7 minutes in and I already have tears in my eyes because of the amount of courage and the "everything will be alright" attitude, thank you Buddy, honestly.
“ The moment you’ve made a character walk on screen , you’ve already won. “ Damn man.. I gotta say honestly this is one of the most inspirational videos I’ve ever watched on RUclips. Thanks for sharing your valuable information brother.
Hard to believe it took a year for the algorithm to pick up on this message and deliver it to the right crowd. I think it was the shorts. They drive up interaction in a whole new way.
From a video perspective, this is extremely interesting how with no editing, he was able to keep me engaged the ENTIRE time. Great video, very inspiring!
The list of people who can livestream without driving me batty, and actually hold my attention, is very short, and may include this man, if this is how his stream typically goes.
@@davidskidmore3442, his streams are like this every single time he streams, especially now that his audience is insanely large, he always has a question to answer and something to talk about or someone to interact with.
@justvibing4796 I didn't say it was a dialogue. And no, a vast majority of the human population won't be "entertained" by this for 20 seconds, let alone 44 minutes.
I had no intention of making a game. But hearing you talk so passionately and calmly about the thing you love in your RUclips Shorts brought me here. And now I'm off to start my first game!
What I was also hoping you’d mention when talking about Five Nights at Freddys is the fact that it’s made in a block-programming language which basically doesn’t require programming skills whatsoever. Five Nights at Freddy’s, the Five Nights at Freddy’s that now has a movie centered around the Franchise and sells merch like crazy, that Five Nights at Freddy’s was basically made in a leveled up Scratch engine. The whole “you don’t need to be a good programmer” argument is multiplied when taking that into account.
I dont have much experience with those scratch like programming languages, but don't they just replace a few keyboard strokes with fancy drag n drop graphics? You still need to understand what they do, and once you got it, you might just as well type them out like in any normal programming language?
@@deadlypendroppingby the advantage of block coding is that it displays all the functions you can use in a menu. the issue i've had with traditional coding is that i do not know what words to use to do what i want
It doesn’t even use block coding it’s even more basic it’s a event editor so you literally don’t have to learn anything which is awesome it makes it so easy to make a game
@@DoktorBeta Visual Studio also shows possible code thanks to IntelliSense. Eclipse also seems to have something similar. (And even if you don't have a sophisticated IDE, a compiler won't necessarily suggest code, but it will tell you if you wrote nonsense)
This is the most motivating and helpful individual I've found in the game dev space, and that's saying quite a lot, as most devs are so helpful and encouraging. This man makes me feel like my dreams are within my grasp, and that's so rare to find.
I came to the comments for this video in particular to say almost the exact same thing. I've been doing game dev for years, but finding this channel has really revitalised my passion for creating.
I've been seeing Thor in my shorts for a while and finally got around to checking out the channel, this has to be the most uplifting creator I've ever seen 😄 guys fostering a whole community
13:38 'No matter what you make, someone on the internet is going to make fun of you. But... It's yours, and they didn't make it.' Such an important perspective for all parts of life; appreciate your smaller achievements and be proud you're moving in the right direction. I found you a couple days ago, Thor, through shorts. As a nearly-graduate game programmer, your channel, and attitude, are very motivating. Thanks, bud. ❤
@@ExplodeReality What's helped me most is making bigger goals into a smaller goals, and, as Thor said a different time, comparing my past self with my current self, not others with myself.
@@ExplodeReality Before I did programming, I graduated from a Bachelor's in English Literature and Creative Writing. At the time, I was 18. My closest friend was a fellow in his fifties. He was making a fresh start in a new direction and he was good at what he did, a master of words. From my own experiences, I've seen many older folks achieving great things, from academia to career shifts. It can happen. People find their way. I hope that you achieve something you want to do. I'm sure you will. ❤️
I’ve been sitting on the edge of music, art/animating, and level design for years now. I’m currently trying to learn guitar, but I can’t stop holding myself back due to confidence issues. I haven’t even tried level design yet. I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t be like me. Learn how to work with yourself if that makes any sense. It’s extremely hard to get out of a negative thought pattern when you get into one, and it can become extremely demotivating and detrimental when you feel like you’re trapped somewhere between your aspirations, and your self imposed limitations.
You're allowed to make bad music. You're allowed to make bad games. You're allowed to make bad art. You're allowed to be less than perfect. Nothing of any real consequence is going to happen because you suck at those things, and you won't get better unless you allow yourself to be bad at it first. Go for it.
I think it's awesome that you're trying to learn guitar! we need more instrument players in the world. Keep at it! One thing that I know is true, but it isn't often said, is that any guitar player sucks 90% of the time, because you're studying, learning, and failing, until just a tiny bit of the song or piece sounds nice, and then you go to the next bit, suck for a while, and repeat the process. Everyone sucks most of the time, so don't worry about it.
It will be a top down roguelike, but i doubt i will be doing a video type devlog, i will be pretty bussy with the other stuff at school :D. Mby after i graduate ill release a video devlog i dont really know as of now
@@XenoTravis Nah man it's more that I saw the video title "Make Video Games" is so encouraging as is the video itself it turns out that it made me wanna click
As a disabled guy myself, I definitely appreciate controller support. Hearing that you add support to your games after learning about it's importance to disabled people leads me to believe that you are, indeed, a giga-chad. I'll be checking out Heartbound for sure.
Im so glad i found this channel. I've had ideas for years that i feel like could only be done through a video game. You got me hyped as fuck to dive in. Thanks man.
I just found this and I'm learning to make games at the age of 27. I'm pretty inspired even tho many times I have to shut down the classic voices of "you're making the wrong choice". Your content is one thing that is helping to counterweight this voices with ease. Thank you very much for everything.
35 here and just finished my introductory Python course. Its absolutely never too late to start doing something. Alan Rickman (Snape) got his first acting role at 46.
Another huge ignored aspect of game development is physical and mental health. Eat a vegetable, go for a walk, and SLEEP. Go to therapy, the worst parts of your mind and personality are the #1 thing that will sabotage you. Don't abandon your friends and family for your game. You need your support network.
I am watching your video right now and I am trying not to tear up. I have always wanted to make games and I recently bought a computer for it. I am so excited and ready to do this. I don't care how long it takes me or how hard it gets, I want to create things that people will talk about and enjoy. Thank you so much for this! :)
Same here. Ive been a web developer for 20+ years and i just walked away from that career because I am so burnt out on it. The idea of being able to apply my coding skills to something I actually like fires me up. I always avoided games because I have no art or music skills.
Thanks so much for this!! It’s refreshing to hear info about indie game making from someone who’s workin on a game themselves! I’m super pumped to work on my project after this :]
When he talked about "finding the right tool for the job" regarding engines, I agreed with him 100%. I learned a similarly worded phrase, but with the exact same meaning, in the military. "The mission dictates the tools" You don't use a pellet gun to hunt bears, you don't hit a drive through with a stretched limo, and you don't use a resource heavy engine when you want to make Tic-Tac-Toe.
Man you are just amazing, the amount of courage you spread is crazy. I stopped working on my games for a year now and stumbled upon your shorts and now on this video. Thank you for your work, I feel so motivated to start and hopefully end something one day.
