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Indie Game Dev: Death Loops

Derek Yu · 14 Dec 2022 · derekyu.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Each project you finish makes the next one easier to finish and teaches you more about what a successful one takes.

    Their words"Finishing games gets easier with each game you finish, and the more games you finish, the better you will understand what it takes to make a successful game."
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  2. Our reading

    The right way to size a project is by the size of the projects you have already finished, not by how skilled you are.

    Their wordsthe best metric for scoping a project is not technical skill, but the scope of the previous games you've finished!
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  3. Our reading

    Get the whole work playable from beginning to end before polishing any part of it.

    Their wordsI find it best not to spend too long on any one part of the game until the entire game is playable from beginning to end.
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  4. Our reading

    Aiming to make an objectively great work is the wrong goal; make the best you can now and treat it as one of many.

    Their wordsMy advice is to abandon the goal of making an objectively great game.
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