5 Solo Game Dev Mistakes You MUST Avoid (My Experience!)

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  • @thomasbrush
    @thomasbrush  Год назад +37

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    • @yuukiv7502
      @yuukiv7502 Год назад +7

      Kinda scummy, dude. I noticed you doubled the price when you did your "50% off sale". I bought in September and paid $530 when it was not "on sale".
      Stuff like that makes me question whether the course was truthful as well.

  • @riddheshzaveri8103
    @riddheshzaveri8103 Год назад +126

    I am myself a lead unity game developer in a small gaming company and a passionate indie game developer who is working on his own game idea. Whenever I come to this channel and watch his insightful videos I always feel like my elder brother is teaching me about life from his own experiences. Love it so much!

  • @gaborszilagyi679
    @gaborszilagyi679 Год назад +66

    Totally disagree with mistake 3 and the story part. The 1# rule in game design, that there are drives during gameplay called primary and secondary drives. Primary drive is the game needs to play nicely, controlls need to be good and the gameplay loop needs to be captivating. Secondary drives can be anything, from music to story and so on. That is why the old games like Asteroids and Space Invaders worked so well and they feel good to play even today. Because of their primary drives.
    That is why we prototype games. Bad game mechanics need to be revealed during prototyping.

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 Год назад +6

      This is also why it saddens me when some (admittedly skilled) artist-background devs say they need to sink hours into making their game look "right" before even prototyping

    • @adrycough
      @adrycough Год назад +3

      I would say that your points are like the legs to a table, and the story is like the actual tabletop.
      The legs (function) are important and need to do their job or else the table is useless, and the tabletop(aesthetic) is what determines how valuable it is.
      That is why, in my opinion, the Honda Civic is so popular. It does its job damn well and it looks pretty good too.

    • @ramiru3264
      @ramiru3264 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@revimfadli4666The main reason most indie devs focus in the aesthetics first is to gather audience right off the bat

    • @revimfadli4666
      @revimfadli4666 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@ramiru3264 good point, though that aesthetic showcase can go in parallel with placeholders gameplay testing

    • @_theHUMUNGUS
      @_theHUMUNGUS 4 месяца назад +2

      @ramiru3264
      The main reason most indie devs focus on art first is that they don't know how to program

  • @ashliiiiii
    @ashliiiiii Год назад +28

    I am around one year into creating my own 2D sci-fi indie game. Your advice is invaluable in reducing the time and effort that goes into creating all the sprites myself and allows me to focus more on the story and gameplay. Thank you for the genuine advice coming from experience!

  • @AndrzejGieraltCreative
    @AndrzejGieraltCreative Год назад +34

    What an absolutely fantastic video - I don't know what it is but those first 4 minutes just hooked me right in! xD

  • @lemonpaperplanes
    @lemonpaperplanes Год назад +20

    Just putting this here do NOT asset flip, that is an *entirely* different thing than using assets to your advantage:)

    • @MetalsirenIXI
      @MetalsirenIXI 10 месяцев назад +1

      Please explain to me the difference

    • @MyYogfan
      @MyYogfan 9 месяцев назад

      buying assets to help with game dev is okay, solo devs, small teams, hell even huge company's all buy assets to help make games. Scammers and some shity company's buy all of the assets or most in their "game" to quickly slap together a something playable just to make a quick buck. @@MetalsirenIXI

    • @becomeunlimited
      @becomeunlimited 9 месяцев назад +11

      @@MetalsirenIXI
      Using Assets: Use assets to massively speed up the development, but choosing them in a way that they match and look good together, they have a similar "style/feeling" to them. For example, don't use ultra realistic weapons in a game that's otherwise low quality, it will look "amateurish".
      Asset Flipping: Take a bunch of assets, slap them in a project without thinking how they work together or if they have same style at all, and boom try to make some money quickly

  • @servicetosociety20
    @servicetosociety20 Год назад +12

    Best video you have made so far, you’re skills as a video essayist are getting better with every upload! Keep up the awesome work!

  • @Model_verse
    @Model_verse Год назад +5

    i am starting my solo dev journey. i have been watching your video for month to know how to do it. i was working full time as 3d artist in game dev studio. but now i dont know where to start as 3d modeler i started working on my assets but still stuck with the idea on how to start it. btw i learned alot from ur video keep up the work Peace. 🥰

  • @MadHatter99-break
    @MadHatter99-break Месяц назад

    the story telling point is indeed a helpful insight. Thank you for highlighting

  • @TheRealCzechmark
    @TheRealCzechmark Год назад +7

    As always Thomas! Great Advice and tips for us aspiring game devs.

