. Just do another text-based RPG!

Read the damn post
Read the damn post
Hoo da hah da hah da hoo
Read the damn post


Art is not limited to images


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At 1/22/25 04:11 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 07:05 AM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:21 AM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:Art...

Art is the most important thing in games that help them stand out. Minecraft would just be another wanna be retro game, but it is not limited to textures. It is art alone for the floting trees, infinite water, and scary cave noises. Pacman is not just a yellow dot, he goes waka waka with whatever the sound could accomplish. Portal would not be complete without the menu to set the tone. The recognition the ideas videogames bring to an audience alone, is enough to call it art, in the sense that it inspires and can be experienced in no other way.

Nah, games don’t need art. Just do another text-based RPG!

Read the damn post
Read the damn post
Hoo da hah da hah da hoo
Read the damn post

Art is not limited to images


Okay, let me put it through your skull: This thread is asking for joke answers. Get into the habit of reading the first post of a thread instead of just the title.


(Edit: That came across more aggressive than intended. I mean this with a light heart.)


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 20:27:15


Tacked on multiplayer. Like how it was in the late 2000s/early 2010s.

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 21:14:05


At 1/22/25 08:13 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:11 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 07:05 AM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:21 AM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:Art...

Art is the most important thing in games that help them stand out. Minecraft would just be another wanna be retro game, but it is not limited to textures. It is art alone for the floting trees, infinite water, and scary cave noises. Pacman is not just a yellow dot, he goes waka waka with whatever the sound could accomplish. Portal would not be complete without the menu to set the tone. The recognition the ideas videogames bring to an audience alone, is enough to call it art, in the sense that it inspires and can be experienced in no other way.

Nah, games don’t need art. Just do another text-based RPG!

Read the damn post
Read the damn post
Hoo da hah da hah da hoo
Read the damn post

Art is not limited to images

Okay, let me put it through your skull: This thread is asking for joke answers. Get into the habit of reading the first post of a thread instead of just the title.

(Edit: That came across more aggressive than intended. I mean this with a light heart.)


Every game must have mother detector! "Mother detected, enable npc obscenities!" "No no stop game!"


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-22 23:44:17


At 1/22/25 09:14 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 08:13 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:11 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 07:05 AM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:21 AM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:Art...

Art is the most important thing in games that help them stand out. Minecraft would just be another wanna be retro game, but it is not limited to textures. It is art alone for the floting trees, infinite water, and scary cave noises. Pacman is not just a yellow dot, he goes waka waka with whatever the sound could accomplish. Portal would not be complete without the menu to set the tone. The recognition the ideas videogames bring to an audience alone, is enough to call it art, in the sense that it inspires and can be experienced in no other way.

Nah, games don’t need art. Just do another text-based RPG!

Read the damn post
Read the damn post
Hoo da hah da hah da hoo
Read the damn post

Art is not limited to images

Okay, let me put it through your skull: This thread is asking for joke answers. Get into the habit of reading the first post of a thread instead of just the title.

(Edit: That came across more aggressive than intended. I mean this with a light heart.)

Every game must have mother detector! "Mother detected, enable npc obscenities!" "No no stop game!"


When mother is detected, the game switches genres from precision platformer to hentai dating sim.


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 00:05:23


Reminds me of a question ask by a developer of game not having usual aspects. 

Skip button/option: if we know what we are doing than cut to the game or to a certain part because there was a long delay.

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 00:32:08


At 1/23/25 12:05 AM, hazlenaut wrote:Reminds me of a question ask by a developer of game not having usual aspects.
Skip button/option: if we know what we are doing than cut to the game or to a certain part because there was a long delay.


That’s a genuinely good answer, if the question were genuine. I hate it when I have to go through an intro cutscene multiple times and don’t have a skip button. But no, this is a “wrong answers only” thread.


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 00:59:07


But no, this is a “wrong answers only” thread.


at this point i am worried someone will miss this and start adding all our FANTASTIC ideas t their game...

their game would just be too good

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 02:40:31


At 1/22/25 11:44 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 09:14 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 08:13 PM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:11 PM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:
At 1/22/25 07:05 AM, Thetageist wrote:
At 1/22/25 04:21 AM, Quinnfinity3 wrote:Art...

Art is the most important thing in games that help them stand out. Minecraft would just be another wanna be retro game, but it is not limited to textures. It is art alone for the floting trees, infinite water, and scary cave noises. Pacman is not just a yellow dot, he goes waka waka with whatever the sound could accomplish. Portal would not be complete without the menu to set the tone. The recognition the ideas videogames bring to an audience alone, is enough to call it art, in the sense that it inspires and can be experienced in no other way.

Nah, games don’t need art. Just do another text-based RPG!

Read the damn post
Read the damn post
Hoo da hah da hah da hoo
Read the damn post

Art is not limited to images

Okay, let me put it through your skull: This thread is asking for joke answers. Get into the habit of reading the first post of a thread instead of just the title.

(Edit: That came across more aggressive than intended. I mean this with a light heart.)

Every game must have mother detector! "Mother detected, enable npc obscenities!" "No no stop game!"

When mother is detected, the game switches genres from precision platformer to hentai dating sim.


OMG OMG! Innapropreate!


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 03:30:47


At 1/21/25 07:18 PM, DeaghlanNG wrote:Luigi.


Mangione

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 05:20:43


a game


richard milhous nixon looks as if he were a funked lyndon b johnson but not

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 06:05:34


A dildo weapon


Japanese Ronald Mcdonald mod that breaks the game in half.


delphox and zoroark are milfy lesbians

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 09:42:14


"All games must have woke"

-Obamna

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 10:27:33


Pause music


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 12:01:58


At 1/21/25 10:43 PM, TheGarbager619 wrote:
At 1/21/25 10:03 PM, Chdonga wrote:Music that gets more intense if you're playing well and boring if you're playing badly, with an added insult being the music just goes away completely if you die enough times.

A game mechanic where, if you die more than 100 times, instead of trying to help you, the game makes every NPC call you insults and slurs.

*Enters the potion shop*

Shopkeeper: "Well, well, well, if it isn't the cocksucker who keeps losing to evil knight cumguttero. What can I get you, stupid bastard?"


Unironically, this is a fantastic idea.


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A ranking system! (depending on the genre)

Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 18:29:23


The boobs must jiggle boobily.


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Every game needs a button to skip the whole game!


I eat, I draw, I sleep.

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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-23 20:42:25


At 1/23/25 06:42 PM, Chipsoapart wrote:Every game needs a button to skip the whole game!


The one good feature of visual novels, the CTRL key


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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-24 00:40:42


A subtly (or perhaps not so subtly) sexualized character that serves as a tween's sexual awakening.


The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Do you hear me, Butterfly?

Miles to go before you sleep.

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Response to Something every game must have! 2025-01-24 01:13:33


At 1/21/25 07:14 PM, Thetageist wrote:What’s something you think every game has to have in order to be a good game? (Joke answers only.)

I’ll start - every game should have a leveling system! Doesn’t matter what genre it is or whether you even tie anything meaningful to it! If it keeps people playing with the promise of unlockable cosmetics (that can also be unlocked via watching an ad) and a bigger number, it’s a must!


A weed smoking mechanic. I'm being so serious every game needs a weed smoking mechanic. I really hope the friday night funkin devs add a weed smoking mechanic for the next update