I know I can't reach AAA quality with my after work passion project but what the general public expects from indie games often feels equally unreachable
How do you get into a good headspace about the fact you'll always have limited resources and can only learn so much at a time?
#indiedev #gaming
How do you get into a good headspace about the fact you'll always have limited resources and can only learn so much at a time?
#indiedev #gaming
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Would you mind sharing in which ways the degree helped vs how the job helped?
All of it helped with self expression and that I learned to value that more thanwhat the end accomplishment achieved tbh.
lean into your strengths, and out of your weaknesses
work smarter not harder (great at illustration? draw! good with shaders? make 1 cool shader that will work forever)
reduce scope. your 1 year project will take 5 years, so do a 1 month project instead that takes 1 year
and being a generalist is good actually! just don't fight uphill battles. figure out what A) your good at + B) you enjoy, you're laughing. spare time dev should be Fun
Helps if you can enjoy the journey too!
dont worry about audience expectations— they are truly unknowable, irrelevant
You just do your best and hope that one day something good will happen to you too.
Minecraft is the best selling game of all time and Balatro was a huge hit last year.
The game I am making is for me. It is an ode to my favorite games from my childhood.
My goal is to have fun and point to something I accomplished.
Everything is intentional and personal, not an attempt to reach something it cannot do.
Because a real gamer understand we can’t all make cave story, especially our first time, or second or even third. A real gamer knows that it’s about the content & while aesthetics add, they not mandatory.
Don’t be afraid to get help wherever u can
That team managed to do a hell of a lot with procedural generation and stylistic choices. Low res textures with high quality lighting really reduced the workload but still looks fantastic. Think big, work small.