Game, Develop, Repeat

Dec 09 2024 102 ep. 33 mins 5
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I analyze a game I love, discuss lessons learned from it, and then suggest straightforward tips to help every game developer sustain and grow their passion. Hosted by an ex music teacher turned indie game developer.

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102: Inspiration and Personal Evolution (Don't Escape)

Dec 09 2024 34 mins  
Game: The problem with point and click games A single game developer's evolution Develop: Finishing a project instead of expanding it Saving evolutions of your project for future projects Seeing a developer's evolution vs seeing just the finished product Repeat: What art inspires you? A rant about Arcane and John Singer Sargent Nonchalior: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-

101: Sonic Says I've Gotta Go Fast

Dec 02 2024 26 mins  
Game: Sonic and running into walls Fast but not distracted Develop: The urge to go slow The long game Time scales for progress Repeat: What is your time scale for finishing your project/getting good at game dev?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut

100: Shortcuts Cheats and Struggles

Nov 25 2024 35 mins  
Game: The Golden Cheatcode Era and Bighead Mode DLC as Cheats Single vs Multiplayer Cheats Skill development and Cheating Cheating and fun Develop: The Piano Analogy, slow focused practice Taking advice and exploring advice Rushing past the joy The 100th episode is done Repeat: Is there any part of development you'd like to try savoring more? Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhag

099: Feedback and Early Access (Soulframe)

Nov 18 2024 33 mins  
Game: Soulframe alpha and feedback accessibility Subnautica's beautiful feedback system "Why Subnautica Owes Its Success to This Button" Hades and roguelike early access Project Zomboid and long Early Access times Free vs Paid early access Develop: Closed, short test run within a community Putting feedback buttons within the game Paid early access Overwhelming feedback Player isn't

098: The Impression of Fun (Brighter Shores)

Nov 11 2024 30 mins  
Game: Brighter Shores and Runescape Number goes up I'm confused about why I don't enjoy these games Develop: The idle to engaging gameplay spectrum Infinite vs limited games Distractions and Ethics My evolving design philosophy Repeat: What types of games do you want to make?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first g

097: Default Hotkeys and You

Nov 04 2024 31 mins  
Game:Unplayable default hotkeysMechwarrior 2 and 3Warcraft III hotkey optimizationGothic hotkey engineeringDustforce, CelesteThe "First letter" hotkey scheme Develop:Default responses to challengesBashing my head against walls vs learning toolsKey rebinding and therapy Repeat:What is your default response to overwhelming challenges?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch

096: The Goal Dilemma

Oct 28 2024 28 mins  
Game:Games without goalsHow games present goalsChallenges, exploration, invitations Develop:Creating thingsMusic, Game Dev, and WritingCoding feels like improvisationNot having a goal Repeat:What size of goal is useful for you?Are there times when you benefit from not having a goal?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy

095: On Competitive Games

Oct 21 2024 25 mins  
Game: Warcraft III ranked Climbing the ladder Blizzard's affinity for competitive games Develop: Pro-competitive design Marketplace competition Skill development and rankings Rankings are not the full picture Repeat: Do you like competitive games? Favorite? Do you find competition useful?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhaga

094: Creative Exhaustion

Oct 14 2024 25 mins  
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/Email me: anxiousbuddhagames(this sentence is to confuse bots@)gmail.comJoin our discord: https://discord.gg/GvYRtTQM9m Send me any feedback, suggestions, or questions! I'd love for us to build a strong, suppor

093: Drowning, Timers, and Quest Logs

Oct 07 2024 23 mins  
Game: Drowning in Sonic Time limits If Skyrim had no quest log Baldur's Gate and Morrowind Develop: Work expands to fill time Time pressure vs financial pressure To-Do list vs Quest Log Repeat: How does your life's quest log function?Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowe