Get Clear Answers Before You Commit
Sometimes you need expert perspective before launching into full development. Our consultation service provides technical assessments, feasibility analyses, and strategic guidance from developers who understand arcade-style games.
What You'll Gain
When you engage our consultation service, you're receiving more than just opinions. You're getting structured analysis from developers who've built numerous arcade-style and simple games, backed by practical experience with what works and what doesn't.
Your consultation will provide clear answers to your technical questions, realistic assessments of feasibility and timeline, and strategic recommendations based on your specific goals. You'll understand potential challenges before encountering them, know which platforms make sense for your concept, and have a roadmap for moving forward if you choose to develop.
Beyond verbal discussion, you'll receive written documentation of our recommendations that you can reference later or share with stakeholders. This serves as a foundation for your project planning, whether you develop with us, another team, or in-house. The clarity gained helps you make informed decisions with confidence.
The Questions You're Facing
You have a game concept that seems promising, but questions remain. Is this technically feasible within your budget? Which platform makes most sense? Should you build this as a web game, mobile app, or both? How long would development realistically take? These uncertainties make it difficult to commit resources or pitch the project internally.
Finding trustworthy technical perspective isn't straightforward. Many developers want to sell you development services rather than provide objective analysis. Others lack specific experience with arcade-style games, meaning their advice doesn't account for the unique considerations these projects involve. You need someone who can assess your situation honestly.
Perhaps you're preparing an RFP and need help defining technical requirements. Or you're deciding between multiple game concepts and want to understand which is most viable. Maybe you need to present realistic cost and timeline estimates to stakeholders. Without expert input, you risk either overcommitting to something problematic or abandoning something perfectly achievable.
Our Consultation Approach
Concept Assessment
We evaluate your game concept thoroughly. This includes analyzing core mechanics for technical feasibility, identifying potential challenges in implementation, and assessing how well the concept aligns with your stated goals. You'll understand whether your vision is achievable as imagined or needs refinement.
Platform Recommendations
We help you determine which platforms make sense for your project. This considers your target audience, distribution plans, technical requirements, and budget constraints. You'll understand the tradeoffs between web, mobile, and desktop deployment, receiving clear guidance rather than vague possibilities.
Timeline and Cost Estimation
We provide realistic estimates for development timeline and budget based on your specific requirements. These aren't sales pitches - they're honest assessments grounded in our experience with similar projects. You'll have numbers you can actually use for planning and decision-making.
Development Planning Assistance
Whether you're preparing an RFP, planning in-house development, or evaluating proposals, we help structure the technical approach. This includes defining requirements, identifying key milestones, and suggesting risk mitigation strategies. You'll have a solid foundation for whatever path you choose.
Your Consultation Experience
Initial Information Gathering
Before our consultation session, you share details about your concept, goals, constraints, and specific questions. This allows us to prepare properly rather than discovering your situation during the session itself. The more context you provide, the more valuable our analysis becomes.
Structured Discussion Session
We conduct a focused consultation session addressing your specific questions and concerns. This isn't a sales pitch - it's a technical discussion aimed at giving you the clarity you need. We explore your concept, discuss feasibility, review platform options, and address any technical uncertainties.
Analysis and Recommendations
Following our session, we compile our findings into a written document. This includes our assessment of your concept, platform recommendations with reasoning, timeline and budget estimates, potential challenges to consider, and suggested next steps. You'll have something concrete to reference and share.
Follow-Up Support
After delivering your consultation documentation, we remain available for clarification questions. If something in the report needs explanation or if new questions arise from our recommendations, you can reach out for brief follow-up discussions. We want to ensure our guidance is actually useful to you.
What to Expect
- Honest technical assessment without sales pressure
- Answers grounded in practical development experience
- Clear documentation you can reference and share
- Realistic timelines and budget estimates
- Strategic guidance for your specific situation
Consultation Format: Sessions can be conducted via video call for interactive discussion or structured as email exchange for those who prefer written communication. Either format includes comprehensive documentation of our recommendations.
Investment Details
Technical Game Consultation
This investment provides you with expert technical perspective on your game project before committing larger resources to development. You're receiving honest assessment, practical recommendations, and documented guidance that helps you make informed decisions with confidence.
