Making My First Ever Game To Bring Brackeys Back… IT WORKED???

[@galaxius_games]

for your first game, you got so much stuff right! -limited your scope and made a simple game -good time management -made your own art and music (that's so cool! a lot of beginner game devs use asset packs) -playtesting!!! (super important! and it was fun to see everyone's reactions) -left an extra day for exporting stuff in case something went wrong -focused on polish instead of adding too many features a simple concept executed really well, and congrats on the well deserved 29th place!! i would definitely love to see more game dev content on the channel, but maybe i am a bit biased because i am a game developer lol ^^

[@MeniMenoHello]

this is such a kind comment! I think watching so many game jam videos by other creators subconsciously taught me the dos and donts! but having it written out like this is so cool! thankyou for the kind words and im definitely planning on doing more gamedev videos!

[@abranubes9571]

Totally agree. Also great video in itself! Fun, well produced. Just a good time on the internets.

[@gerreloTB1485]

I love game devlogs I'm trying to make a game myself my computer is terrible so im limited too scracth

[@YoshiyaMakina]

I said to myself "she looks like stephanie poetri" then I clicked the video and realized that you ARE stephanie poetri lol, I am honestly shocked that you're not just a songwriter but also a developer, it's actually relatable that you have such wide interests and I love this video already hehe

[@dv_interval42]

Goddamnit artists have such a huge advantage at being able to make such beautiful assets themselves. I'll start learning art now 😭

[@Akosmo]

Programmer, composer, and visual artist!? Awesome! Pretty cool idea for a game. You did great! :D

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

Well, this video aged like wine

[@coko124]

Proud of you too! tried both your games and they are both cute and awesome!! Hope to see more of your work in future!! (every aspect LOL your songs are soo good too!

[@superb_ren]

i can't believe YOU MADE THIS IN A WEEK!! the art, music, vibe, it's all so fantastic!

[@MeniMenoHello]

thankyou so much!!! I kinda loved the time crunch! allows me to not be so nit picky with every detail! haha

[@joshdelson]

I was watching this like, HMMM this person seems familiar. Then was like, OH the music background makes sense HAHA. Awesome first game jam!

[@gameosaurs]

6:32 Looks like petition was accepted!

[@fikrydev]

Dang, I was getting familiar vibe when you introduced yourself, the talented stephanie poetri joining the game dev space. You got a lot of points right for a first time gamedev, another commenter already points out the excellent things that you did for your first projects and you nailed it. You even got the right spirit, release first mentality despite the result, a lot of seasoned gamedev still struggled with that. I'm excited to see more gamedev content, also if you could share your workflow on how to make music for games that would be awesome, the short montage of you composing gets me going. Shout out from Indonesia #indopride 🇮🇩

[@atomicdiamondx]

WOW! Well done! Your concept was simple, but, well executed. You tried new things (not just the game-jam itself, but also new functions within your game) and you performed amazingly, especially for your first game and game jam. You should definitely be proud of yourself! It's really cool to see you pushing your limits and I'm looking forward to watching more of your content. Very inspiring! :)

[@ManaTroGameDev]

why are your charachters sooo cute, game dev myself here and i am right now trying to lear to draw pixelart portraits, please make a video about that , help :D

[@FC-BS]

As someone who has been using unity for over two years, it makes sense why you'd quit lesrning this engine

[@MeniMenoHello]

aaa I see, are you planning on moving to another engine? or continue with unity?

[@FC-BS]

@@MeniMenoHello I actually need unity for my IT (game development) class, so I'm going to stick with unity for now.

[@antoniag8146]

i love this, such a beginner friendly video that shows that proper time management and handling can achieve way more than we think :) ofc it helps that you knew how to make gorgeous art and music, your spot was absolutely deserved! i wanted to ask how you challenging you found the programming aspect to be, even with a simple enough concept i would be soo intimidated to start coding something on my own :')

[@DavilionDraws]

wait YOU DID I LOVE YOU 3000?? omg you are multi-skilled!! also getting into Godot recently... wishing you great success in your game-dev journey!

[@angelli742]

wowwwww, so in awe with the amazing game you created in 5 days! Loved seeing the design process!!!

[@beaconoflight6411]

This is a very creative and whimsical game. The parts of the player knocking on the people remind me of the Three Stooges. Excellent work!

[@louisonsad772]

this is the first video i have seen from you and id love to see more game dev stuff, and congrats you did really well

[@jorrdan.]

YOU MADE I Love You 3000???? It’s so cool that you have so many diverse interests/talents

[@MeniMenoHello]

I did! haha and thankyou so much! I am very lucky to be able to explore my interests! it definitely is thanks to the amazing people who support my music, therefore allowing me to take my time to try new things!