  • @Vextipher
    @Vextipher Год назад +2

    As someone who's not artisticly inclined, #1 was very helpful to hear.

  • @vcdgamer
    @vcdgamer Год назад +4

    I countered mistake number 4 by experimenting with platforming elements as early as possible. As well as taking feedback from the first 3 games I"d ever made. And that helped me improve my level design. That and by playing and observing all the games I loved like Rayman Legends and Super Meat Boy.

  • @tronus_games
    @tronus_games Год назад +5

    Thanks for the video. Really helpful and deep in your explainations, thoughts and emotions.

  • @yannmassard3970
    @yannmassard3970 Год назад

    Hello. I randomly came upon your video. I like the way you present your experience, and the seriousness you put in the final result. I m on the edge of publishing my first videoGame, I got rejected by Apple for non consumable restore purchase problems. But the overall experience made me reconsider Game dev as an activity. I m doing this game for my kids, I ve been doing prototypes for them since 10 years, never released anything than jams or newsgrounds games, since money was never in the balance. I come from a very far away bkground in game dev, I started on amiga, assembly and stuff like that when I was a child. Worked both as a coder and as graphist my entire life. The only purpose of the indie game dev was, to me, just to have fun creating stuff. But when I promised the kids to release the game so their friends could be impressed, it all started to shift. All the details matter and everything starts to be a problem. Releasing an APP is way easier. Because it relies only on functionalites and ergonomics. Doing games is far more challenging, finished ones. You have so many ways during the process to loose the original soul of it. I ve also discovered that even if you know how to code, a final game requires, no matter the scale, a strong mindset in getting boring stuff organized. Anyways, I m starting to get old, in my 40s, I have decided to teach the kids how to code, and how to 3d (drawing is less necessary nowadays, and they suck at learning it). Because I feel that if I start to think about gameDev as a source of income, I might just loose the passion. While the passion is still here, better to give it to the next generation. Peace, and I m happy for your success.

  • @dreamisover9813
    @dreamisover9813 Год назад +5

    I thought undertale had great gameplay too, a bullet hell light style with different play modes. However, for some reason, Deltarune felt like it took effort for me to complete the first chapter. It felt more linear, the characters were still charming though. I can't quite make out what has changed with the game or with me between playing the 2 though.
    And I completely agree to the advice to purchase third party assets (or even outsource stuff) that is your weakness or you don't feel like spending the time learning. That can greatly reduce development time.

  • @kazekageno7711
    @kazekageno7711 Год назад +14

    I know well the struggle that comes from solo developing. I am developing a solo "masterpiece" that I know I am in WAAAAY over my head but I have spent the last 2 years making assets that I can't just throw away. I am currently stuck in a conundrum of sorts where I want to stick to the blockier style I began with and make that THE style but keep reiterating and upping the look just because of the perceived feel from a more proportional shaped character. Now I am working on 2 versions of my game because both routes are viable but its hard to choose just one and finish it... THAT is the downfall of solo devs because working in a bubble prevents you from seeing outside of yourself and having no one who even understands game dev to bounce things off of. Thats where communities come in but they can only get you so far and there is the risk they lead you on a whole 'nother path. End point: Game dev is HARD XD

    • @fmproductions913
      @fmproductions913 Год назад +2

      Same here. I wouldn't call mine master piece but it's something I wanted to make for a long time and I'm not really interested in other games in the long term.
      Also struggling with choosing between 2 directions, but i decided to prototype out both and then go with the one I think have more potential and the one I think is more fun/engaging to play. There is always the option to do some market research, seek out similar games to your specific gameplay and style, how they were doing. And also trying to get feedback from people that you think are in the target audience group. One problem is that by the time the game is finished, the landscape might have changed (genre being more saturated for example). And like you said, in my opinion, people might know what they want or don't wanna play when they see it, but most players are not good at game design, and make suggestions they think are fun or improve the product, but which might not work. Personally I will probably stay true to my vision, but when i get feedback I'll consider it and see if it fits the game direction and how I can integrate it (or not).