Recently finding your shorts and now exploring your channel has been a blessing, your whole character makes the video extremely entertaining and incredibly informative. I'll gladly be sharing your channel and website with other inspiring developers :)
I don't have plans to make any games, but this video activated my neurons. I feel like this advice also extends to art, too, and its got me hyped to open my sketchbook tomorrow morning
as someone who has been through the whole process of creating indie games several times without actually finishing 95% of the projects i started on, i can say that the hardest part for me is keeping my motivation up to actually finish something. i might go all-in during a few days or a week and make huge progress and eventually i hit a wall where stuff don't either work out the way it want it to, or my inspiration runs out.
I feel the same way. Theoretically you should be able to improve your results by studying the underlaying technology, describing your game in a Game Development Document (GDD) and having a scrum like planning with a final deadline and sprints for specific features. You do the most important basic implementation and work your way down the task list until there is no time left in the sprint. The explanation is that "stuff don't working out" is a symptom of wrong expectations probably because of too little knowledge. The "hitting a wall" is just something that happens, although you can pace yourself, too have better balance. It's more important to have a backbone you can fall back on once you hit that wall.
I’ve had a few projects get like that but I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes certain projects run their course and you fall out of love.
I can't believe the algo didn't suggest your channel earlier. Honestly, i saw a few shorts and i'm starting to go through the catalogue now. You truly are an inspiration man. Keep up the good fight!
Thank you for making this, I'm currently in a game indie dev class learning all the basics and this video reminded me that games are truly a piece of art, whatever tool you use you can still make something from it and it is beautiful.
This video may be a year old when I stumbled upon it today, but this is inspiring and hopeful to me. Especially with how the large company scale of gaming and game dev jobs has been going lately. So thanks Thor! For sharing this, showing this, and igniting a little spark back into the soul of this aspiring creator!
I just recently found your channel and really needed this video. I graduated college a couple of years ago with a cs degree and zero motivation. I’ve been stuck at a retail job since and hating every minute. I got a degree because I thought comp sci was cool and making video games sounded like a fun thing I could do with it. Fast forward to graduation with burn out and no real passion for it anymore. I’ve been stuck in tutorial hell for a while and it sucks my motivation out of me. Finding this video has helped me so much. I made a “game” that all you do is rotate the map and a ball drops. Super simple like 2 lines of code if that. My motivation and drive has come back. Progress is progress, it looks different for everyone. It’s just important that you start.
Man this video is marvelous. I’m a artist struggling with some stuff and in the middle of sometime feelings I remembered your videos on shorts, here on YT and man… Now I have a clarity and motivation to keep moving forward in this game dev journey. My dream always was be a awesome professional to being able to going back and teach the new generation and you are, literally, a model for that even if you are doing it just to enjoy yourself. Thank you a lot for this video!!!❤❤❤ Muito obrigado meu mano, Brasil te ama tbm 🇧🇷😊
I really appreciate this video; really inspiring. It's funny because a lot of the skills you mentioned (coding, writing, art) are things I CAN do, and yet I've struggled to make a playable game. For me I've had difficulty sticking to a project and setting a reasonable scope so I haven't completed any of my projects, and I end up getting burnt out and going on a creative hiatus/slump for months. But, everything you recommend in this video is so true, and I'm driven to pick it back up again -- I'll aim to make something simple and smaller first, and go from there.
this is the single most important game dev vid out there. As a solo game dev for 5 years I only took jobs and all my projects that were meant to be released as my own games somewhere in the future landed unfinished, due to all the uncertainties I had. This cleared up so much confusion for me as to what works like what, gave me confidence and now I see at least 5 projects I could easily polish and release in half a year time (not at once, one by one, but still, finish them up fast) and fly them to the steam shelves. Thank You. You really did help me and probably ever wont know how much it really did help me, even if it wont work for me in the end. Its a massive stepping stone.
Thanks you for all these tips ! I was motivating myself to create a game during hollydays. A true game that i would compete, and you posted your video at the perfect timing !
I don't even want to be dev and you got me motivated. I just came across your video and it was extremely inspirational, I want more people to see this video to hopefully generate the same inspiration as it did with me.
As an aspiring indie game developer, this has quickly become one of my favourite videos ever. It's getting harder and harder to count how many times I've listened to it. Thanks for being a voice in the industry Thor!!!
Jesus dude, "you don't fight the end boss at level 1" might the the most basic yet profound thing I've heard you say. It actually got me kinda misty-eyed, because it's something I needed to hear. Thank you!
I'm a musician that builds guitar pedals, amps (tube and solid state) and I've restored a vintage tube radio receiver and I'd love to do more. So I have a lot to fill my time.....but I oddly want to start making games now lol. Very encouraging speech, and a great argument for just starting with what you've got. I taught myself how to read schematics, solder, design circuits etc. and it was the same progression, started small and worked my way up.
All I can say is thank you! I have not even made any commitments but just hearing you be so positive is something I needed to hear right now! I just found your stuff and I am loving it!
I'm so glad that I found you. I'm not making a video game, but I am diving headfirst into the world of music recording/production. I've been playing guitar since I was 8, I've been in a bunch of small bands, but I've never tried to make the music myself. I can take so much of what you're saying and translate it to what I'm doing and it still hits the same way. Just do it. It doesn't have to be good, you'll learn as you go, but just do it. Thank you Thor, you're truly and inspiration.
I’ve been so inspired by your content, and seeing you more and more frequently over the past couple days. I’ve finally decided to be the kind of person I dream of being. I’ve started my game design document (already seven pages in, I’m a writing wizard), picked the engine for the job, and picked the program for the art. I’m a writing-forward creator- I’ve written over a million words for online works- so I’m starting with that, I’ll get it all onto paper, then hack and slash at what I hate, then I’ll start to organize my thoughts into implementable chunks, organized by ‘releases’ (thinking of the project in implementation phases). Then pseudocode the entire thing. Then face the behemoth that is an empty GameMaker studio project for the first time and code for the first time in years. I’m so afraid. I’ve never been more thrilled by a project in my entire life. Sending so much love from New York ♥️♥️♥️
From a dev in another industry to another, you are an awesome human. Thanks for being awesome man. All of this advice can be applied across the board in any walk of life, no matter the industry. You are so inspiring and I will absolutely do my best to spread your kindness and drive for simply making things. This is what life should be about. Thank you for reminding me of that.
I’m a software dev full time. I’ve had several failed business ideas. Finally made the decision to just spend my free time doing something I love and that I actually care about. Started my journey today. Thanks so much for sharing all of this. You are a big inspiration to me in many ways. Can’t wait to start learning 🙌
Thank you, I needed this. I'm kind of on a programming track right now because I wanted to create the kind of stuff that got me through the main schooling years of life. Everything has just crumbled down to whats financially better and it's all bleak now, but hoping this will reignite my creative vision
2024 and I’m just getting to know your channel. You’re an awesome dude. I thought people who worked on big games knew about people with disabilities missing out. It makes so much sense now. There’s a whole market out there if more devs make games accessible.
Dude - I owe you a lot for this video and many of the others you’ve put together. I have been sitting on a project for years and agonizing over whether or not people would like it. You gave me the courage to finish it, and I’m proud to say I finally did. Thank you man.