[@David-kc4zi]

i've just come across this channel. i must admit, its just the right amount of detached from reality. i like it

[@martinzavodny]

awesome project and even better execution, definitely subbing the channel and looking forward to your next games

[@Skeffles]

Well done! When you mentioned the game was about knocking on doors I was unsure but seeing you make it I understood it would do well. Plus those people sprites look awesome. Congratulations.

[@CVerse]

I’ve worked on games for game jams and school projects, but seeing how your idea came from something simple into a polished submission made me rethink how I could go about doing game jams in the future. Also nice touch with writing your own music! I thought I’d be able to go all orchestral with my Epic Game Jam submission but definitely keeping it simple like this was the way to go

[@dexlovesgames_dlg]

headsup you can randomize color with code as well, on every canvasitem node, you can click "Visibility" and you'll see modulate is an option. If the base sprite is white, and you modulate, it will be exactly the color you modulate it to instead of white. Then if your base sprite has variation in brightness (differences to gray) and modulate it, you will get that color with the darker spots on the original sprite being the same hue, but darker. I think there's an argument to be made that your shadows should contain a little blue when you do this, so that your modulated shadows get a little slightly different color to them instead of just darker same color. Anyway this just seemed like something you would appreciate knowing about. Read up about modulate on the docs!

[@northyhobbies]

Releasing something "anything" is incredible, game jams are a great way to start because it has set parameters you need to work to. Also glad your petition worked :P

[@shannonreed822]

Oh my gosh. This is so cool? I had no idea that like, you could join a game jam as such an early point in your game dev journey! I'm hoping to make games some day, and learning you can make something so neat and cute so early on really helps to like, not be overwhelmed by the idea of it? I also saw your video on how you made a character creator! I'm subbing so I can see your game dev journey as it happens! PS: What's the name of the program you used to make the music? 👀

[@MeniMenoHello]

yes! game jams are a lot less scary when you realize its a win win situation! even if you dont get a super high score, you still made something. and thats better than nothing at all! and thanks for the sub!!! the music program I use is called Ableton Live, but it is quite pricy! I already have it for my main job, but there are tons of other great affordable options for more casual music making!

[@shannonreed822]

@@MeniMenoHello Game jams sound a lot like concept-based art contests where you keep the rights to your art! (I've been an artist for over 25 years, so that's where my referential understanding is strongest, ahaha!) Like, you get to make something with a lot of freedom, and people who might never have seen your art get to see it and give you feedback, but you also don't lose rights to it like a lot of corporate contests! And thank YOU for uploading your dev journey so far! Things like this *really* help people like myself who have low faith in themselves to see that even beginners can make fun things, and that the processes aren't as overwhelming early on as they might seem. I find videos like this to be genuinely invaluable because they make it clearer how accessible game dev really is! Ableton Live looks really high quality, so I am not surprised it's so pricy! Do you have any advice for finding a less pricy alternative for someone who wants to try out making music casually before devoting a lot of money to professional level software? I've tried to find things in the past, but my search results always come back with just these professional tier programs which cost multiple hundreds, so I'm clearly doing something incorrectly! Thank you for your time! I really appreciate it! :D

[@gerreloTB1485]

​@@shannonreed822as someone who watches to many game jams it's a friendly competition to make a small game with in a time limit with usually a specific theme you have to follow.The great thing about them is loads of indie games (hollow knight) start out as a game jam project

[@shannonreed822]

@@gerreloTB1485 Oh I knew the basic concept of them, but I thought you had to have like, years of programming experience under your belt to get anything done! Finding out it's a much more newbie friendly process makes me pretty happy!

[@its_jesteR]

i love you energy! subscribed

[@dualmo7185]

Your art looks so good

[@afentex]

your game actually has cheat codes in it, if you spam spacebar , you won't lose, I'm almost hit 200 lol

[@DapperNurd]

I remember this game! It was cool. Yeah, I agree that the theme was pretty weird lol, I was hoping for map personally.

[@astoldb]

Wow congrats on your first game and how well you did! It's also a plus that brackeys came back and to spread word about godot (which you used) xD

[@cangooroo2936]

Really charming and well put together video, I hope your channel gets more recognition soon!

[@YurimGhim]

It's good to see a game vlogger who actually knows how to present their development. Subscribed!

[@user-eh5wo8re3d]

you seam like a really cool person, glad youtube recommended you. great video all around.

[@Sporezlol]

This looks awesome! I’m just getting started with game dev in godot myself so I’ll be hanging around for more godot/game dev content :3

[@bassemb]

Nice concept with an appropriately smalls scope for a jam! Great graphics! Neat music!

[@bbubbeee]

It worked !! It really worked! Awesome job by the way yay

[@LearningToLinka]

This is such a cute game! Great work - definitely inspiring me to actually try and make a game. Also did you draw the clouds in the background of this video too? They’re so cute 🥺😭

[@cincqued]

I swear I’ve seen you somewhere before OMG YOU’RE THAT IRON MAN SONG GIRL

[@MeniMenoHello]

hahaha thats so funny!! indeed that girl 😂

[@EvilmindStudios]

BRACKEYS IS BACK, IT WORKED!!!!

