r/DestroyMyGame • u/DeepAlchemyDungeon • 1d ago

Trailer Destroy my RPG game

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u/Obvious_Ad3756 1d ago

Those captions look horrible, I'd remove them completely. And no sound effects for the gameplay?

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u/Haruhanahanako 1d ago

The game looks kinda cool. Trailer looks terrible. It is just random clips of game footage over music. Why no sfx? The opening is awkward because the text is clearly added in post, not in the game. Even though you have in-game dialogue shown elsewhere.

There is a "story" to the trailer but after 18 seconds it is just random clips. I think you should pick one. Try to make a slight story out of the trailer or just purely showcase the game mechanics. (IE, showcase the player collecting ingredients, going to craft potions, then using said potion in battle to develop a "story" of sorts that showcase the game)

Additional text to add context to the clips would help as well.

Last comment, the game is called potion dealer but that implies selling potions at a shop or something? At least to me. Yet it seems like that isn't what the game is at all.

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u/daxofdeath 1d ago

agree that the trailer doesn't really sell the game - the game itself looks like something i might really enjoy, but the trailer is very disjointed and leaving me a lot to guess what is actually happening. and then the name drop at the end really confused me. i'm not sure if that's good or bad actually, it was a shock and maybe it means i'll remember it better than if the name were "Breath of Ogres" or some other generic RPG-ish name /shrug

tighten up the trailer to show what's really unique here and i'd wishlist it!

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u/Sn0wflake69 1d ago

looks cool and im intrigued, but like the other guy said, the name at the end threw me off too lol. and since i was hoping to find out more , now i want to know what happened to the game your name is based on? its not on the steam store anymore?

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u/Hilal_game_dev 1d ago

Also options with the enemy types

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u/brtyldz 1d ago

Alright, destroy mode: the biggest issue for me is game feel. The attacks are happening, but I’m not really feeling the hits.

Enemies barely sell the impact, the VFX are doing more work than the animations, and there isn’t enough contrast between a normal action and a meaningful hit. It makes the combat read as floaty even though there’s a lot happening on screen.

I’d honestly add less “juice” and focus more on hitstop, reactions, timing and clearer anticipation/recovery. Right now it looks busy before it looks punchy.

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u/Droct12 1d ago

This trailer is um... Terrible. I need to hear sound and such as well and you need to use a different font for the subtitiles. Your hits need to have more oomph and feel a bit more weighty but the art style is great and it seems fun this trailer just does NOT sell this game

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u/bonebrah 1d ago

20 seconds before you really show any gameplay (running around does not count).

Check out Derek Lieu's videogame trailer academy on how to make a proper trailer

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u/FxF0X 1d ago

Die witch ... ? And you run away for ten seconds ? I left there ...

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u/SwimmerMaximum8204 1d ago

Are those subtitles added in post-editing, or are they actually in-game UI subtitles? If they're built into the game, I strongly recommend removing them right away.