#game development tips

I’ll play a game and understand them. I’ll take notes and compile them into a post. 

The aim is to understand what makes a game good, and what can we understand and learn from a mechanic or an animation or even a line of text.

I’ll play: OneShot , UnderTale, Cuphead as well as some standing out games.

I might even check Cave-Story or other RPG Maker Games out!

Voxel Art: A Dying Fad, or a Glimpse of The Future?

In 2011, Minecraft exploded onto the scene introducing millions of players to the concept of plotting square pixels, more commonly known as voxels, in 3D space. The technology had been around for years before the game’s release, but along with Minecraft’s meteoric rise in popularity, the eponymous art style has found its way into toys, t-shirts, an upcoming feature film, and more than a few other…

Learn how to become a game developer with the help of ChatGPT, including learning programming among other things.

3 RPG Lessons from Final Fantasy

It’s a science fiction and fantasy series created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and developed by Square Enix. It’s the largest RPG series on the planet—It’s Final Fantasy. First published in 1987, the series was originally a last-ditch effort in the game industry. Sakaguchi expected it to be the last game he ever made . . . unless it did well. And we all know how that went. Inspired by Tolkien, the…

6 Surefire Ways to Improve Player Retention

Ever heard of the phrase, “Player retention is the key to success”? When developers focus on engagement and acquiring players organically through word of mouth, social and online discovery, as well as digital store outreach, they’re starting down the right path. Even game marketing and attending events. But that’s just a small piece of the puzzle to creating a successful game. At the end of the…

Six Tools to Help You Write More Efficiently

Unless you’re a game scriptwriter or narrative designer, chances are that writing doesn’t come to mind often. However, it plays a big role in development. Far beyond the creative scope of things, consider every other share of copy you have to get done. Doing your own marketing, contacting industry experts, and even writing all the content needed to describe your game on Steam, PSN, or Xbox Live.…

Beta Testing: The Solution to That Patch Problem

We’ve heard it time and time again. Players asking why game developers are relying so much on patches to make games better. Or to outright finish them! It’s happened with several games, from Mass Effect Andromeda and No Man’s Sky to Medal Of Honor: Warfighter.  Truth be told, while game developers have good financial and time-related reasons for patches, players have all the right to be upset as…