GameStoryLog Update #10.9.2: Quick fixes + wild idea for an AI chatbot for the site 🤖
Added 2025-06-27 18:34:30 +0000 UTCHey guys! Just pushed out another small update and honestly had this random idea I can’t stop thinking about…
*Latest Changes:*
- Slapped CAPTCHA on login/register/password reset pages
- Finally fixed that annoying password reset bug where clicking the email link was directly logging you in instead of taking you to the actual reset page
- Made some design tweaks to the forgot password page
- Adjusted the reset emails so they’re less likely to get tossed into spam hell
Hit me up if anything’s still acting weird!
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*So… AI chatbot for GameStoryLog?*
Okay this might sound crazy but hear me out. I was browsing the site last night thinking about how I could make it better - like finding specific games out of the massive library we have now, and managing all the other stuff - when it hit me: what if you could just ask the site things?
Like instead of clicking through a million filters and menus, you could just be like:
- “yo what are some good romance VNs like the ones I gave 9s to?”
- “any new fantasy games dropped this month that don’t suck?”
- “show me games with female MCs I haven’t played yet”
Or even cooler library management:
- “what’s in my backlog that actually got updated recently?”
- “how much time have I wasted on completed games?” (probably don’t want to know lol)
- “which games did I drop that might be worth giving another shot?”
Plus community stuff like finding what’s popular with people who have similar taste as you, or discovering games that are flying under the radar.
Could even handle simple questions like “what lists is this game on” or “who’s been adding this game to their library lately”
I dunno, just feels like it could make everything way more natural? Instead of hunting through menus you could just talk to it like you’re asking a friend who somehow memorized everyone’s gaming habits and preferences.
I mean, I know this stuff isn’t simple to build, and I’m still just tossing ideas around here. Something like this would need some real money to do properly - which is why Patreon support makes such a huge difference for ambitious features like this. But wanted to gauge interest before diving deeper.
Think it’s worth pursuing or am I getting too carried away with this idea? What other stuff would you want to ask a GameStoryLog chatbot? Drop your thoughts below!
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Comments
Yeah, I figured that out over the past few days while experimenting - the costs, complexity, and edge cases aren’t worth it right now. I’ve dropped the chatbot idea for now and will just focus on improving the core features.
GameStoryLog
2025-07-02 17:51:48 +0000 UTCAbsolutely wild and ridiculous idea: Maybe just actually ask a friend, or just use the search system? It's already set up pretty well, so you're probably gonna get better results faster than with any LLM attempt, since you can easily filter out stuff you don't want, and then just sort by highest rated, and select some tag of whatever you feel like at that moment. Any LLM solution here is either end in tons of bills from OpenAI (I can't imagine they'd even allow something like this) or ridiculous server bills, not to mention the questionable reliability you're bound to have with something like this.
Kaki
2025-07-02 17:46:13 +0000 UTC
