Amazing results from the Coupling survey!

So pretty recently, we’ve had a bunch of possible visual representations of Coupling. But, they were quite drastically different from each other! We couldn’t decide which look we liked the most, so we issued the Coupling visual survey! We wanted to see what the so-called outside perspective on the game was. And we were surprised to find that the results were similar to what we thought of the game, already!

The two main themes were:

The Puzzles Theme (the I Think I Know You version and the Best Evening Host version)

And The Funky Feet Theme

First, everyone created an impression of every visual concept by itself.

Not just in terms of how much they like them, but also in terms of what they remind them of. The I Think I Know You concept reminded most people of a game of getting to know each other (63% of interviewees). The Best Evening Host version seemed to most a game of entertaining people (68%), and more than a half of interviewees seemed to think of The Funky Feet Theme as a mainly funny game, with some of them noting that the concept reminded them of games such as Exploding Kittens.

Then, they decided in terms of the game itself.

After that, the survey attendees had the chance to read a short presentation of the game. Then they could decide which visual concept they think is the most suitable for the game by rating them from 1 to 5. And here, it became clear which concept we would go with in the end. I Think I Know You beat the competition by a long shot, with 65% of votes rating it 4 and 5. The Best Evening Host got 49% of votes in the same range, and The Funky Feet Theme 33%.

And so, the Coupling survey mostly decided the visual look of Coupling. Just now, we’re finishing the final look of the game, which will include what we think are the best bits of every concept. Stay tuned, some major visual news are coming very soon!