Now that the game released over 2 weeks ago, there are few things that may need an explanation:

The game’s future direction

After the game’s release, a lot of ideas for additional content and improvements appeared. 

The thing is, I have no idea if there is any point in updating the game with these ideas. I feel like doing updates could potentially hurt an already fine game, there are a LOT of examples where constant updates ruin the overall feel of games, I worry the same could happen to this game. 

However, there are plans for a possible improvement update, it would just need to be carefully thought of first.

All max mode is locked

As you might’ve already seen, the all max mode is not accessible. Reason being, I didn’t want all max to be just all characters, but faster, for a “final” challenge sort of deal it deserved something better. Although, the way to unlock all max was never finished as a concept, thus why it remains locked until the whole unlocking sequence is properly implemented.

Itch.io exclusive content

There was an idea to split builds between Gamejolt and Itch.io releases, each having unique features and updates. That idea was basically abandoned after the game's release, since keeping up with updating two separate builds would’ve been a painful experience. The itch build was also planned to have more additional content than the gamejolt one, which doesn’t really make sense now, considering the gamejolt profile has a way higher following. Ultimately, there will be a single build for both platforms, and if there are going to be updates, they will appear on both, although those may appear on itch first. 

Possible name change

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but I think this project deserves a better name.

“Bobby’s” is simply too basic, if you try to look the game up by this name, either it’s youtube or browser, there is a high chance you won’t see anything related to the game. Most posts or videos will remain unnoticed, unless those are posted onto game page’s comments.

There were few ideas, “Two Nights at Bobby’s” or “Welcome to Bobby’s”, but in the end I’ve decided to go with “Two Shifts at Bobby’s”, because that’s exactly what it is. I hope none of you mind this change, as I think this is more than necessary.

General feedback

Those are mostly things I’ve noticed after the game’s release, but I think from this point on any additional content should be planned and released in a full build at the very beginning and not as side updates. Players should receive the full experience, not split into smaller parts. After all, most players beat the main game and don’t really bother with replaying it for new content. The games would take longer, but the amount of content would be worth it.

Another thing being, custom night, I think at this point custom nights are pretty useless, since all you really need to do is beat all max mode, unless the game has challenges. In my opinion, the all max mode could simply be added as a mode on its own, without custom night.

That’s all I have for this post, I wanted to clear some things up and inform you about any possible changes in the future, let me know what you think.

But also, there is something happening, hopefully? Uhhhhh, hypothetically?