I don’t make games, but I’m an app / web developer looking to make it in these wild times. Your positivity and validation has made a big difference in me not giving up on my dreams. Thank you for everything you do, and weirdly enough thanks to youtube for finally putting Thor in my algorithm😅
I watch this video almost everyday to remind myself and motivate myself to just keep at it. Just started doing this almost a couple weeks ago after getting a new laptop, and it feels so overwhelming but I took it one battle at a time and now I have a little project where I learned how to move my character, have a respawn, and learned some animating tips for pixels. It's crappy, but more than I had starting out. It's the little battles that'll help us win the war, gents and ladies!
Right now just messing about with things just wanting to create something that I would like to play, and so I think what was suppose to be an action platformer in the cheapest works somehow got fleshed out (on paper) into I think a metroidvania and I don't even like metros. Just happened lmao I still got alot to learn, but gonna do my thing one task at a time and make this as I learn.
Genuinely one of the most inspiring videos for game dev I've ever seen. I've been interesting in game dev for years and this video makes me want to give it a real shot! Thank you for the time and energy you put into that website!
Found you through your Shorts. Couldn't have been at a better time for me, as I'm trying to get into website building and such and have hit a pretty big creative block this week feeling pretty damn bad about myself. Your content has helped me to get over this blockage and am working on overcoming this fear I developed in the process (in retrospective feels dumb but it be as it be). Very thankful for your content Thor, and I'm wishing you the best of luck for everything
Been wanting to develop games for my entire adult life and only in the last couple of years has that felt like a realistic goal. Found you in the last few days through shorts and you have significantly fed and reinforced the spark that has started growing again recently. Such a supportive and informed guy, thank you!
You're easily the most wholesome, streamer/artist/gamedev/guide every video with you makes me smile like I haven't in a fucking while, and you've just added mad kindling to that fire in me, thank you my dude ❤
I can honestly say finding your channel has been a dream for me. I’ve been slowly working on different game projects over the years and this video has given me the confidence to keep pushing. Truely. Thank you
This video is really making me wanna pick back up the game me and my boyfriend wanted to make again, we only have a concept but man I wanna try again now. I like the idea of starting with game jams, maybe we could start there. Thanks for the encouragement and positivity!
I've been in a mild depressive funk for a few days, and this TED talk has inspired me to finally work on the idea I've had in my head. Good job. Love your work!
Wow I found your channel from shorts and they inspired me a lot. I came to this video and like 70% of it I've already seen from your shorts lol, that is incredible. Just an absolutely fantastic source of motivation and knowledge even for me who struggles a lot with building motivation, thank you so much for making this
For some reason, I got your shorts on my YT feed... and a recent short shown to me about Piracy and your Brazilian answer got me wanting to learn more about the game development thing. So I started watching THIS video. And I got an idea for a game... and in reading through the Game Design Document on your site got me to backburner my original game idea, so I could learn what I'm doing with the game dev software. So, my "first game" is going to be a simple side-scroller, on a theme that I enjoy. By the time I finished watching the video, I've gotten some bare bones info on my copy of the GDD, and I'm making plans for how long I'll work on FirstProject daily, and so forth. Thank you. This was a very inspiring video. Thank you.
unironically when i was a kid i used to make platformers and animations on scratch, and i garnered a decent following (to a point where i would get sent fan projects! melted my little heart seeing that people enjoyed what i made), i havent used that site in over 6-7 years but i always wanted to make another game or take my next steps, but i never knew how, all i knew was a little bit of python from comp sci class, but this video inspired me to start learning to draw and read up on some other programming languages to make a small project. so glad i got recommended your channel dude.
hey, i know this is 7 months late ehe but do you have any advice for how to get started as someone whose only resource is pretty much youtube?? i just can't figure out what the first step is, any tutorials i look for are just way too complicated from the jump and i always feel like there's something i'm supposed to know but i don't. i just wish they'd explain stuff to me like i'm 5 lolol. i want to make something but i can't figure out the first step. thanks man
@@soupwithpotatos1542 okay! it's hard to have questions when i don't even know a single thing to branch off of though. like, i don't know what goes into making a game at all. the only thing i can really ask is "how to make a game" but that obviously gets me nowhere. what's the first thing you do when you make a game, for example? thanks again
@@varena04 haven't really made a game but have been learning more and more about code and making small progress on learning to draw (haven't had a lot of time), but i think most of my creative process just starts with like a "what if?" when i used to make scratch games. like, "what if i made a platformer" then you can google like platformer engine, and find basic tutorials/books on those, and just go nuts.
I watched this and then went to his site, decided on Godot game engine, downloaded, looked up a guide, Breakeys 1 hour guide looked good, watched it start to finish, decided I could follow it, 3 hours later I had made my first level of a video game! I had never done any coding in my life, Breakey gave me all the assets I needed (art, music). All I had to do was design the level and copy the code. But if that wasn't one of the best moments of my life realising I had essentially made a level of super Mario in just a few hours, I don't what is.
@@birbsdigital I did try starting a different game that was just going to be a small platformer where you would just be climbing a tower by jumping (think jump king). But I immediately kept coming up with questions. I decided to look up coding tutorials and found Harvards CS50 a free computer science course, I’ve watched the first two lectures and have started playing with Scratch (the online kids game to teach coding) and another game “7 billion humans” which is on Nintendo switch that tried to teach similar concepts. Ultimately though I don’t know if I’ll stick with it right now. It’s a fun hobby that I might come back to occasionally and do find interesting.
Thank you pirate! I’ve been wanting to make games for years, which is what I’m going to school for now, but this along with your other content is honestly the best motivation/resource finder I’ve seen for starting out!
Instructions unclear. I now feel hopeful and inspired, and I feel like it's possible for me to express myself and my vision through a game..... oh shit, the instructions were apparently very clear
This video is gold. I watched many videos on how to make games and which engines are better. This tutorial explains it all in details, yet pretty simple to understand. Thank you for making it!
I'm so glad you started popping up in my shorts feed. This is exactly the kind of stuff I needed to start working on stuff on my own. Yeah it'll probably suck at first but hey that's learning right? Hearing about how undertale had all its dialog in one giant switch statement was extremely comforting (and mind boggling seeing as I have done coding work in the past so holy crap why) that even if my code is janky as long as it works that's the main thing.
I'm not yet a successful game developer, but I'm already past the beginning of the journey, and this video makes me look at how far I've come! Though, can't stop here and need to come even further and finally release my game for once.
Man the more I listen you the the more you inspire me. I came across this video because someone mentioned something about it in a recent stream so googled it and it led me here. Thanks for all you're effort you put in. I think I will do as you say and get started on that 2 to 4 hours a day.
Big thanks for this :) I graduated from BSc in Comp Sci w/ Computer Games dev but saw enough about the pay and working conditions to go into a steady job in a super boring industry instead (cyber security keeps me from going completely insane). I guess I'll just start making things I would like to see and share them on Steam when they're good enough (but not perfect)
Would love to see you make a video on how your company came to be and the history, love your content and am super interested how you got to where you are. Thank you !
Thor, you are a great mentor, and motivator I learn new cool things from your shorts and videos, I don't usually comment on peoples videos but this video has touched my heart to be motivated and determined to try, even if I doubt myself for having no skills or qualifications to do anything, just wanted to say thank you, best of wishes to you !
