what you think looks fine isn't the same as every one else. Personally, i'm not too picky, as long it's a consistent enough frame rate and isn't any lower than 30, I won't complain much but… the same can't be said for the rest of the PC gaming community and PC game reviewers. Often I read tons of complains and sometimes rage over PC games that can't manage 60 FPS, so as a developer this is something that you should be concerned about. Just a friendly warning is all :P

From my own experience, 30 FPS is acceptable depending on the game. honestly it mostly depends on how fast the camera is going to be moving, and/or the player. for example, a 3D racing game with high speed is going to look and play a lot better at 60 FPS, mean while a slow paced RPG would be fine at 30 FPS. i think for quick-paced action/platformers it's probably better at 60 FPS but that's just my opinion.

good luck with the level design, for a platformer, that's pretty much the defining element in the experience.

Well that explains my problem. The guy who made the engine I'm working with set the framerate to 20.

brb, making my game finally run right.

This is a rather slow paced puzzle platformer, not an action platformer.

I don't really think that this game will be defined as much by the platforming as it will the puzzle elements. This game can be summerized as being a bunch of small logic puzzles that are separated by a some platforming segments and stealth segments.

Again though, I disagree with you about the frame rate stuff. If I can make it work with 45 or 30, then it's fine that way and people who are wanting to play the game through for the gameplay or narrative will stay playing it as long as it works fine with those frame rates.

But since you've clearly been spending a lot of time trying to get this through my head, I'll put in a 60 FPS option just for you. Deal?

it's not for me, i'm only pointing out what PC gamers want, you know, your target audience? I could care less what frame rate you use :P

and yes, gamers who enjoy the game will still play through it at a low frame rate and can still like the game but that won't stop them from criticizing the engine. example: Dark Souls PC version. a game that looks and plays fine at 30 fps but even still it got burned hard by the PC gaming community and labeled one of the worst ports despite it having practically no bugs what so ever, all because it didn't have 60 fps and a few other standard graphical options. people went as far as calling it "broken" even though it played flawlessly. i'm just trying to save you the hassle of dealing with that kind of criticism.

You assume this was made in GM 8.

You must be getting my game confused with this, as I did mention how GM was giving me hassle about FPS.

Death? please-

1) Most doujinsoft are PC exclusives.

2) Not everyone who plays games on a pc is a "PC Gamer".

I have tons of games on Steam, but the only games I really play are made by people I know. I honestly don't even like playing games very much anymore. I like the idea of games more than anything. I don't REALLY consider myself a PC gamer if I have to stick to one title.

FSS's target audience consists of other hobbyists/indies and people who like playing hobbyist/indie games. I'm sure you're giving him more hassle than he'll get from the rest of the people who will play this game. :P

Edit: That being said - I do like playing at 60FPS, but I really don't give a damn. :P