How To Make Your First Game CONFIDENTLY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2020
- In this video I answer a question I got in my email about how to be confident as a game developer.
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In my opinion, the problem with confidence as a game developer is this: you got a great game idea and start developing. But at some point you need to make compromises, you got not enough time for this or that, or your drawing skills are not good enough or you can't find the right music for your game and so on. And slowly during development, the actual game drifts away from your idea of how it should be. And in the end, you got a finished game but it's not the idea you first had of it. At least this is my problem with every game I have made.
I think it was the dev of Moonquest who said: You never get to finish a game, the person that you were was obliterated by the process.
This very reason is why my first game is in it's 5th year of development, because I've started to learn how to do these things myself, through trial and error. Then you start to feel incredibly bad, due to how long it's taken to develop your game too, especially if you have a team.
Exactly. If you are working on a game them you should work on it often and not once or twice in a month. For me, other things get into the way and it breaks the continuity. I have done so much starting projects for RPG and platformer games but I never progressed beyond simple levels. I get demotivated too easily. :(
@@vaishnav_mallya I had that problem with my game for a long time too, but it helps to write your ideas and goals for the game down, then finding the joy for yourself to create the game, rather than worry about what others will think.
It sounds a bit weird but honestly, this has helped me a huge amount and it will help you too :)
@@CraftyMaelyss yes, finding time between hectic college schedule is difficult. But my bachelor's course is finishing within the end of next month. Hopefully, I can jump in and go make something after that.
I write down and mostly just make mental notes of my idea. Most ideas are just based of things I repeatedly keep seeing. Like any concept art or game showcase or even day to day objects makes me think that it could be a weapon or a vehicle or something so I get reminded of idea when I see those things.
The ideas are important and all but the motivation to execute it is important too. Sadly mine breaks down so fast. :(
"The most successful entrepreneurs are not the ones who are fearless, they're the ones who know how to deal with fear. Write that down, that's a quote from Thomas Brush" - Thomas Brush
00:00 That super serious "I was wondering when you'd show up.." got me SO off guard!
the beginning had me cracking up laughing. I had opened the video in a separate tab but didn't get round to watching it for a few hours.... then I clicked on it and all I got was an angry sounding "I was wondering when you would show up"
A quote from Brush "The fearless ones are the ones who deal with fear" Thank you.
Wasn't the quote "The successful ones aren't the fearless ones but the ones who deal with fear." ?
@@crono252 Yes your right I watched over again and I made a mistake. 6:08
You shouldn't worry about your first game, nor the second or third. They should be small and simple projects. Don't implement new ideas while you're developing. Write them down in great detail. Finish your simple project. Start A new small project, use your new ideas. Write down the idea you get from that, etc...
Start getting serious around your 4th or 5th game. By then, you'll be faster at coding, animating, and developing. Now you have 3 games you can choose what ya like or dislike. You have feedback from People of what they liked and disliked. So you have the knowledge and experience to make A bigger game (go medium) and just keep stepping stones.
But does this mean that it's not ok to jump out the gates with a 1yr+ starter game? I'm not saying that at all. Game Dev is about freedom, specifically creative freedom.
But starting out, you will run into bugs and some will be apocalyptic to your game. You'll find yourself recoding everything in huge projects. You'll be way less likely to complete it if you encounter this type of event. So plan to build games within 3 months. Try to finish in less. If you find yourself at the 2 month mark, start making cuts to meet your deadline. Remove the pressure from yourself. You can always update later. Just remember, it's all about finishing and publishing. After 3-4 games, you'll know what you can handle.
Just my 2 cents.
It's always nice to see a new Video of you! You are such an inspiring person! :)
And confidence is definitely needed when developing games :D
Great inspiration video as always Thomas.
Creating a game seems like a blurry line between the idea and the final product and we try to unblur it as we go.
You know, I immediately got hooked after clicking on the first video of yours and now watch your videos instead of sleeping ;)
Watching this as im making my first game after practice, making my first models from scratch and such, doing it solo between my job and national guard duty, i dont have much time but i know ive wanted to make it 6 years ago, finally mustered up to start working on it
THOMAS THANK YOU!!!! You have single handedly inspired me to start down the path of indie game development and one day I decided I wanted to look into game development and how it works and thank God you were the first person I looked to because you have really given me a push in the right direction I'm currently saving up my pay to buy a computer and start my career and it's really all thanks to you brother!!!
Wow! Never heard of you Thomas. YT gave me a RECOMMENDED FOR YOU suggestion and then I found out about your game PINSTRIPE. I just could not believe how good it is! Then I tried to find how successful your game was. Although you say in your video it is going ok, It is probably one of the most underrated games ever. For me it is a work of art, a master piece. Really!!!. Your design, graphic art, the game mechanics, story, every single thing is absolutely flawless, beautiful and engaging. Congratulations from a point-and-click genre lover since Grim Fandango and Monkey Island came out (back in the day). Keep it like this Thomas. You will do even greater things in your life! Wish you the best.