I really needed this. Your shorts started popping up some days ago, but then I stumbled into this. Game dev has always been a thorn on my side precisely because I've always felt I have no skills I can apply to it. I've loved videogames since I was a child and I always tried different things in GameMaker, RPG Maker and such when I was a teen, but as I got older that fire died out, specially when I saw the gems some indie devs put out there. It's a really bittersweet feeling, in a way: I can enjoy amazing games as a player, but at the same time feel farther and farther away from making anything as a potential dev. I really don't want to make anything big, make it for a living or just have any revolutionary ideas, I just want to make things do fun beep boop stuff when you press buttons and make people enjoy it, for free, as long as I can express something with it; grandiose ideas will come later. I tried getting into a it at different points, but I always got discouraged for some reason or another and stopped. I decided I can't keep having that frustration anymore and I'm trying again (as a hobby). I read somewhere that "motivation is like a shower, you need it everyday" or something like that; this video is like a 3 month spa retreat in that regard 😁. Thank you for this, and thank you for the website. I'm also going to support Heartbound, right after I click "Comment". I don't know if this will be another time I'll end up quitting or maybe I'll make a prototype and be satisfied, but you really made a big difference on me (and to hundreds of people, as the comments show.) Again, thank you very much.
Randomly just found you while flipping through YT at work...the fact that you are telling people that we can do this is amazing. As an ex fan boy of Blizzard, I am jealous of your past work experience but am very glad you never settled into a spot of comfortability with them because I might not of heard your words on this video today. Thank you and keep that hair flowing! Also, how many people say you sound similar to Howard Stern?!
Just found your channel. My first dream job when I was a kid was to be a video game developer. I always was hesitant to attempt it because I did not know what the hell I was even supposed to do. I’m at a lower point in my life as of now. My first year in college has been god awful and I am miserable. This really makes me want to go get a job, and then focus on trying to do this type of thing. I feel as if I’d be a lot happier doing that!
Thank you so much! I stumbled onto your channel and this vid in particular is the most motivating vid I've ever seen in my life. I work as a run down graphic designer lol and the thought of making a game seemed like some far away dream. After watching this I'm gonna spend all my Netflix time just trying at the very least!! Thank you for this, bro. Seriously.💪❤
I've given up on my game 3 times over the course of 2 years. This video is a HUGE inspiration and I feel so encouraged. I'm going to pick my game back up
Seriously. I am inspired. I started and stopped at the very beginning of gamedev over and over because I felt I was doing it wrong. I really liked Game Maker 2 from the start, but I watched SO many videos of "which engine is the best" that I've tried a lot of them, and I really thought I had to use some of them because "that's what people are using, and those people are better than me, so they must know what they're talking about". But I got stuck over and over. You, sir, inspired me to try again, but the way I think it's better for me. Thank you so much. Who knows, maybe someday you'll be seeing a metroidvania of mine :)
Last year, I made my friends an adventure map in Minecraft with a Halloween theme. I wrote this simple story for it, came up with a bunch of challenges that they needed to do, along with a boss fight, all mostly done with vanilla mechanics and a couple of command blocks. That was some of the most fun I had in a while, and it was kind of like the first game I had made in a while. Not a coincidence, I think.
I found this and this is what drove me into making the dream game I always wanted to make. The way that you don’t have to be good in any aspect to make a good game put a lot of confidence in me. I thank you for doing this and am grateful for it. Thank you for making this video.
I've had this on my Watch Later playlist for a months and finally got a chance to watch it. Wow dude, very inspirational! Sometimes when I have an idea, I'll end up getting caught up in the "how-to" section of the internet for too long. This is consise and way less stressful than scrolling through multiple articles and videos just to find the substance. Thank you! I'll download your game as soon as I can.
You know man, it’s a beautiful thing when someone else believes in you. I felt emotional when you talked about not being too old or young to do this. It’s felt like a far fetched dream to make video games, but you made me believe my dream was possible in this video. Thanks man.
I dont think I have any passion for game dev, I've never done it, but this shit makes me want to stream as a developer at least. Sounds like just being a dev on that platform would be fun.
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*you tiredly watch the video about game development
*You are filled with determination
*You accidentally quit your job before he said don't do that
*You're filled with unemployment
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@@youngestchild1103 best comment ever
*knees weak
*checks for arrows
@@youngestchild1103*your wife leaves you and take the children with her
*you buy rope
*you make a noose
7 minutes in and I already have tears in my eyes because of the amount of courage and the "everything will be alright" attitude, thank you Buddy, honestly.
Godspeed my friend
For real man, same feels.
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“ The moment you’ve made a character walk on screen , you’ve already won. “ Damn man.. I gotta say honestly this is one of the most inspirational videos I’ve ever watched on RUclips. Thanks for sharing your valuable information brother.
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Thats the only thing stoping me rn, i dont know how to do that with python(only other langs ik are english and spanish)
@@BatBrendo8515 Get Godot, it uses basically Python
the evil boss music coming on at 31:00 as he starts talking about selling steam keys was such perfectly cinematic timing
Hard to believe it took a year for the algorithm to pick up on this message and deliver it to the right crowd. I think it was the shorts. They drive up interaction in a whole new way.
It's true I'm here because of the shorts
Shorts (which I HATE) are how I found this channel.
@@lolwillow188same
thankfully 2 years later yt still pushed the video through shorts and i found it
Facts, that's how I got here as well
From a video perspective, this is extremely interesting how with no editing, he was able to keep me engaged the ENTIRE time. Great video, very inspiring!
The list of people who can livestream without driving me batty, and actually hold my attention, is very short, and may include this man, if this is how his stream typically goes.
@@davidskidmore3442, his streams are like this every single time he streams, especially now that his audience is insanely large, he always has a question to answer and something to talk about or someone to interact with.
It's someone talking. Is this where we are? It's interesting that someone could engage you by talking?
@@ahall9839 yeah thats pretty much what growing up on the internet does to you
@justvibing4796 I didn't say it was a dialogue. And no, a vast majority of the human population won't be "entertained" by this for 20 seconds, let alone 44 minutes.
I had no intention of making a game.
But hearing you talk so passionately and calmly about the thing you love in your RUclips Shorts brought me here.
And now I'm off to start my first game!
How did it go?
They announced GTA6. It is him! :chaos_elmo:
he is that inspirational huh
Any progress?
I don't think we will see what his game ks because 1) this is probably a throwaway account and 2) comment rules say "no advertising"
16:01 “You should always listen…not all feedback is good, but all feedback matters.”
So true.
What I was also hoping you’d mention when talking about Five Nights at Freddys is the fact that it’s made in a block-programming language which basically doesn’t require programming skills whatsoever. Five Nights at Freddy’s, the Five Nights at Freddy’s that now has a movie centered around the Franchise and sells merch like crazy, that Five Nights at Freddy’s was basically made in a leveled up Scratch engine. The whole “you don’t need to be a good programmer” argument is multiplied when taking that into account.
good ol clickteam fusion
I dont have much experience with those scratch like programming languages, but don't they just replace a few keyboard strokes with fancy drag n drop graphics? You still need to understand what they do, and once you got it, you might just as well type them out like in any normal programming language?
