Jul

Discussing the Challenges of an Indie Game Developer

This week on the cast, this is the previously recorded chat I had with Missile Cards designer Nathan Meunier about designing the game and the challenge of being an Indie developer.

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Posted By Josh Bycer

Jul

A Critical Thought on Movement in Game Design

Today’s Critical Thought looks at the complexity of movement in game design. For this video, we focused on 2D design and how there are a lot of small, but important details to keep track of when designing your movement system.

Posted By Josh Bycer

Jul

A Critical Thought on Designing RPG Classes

Today’s Critical Thought is on the design of class-based archetypes in RPGs. RPGS like Etrian Odyssey and the Darkest Dungeon went with a different philosophy in terms of classes, and were better off because of it.

Posted By Josh Bycer

Jul

Understanding the 3 Kinds of Video Game Branding

Branding is a major part of marketing in any industry, and the game industry is no exception. For today’s post, I want to talk about how there are three kinds of video game branding, and what they mean for your studio.

Posted By Josh Bycer