    • @kazekageno7711
      @kazekageno7711 Год назад +2

      @@fmproductions913 I forgot all about this post lol
      Nonetheless I appreciate your viewpoint on this matter. I am still working on my project but have chosen to go a blocky-ish style and consistently have to smack myself to keep from going beyond that like I'd like. The ease of iteration and the creation of new gear is much more important than making something that I think looks good. For now...
      Anyway, having the viewpoint of others is always good but like you said, it is better to see how it aligns to YOUR vision versus changing direction at every drop of a hat, so to speak, by people who mean well but have no idea how a game is actually made. Thank you for your reply and I hope that your project bears much fruit as we devs plow away at our games hoping that the market will be ready when we are :)
      Good fortune to you.

    • @fmproductions913
      @fmproductions913 Год назад

      @@kazekageno7711 Thanks, I wish you all the best for your project as well!

  • @javiertrevino5535
    @javiertrevino5535 Год назад +1

    Hey thomas, I just want to thank you, I'm a fan of the channel , I'm from Mexico.
    You just helped me figure out a strategy for using Unity store assets for my VR indie game, which is going to save me months or maybe even years of work, , great job! , keep up the good work.

  • @fourplenty
    @fourplenty Год назад +13

    Thanks for sharing this story Thomas! Gives us some sort of insight about what to expect when Articles start appearing for your game.

  • @vladkostin7557
    @vladkostin7557 Год назад +1

    Yeah, just by looking at your work and Father trailer I started to realize the mportance of atmosphere, and ou say story, yes, I can see that too. Great lesson, I'll make sure to apply it.

  • @tyata.1999
    @tyata.1999 3 месяца назад

    well played brother, your effort is inspiring.

  • @BeerfootBandit
    @BeerfootBandit Год назад

    No matter what I keep coming back to this video every now and then. It is really helpful and motivating

  • @SethB-no9iz
    @SethB-no9iz 9 месяцев назад

    This was a great video! I'm about to embark on a solo game in unreal. I have a good idea of what i want its just how and what to incorporate 😊 I'm excited

  • @aleksandragieralt7370
    @aleksandragieralt7370 Год назад

    Great video! And wonderful editing Andrzej Gieralt!

  • @Malak-rb6vu
    @Malak-rb6vu Год назад +1

    Man you inspire us to be game developers, and I love it!

  • @samorwhatever4485
    @samorwhatever4485 7 месяцев назад +1

    Currently a college student and I’m sick of it I can not focus on school the only think I think about is solo development if there wasn’t so much pressure from my parents I wouldn’t be in college I’d be making games. I’m driven to learn but just about computer science and graphic design. There is nothing I want more than this.

    • @UmmarFarooqMahroof
      @UmmarFarooqMahroof Месяц назад

      your parents are 200% right though. You NEED college be able to learn and solve problems. 90% of the work you do in any dev or game dev will be on learning and then breaking down problems into smaller pieces and solving them. College is the best place learn and practice that. You will learn things that you think you don't need but whatever it is will still involve solving problems or memorizing tried and tested fundamentals. So yes, pursue your passion but do it through college and complete it.

  • @humman007
    @humman007 Год назад +2

    But opposite of "mistake" #3 - gameplay over story will easily resolve mistake #5, good feeling gameplay with some repelayability will be much more effective to make game longer without boring sections and hard work on longer story elements

  • @666-d5y
    @666-d5y 11 месяцев назад

    good to know im doing much things right story wise. this was just an abstract daydream but im srsly working on it now

  • @seankim8908
    @seankim8908 Год назад +21

    To Mr. Brush or any current students of Full Time Game Dev: As someone who is considering becoming an indie game developer, I am thinking about getting said program, but I feel that I am not great at coming up with game ideas and thus that if that is the case, then everything I learn from the program will be fruitless. What are your thoughts on that? Thank you for your time and input.

    • @TheRealCzechmark
      @TheRealCzechmark Год назад +7

      Like everything, nothing comes easy at first. If you want to become a game designer. Maybe think of an idea each day. Just a simple one.
      And a lot of games are a combination of popular games. For example, Elden Ring = Dark Souls + Skyrim, Apex Legends = Titan fall + PUBG.
      You will struggle at first, but it will get easier if you do it more. If you don't mind struggling in the beginning then GO FOR IT!
      Remember, you just need one good idea to make a game.

    • @seankim8908
      @seankim8908 Год назад +5

      @@TheRealCzechmark Thanks for the input. After reading your response, I decided to become a student of the Full Time Game Dev course!