@@deadlypendroppingby the advantage of block coding is that it displays all the functions you can use in a menu. the issue i've had with traditional coding is that i do not know what words to use to do what i want
It doesn’t even use block coding it’s even more basic it’s a event editor so you literally don’t have to learn anything which is awesome it makes it so easy to make a game
@@DoktorBeta Visual Studio also shows possible code thanks to IntelliSense.
Eclipse also seems to have something similar.
(And even if you don't have a sophisticated IDE, a compiler won't necessarily suggest code, but it will tell you if you wrote nonsense)
This is the most motivating and helpful individual I've found in the game dev space, and that's saying quite a lot, as most devs are so helpful and encouraging. This man makes me feel like my dreams are within my grasp, and that's so rare to find.
I came to the comments for this video in particular to say almost the exact same thing. I've been doing game dev for years, but finding this channel has really revitalised my passion for creating.
It's the truth. You can do it. Practice, dedication, and time. That's all it takes.
also his voice is like butter for my ears
it's time to make a banger game, my man! 😁
Him and Jon Blow are my favorite people to watch when I'm feeling down. Ironically, for very different reasons lol
I love all the perfectly-timed music queues throughout the video, like “they took 70% of our income” *dramatic intro*
I've been seeing Thor in my shorts for a while and finally got around to checking out the channel, this has to be the most uplifting creator I've ever seen 😄 guys fostering a whole community
13:38
'No matter what you make, someone on the internet is going to make fun of you.
But... It's yours, and they didn't make it.'
Such an important perspective for all parts of life; appreciate your smaller achievements and be proud you're moving in the right direction.
I found you a couple days ago, Thor, through shorts. As a nearly-graduate game programmer, your channel, and attitude, are very motivating.
Thanks, bud. ❤
That can label life in general really ,people going hate ..Just got block it and do what makes you happy , created what you want and want to see !
Yeah. This is the thing I need to learn.
@@ExplodeReality What's helped me most is making bigger goals into a smaller goals, and, as Thor said a different time, comparing my past self with my current self, not others with myself.
That's part of the problem, past me was a total badass but now I'm a squishy old man. =)@@scehr
@@ExplodeReality Before I did programming, I graduated from a Bachelor's in English Literature and Creative Writing. At the time, I was 18. My closest friend was a fellow in his fifties. He was making a fresh start in a new direction and he was good at what he did, a master of words. From my own experiences, I've seen many older folks achieving great things, from academia to career shifts. It can happen. People find their way. I hope that you achieve something you want to do. I'm sure you will. ❤️
I’ve been sitting on the edge of music, art/animating, and level design for years now. I’m currently trying to learn guitar, but I can’t stop holding myself back due to confidence issues. I haven’t even tried level design yet. I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t be like me. Learn how to work with yourself if that makes any sense. It’s extremely hard to get out of a negative thought pattern when you get into one, and it can become extremely demotivating and detrimental when you feel like you’re trapped somewhere between your aspirations, and your self imposed limitations.
You got this dude, go make stuff!
You're allowed to make bad music. You're allowed to make bad games. You're allowed to make bad art. You're allowed to be less than perfect. Nothing of any real consequence is going to happen because you suck at those things, and you won't get better unless you allow yourself to be bad at it first.
Go for it.
You’re not alone.
I'd say find something that's only a little challenging and find people to share it with and that will help a lot
I think it's awesome that you're trying to learn guitar! we need more instrument players in the world. Keep at it! One thing that I know is true, but it isn't often said, is that any guitar player sucks 90% of the time, because you're studying, learning, and failing, until just a tiny bit of the song or piece sounds nice, and then you go to the next bit, suck for a while, and repeat the process. Everyone sucks most of the time, so don't worry about it.
I am 41 years old, and Thor, I want to be like you when I grow up. You've just reinvigorated my interest in game coding! THANK YOU!!
As a highschooler who chose a game as my graduation project, i have to thank you for the the most amazing words of encouragement
You have GOT THIS!! That's awesome, I wish you all the best, good luck! ^^ I hope you have fun creating it!
You've got this m8! let us know how it goes! Also, what genre is it gonna be, if that's decided? I'd love to watch the development journey
What’s it called? Can I play it somewhere? What’s it about?
It will be a top down roguelike, but i doubt i will be doing a video type devlog, i will be pretty bussy with the other stuff at school :D. Mby after i graduate ill release a video devlog i dont really know as of now
@@petrchodil4140 hehe...bussy
Imagine if most of the internet was as helpful and motivating as this single video.
The utopia that was taken from us since the internet started to be a leaderboard
Wtf smallest world ever seeing you here lmao also look at all the updoots you got man
@@Zyborggian surprised you were watching programming streams. This dude is wholesome so glad you watched
@@XenoTravis Nah man it's more that I saw the video title "Make Video Games" is so encouraging as is the video itself it turns out that it made me wanna click
the world would've been very differrent
As a disabled guy myself, I definitely appreciate controller support. Hearing that you add support to your games after learning about it's importance to disabled people leads me to believe that you are, indeed, a giga-chad. I'll be checking out Heartbound for sure.
Fine, I'll make Futanari Simulator already.
With PP Slider? Sign me up as a tester!
Fr, tho. Add me in. Sounds like a project Mankind desires.
Maybe some people shouldn't follow their dreams 💀
@@mysticalhero2460 I agree with you on this one but apparently over 40 other people (pls be bots) don't.
Ayo?😂😂
This guy could have a second career in radio. Golden voice!
Ya he sounds like Howard stern lol
Im so glad i found this channel. I've had ideas for years that i feel like could only be done through a video game. You got me hyped as fuck to dive in. Thanks man.
Hey man, have you taken it up yet?
DO IT DO IT DO IT! *throws early access money at you*
Swear to god every time i get one of his shorts i got so pumped, hyped and hopefull give me such a kick i open up Unity3D
@@FinnTG TRUE, it's so wholesome
Tell us one of your ideas!
I just found this and I'm learning to make games at the age of 27.
I'm pretty inspired even tho many times I have to shut down the classic voices of "you're making the wrong choice".
Your content is one thing that is helping to counterweight this voices with ease. Thank you very much for everything.
I'm in the same boat as you but I'm 28 years old, Good luck to you! Don't let the negative voices win!
35 here and just finished my introductory Python course.
Its absolutely never too late to start doing something.
Alan Rickman (Snape) got his first acting role at 46.
@@Reverendshot777 where did you take the course ?
@@shark6350 used Datacamp for it bud. I get access through work so not sure how much ot costs outside of that though!
Another huge ignored aspect of game development is physical and mental health. Eat a vegetable, go for a walk, and SLEEP. Go to therapy, the worst parts of your mind and personality are the #1 thing that will sabotage you. Don't abandon your friends and family for your game. You need your support network.
I am watching your video right now and I am trying not to tear up. I have always wanted to make games and I recently bought a computer for it. I am so excited and ready to do this. I don't care how long it takes me or how hard it gets, I want to create things that people will talk about and enjoy. Thank you so much for this! :)
Same here. Ive been a web developer for 20+ years and i just walked away from that career because I am so burnt out on it. The idea of being able to apply my coding skills to something I actually like fires me up. I always avoided games because I have no art or music skills.
