{"id":489,"date":"2024-11-13T20:43:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T20:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ab15g23\/?p=489"},"modified":"2024-11-13T20:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T20:45:46","slug":"game-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ab15g23\/game-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This was a pretty daunting decision that’s been looming over me ever since I settled on an idea for this project, rather than frustrate myself with it I let ideas come to me over time. That is until formative feedback week required us to hand in a one-page GDD… including a working title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I knew that I wanted a title on the shorter side of names prefering it to be stand alone, I needed it to reflect the process of grief or emotional healing\/maturation in some way or suggest aspects of the game, such as the combat side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User-based Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The table below houses all of the potential names I’ve come up with. I’m going to create a survey that I will hand out to my peers, anyone within the target audience or any others who know about the premise of my game to see what they think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Thoughts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Lament<\/strong><\/td>– relates to the idea of mourning and gried (definition: “a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.”)
– sounds nice to say, probably because of the french\/latin etymology (also like the idea of using latin derived lexicons for names e.g. locations, characters etc.)
– personally a big fan of this<\/td><\/tr>
Tree of Sorrow<\/strong><\/td>– relates to the tree of life in the games hub<\/td><\/tr>
Grief\u2019s Gauntlet<\/strong><\/td>– VERY roguelikey name
– blatantly mentions concept of grief<\/td><\/tr>
Embers of Hope<\/strong><\/td>– detaches from the negative side of grief, less sad more optimistic<\/td><\/tr>
The Keeper<\/strong><\/td>– relates to the tree of life in the hub area that grows alongside the player character
– short<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Survey Questions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Which title immediately grabs your attention the most?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Which title feels the most intriguing or memorable to you?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Which title best captures the theme of a journey through grief and healing?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • If you were choosing a title for a game that involved stages, trials, or battles, which one would make most sense?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • If you could only pick one title for this game, which would it be?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Results:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    Title<\/strong><\/td>Q1<\/strong><\/td>Q2<\/strong><\/td>Q3<\/strong><\/td>Q4<\/strong><\/td>Q5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Lament<\/strong><\/td>10<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
    Tree of Sorrow<\/strong><\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr>
    Grief’s Gauntlet<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>7<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
    Embers of Hope<\/strong><\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
    The Keeper<\/strong><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    “Lament” wins by a landslide in 4\/5 questions, confirming the title of this project!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Big thank you to everyone who filled in the form \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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