Game:  My current project is bad  Gameplay loops  A sense of risk  Develop:  Overcoming Struggles  Exploring new areas  Leveling up  Building a party/community  Repeat:  What type of gameplay is most motivating for you?  What part of working on a project is most motivating for you?  Tip for myself: Sort out priorities, filter for what's most important. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/ Em ..read more

Game:  No guarantees, just like creating  Things that paralyze you  Is there ever only one path ahead?  Risk less, work patiently  Develop:  What power do we actually have?  Notice, notice, notice  The invisible work  Considering trying might be harder than trying  Repeat:  What is the worst thing you can do for your creative energy?  How can you get to know yourself better?  Tip for myself:  What version of the work, no matter how small, are you willing to do? Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames Twitch Stream ..read more

Game:  Creature collector without the cuteness  Creature Combinations  A darker, otherworldly aesthetic  Story is pretty good, but probably nostalgia  Develop:  A little bit of choice adds a lot of potential  Allow players to explore systems   Check-In:  Still learning how much I have to learn.  Looking into more formal education paths.  Repeat:  What game do you almost love, but something is off?  What would you change in those games? Is it feasible? Tip: Explore new tools. Learn some theory/explore traditional learn ..read more

Game:  I got a world record  246 way tie  Awesome community  Flowy, skill based speedrunner  Satisfying skill development, significant space for mastery  Incredible soundtrack  Beautiful animations and art  Develop:  Navigating levels in game, alternative selections  Blocking levels based on ability to reach them Leader-boards add a lot to the gameplay  Check-In:  Great programming progress, learning a lot from twitch  finding out my blind spots  Repeat:  If you had blind spots, where would they be?  What do ..read more

Eastshade Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCzhyUsDHPE Game:  Backstory of my current project  Full description of the project  Getting stuck after the prototypes  Develop:  Eastshade Studios video: "Marketing is not why most indie games fail"  Why I'm considering scrapping this project  Scope realizations  Too much stuff to polish  Check-In:  Godot Terrain system  Ko-Fi and Twitch   Repeat:  If you remain on your current trajectory, where will you be in one month?  If you alter your trajectory in some min ..read more

Games:  Chess as a psychological horror game  Chess as a fast paced shooter  How bad I am at chess  Crushing failure  Forcing you to recognize the inaccuracy of your own confidence.  Develop:  Chess - learning a theory, applying it, appearing worse at the skill  Learning about lighting, making uglier art.  "The next big step forward" will often make you worse before it makes you better.  Don't just study. Do.  Don't just do. Learn.  Do not binge failure.  Check-In:  Specifics of what I did on stream   Taking r ..read more

Games:  Truly relaxing games:  Eastshade  A Short Hike  Mountain  Dragon Quest 11  Walking simulators  Most games I play are stressful:  Cook Serve Delicious  Almost any Real Time Strategy game  Almost any MOBA  Chess  Shooters and such  Many games that we think of as relaxing can be quite stressful:  Stardew Valley  Roller Coaster Tycoon  Develop:  What makes a game truly relaxing?  What amps up the stress levels in a game?  Do stressful games contribute to burnout?  Making progress ..read more

Game:  Front Mission 3 vs Front Mission 1st remake, initial impressions.  Design Fundamentals  The UI and maps in Front Mission 3  The difficulty tuning in Front Mission 3  RNG Damage sponges in Front Mission 1st  Develop:  Design Fundamentals  Examples of bad vs good execution  Things that age poorly  Fine tuning the player experience  Putting time into the bits that seem frivolous  Long term, sustainable effort.  Check-In:  I have some Youtube video ideas and Twitch ideas  I have not been working on development ..read more

Game:  Deep and wide gameplay  Practice does not make perfect  Difficult learning environment  What matters is hidden until you look for it  Lot of misinformation  Unwelcoming culture  Develop:  Discovering what matters by observing others  "High Ranked" game developers  Avoiding misinformation/misleading paths  Finding a welcoming culture (avoid the doom and gloom)  Actual practice involves experimentation and observation  Repeat:  Do you feel stuck with any of your skills?  Where can you observe someone else's me ..read more

Game:  Cleaning up  Planting Seeds  Maintaining  Connecting and exploring  Harvesting  If you over-plant...  Develop:  What stardew teaches us about development  How much can you really plan   Patience and Consistency  Energy Management  Community  Process  My own development  Struggling with rest vs burnout Negativity spirals Believe in yourself, not in your accomplishments or potential. Belief in self and arrogance Negativity spirals are easy to execute but hard to endure. Positive spirals are hard to execut ..read more