geomoth, an adventure game

[droqen]

I have a problem with geomoth as well as the underlying "adventure game manifesto" upon which it was founded, but before i get into that let me get all my eggs in one basket.

[droqen]

Geomoth: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2741270/GEOMOTH_BOOT_SEQUENCE/

Adventure Manifesto: https://matthewlacker.itch.io/adventure-manifesto

Story stack:
STORY
WORLD
ECONOMY
ACTION
FANTASY
(I hope i have these in the right order)

[droqen]

The adventure manifesto is in the realm of the fantasy. Then on top we built a control scheme (action), which i think is interesting, but also just kind of awkward and difficult to learn. Opinionated. It uses up a lot of jank budget.

[droqen]

To switch as we have to a different genre basically, leaning on the strength of the ACTION, undercuts its very foundation, its fantasy

[droqen]

OK, so what's the problem with the adventure manifesto? It's a very loose fantasy, almost a blank space within which a specific fantasy might conceivably fit. (Or is that a story?)

We had a particular kind of emotional ideal and went to building pieces, but we never paused and took stock of what actual events would occur...

[droqen]

We had neither the language nor the tools to create intentional story-fantasy beats.

[droqen]

First one asks, WHAT IS THE FANTASY, but then one must proceed to ask. WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY/OBVIOUS MOMENTS OF EXPERIENCE WHICH COMPRISES SUCH FANTASY?

Then, only then, may we begin to ask, WHAT IS THE NECESSARY ACTION?