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BTW, there were recently many videos made of "game scams" or "fake games" talking about games quickly made in Epic games asset srtore, where the main argument always is, that the games aren't "real" because they are barebones, or just aren't what the trailer would imply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0apdf9SNSQ4

But, I feel quite uncomfortable with this kind of thinking. And I think, that Pal world ironically enough hit the exacr inflection point between an asset swap and AAA game, where I can kinda see both sides of the argument.

The game is fun. I do not believe, it will be a 40 or 400 hours fun, but the base mechanics are entertaining enough, to give you a unique experience. So, by one definition, it absolutely is a game.

But, the true question is, is the money invested by players to the game will be used to develop it further. Because, while I am happy with a short experience kind of games, (Roark's Attack on Titan Fan Game being a great example), I can see why this would feel like a scam to others.

So, I believe, that we are in fact missing a kind of vocabulary needed to describe a depth of a game. Because, the depth can no longer be recognized by a single glance.

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Excuse my rant. I am just not sure what to think about this topic myself TBH. Expecially, since I still am having more fun, then I would have playing for instance new Assassins creed. A game, that although, it is supposed to have all the depth in the world, considering it's budget... It feels still more shallow then this one.