The value extends beyond the immediate consultation. You're gaining clarity that prevents costly mistakes, realistic expectations that enable proper planning, and strategic direction that increases your project's likelihood of success. For many clients, this consultation either validates their approach or reveals critical adjustments needed before development begins - both outcomes that save significant time and resources.
Whether you proceed with us, another developer, or handle development internally, the insights and documentation from this consultation remain valuable throughout your project's lifecycle. You're building a foundation for informed decision-making.
What's Included:
Timeline: Consultation sessions are typically scheduled within one week of engagement, with written documentation delivered within 3-5 business days following our session. For more complex projects requiring deeper analysis, we can structure multi-session consultations.
Why Our Guidance is Valuable
Specialized Experience
Our consultation draws on eight years of focused work with arcade-style and simple games. We've seen what works, what fails, and what looks promising but creates unexpected challenges. This accumulated knowledge informs our assessments and recommendations.
When we tell you something is feasible within a certain timeline, that's based on actual projects we've completed. When we flag a potential issue, it's because we've encountered it before. Our guidance comes from practical experience rather than theoretical knowledge.
Honest Assessment
Unlike consultations that function as extended sales pitches, ours focuses on giving you accurate information. If your concept has significant challenges, we'll explain them clearly. If it's more straightforward than you feared, we'll tell you that too.
This honesty serves your interests even if you don't proceed with us. You're better off knowing the real situation upfront than discovering problems after committing resources. We'd rather be helpful than simply agreeable.
Structured Analysis
We approach consultation systematically rather than offering scattered opinions. This means examining your concept from multiple angles including technical feasibility, platform suitability, scope appropriateness, and strategic alignment with your goals.
The structured approach ensures we don't miss important considerations. It also makes our documentation more useful since you can see the reasoning behind each recommendation rather than just receiving conclusions.
Actionable Recommendations
Our guidance focuses on what you can actually do with the information. Rather than vague advice about approaches to consider, we provide specific recommendations with clear reasoning. You'll understand not just what we suggest but why we suggest it.
This practical orientation makes the consultation immediately useful whether you're preparing an RFP, pitching internally, evaluating development options, or planning next steps. The documentation becomes a working reference rather than something filed away.
Our Commitment to You
Quality Guidance Assurance
We're committed to providing consultation that genuinely helps you make better decisions. If our analysis doesn't address your key questions or if our recommendations lack the clarity you need, we'll continue working with you until you have the information required. The goal is usefulness, not just completion.
No Pressure Follow-On
This consultation service exists to help you gain clarity, not to funnel you into development services with us. If our analysis suggests you should pursue development elsewhere, handle it internally, or even reconsider the project entirely, we'll tell you honestly. Your success matters more than our pipeline.
Confidentiality Respect
Your game concepts and project details remain confidential. We understand you're sharing sensitive information to receive proper assessment, and we treat that trust appropriately. Nothing discussed during consultation gets shared or reused without your explicit permission.
Simple goal: Provide you with honest, actionable guidance that helps you make informed decisions about your game project with confidence.
How to Schedule Your Consultation
Describe Your Situation
Reach out through our contact form or email info@fennec-labs.com directly. Share information about your game concept, what stage you're at, and what questions you need answered. Include any relevant background about your goals, constraints, or timeline. The more context you provide, the better prepared we can be.
Schedule the Session
We'll review your information and schedule a consultation session at a time that works for you. We'll confirm the format (video call or email exchange), duration, and any materials we'd like you to prepare beforehand. This ensures we use our time together efficiently.
Engage in Discussion
During the consultation, we work through your questions systematically. You'll have our full attention focused on understanding your situation and providing useful perspective. Feel free to ask follow-up questions or request clarification on anything that's unclear.
Receive Documentation
Within a few days, you'll receive comprehensive written documentation of our analysis and recommendations. This becomes your reference material for decision-making and planning. If anything needs clarification, reach out and we'll address it promptly.
Ready for Expert Perspective?
Let's discuss your game concept and questions. You'll gain clarity about feasibility, receive strategic guidance, and have a solid foundation for informed decision-making.
Schedule Your Consultationor contact us at info@fennec-labs.com
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