Update us
You're currently working in something? Let's just collaborate. Working alone (my case) is hard
Im not. Have a kid on the way now and dont know where really to start with it being so busy.@dhernandezalezard
@@dhernandezalezard still down?
Thanks so much for this!! It’s refreshing to hear info about indie game making from someone who’s workin on a game themselves! I’m super pumped to work on my project after this :]
When he talked about "finding the right tool for the job" regarding engines, I agreed with him 100%. I learned a similarly worded phrase, but with the exact same meaning, in the military.
"The mission dictates the tools"
You don't use a pellet gun to hunt bears, you don't hit a drive through with a stretched limo, and you don't use a resource heavy engine when you want to make Tic-Tac-Toe.
"You're not too old to make games. You can do it. I believe in you"
Damn. That hit too hard.
I''ll go make one now.
Man you are just amazing, the amount of courage you spread is crazy. I stopped working on my games for a year now and stumbled upon your shorts and now on this video. Thank you for your work, I feel so motivated to start and hopefully end something one day.
Recently finding your shorts and now exploring your channel has been a blessing, your whole character makes the video extremely entertaining and incredibly informative. I'll gladly be sharing your channel and website with other inspiring developers :)
I don't have plans to make any games, but this video activated my neurons. I feel like this advice also extends to art, too, and its got me hyped to open my sketchbook tomorrow morning
as someone who has been through the whole process of creating indie games several times without actually finishing 95% of the projects i started on, i can say that the hardest part for me is keeping my motivation up to actually finish something. i might go all-in during a few days or a week and make huge progress and eventually i hit a wall where stuff don't either work out the way it want it to, or my inspiration runs out.
I feel the same way. Theoretically you should be able to improve your results by studying the underlaying technology, describing your game in a Game Development Document (GDD) and having a scrum like planning with a final deadline and sprints for specific features. You do the most important basic implementation and work your way down the task list until there is no time left in the sprint.
The explanation is that "stuff don't working out" is a symptom of wrong expectations probably because of too little knowledge. The "hitting a wall" is just something that happens, although you can pace yourself, too have better balance. It's more important to have a backbone you can fall back on once you hit that wall.
I’ve had a few projects get like that but I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes certain projects run their course and you fall out of love.
I can't believe the algo didn't suggest your channel earlier. Honestly, i saw a few shorts and i'm starting to go through the catalogue now.
You truly are an inspiration man. Keep up the good fight!
Thank you for making this, I'm currently in a game indie dev class learning all the basics and this video reminded me that games are truly a piece of art, whatever tool you use you can still make something from it and it is beautiful.
This video may be a year old when I stumbled upon it today, but this is inspiring and hopeful to me. Especially with how the large company scale of gaming and game dev jobs has been going lately.
So thanks Thor! For sharing this, showing this, and igniting a little spark back into the soul of this aspiring creator!
I just recently found your channel and really needed this video. I graduated college a couple of years ago with a cs degree and zero motivation. I’ve been stuck at a retail job since and hating every minute.
I got a degree because I thought comp sci was cool and making video games sounded like a fun thing I could do with it. Fast forward to graduation with burn out and no real passion for it anymore. I’ve been stuck in tutorial hell for a while and it sucks my motivation out of me.
Finding this video has helped me so much. I made a “game” that all you do is rotate the map and a ball drops. Super simple like 2 lines of code if that. My motivation and drive has come back.
Progress is progress, it looks different for everyone. It’s just important that you start.
Man this video is marvelous. I’m a artist struggling with some stuff and in the middle of sometime feelings I remembered your videos on shorts, here on YT and man… Now I have a clarity and motivation to keep moving forward in this game dev journey.
My dream always was be a awesome professional to being able to going back and teach the new generation and you are, literally, a model for that even if you are doing it just to enjoy yourself.
Thank you a lot for this video!!!❤❤❤
Muito obrigado meu mano, Brasil te ama tbm 🇧🇷😊
"If you want to make Five Nights at Freddy's from scratch, you must first invent the Fart Hotel." -Carl Sagan (paraphrased)
I really appreciate this video; really inspiring. It's funny because a lot of the skills you mentioned (coding, writing, art) are things I CAN do, and yet I've struggled to make a playable game. For me I've had difficulty sticking to a project and setting a reasonable scope so I haven't completed any of my projects, and I end up getting burnt out and going on a creative hiatus/slump for months. But, everything you recommend in this video is so true, and I'm driven to pick it back up again -- I'll aim to make something simple and smaller first, and go from there.
this is the single most important game dev vid out there. As a solo game dev for 5 years I only took jobs and all my projects that were meant to be released as my own games somewhere in the future landed unfinished, due to all the uncertainties I had. This cleared up so much confusion for me as to what works like what, gave me confidence and now I see at least 5 projects I could easily polish and release in half a year time (not at once, one by one, but still, finish them up fast) and fly them to the steam shelves. Thank You. You really did help me and probably ever wont know how much it really did help me, even if it wont work for me in the end. Its a massive stepping stone.
Its 2024, I am seeing this for the first time, and am overwhelmed by how awesome and supportive it is and i REALLY hope the site still exists!!!!
Thanks you for all these tips ! I was motivating myself to create a game during hollydays. A true game that i would compete, and you posted your video at the perfect timing !
I don't even want to be dev and you got me motivated. I just came across your video and it was extremely inspirational, I want more people to see this video to hopefully generate the same inspiration as it did with me.
As an aspiring indie game developer, this has quickly become one of my favourite videos ever. It's getting harder and harder to count how many times I've listened to it. Thanks for being a voice in the industry Thor!!!
Jesus dude, "you don't fight the end boss at level 1" might the the most basic yet profound thing I've heard you say. It actually got me kinda misty-eyed, because it's something I needed to hear.
Thank you!
I'm a musician that builds guitar pedals, amps (tube and solid state) and I've restored a vintage tube radio receiver and I'd love to do more. So I have a lot to fill my time.....but I oddly want to start making games now lol. Very encouraging speech, and a great argument for just starting with what you've got. I taught myself how to read schematics, solder, design circuits etc. and it was the same progression, started small and worked my way up.
I have no idea who you are but so far you're the most motivational person I've ever listened to. thanks man.
All I can say is thank you! I have not even made any commitments but just hearing you be so positive is something I needed to hear right now! I just found your stuff and I am loving it!
I'm so glad that I found you. I'm not making a video game, but I am diving headfirst into the world of music recording/production. I've been playing guitar since I was 8, I've been in a bunch of small bands, but I've never tried to make the music myself. I can take so much of what you're saying and translate it to what I'm doing and it still hits the same way. Just do it. It doesn't have to be good, you'll learn as you go, but just do it. Thank you Thor, you're truly and inspiration.
a mentor once told me "The whole point of making art is to make art. The more art you make, the better art you will make."
I’ve been so inspired by your content, and seeing you more and more frequently over the past couple days. I’ve finally decided to be the kind of person I dream of being. I’ve started my game design document (already seven pages in, I’m a writing wizard), picked the engine for the job, and picked the program for the art. I’m a writing-forward creator- I’ve written over a million words for online works- so I’m starting with that, I’ll get it all onto paper, then hack and slash at what I hate, then I’ll start to organize my thoughts into implementable chunks, organized by ‘releases’ (thinking of the project in implementation phases). Then pseudocode the entire thing. Then face the behemoth that is an empty GameMaker studio project for the first time and code for the first time in years. I’m so afraid.
