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Game, Develop, Repeat

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.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

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

    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-page.35080.html What demotivates you?Ko-Fi: ht...

    34 min

  2. DEC 2

    101: Sonic Says I've Gotta Go Fast

    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/Email me: anxiousbuddhagames(this sentence is to confuse bots@)gma...

    26 min

  3. NOV 25

    100: Shortcuts Cheats and Struggles

    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/anxiousbuddhagamesTwitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/a...

    35 min

  4. NOV 18

    099: Feedback and Early Access (Soulframe)

    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 always right, but there's always value in list...

    33 min

  5. NOV 11

    098: The Impression of Fun (Brighter Shores)

    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 game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/263...

    31 min

  6. NOV 4

    097: Default Hotkeys and You

    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 Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steamp...

    32 min

  7. OCT 28

    096: The Goal Dilemma

    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 first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/Email me: anxiousbuddhag...

    29 min

  8. OCT 21

    095: On Competitive Games

    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/anxiousbuddhagamesMy first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steamp...

    26 min
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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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    AnxiousBuddhaGames
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    102
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    Clean
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    © 2024 Game, Develop, Repeat
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