As a non publisher game developer, whats the point of making games when you're literally competing against games across time. For instance, why make a 2D platformer when one of the best platformers of our time is virtually free to play. There's tons of free games on mobile that basically took all the "simple" ideas and were made by companies with lots of money and marketing campaigns. There's practically zero reason to work on commercial games. Then there's the problem that games take too long to make. An artist can make a full canvas painting in ten minutes to two months. A musician can have something going within the week.
But a game developer, even a hobby one, the only equivalent are small shitty game jam productions. There's no point working on a game by yourself if you're trying to sell it. But it's also tough to work on it as a hobby. Too many stories of people who just work on it for a while then stop to work on something else cause game development requires way too much work.
If the game I wanted to play existed, I'd be playing it instead of making it.
Hudson Rivera
But you'll never play it cause it'll never be done.
Angel Young
Yeah but game development is fun and rewarding. It's a better hobby than playing video games or doing drugs. Some indie games make it big and innovate. There's even been people from Any Forums to make it with their game.
Henry Hill
Most of the best platformers don’t have cunny in them. My life’s goal is to rectify that
Christopher Murphy
Indie games that make it big are small and innovation is even smaller.
Cameron Walker
Ironically, lewd games are probably the exception to everything.
Isaac Campbell
Because I can't find anyone who has made a fun killhouse speedrunning game and I want to play one. also
Blake Ortiz
Because you moron games as a whole have never been fully explored only retards believe that as a indie you have to do the hard work the publishers and big companies refuse to do since they only care about profits
Camden Smith
>games as a whole have never been fully explored what does this even mean
Brandon Hill
>whats the point of making games I like to create. Even if it's not something that I finish, I enjoy the process. >free games on mobile Not counting the microtransactions and forced ads, There is a few games Id wanna copy simply to play without those predatory features. I pretty much dev for my own enjoyment.
Lucas Martinez
which is fine. game dev however seems to be cursed where we cant finish a game cause its too big for one person or sometimes small team to handle.
Brody Thompson
it's a concept called " New " perhaps you've heard of it
Owen Powell
Because consoomers want new thing, consoomer doesn't want old thing
Jack Hill
doesnt stop companies from selling old thing. especially if they remake it
if you are doing more of the same then you are indeed competing against AAA budged and a catalogue history
Jason Phillips
Make interesting stories, waifus or charm. But i agree that it is hard regarding advertisment you need to get your game known.
Julian Harris
>publisher game developer
what is this?
Luke Hall
what else is there to even do
Jason Jenkins
game devs who get paid and have marketing done for them by publishers. Basically the opposite of independent.
Jack Hughes
That's a defeatist attitude if I've ever heard one. >no point in writing any more plays after Shakespeare >no point in making music when all the classics exist >no point in playing basketball because I'll never be a Michael Jordan You're making excuses to quit because the promise of success means more to you than seeing your idea for a game through.
