{"author_link":"\/users\/tobiasd","author_name":"TobiasD","author_uid":"tobiasd","comments":[],"epoch":1665238626,"event":"LD51","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":309591,"likes":6,"metadata":{"p_key":"169107","p_author":"TobiasD","p_authorkey":"1289021","p_urlkey":"396869","p_title":"Naming your game? We had trouble...","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD51","p_time":"1665238626","p_likes":"6","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1289021","us_name":"TobiasD","us_username":"tobiasd","event_start":"1664496000","event_key":"114","event_name":"Ludum Dare 51"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD51","removed_author":false},"_superparent":296586,"_trust":1,"author":289021,"body":"![NorthwestGIF.gif](\/\/\/raw\/3d3\/44\/z\/5231b.gif)\n\n[**YOU CALL THE SHOTS!**](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/you-call-the-shots\/) is **_Guitar Hero_ but with Movies**.\n\n![Screenshot1.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/3d3\/44\/z\/522f9.jpg)\n\nSo we originally thought we'd call it **Movie Hero**.\n\nBut then...that just sounded like you would play a Hero from a Movie. Like Superman or something.\n\nSo we tried **Movie Buff Hero**.\n\nDefinitely better. But then it could just be a \"Buff\" Movie Hero. Like The Rock or something.\n\nOkay, forget _Guitar Hero_. What about our other inspiration, _Dance Dance Revolution_?\n\n![RobinHoodGIF2.gif](\/\/\/raw\/3d3\/44\/z\/5231c.gif)\n\nWe considered **Buff Buff Movie Revolution!!**. It sounded fun. But it still wasn't clear what the game _was_.\n\nOK, what about _SingStar_? Our game could be called **SceneStar**?\n\nBut that sounded too corporate.\n\nFor a long while we thought we'd \"zany-up\" this title so that it sounded more fun:\n\n**Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness!**\n\nor even\n\n**Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness**\n**Episode 1 - Baldo's Night In**\n\nThis made us chuckle. But we realised that to outsiders (you) it just looked like a bad title.\n\n## The Right Name Is Important\n\nA good name sets expectations about the game you're about to play. For the quick-and-dirty games in Ludum Dare, setting expectations is even more important. It does half the work of a tutorial, getting the player ready to \"get\" your game.\n\nPlus a good name attracts a larger audience and those much-needed ratings.\n\n## Learn To Get Help\n\nOn the brink of having nothing better than **Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness!** I shared a video of the game with some friends and asked if they could come up with a better name.\n\n![Screenshot_20221008-150524_Signal.jpeg](\/\/\/raw\/df8\/64\/z\/52da5.jpg)\n\nIt bloody worked.\n\nThere was some argument over whether these names made you sound like a movie director, but given that half of our game was about prediction\/reaction \"You Call The Shots\" seemed to work.\n\nSo, we just added an exclamation mark to Ian's suggestion and voila:\n\n![TITLE copy.png](\/\/\/raw\/df8\/64\/z\/52da7.png)\n\nDid we pick the right name? Could you think of a better one? Let us know if the comments below!\n\nAnd don't forget to:\n\n# [Play the game now!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/you-call-the-shots\/)\n\n\n","comments":0,"created":"2022-10-08T13:50:09Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":309591,"love":6,"love-timestamp":"2022-10-10T04:46:08Z","meta":[],"modified":"2023-10-04T14:29:29Z","name":"Naming your game? 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Like Superman or something.\n\nSo we tried **Movie Buff Hero**.\n\nDefinitely better. But then it could just be a \"Buff\" Movie Hero. Like The Rock or something.\n\nOkay, forget _Guitar Hero_. What about our other inspiration, _Dance Dance Revolution_?\n\n![RobinHoodGIF2.gif](\/\/\/raw\/3d3\/44\/z\/5231c.gif)\n\nWe considered **Buff Buff Movie Revolution!!**. It sounded fun. But it still wasn't clear what the game _was_.\n\nOK, what about _SingStar_? Our game could be called **SceneStar**?\n\nBut that sounded too corporate.\n\nFor a long while we thought we'd \"zany-up\" this title so that it sounded more fun:\n\n**Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness!**\n\nor even\n\n**Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness**\n**Episode 1 - Baldo's Night In**\n\nThis made us chuckle. But we realised that to outsiders (you) it just looked like a bad title.\n\n## The Right Name Is Important\n\nA good name sets expectations about the game you're about to play. For the quick-and-dirty games in Ludum Dare, setting expectations is even more important. It does half the work of a tutorial, getting the player ready to \"get\" your game.\n\nPlus a good name attracts a larger audience and those much-needed ratings.\n\n## Learn To Get Help\n\nOn the brink of having nothing better than **Super SceneStar: Movie Buff Madness!** I shared a video of the game with some friends and asked if they could come up with a better name.\n\n![Screenshot_20221008-150524_Signal.jpeg](\/\/\/raw\/df8\/64\/z\/52da5.jpg)\n\nIt bloody worked.\n\nThere was some argument over whether these names made you sound like a movie director, but given that half of our game was about prediction\/reaction \"You Call The Shots\" seemed to work.\n\nSo, we just added an exclamation mark to Ian's suggestion and voila:\n\n![TITLE copy.png](\/\/\/raw\/df8\/64\/z\/52da7.png)\n\nDid we pick the right name? Could you think of a better one? Let us know if the comments below!\n\nAnd don't forget to:\n\n# [Play the game now!](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/51\/you-call-the-shots\/)\n\n\n","title":"Naming your game? We had trouble...","wayback_source":[]}