ugh what is this AI crap 🤮 why would anyone want to pay money for a slop game made with AI cover and music? I know you denied it but I bet everything about this game is AI slop too, just a quick money grab from a lazy “dev” 🤮🤮🤮
Lol I like how even your reply is AI slop. I see your em dashes. And no, I didn't play it, I don't want to give money to someone who uses AI slop even in promotional materials. Again, pure laziness. I can't trust a word you say (or generate from chatgpt), because if you're willing to use AI on one aspect, you're willing to use AI everywhere else. And I don't doubt you've used it in other parts of your "game"
So, as you wish, do not play it, nobody dies. And yes, sometimes I ask to check GPT my grammar, because I'm from Ukraine, and English is my 3rd language. If sense for you to try troll me or blame, try once again, and I'll ban you, that's already crossing the lines. Constructive feedback is ok
This is very rude. I played this devs air combat on playdate game to 100% completion, and it was better made than most games. It was excellent and clearly had a lot of hand coding and art poured into in it.
Honestly, the guy has been transparent about using it for the music and title art – and I quite like it.
Do I want it in the game? No. Do I always want the dev to be transparent about any Ai. Yes. Do I wish he could commission an Illustrator and Musician. Yes. But I also understand these games take a lot of work and rarely make the coder substantial returns.
Hey, got an error when entering the cave and running from the spider at the beginning. The spider caught up with me before the slide and then this expection occurred.
Update error: core/Animations.lua:146: attempt to index a nil value (field '?')
stack traceback:
core/Animations.lua:146: in method 'getImage'
gameRes/BaseHumanoid.lua:423: in field 'update'
gameRes/SimpleChaser.lua:157: in method 'update'
tiled/TmjSprite.lua:177: in function <tiled/TmjSprite.lua:175>
Hi, this is Patricio Land, congratulations on this new release! I'm running a magazine called Cranko! (full paper, old fashioned style) that's is having a great support from the Playdate community. As I'm working on issue 5 and I'd like to contact you to have some inside info about the development of your game. The game looksfantastic! Let me know if you're interested in sharing a few words on the matter. Thanks a lot!
In general, I get hyped whenever a developer has the guts to actually finish a game and put it out there in the wild. That takes real nerve. Personally, I don’t think this is the right space for a deep dive into that debate. It’s a complex matter that deserves a proper conversation. If you’re up for it, hit me up directly and let’s talk it out. Cheers!
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I would be interested in testing, though I am unsure how to DM on itch.
ugh what is this AI crap 🤮 why would anyone want to pay money for a slop game made with AI cover and music? I know you denied it but I bet everything about this game is AI slop too, just a quick money grab from a lazy “dev” 🤮🤮🤮
“AI slop”, “lazy dev”… did you actually play Dig Pit Runner?
Quick clarification for everyone: AI was used only for the promo materials and the music.
The game itself (code, level design, Tiled maps, pixel art/animation, balancing) is handmade.
AI doesn’t “make a game in 2 clicks” — it can generate assets, but the work is in directing, selecting, editing, integrating, and polishing.
For the music: I wrote the lyrics and directed the style/structure, then edited and refined the result
If you have specific feedback about the gameplay or visuals, I’m happy to hear it.
Personal insults and “lazy dev” takes aren’t critiques — they’re just noise.
Lol I like how even your reply is AI slop. I see your em dashes. And no, I didn't play it, I don't want to give money to someone who uses AI slop even in promotional materials. Again, pure laziness. I can't trust a word you say (or generate from chatgpt), because if you're willing to use AI on one aspect, you're willing to use AI everywhere else. And I don't doubt you've used it in other parts of your "game"
So, as you wish, do not play it, nobody dies. And yes, sometimes I ask to check GPT my grammar, because I'm from Ukraine, and English is my 3rd language. If sense for you to try troll me or blame, try once again, and I'll ban you, that's already crossing the lines. Constructive feedback is ok
Don't let yourself get discouraged but those comments. I bet that guy has never written a single line of code. And your game truly looks awesome.
This is very rude. I played this devs air combat on playdate game to 100% completion, and it was better made than most games. It was excellent and clearly had a lot of hand coding and art poured into in it.
Honestly, the guy has been transparent about using it for the music and title art – and I quite like it.
Do I want it in the game? No.
Do I always want the dev to be transparent about any Ai. Yes.
Do I wish he could commission an Illustrator and Musician. Yes. But I also understand these games take a lot of work and rarely make the coder substantial returns.
Show some respect when you comment please.
Hi everyone, game and demo was updated, fixes, optimizations added
Hey, got an error when entering the cave and running from the spider at the beginning. The spider caught up with me before the slide and then this expection occurred.
Update error: core/Animations.lua:146: attempt to index a nil value (field '?')
stack traceback:
core/Animations.lua:146: in method 'getImage'
gameRes/BaseHumanoid.lua:423: in field 'update'
gameRes/SimpleChaser.lua:157: in method 'update'
tiled/TmjSprite.lua:177: in function <tiled/TmjSprite.lua:175>
[C]: in field 'update'
main.lua:261: in function <main.lua:240>
Hi, thanks for report, will be fixed
Hi, this is Patricio Land, congratulations on this new release!
I'm running a magazine called Cranko! (full paper, old fashioned style) that's is having a great support from the Playdate community. As I'm working on issue 5 and I'd like to contact you to have some inside info about the development of your game. The game looksfantastic!
Let me know if you're interested in sharing a few words on the matter. Thanks a lot!
https://cranknockout.com/
Hi, cool, I'm open to conversation
Amazing feel free to send me a mail to cranknockout@gmail.com and we can continue over there. Tnx a lot!
why do you support AI slop games tho? That makes your zine less trustworthy
In general, I get hyped whenever a developer has the guts to actually finish a game and put it out there in the wild. That takes real nerve. Personally, I don’t think this is the right space for a deep dive into that debate. It’s a complex matter that deserves a proper conversation. If you’re up for it, hit me up directly and let’s talk it out. Cheers!