    • @unrealredist4124
      @unrealredist4124 Год назад +1

      @@seankim8908 sounds great ^^

    • @CubesAndPortals
      @CubesAndPortals Год назад +8

      The ideas come when you give them space to land. Put your phone in another room and just hang out with a pen & paper, a minute or two into boredom you'll start getting ideas for your games.

    • @unrealredist4124
      @unrealredist4124 Год назад +3

      @@CubesAndPortals that's actually a good idea
      Better then day dreaming on the bed

  • @MonhooGameDevlogs
    @MonhooGameDevlogs Год назад +1

    Thanks for video, Thomas.
    Very interesting subjects to talk 😁
    I mean it's very useful tips for beginners like me

  • @Sethalonian
    @Sethalonian Год назад +2

    5/10 is a mediocre game. It doesn't mean it's not worth playing it just means it doesn't do anything particularly good or bad.
    I liked Pinstripe. But if I were to put a number on it, I would probably have reviewed it at a 6/10 because of the basic gameplay.

  • @ferriswheel500
    @ferriswheel500 Год назад +1

    Bonus tip - Always use a spell checker, we all make mistakes. I put out a free game recently with shocking spelling that was the center of the first patch.
    And also "Mistake #5" Title card has a typo.

  • @adrycough
    @adrycough Год назад +2

    It would be pretty cool if there was a service that could give you the honest brutal feedback during development time, before launching, so you can make those changes accordingly. It seems like anytime you ask for feedback, nobody wants to be brutal.

  • @syedrayhan4317
    @syedrayhan4317 Год назад

    I really love your videos, like they inspire me to become a solo indie game dev
    I request you to like make a video on how highschool self taught kids jump into this area
    Thanks!!

  • @imclueless9875
    @imclueless9875 7 месяцев назад

    100% agreed, hated the gameplay of undertale but the story kept me going!

  • @chl_att
    @chl_att Год назад +4

    While a lot of my favorite video games were appealling to me thanks to their narrative quality, I highly disagree with your third point. For me, pushing the gameplay to a second plan and considering it to be less important than the inbetween cutscenes makes me question the point of developing a game in the first place. The most important thing that movies, animations or comics books don't have is the interactive experience that a video game can offer, and it revolves around the idea of the gameplay (the game The Path for exemple focuses on a "non-gameplay", such any walking simulator which are interesting to question what is a gameplay or not). If you only focus on the narrative becomes a "brand" you want to expend and I think we're missing what makes video games unique in the first place.

    • @_theHUMUNGUS
      @_theHUMUNGUS 4 месяца назад +1

      Criminally underrated comment. Video games are games first. And the most important thing a game must be is fun. If your thing ain't fun when broken down to rectangles and text interacting with each other, it's a shit game. Might be a great movie or novel, but it's a garbage game. If I can get the FULL experience of your game by watching a youtube video, it sucks as a game.

  • @sebay4654
    @sebay4654 Год назад +1

    My heroes are only heroes through chance(example Iris is a morally heroic character whos actions border on evil(unlike a lot of games her killing people is actually acknowledged as a bad thing even if the people she kills are horrible people) for the greater good as her primary villain isnt some faceless entity or even a company but a cult filed with unique characters who's evil primarily stems from there human greed (ironically the god they worship is actually good and tells them that being evil the way they are will inevitably lead to there destruction

  • @timothyv4887
    @timothyv4887 Год назад +2

    Hey Thomas, I mostly struggle with audio effects and music in my game. Would it be an idea for you to make a dedicated video about this topic? I think audio isn’t often been looked at by many people, on how to make great sound effects and music. Would love to see a video from you about it!

  • @philippmaluta978
    @philippmaluta978 Год назад

    Yes! "Story" by Robert McKee absolutely nuts!

  • @vallahdsacretor4839
    @vallahdsacretor4839 Год назад

    Huh. Thanks for the information!

  • @RaphaelSalmen
    @RaphaelSalmen Месяц назад

    why is no one talking about the fact that in 9:26 it looks like he has 4 fingers?? raptile hand :D no but serious, really great video, i just started my jurney and have 3 projects i work on. one of them as a solo dev :)

  • @MindOMatterEnt
    @MindOMatterEnt Год назад

    Great video Thomas!

  • @blasterxt9
    @blasterxt9 Год назад

    Thank you, sir Thomas Brush,

  • @abdoulraoufgambo
    @abdoulraoufgambo Год назад

    Thank you so much !!