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

5:43 the only rapper Eminem is afraid to diss

[@qupufu]

I've always wanted to get into gamedev, and this video is so inspiring

[@ahgasye]

I'm so proud of you inem!! 💜💜 are u using that old green round screen? lol but anw this game really interesting and the art *chef kiss* need more simulator but with some cute hottie lol 🤭 luv u

[@gamingwithcola]

Love the Video its awesome the art you draw OMG so cool and music far out your all in one game maker :) keep it up you got a Sub from me

[@cornelius600]

Woah, good job, congrats, let's goo

[@mynameiszoro]

Epic video! Just subbed, please continue !

[@abandoned__]

whaaat its so cute !! what a good video too i loved this whaaaa !?

[@404-AnimationYT]

Congratulations!

[@aliceinbooklander]

hi meni, can you do a video on how you first begin to learn game dev? I am heavily interested as well bcs I have this game idea inside of my head, but I don't know where to start?

[@samarandana-f2c]

you're so talented!!

[@AvectaInteractive]

Yay! more game dev stuff!

[@claudyview]

It looks like such a good game! You should get it fixed up and sell it :)

[@liamspruyt]

lol, the pressime of the game is silly but funny non the less i could see this as an arcade game :p

[@MeniMenoHello]

haha thankyou!!!

[@liamspruyt]

@@MeniMenoHello i only watched half the video as i need sleep but it was already enjoyable keep up the lovely work!

[@NotEvenARealAnimation]

jehova's witness simulator

[@nateroo1486]

We hitting that Jellyfish Jam type beat

[@Seraxuji]

can't wait for the next video!

[@Visuallyrich]

Amazing video!! Really entertaining!! +1 Sub hope to see more from you!

[@freecodecampindy6847]

You did very good!

[@cincqued]

I’ve been making games since September and you’re already much better than me

[@MergeGamingYT]

Great video I already know ur gonna get 100k subs soon.😊

[@zoes32flavaz]

There are more tires than doors because of LEGO lol

[@会供価]

What’s the music app use used?

[@pewpeee]

lmao, you making the beat

[@themore-you-know]

Awesome submission, and it ended up... working??? haha

[@MeniMenoHello]

thankyou so much! and yeah haha was a very crazy coincidence!!!

[@akhmadtegarramadani1628]

I LOVE GODOT 3000 😭😭

[@CookisxMilkx]

I HAVE THE POWER FOR 1K LIKES UR UNDERRATED

[@voidnatta]

just awesome

[@itzhayno]

congrats

[@oldleaf3755]

well done

[@Fulano5321]

What software did you use to make the music?

[@MeniMenoHello]

Ableton Live 11! its quite pricy but I do use it for my main job. There are a lot of good and affordable options for more casual music creation!

[@Fulano5321]

@@MeniMenoHello Thanks! That makes sense. I've been looking for something less traditional music notation but had only found the beepbox website which isn't quite able to make music files.

[@Fulano5321]

@@MeniMenoHello Thanks so much! After looking at that I see a Digital Audio Workstation is apparently what I'm looking for to get the non-music staff notation. Gonna give LMMS a try.

[@arhantalwar]

Loved it

[@longkidkoolstar]

You've just tapped in to all the game devs

[@Squid_Ward125]

2days later

[@JacksonAcademy1]

scratch > godot change my mind

[@NoahTheGuyy]

GameMaker is very good

[@ripaldi1438]

putrii

[@jaeteejee343]

[@akhmadtegarramadani1628]

random amat

[@RoHitmanFF]

Hello! Just subscribed and I must say, your content is truly impressive! Should you ever require assistance with thumbnails, don't hesitate to reach out. I'm committed to ensuring your satisfaction and providing top-notch support. Excited about the opportunity to collaborate and elevate your channel! I'm more than happy to share my portfolio to showcase my skills. Keep up the great work!

[@tejaswithme3713]

WTF....!!! First i saw the thumbnail, i was like. Wait🫸🏽 she looks lil like SP, lets check it out.... Then i came to description... Then i read the name... Then i got lost in nostalgia of "I love you 3000" & dreams of Jackson Wang!!! Hello SP, sister how are you doing...? What made you come in Gamedev 😅 😊

[@MeniMenoHello]

Haha!! thats hilarious! Im doing well, hbu? I’ve been gaming my whole life and one day I thought of a game idea I really wanted to play but doesnt exist, and it all started from there! watched a lot of gamedev content and i got obsessed! hehe

[@matchalattepng]

Your video was inspiring and motivating! It makes me even more eager to create some little games myself! 🥹