I’ve never been more thrilled by a project in my entire life.
Sending so much love from New York ♥️♥️♥️
From a dev in another industry to another, you are an awesome human. Thanks for being awesome man. All of this advice can be applied across the board in any walk of life, no matter the industry. You are so inspiring and I will absolutely do my best to spread your kindness and drive for simply making things. This is what life should be about. Thank you for reminding me of that.
I’m a software dev full time. I’ve had several failed business ideas. Finally made the decision to just spend my free time doing something I love and that I actually care about. Started my journey today. Thanks so much for sharing all of this. You are a big inspiration to me in many ways. Can’t wait to start learning 🙌
This is really nice to hear. I've always wanted to make something, even if it's small. I think I'll give it a shot.
Thank you, I needed this. I'm kind of on a programming track right now because I wanted to create the kind of stuff that got me through the main schooling years of life.
Everything has just crumbled down to whats financially better and it's all bleak now, but hoping this will reignite my creative vision
2024 and I’m just getting to know your channel. You’re an awesome dude. I thought people who worked on big games knew about people with disabilities missing out. It makes so much sense now. There’s a whole market out there if more devs make games accessible.
Dude - I owe you a lot for this video and many of the others you’ve put together. I have been sitting on a project for years and agonizing over whether or not people would like it. You gave me the courage to finish it, and I’m proud to say I finally did.
Thank you man.
I don’t make games, but I’m an app / web developer looking to make it in these wild times. Your positivity and validation has made a big difference in me not giving up on my dreams. Thank you for everything you do, and weirdly enough thanks to youtube for finally putting Thor in my algorithm😅
idk how or why I just get so emotional when he speaks about games. I guess it's the purest love you can have to something...
Seeing someone being passionate telling you to chase your own passions is just heart warming and inspiring.
I watch this video almost everyday to remind myself and motivate myself to just keep at it. Just started doing this almost a couple weeks ago after getting a new laptop, and it feels so overwhelming but I took it one battle at a time and now I have a little project where I learned how to move my character, have a respawn, and learned some animating tips for pixels. It's crappy, but more than I had starting out. It's the little battles that'll help us win the war, gents and ladies!
cool! what kind of game are you trying to make?
Right now just messing about with things just wanting to create something that I would like to play, and so I think what was suppose to be an action platformer in the cheapest works somehow got fleshed out (on paper) into I think a metroidvania and I don't even like metros. Just happened lmao I still got alot to learn, but gonna do my thing one task at a time and make this as I learn.
Genuinely one of the most inspiring videos for game dev I've ever seen. I've been interesting in game dev for years and this video makes me want to give it a real shot! Thank you for the time and energy you put into that website!
Found you through your Shorts. Couldn't have been at a better time for me, as I'm trying to get into website building and such and have hit a pretty big creative block this week feeling pretty damn bad about myself. Your content has helped me to get over this blockage and am working on overcoming this fear I developed in the process (in retrospective feels dumb but it be as it be).
Very thankful for your content Thor, and I'm wishing you the best of luck for everything
Been wanting to develop games for my entire adult life and only in the last couple of years has that felt like a realistic goal. Found you in the last few days through shorts and you have significantly fed and reinforced the spark that has started growing again recently. Such a supportive and informed guy, thank you!
Same. Except since I was a teenager. Have you started making a game yet?
You're easily the most wholesome, streamer/artist/gamedev/guide every video with you makes me smile like I haven't in a fucking while, and you've just added mad kindling to that fire in me, thank you my dude ❤
I can honestly say finding your channel has been a dream for me. I’ve been slowly working on different game projects over the years and this video has given me the confidence to keep pushing. Truely. Thank you
This video is really making me wanna pick back up the game me and my boyfriend wanted to make again, we only have a concept but man I wanna try again now.
I like the idea of starting with game jams, maybe we could start there.
Thanks for the encouragement and positivity!
I've been in a mild depressive funk for a few days, and this TED talk has inspired me to finally work on the idea I've had in my head. Good job. Love your work!
Wow I found your channel from shorts and they inspired me a lot. I came to this video and like 70% of it I've already seen from your shorts lol, that is incredible. Just an absolutely fantastic source of motivation and knowledge even for me who struggles a lot with building motivation, thank you so much for making this
For some reason, I got your shorts on my YT feed... and a recent short shown to me about Piracy and your Brazilian answer got me wanting to learn more about the game development thing. So I started watching THIS video. And I got an idea for a game... and in reading through the Game Design Document on your site got me to backburner my original game idea, so I could learn what I'm doing with the game dev software. So, my "first game" is going to be a simple side-scroller, on a theme that I enjoy. By the time I finished watching the video, I've gotten some bare bones info on my copy of the GDD, and I'm making plans for how long I'll work on FirstProject daily, and so forth.
Thank you. This was a very inspiring video. Thank you.
unironically when i was a kid i used to make platformers and animations on scratch, and i garnered a decent following (to a point where i would get sent fan projects! melted my little heart seeing that people enjoyed what i made), i havent used that site in over 6-7 years but i always wanted to make another game or take my next steps, but i never knew how, all i knew was a little bit of python from comp sci class, but this video inspired me to start learning to draw and read up on some other programming languages to make a small project. so glad i got recommended your channel dude.
hey, i know this is 7 months late ehe but do you have any advice for how to get started as someone whose only resource is pretty much youtube?? i just can't figure out what the first step is, any tutorials i look for are just way too complicated from the jump and i always feel like there's something i'm supposed to know but i don't. i just wish they'd explain stuff to me like i'm 5 lolol. i want to make something but i can't figure out the first step.
thanks man
@@varena04 try to take it slow with youtube tutorials. look up any questions you have, some sort of textbook is a nice resource
@@soupwithpotatos1542 okay! it's hard to have questions when i don't even know a single thing to branch off of though. like, i don't know what goes into making a game at all. the only thing i can really ask is "how to make a game" but that obviously gets me nowhere.
what's the first thing you do when you make a game, for example?
thanks again
@@varena04 haven't really made a game but have been learning more and more about code and making small progress on learning to draw (haven't had a lot of time), but i think most of my creative process just starts with like a "what if?" when i used to make scratch games. like, "what if i made a platformer" then you can google like platformer engine, and find basic tutorials/books on those, and just go nuts.
I watched this and then went to his site, decided on Godot game engine, downloaded, looked up a guide, Breakeys 1 hour guide looked good, watched it start to finish, decided I could follow it, 3 hours later I had made my first level of a video game! I had never done any coding in my life, Breakey gave me all the assets I needed (art, music). All I had to do was design the level and copy the code. But if that wasn't one of the best moments of my life realising I had essentially made a level of super Mario in just a few hours, I don't what is.
Also i found Harvards free Computer Science course " CS50 " and started that with just the video lectures and lecture notes.
are you going to continue working on it or do a different game? either way cool!