  • @lokosstratos7192
    @lokosstratos7192 Год назад +2

    hey man have you ever released a browser game on like armor games (the web that host browser games. not the publisher itself)? if so how was the experience?

  • @wasabi5134
    @wasabi5134 Год назад

    Hey Thomas, I'd love to hear more about your experience with Undertale!

  • @joshnevel1504
    @joshnevel1504 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you

  • @GrahamOfLegend
    @GrahamOfLegend Год назад +1

    I'm really hoping to get a bunch of press, but also really hoping that Super Space Club doesn't get any 5s or lower haha. I'm fine with 3/5 and up 😅

  • @sonicboy150
    @sonicboy150 Год назад +1

    I have a 3d dream game I wanna make but I don't know how without a team, all I do is fantasize, what should I do?

  • @adorethered
    @adorethered Год назад +1

    I know I personally buy games that have low scores because I've found that games journalists usually have the opposite taste as me lol.

  • @vladkostin7557
    @vladkostin7557 Год назад

    Also. Punishment should be associated and counterbalanced with a reward that player gets when he avoid the punishment? e.g. Powerful pickup on the other end of this difficlut deadly jump. Punishment: death. Reward: the pickup.

    • @vladkostin7557
      @vladkostin7557 Год назад

      And then the best punishment is when player knows about the reward on the other end of it. Then instead of frustration "ah.. wtf is this?" it is: "darn, now one more time!"

  • @ridgio_
    @ridgio_ Год назад

    What's game with shordy who was roller blading and blickin'?

  • @vladkostin7557
    @vladkostin7557 Год назад

    Actually good "5 mistakes" video for once (youtube is full of clickbaity uninformative ones). Really good one.

  • @sanketvaria9734
    @sanketvaria9734 10 месяцев назад

    how do I avoid letting a game look like obvious assets flips when I do use asset flip?

  • @kerhabplays
    @kerhabplays Год назад +1

    Nice video as always man! I have an Idea..not actually but what if you just give a lucky subscriber your fulltimegamedev course? I mean you deserve more than this but there are many developers who can't afford buying this course(like me) so yeah...what do you say?

  • @DOSRetroGamer
    @DOSRetroGamer 10 месяцев назад

    I highly question some 5 dollar assets could replace years of personal grind if you are at least a somewhat competent artist.

  • @cortisol_induced_coma
    @cortisol_induced_coma Год назад

    The advice here is valuable; however, proofread your captions dude 💀there were missing spaces or letters in multiple of the quotes that appeared throughout the video

  • @liamlobo8666
    @liamlobo8666 Год назад

    How do we find this list of 100 game publishers?

  • @HerrBardo
    @HerrBardo Год назад

    "All press is good press" said Carlos Saúl Menem once.

  • @multigamer4653
    @multigamer4653 Год назад

    I love your content..I wanna do what your doing but with unreal..I have a few game ideas I need to bring to life...

  • @odracir3300
    @odracir3300 Год назад

    thomas hey !! i need your help buddy, i cant draw 2d big rocks... the circle small rocks dont scale well...and all of mine look like dinosaur eggs :(

  • @Matthewyoung439
    @Matthewyoung439 Год назад

    Undertales game play is crazy good

  • @nemo9396
    @nemo9396 Год назад

    How much revenue did your game make? Steam has only 17 reviews to date.

  • @MrSkyAndrea
    @MrSkyAndrea Год назад

    Thanks for your videos!
    I've got a question and I'm probably being paranoid here... but how do you know that publishers wouldn't just steal your idea?

    • @PaulSpades
      @PaulSpades Год назад

      the idea doesn't matter. a game is 95% execution, because it's usually an iterative process (it changes during development). if somebody steals your whole design document with story, planned assets, art direction and unique mechanics then you might be able to do something about it, legally.

  • @Hitboxhype
    @Hitboxhype Год назад

    Hey all, I’m looking to becoming a full-time game dev student, but I am not able to start right away due to current circumstances. If I were to purchase now, would I be able to start at any time I am able to?

  • @rokrjon
    @rokrjon Год назад

    Great video yet again but seriously, ya gotta check the spelling and grammar on the copy… a little distracting considering how well the video is edited and shot.

