Re: [GD-Design] demo vs complete game

[<phi...@pl...>]

> > - Offering new features: new levels, and new options (fullscreen,
> > highscores, etc)

> Additional content is always a good thing.  I would be leery of making
> fullscreen a registered-only version, since it affects satisfaction of
> the demo version.  Highscores are similar in that respect.

I'd agree that full screen must be in the demo. However, hi-scores, you
could leave out. Or rather, you could make it so that the demo version
doesn't save anything, and completely resets when you quit the application.


> If they only play the demo once, they weren't going to buy the full game
anyway. But
> if they play the game a _second_ time... then it's worth telling them
about
> the cool things in the full version.

I believe this is a good general principle. If you want to play it a second
time (as in, a second session, not a second go), you should probably buy
it.

The first time is free.

Cheers,
Phil