@@birbsdigital I did try starting a different game that was just going to be a small platformer where you would just be climbing a tower by jumping (think jump king). But I immediately kept coming up with questions. I decided to look up coding tutorials and found Harvards CS50 a free computer science course, I’ve watched the first two lectures and have started playing with Scratch (the online kids game to teach coding) and another game “7 billion humans” which is on Nintendo switch that tried to teach similar concepts.
Ultimately though I don’t know if I’ll stick with it right now. It’s a fun hobby that I might come back to occasionally and do find interesting.
I can't believe how many golden pieces of advice and how many of your good shorts came from within these 45 minutes
Thank you pirate! I’ve been wanting to make games for years, which is what I’m going to school for now, but this along with your other content is honestly the best motivation/resource finder I’ve seen for starting out!
Instructions unclear. I now feel hopeful and inspired, and I feel like it's possible for me to express myself and my vision through a game..... oh shit, the instructions were apparently very clear
This guy is the perfect example of not letting greed get in the way of making something amazing. I hope you never lose touch, Thor.
i will watch this on repeat for the entire jam to bruteforce motivation!
This video is gold.
I watched many videos on how to make games and which engines are better.
This tutorial explains it all in details, yet pretty simple to understand.
Thank you for making it!
I'm so glad you started popping up in my shorts feed. This is exactly the kind of stuff I needed to start working on stuff on my own. Yeah it'll probably suck at first but hey that's learning right? Hearing about how undertale had all its dialog in one giant switch statement was extremely comforting (and mind boggling seeing as I have done coding work in the past so holy crap why) that even if my code is janky as long as it works that's the main thing.
I'm not yet a successful game developer, but I'm already past the beginning of the journey, and this video makes me look at how far I've come! Though, can't stop here and need to come even further and finally release my game for once.
Man the more I listen you the the more you inspire me. I came across this video because someone mentioned something about it in a recent stream so googled it and it led me here. Thanks for all you're effort you put in. I think I will do as you say and get started on that 2 to 4 hours a day.
Big thanks for this :) I graduated from BSc in Comp Sci w/ Computer Games dev but saw enough about the pay and working conditions to go into a steady job in a super boring industry instead (cyber security keeps me from going completely insane).
I guess I'll just start making things I would like to see and share them on Steam when they're good enough (but not perfect)
Would love to see you make a video on how your company came to be and the history, love your content and am super interested how you got to where you are. Thank you !
Thor, you are a great mentor, and motivator I learn new cool things from your shorts and videos, I don't usually comment on peoples videos but this video has touched my heart to be motivated and determined to try, even if I doubt myself for having no skills or qualifications to do anything, just wanted to say thank you, best of wishes to you !
I really needed this. Your shorts started popping up some days ago, but then I stumbled into this. Game dev has always been a thorn on my side precisely because I've always felt I have no skills I can apply to it. I've loved videogames since I was a child and I always tried different things in GameMaker, RPG Maker and such when I was a teen, but as I got older that fire died out, specially when I saw the gems some indie devs put out there. It's a really bittersweet feeling, in a way: I can enjoy amazing games as a player, but at the same time feel farther and farther away from making anything as a potential dev.
I really don't want to make anything big, make it for a living or just have any revolutionary ideas, I just want to make things do fun beep boop stuff when you press buttons and make people enjoy it, for free, as long as I can express something with it; grandiose ideas will come later. I tried getting into a it at different points, but I always got discouraged for some reason or another and stopped. I decided I can't keep having that frustration anymore and I'm trying again (as a hobby). I read somewhere that "motivation is like a shower, you need it everyday" or something like that; this video is like a 3 month spa retreat in that regard 😁.
Thank you for this, and thank you for the website. I'm also going to support Heartbound, right after I click "Comment". I don't know if this will be another time I'll end up quitting or maybe I'll make a prototype and be satisfied, but you really made a big difference on me (and to hundreds of people, as the comments show.)
Again, thank you very much.
Randomly just found you while flipping through YT at work...the fact that you are telling people that we can do this is amazing. As an ex fan boy of Blizzard, I am jealous of your past work experience but am very glad you never settled into a spot of comfortability with them because I might not of heard your words on this video today. Thank you and keep that hair flowing! Also, how many people say you sound similar to Howard Stern?!
All game studios are hiring people, because of their burn out rate is extreme
Just found your channel. My first dream job when I was a kid was to be a video game developer. I always was hesitant to attempt it because I did not know what the hell I was even supposed to do. I’m at a lower point in my life as of now. My first year in college has been god awful and I am miserable. This really makes me want to go get a job, and then focus on trying to do this type of thing. I feel as if I’d be a lot happier doing that!
i also want to be a game developer when i grow up! how are you doing with your dream?
Thank you so much! I stumbled onto your channel and this vid in particular is the most motivating vid I've ever seen in my life.
I work as a run down graphic designer lol and the thought of making a game seemed like some far away dream. After watching this I'm gonna spend all my Netflix time just trying at the very least!!
Thank you for this, bro. Seriously.💪❤
I've given up on my game 3 times over the course of 2 years. This video is a HUGE inspiration and I feel so encouraged. I'm going to pick my game back up
Woohoo! I am trying to learn how to use a controller for my pc games because I have RSI problems and rotating input methods helps.
Wow. I thought I'd go my entire life without a role model, yet here you are!
Seriously. I am inspired.
I started and stopped at the very beginning of gamedev over and over because I felt I was doing it wrong. I really liked Game Maker 2 from the start, but I watched SO many videos of "which engine is the best" that I've tried a lot of them, and I really thought I had to use some of them because "that's what people are using, and those people are better than me, so they must know what they're talking about". But I got stuck over and over.
You, sir, inspired me to try again, but the way I think it's better for me. Thank you so much.
Who knows, maybe someday you'll be seeing a metroidvania of mine :)
I discovered you a few days ago. I think your videos and what you have to say are really valuable! Thank you! Greetings from Germany (Bavaria).
Oh no i'm motivated to make a game again 😂
Last year, I made my friends an adventure map in Minecraft with a Halloween theme. I wrote this simple story for it, came up with a bunch of challenges that they needed to do, along with a boss fight, all mostly done with vanilla mechanics and a couple of command blocks. That was some of the most fun I had in a while, and it was kind of like the first game I had made in a while. Not a coincidence, I think.
I found this and this is what drove me into making the dream game I always wanted to make. The way that you don’t have to be good in any aspect to make a good game put a lot of confidence in me. I thank you for doing this and am grateful for it. Thank you for making this video.
I've had this on my Watch Later playlist for a months and finally got a chance to watch it. Wow dude, very inspirational! Sometimes when I have an idea, I'll end up getting caught up in the "how-to" section of the internet for too long. This is consise and way less stressful than scrolling through multiple articles and videos just to find the substance. Thank you! I'll download your game as soon as I can.
"Been in the games industry for 18 years." Is Thor immortal or what? Looks 20, might be 350 years old. We will never know...
This is my gym music.
You know man, it’s a beautiful thing when someone else believes in you. I felt emotional when you talked about not being too old or young to do this. It’s felt like a far fetched dream to make video games, but you made me believe my dream was possible in this video. Thanks man.
I dont think I have any passion for game dev, I've never done it, but this shit makes me want to stream as a developer at least. Sounds like just being a dev on that platform would be fun.
Great video! Very interesting to listen to, thank you :)