  • @GamerBoy_India
    @GamerBoy_India Год назад

    hey bro i have a doubt in my code i want to freeze my gameobjects position in y direction by script and as much i know i had written correct code but it is not running can u help me with what i have done wrong
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using UnityEngine;
    public class groundCheckCollider : MonoBehaviour
    {
    public Rigidbody2D rb;


    void Update()
    {

    }
    private void onTriggerExit2D(Collider2D col)
    {
    if (col.tag == "GroundTiles")
    {
    rb.constraints = RigidbodyConstraints2D.FreezePositionY;
    }
    }

  • @anininiqanitigun1378
    @anininiqanitigun1378 Год назад

    Where can i find free c# codes. I just started programming myself and with my first game but there are some difficulties?

  • @AnshumanStark
    @AnshumanStark Год назад +1

    ❤‍🔥🔥🔥

  • @Gabrielgaming-
    @Gabrielgaming- Год назад

    are there any good free game making apps for android because i want to make mobile games?

  • @shaheermasood7251
    @shaheermasood7251 Год назад

    I am currently developing a endless runnner game so should I publish it by myself or seek a publisher to publisher please help me I can't decide because I am not confident if the publisher would like it or not. Tell me opinion guys.

  • @Stoned_Coyote
    @Stoned_Coyote 2 месяца назад

    I wouldn't put too much stock in game urnalists. As we have seen these past few years they are out of touch with what gamers want.

  • @samorwhatever4485
    @samorwhatever4485 7 месяцев назад

    To the point you made about story over gameplay I think it can go both ways there’s games with no story but have great gameplay take the finals for example amazing gameplay 0 story

  • @MonsterMasterFightingLucario
    @MonsterMasterFightingLucario Год назад +1

    Soo… I must practice making good games before making the five games I want to make? Huh.

  • @spiralzzz3and419
    @spiralzzz3and419 8 месяцев назад

    7:37 wait is this true for dark souls and sekiro?

  • @y01cu_yt
    @y01cu_yt Год назад

    Hey Thomas, there's another video of yours that has exact same name with this one. Is it ok?

  • @smoss9813
    @smoss9813 10 месяцев назад

    I don't agree with your goals for game dev as a way of making money but I do agree with the dislike of undertales game play. It was dull

  • @Maukustus
    @Maukustus Год назад

    I have a problem, i don't have friends who would give feedback on what i create.

  • @rily2885
    @rily2885 Год назад

    yeah, I do disagree with that one point about the story, you are right about it but being ok with mediocre gameplay sounds like the wrong mentality, don't get me wrong, I think is fair to forgive a game with mediocre gameplay when everything else is that good, but if the focus of your game is the story it would better to make the game flow smoothly trough the story without poor gameplay in between as obstacle.
    It is a good advice nevertheless, is just that part of settle for mediocrity and calling mistake to give the story a secondary role what felt a little missguided, if you are making a game the game itself should be the main focus, nothing wrong with trying to make a living out of it, but just as your next advice points out, replayability makes for good value, and good gameplay makes for replayability. At the end of the day having realistic expectatives of your games is healty, but lowering them to the point of being pesimistic can harm your creativity, which is very needed in these days.
    Anyways, thanks for the video, it was very helpful, your experiences are giving me a lot of valuable feedback and I'll come back for more, keep it up man

  • @marche4ever
    @marche4ever Год назад

    Tell Mistake 5 to every open world game out there

  • @aliriomiguel
    @aliriomiguel Год назад

    Ok I saw Polygon there... Why?

  • @CrowGamesDev
    @CrowGamesDev 12 дней назад

    Goa

  • @Sheriff_Ahmed_
    @Sheriff_Ahmed_ Год назад

    @Thomas Brush what about mobile games

  • @anothercastle17
    @anothercastle17 5 месяцев назад

    Might have to disagree with that third point. If you as a developer are going to duct tape a story (using the most overdone and limiting narrative structure) over a game to justify bad gameplay, you probably shouldn’t be developing. You should be writing.
    Good, fun gameplay isn’t hard to achieve. Look at Super Mario Bros. Look at Minecraft. Look at chess, even.
    A good story, however, is.
    I just feel like that bit of advice is backwards.

    • @tyata.1999
      @tyata.1999 3 месяца назад

      I think it depends on genre and players, most games I remember for a long time stayed with me because of the story. Games like waking dead, to the moon, life is strange has barely any gameplay but I still wanted to complete because of the story and it never felt tedious.

