Hmmm...
You may be right in that a lot of people will like the game controls/gameplay. You may also be wrong. Personally, the control system alone destroyed my interest in only a few short minutes (I don't think I even played a whole game), but you're right - thats just my opinion. Maybe the opinion of others too - who knows?
The thing you have to watch out for with Shareware, is that a purchase-to-download ratio of only 1% would be considered very good - that is, one purchase per hundred downloads of a demo version. So being included on a shareware CD with 5,000 circulation would indicate you'd get 50 sales at best, and thats for a good game.
You just have to remember that the shareware market is flooded with tens of millions of games - you really have to stand out to get anywhere with it.
All that said, I do wish you every success with it. Personally I didn't get on with the game, but I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate me telling you different just for "back-slapping's" sake?
A bit off-topic, and aimed more at PsychicParrot really - I noticed on your reviews site that every game you've reviewed so far seems to have been given an award?! Sort of takes the 'shine' off it if everything's got one. Maybe do away with anything less than a 'gold award'?
You may be right in that a lot of people will like the game controls/gameplay. You may also be wrong. Personally, the control system alone destroyed my interest in only a few short minutes (I don't think I even played a whole game), but you're right - thats just my opinion. Maybe the opinion of others too - who knows?
The thing you have to watch out for with Shareware, is that a purchase-to-download ratio of only 1% would be considered very good - that is, one purchase per hundred downloads of a demo version. So being included on a shareware CD with 5,000 circulation would indicate you'd get 50 sales at best, and thats for a good game.
You just have to remember that the shareware market is flooded with tens of millions of games - you really have to stand out to get anywhere with it.
All that said, I do wish you every success with it. Personally I didn't get on with the game, but I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate me telling you different just for "back-slapping's" sake?
A bit off-topic, and aimed more at PsychicParrot really - I noticed on your reviews site that every game you've reviewed so far seems to have been given an award?! Sort of takes the 'shine' off it if everything's got one. Maybe do away with anything less than a 'gold award'?