I would say you are 50% right on the tactics/Card Game. While yes These are heavily Code driven Games, the amount of knowledge you gain when building even the simplest Prototype will Bring you lightyears ahead of Most Indie devs. The Code atrocities that i have Seen while functional are Just... No. If Statements nested 10 layers deep into other If Statements Just to avoid using else or Else if Hardcoded Shit everywhere where one Change Here Breaks the entire Thing Programming a simple Turn based strategy Prototype will teach you all and more codeing knowledge needed for Most other Games. Yeah you might use simpler systems Like the build in physics engine of a given engine that uses different functions, but you will be able to understand it much deeper. Anyway, anyhow, Just make Games 🤷🏽‍♂️

Just posting a reminder here to follow your own advice and keep pushing! Hoping to see the first game courier game drop even if KZbin is taking a back seat to that

If I can add one piece of advice - have taste. You don't have to be cynical and hyper critical but if you can't point out the flaws and faults in Sonic 2, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Hollow Knight or Ghost of Tsushima, then you're probably not ready. You can enjoy those games but still spot the flaws. If you can't then you're just a game fan, and you're probably not ready to be a great game designer.

can we get an update to this?

17:20 what the is this.. ? i cant find it

Legit, I’m shocked to hear most people want to make big games. I play small games and want to make em too.

lol you spelled it rouge-likes

Great video and great advice!

@TheGameCourier I love the deep thought and introspective acknowledgment you put into your opinions. I am at the middle of doing my first game and would love to see if we could come up with an idea for a video collab.

Interesting video but I'm not sure I agree with the premise. There's a lot of low effort 3D games out there too (in fact, most of them are 3D.) But no one assumes 3D games are going out of style. Bad art comes in every form.

For me, the best thing I started doing was making my own tools. For an example; I've created a custom level editor in unity that saves and loads object states from a json file. I did this, to mitigate loading screens and have it so the game will only need to load once. Of course, this requires me to plan ahead and figure out how many objects and such I want in the game. But, I think it will be worth it. I also made a dope character controller for a 3D mario like game. Which I'm working on, on the side. If I can give anyone a tip its; Make your own tools, and NEVER lose them. I came to the realization recently that I'm always starting over. Best to keep things that are important.

10:19 Find out, man, there is a lot you can do with pixels when it comes to frame rate and speed with addicting play loops

Thank you!

A high quality pixel art game will always do better than a low-quality high-res 3D game. But you're right in a sense that an original concept (a "blue ocean" idea) is more important than making a derivative game, because only the best of the best in any given genre will be successful and as an indie developer your odds of making it to the top are very slim. So it's better to pioneer a new genre or game concept, however difficult it is to come up with something completely new.

I know for a fact, I will be playing this.

15:00 that post is something I always thought but never knew how to say holy shit.

Music is way too loud - no idea why people do that but they do, consistently. Nobody clicking on this video is going to watch it to the end because of the music. Nobody.

One easy type of game I found is skill arcade machines and there fun to make. Monster drop, puck wheel luck, hoops, prize arm and there's a lot more.

Key is always walking the thin thread of the balance, in everything in life. Inspirational, keep it up man.

It's like climbing the Everest, you cannot jump to the top, you have to start from the bottom.

Well if games are steaks my game is a misteak. :D

you're doing great, don't stop.

Cube World is far closer to a scam than an actual indie dev project, so it's a bit of a bad example to use.

Have you thought about working with other people?

omocats probably a her.

Omocat is a woman btw

Thank you!

Have you seen Tom Francis' GDC talk "Consider Giving Up"? It sounds defeatist and depressing but if you watch it I think you'll see his point. It's not the end of the world to drop a project that isn't working for you and allow yourself to move on and potentially find that game which more naturally makes itself fun. I'm not saying this to rain on your parade, the positivity and attitude is awesome, but just to provide another perspective to consider!

with the amount of stress from moving places and making i have a roof over my head is very daunting, but i've always wanted to make game with a passion, bringing back the good old games where game are a full pack, full of fun levels, stories and awesome pixel arts. that's why i want to make games

Folks can't possibly comprehend how much goes into a creative project and how entirely not worth it is. No amount of success will ever equal the work you put in to a big project. It's so easy to say "just finish the game", "why didn't the dev include X", or "abandoned game". What people don't realize they're saying is "sacrifice another 3 years of your life without payoff". Don't listen to anyone that doesn't have to live with the consequences of their advice. Quit projects, embrace dev. When the path is unclear, start a memey side project.

Well said

This was a really lovely video! I struggle with having too many ideas, interests, hobbies, etc. and I have a really hard time focusing on one idea for more than 2 weeks at a time. Even though this video isn't really about focus, there's still some really good advice and wisdom here regardless of what kind of art you're creating. Good luck on your video game development! You seem to be very motivated and focused. And, you exposed me to a few new games I hadn't heard of, and will definitely check out now :)

cube world music

I have shitty health and I was struggling with game dev, your video came up on my feed at just the right time. Thanks for the spread of positivity and encouragement

"Go back to why you started in the first place." Spoken like a true influencer, great message. 👍

You forgot to leave your discord link :)

So glad to see you still making ganes

later 4 years making games, working for almost only 2 years in the company I got laid off, I feel overwhelmed and pressure to quit, I fell like a failure and all my games are not fun to play, I polished and create games, but I still believe my whole work doesn't provide any kind of fun.

It's tough out here trying to make a commercially successful game. I think it's important to have a decent game dev doc so you have a scope and stick to it until there is at least a demo. Also, be realistic and don't over scope.

No bullshit, straight to the point, explanatory, and supportive. Thank you!

one of the best game dev videos ive watched 4 minutes in. straight up just saying how it is.

可能是我看过的最棒的独立游戏新手视频，深有同感！

You have to start from a cube or sphere if you want to practice but for production tea use base meshes like everyone in thenindustry

I want to make a game I would play. And if 100 people buy my game and like it, I'll be happy.

They are? Could've fooled me

I live this idea and hope the game is still in the works!

I think memeification is a powerful tool that can help Indies market but at the end of the day a game has to fun to keep those interested player. Id say Palworld does that well

0:52 FUCK, i feel call out (1st time someome name my specific problem)

Great video thanks

Unless you used their code you didn’t “Borrow “ anything. You were inspired by those mechanics.