  • @galacticgamer9046
    @galacticgamer9046 Год назад

    I enjoy your content but I heavily disagree with the majority of this but you've released far bigger games than me so I suppose I'll keep it in mind

  • @SkaiaMechanic
    @SkaiaMechanic 5 месяцев назад

    Oh look, a year and a half late. Still responding because of the algorithm. Very much disagree with #3, and as expected your Undertale example, but maybe not for the reason you expected. How story and gameplay combine depends completely on the game itself. Yes, I've played a handful of games that have kept me on board when the gameplay didn't provide enough encouragement by itself, but I've poured hundreds and hundreds of hours into factory-building games that have little to no story, or racing games that simply want you to "go fast," or fighting games that...well, you get the idea. Saying "Story" or "Gameplay" is key as a catch-all undermines the versatility of video games as a medium.
    In regards to Undertale, I agree that the writing is fantastic, but the "story" only really comes into focus at the end, and is a means for an ending. What made Undertale so influential were the Characters. You might call it semantics, throwing them under Story, but I think the distinction is important since you're already making a pretty big generalization (that Story makes up for lackluster gameplay). Characters that seem very flat at first glance, but in each case make you want to keep getting to know them. Characters that keep giving amazing lines one after another, but never give you all the answers you want. Really, Undertale's a game that's pretty mediocre on most fronts. The graphics are bad, the story is simple most of the way through, the interesting gameplay premise "Bullet-Hell RPG" is...adequately done by making each character unique in battle, but doesn't really come into its own until Deltarune. Even its Game Maker programming is horrendous. But the interesting characters (backed by a world-class soundtrack) do the heavy lifting, so much so making Undertale one of the most influential indie games of all time.

  • @kilabeann
    @kilabeann Год назад +136

    Watching in school gang👇

    • @Sheriff_Ahmed_
      @Sheriff_Ahmed_ Год назад +24

      Dropped out, alone, trying to prove to nagging parents it's possible gang??😓

    • @zaidlacksalastname4905
      @zaidlacksalastname4905 Год назад +8

      @@Sheriff_Ahmed_ why drop out lol you just shot your job opportunities to fund your game in the foot.

    • @Sheriff_Ahmed_
      @Sheriff_Ahmed_ Год назад +16

      @@zaidlacksalastname4905 actually got kicked out for poor performance. I was too focused on learning how to code myself, since the uni I went didn't teach the practical aspects.
      I choose computer science because I thought they would teach me how to code....not a single class covered code 😭......for 4 yrs

    • @gameryt-dx6eq
      @gameryt-dx6eq Год назад

      Watching inside school, or watching before graduation?

    • @fus3n
      @fus3n Год назад +7

      @@Sheriff_Ahmed_ Bruh how did they not teach coding in cs and not even a single year? where do u live man that's problematic, I heard they don't do it properly but never touched damn

  • @vlweb3d
    @vlweb3d Год назад

    and now Levi does NOT have a job
    because he's a so-called "games journalist" LOL
    No one listens to "games journalists" anymore.

  • @linuxrant
    @linuxrant Год назад

    I wonder if it might be a good buisiness model to produce buggy and glitchy games on purpose (with some crazy physics or something) just because it might be entertaining on a stream...

    • @PaulSpades
      @PaulSpades Год назад +1

      goat simulator has already been done. as well as countless clones in that same direction.

    • @linuxrant
      @linuxrant 11 месяцев назад

      @@PaulSpades yeah, but there are countless types of bugs and mechanics with weird behaviour you can come up with... I think you do not see the vein of gold here :)

  • @HerMi.T
    @HerMi.T Год назад

    undertale's gameplay isn't for everyone. that's why you found it boring.

  • @DavidZobristGames
    @DavidZobristGames Год назад

    Did you get someone on fiverr to read that article?

  • @shiba2ndworlder
    @shiba2ndworlder 11 месяцев назад

    The second example for Mistake 3 doesn't fit IMHO. Because Undertale has a nonsensical story reliant on contrivances, AND lackluster gameplay.

  • @CRA1546
    @CRA1546 2 месяца назад

    lol L gameplay sell story? Write a book

  • @theeleutheria1053
    @theeleutheria1053 Год назад

    First, ig

  • @atlassatori1151
    @atlassatori1151 Год назад

    Game feel is the holy grail

    • @atlassatori1151
      @atlassatori1151 Год назад

      Needa play more games your self to understand what actually feels good 🎉

    • @atlassatori1151
      @atlassatori1151 Год назад

      Keeps you in touch