Episode 373: That's Great Advice, Don't Follow It


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Jun 24 2024 56 mins   34

Recorded at Metatopia 2023


Presented by Avonelle Wing, Curt Covert, and Alex Cutler


You've read game design blogs and Facebook groups. You've delved into conventional wisdom. You did your homework. A game should be replayable. You should set your funding goal as 1/5 of your overall costs to fund fast. A prototype should be a single sheet of paper and some markers. A prototype needs to be full production value. Publish it yourself and sell it out of your bedroom; order fulfillment is easy. All of these things might be true, and they could still be the thing that sinks your ship. Our experts talk about the ways accurate advice can still be wrong for you.