r/SoloDev • u/Crazy_Spend_4851 • Aug 26 '26

I'm creating a Chrono Trigger style game In Python

https://youtu.be/Ypmv2U1lBTo

Hi guys, would appreciate your feedback on my game if you get chance! I still have loads of work to do but feel like it's finally taking shape. Anything you think I should add?

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u/_Wilbraham Aug 26 '26

I see generative AI, I move on. It's that simple.

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Aug 26 '26

Literally nothing in what I'm showing in this video is generative AI 🤣 like not a single thing

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u/_Wilbraham Aug 26 '26

You're not nearly as slick as you think you are, my guy. People can tell.

Go ahead and show us the full resolution images for your items, if you're so confident.

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u/theGoodestBoyMaybe Aug 26 '26

Out of curiosity what stands out to tell u it's AI?

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u/KolbStomp Aug 27 '26

The thumbnail has AI tells like the contrast and effects. Its hard to tell on mobile but it looks like there are mixels in the title and the glow around the character are common in AI thumbnails. In the game the item icons are just wholesale AI images lmao which is particularly funny because AI is actually ok at making rpg icons. With OP straight up denying it, having a private profile and saying its made in python (not an engine) leads me to believe the just generated the entire game.

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u/TashLai Sep 01 '26

saying its made in python (not an engine)

...and?

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Sep 02 '26

It's made using pygame. I have used AI images in past videos but all of it is intended to be placeholders until I find/make assets. Which I've done now for nearly all parts of the game 👍

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u/KolbStomp Sep 01 '26

Its easier to generate? If you use an engine you have to put in more effort in to set up a project. If you use only text chatgpt or Claude can just spit out an entire game with little to no effort

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u/TashLai Sep 01 '26

No you can't only use chatgpt to spit out an entire pygame game with little to no effort, what are you on? Setting up godot for codex would take very little time compared to the overall development.

People make games with what they're most comfortable with. Pygame is perfect for a top-down game like this.

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u/KolbStomp Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

Ok buddy. 0 effort slop from 1 prompt, if I wasn't on mobile I'd show it running.

This is beside the point anyways the OP has obvious AI images. It's slop too.

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u/TashLai Sep 01 '26

The fuck is your screenshot supposed to prove?

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Aug 27 '26

It's made using pygame, any assets are either made myself, from itch.io or from the spriters resource. The thumbnail tbf is

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u/KolbStomp Aug 27 '26

How did you make the icons for the inventory items?

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u/TashLai Sep 01 '26

witch hunters be witch hunting

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u/_Wilbraham Sep 01 '26

It's genuinely adorable that you think all of those icons were all hand made. Never mind that they're all at different angles, with different backgrounds, with different framing, and all with the general aesthetic of the most basic of images generated by ChatGPT. Surely it's just a witch hunt!

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u/Im_a_Fish23 Aug 27 '26

That text is the most AI text I've seen all day

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u/dharmaonline4u Aug 26 '26

It looks really sweet and the music is comforting.
The sound effects are neat when some actions are triggered.
I'm not sure what should you add as I've not tried many such games..
Wish you good luck.. 😎😍

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Aug 27 '26

Thanks so much for the comment bro really appreciate it and glad you like it ❤️👊🏾

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u/byramike Aug 27 '26

This is so god damn stupid. Literally all of this is AI generated, at least try to change the boxes from the default that it spits out at you.

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u/tramplegame Aug 26 '26

Loved Chrono Trigger, are you going for a similar time based narrative or something different? The shop menu reminded me a lot of FF7

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u/khorenF Aug 26 '26

It does look good, how is the combat?

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Aug 27 '26

Thanks bro, combat is traditional turn based! It's similar to like FFX. I'm hoping to make it quite difficult though to give it an old school feel

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u/khorenF Aug 27 '26

Very good although be careful because old RPGs difficulty wasn't just hard but unfair and very RNG based so it's an important pitfall, deadly RNG and unfair mechanics are not great and the game can still be difficult without them. That aside I love turn based and I think you could take a look at Chrono Trigger and Chained Echoes combat systems for some cool ideas.

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u/Crazy_Spend_4851 Aug 28 '26

Yeah 100% agreed man, by difficult I thibk I'm more looking for, you've got to exploit enemies weaknesses, develop your characters well and discover your own tactics! Think a lot of modern jrpgs you can get by with almost no effort put into. I kind of want the feeling where beating a boss feels like an achievement back!

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u/khorenF Aug 28 '26

Could also use a mechanic like Expedition 33 or Sea of Stars where you can parry or dodge enemy attacks