Thanks for sharing your insight Thomas! I need to watch your videos a lot more often, so I can get the mindset I need for being a better game developer.
I released my first game on itch.io today and I agree with this video wholeheartedly. If I would have waited for the confidence to release, I would have never been ready! Thanks for the encouragement.
Way to release it man good for u!
Danny Jensen thanks brother!
Name of your game?
@@salehodinie6615 Its called Brad, available for free here: gabrielhager.itch.io/brad
Heyy, I'm a game dev too and I can give only my point of view and experience. You will never have enough confidence haha. The more you question your game, the worst you will feel about it thinking that it's not enough. Attach yourself to your idea and release it and you will have bad and good feedback and you will learn about of your experience. But you will never understand what will happen to your game if you don't release it never. You cannot be enough confident because you will never know what will happen. It generates a lot of stress, I agree, but the worst that can happen is you never release it and you die without knowing if it was good or not, and blaming yourself. I made a puzzle RPG for a game jam and I was very proud of it, and at the end of the day the game wasn't the best for a Jam. But I learned about it because I did it, there's no other way. If you want to release small casual games, do it because you want to improve, generate material, make a portfolio, have a hobbie or just practice. Or all at the same time. But let you dream big! You can do it! Love your game and don't worry about other people! Just do it!
EDIT: And the same applies for everything in life. You will never know what will happen, but you live, learn and adapt to your situations. Right? Cheers!
Every time You post a video I can totally relate to the things You’re saying. 100% on point.
One of the best youtube chanel for gamedev, keep going and good luck for your project Tomas!!!!
Good stuff Thomas, I always look forward to your new videos.
Your videos are amazing Thomas! You are the reason why I want to be a game developer, thank you so much for yours amazings videos!
You are always an inspiration, thank you for this videos
Good stuff, Thomas!
Havent released a game yet but I suspect utter silence hurts more than people calling me a dickwad.
Always inspiring!
I was waiting for a new video
Hey Thomas thanks for sharing. I just released my first game on Itch. I'm on my 4th glass of whisky :D
Hey.... how's it going?... I hope you all have an amazing day.... I'm happy to ... I'm happy to finally be able to show you something cool that is...
Where do you email Thomas with questions?
On a slightly unrelated note, I've completely gone off the giant game reviewers, like IGN, GameSpot, etc., at least as a consumer, because I never know who is reviewing these things! There are so many different reviewers and employees, they're all so inconsistent, and as cynical as it may sound, most of them seem paid off, with the yearly Call Of Duty games getting 9/10's, while smaller, actually quite fantastic indie games get 5/10's, or lower.
Have you checked out Handmade Hero? Do you plan to do something from scratch?
WOW dude when did you get all them subs?! Congrats Im on my way too.
When you don't have the perfect set up all dreams are shattered... Even if you have confidence
@Thomas Brush all in all, it is all true what you say. But it is all easy for you to say.. You finish the video with "I just got a thicker skin", but you have the confidence of finished successful games and you got the enough money in the pocket and constant cash flow every month, so if your just released last game fails, you can lean back and start working on the next project.
leonidus sure, but don’t forget I started with nothing just like most of you guys
Negative reviews > Positive reviews
I don't want people to boost my ego. I want people to say my game is shit and why is shit. I hate comments like "oh wow, what a game, so creative, so original, the art is so nice". NO, STAHP! Just say "your game is trash" and why...
man I'm still stucking in c sharp fundamentals
I was gonna show up when *you* uploaded, Thomas. 😭😭😭
Thomas, How about creating discord or something where everyone can share their action plans and set goals and complete the games. Because I think everyone here is having a hard time completing their games and getting it published.
Confidence is cool and great as long you're able to develop games. Unlike some toxic indie devs who are straight up delusional.
I'm only here because of the thumbnail to see if he really have a big nose as pinocchio
(Jk stay awesome man)
What do you do when you have the concept for a game ,but not the coding skills or game development skills to make it happe?
Isn’t like you are born with those kind of skills, you can always learn. And well, building a team is an option too.
"Subscribe! Comments! Notification bell... that's about everything!"
Done, done and done!
I'll even throw in a Like as well, just because!
Hi, anyone knows Thomas Brush’s email? I got some questions I wanted to ask...
Em...help?
pleas make live streams public
Float: put like 200 in12min;
5 out of 10?! Dude pinstripe's a goddamn 9 to me. WTF gamespot
Damn you looking swole bro
09:23 Whaaoow
Tom! I want to note out that some dev who is religious like me want to have a game dev praise and worship. And quality controller know squat why our game dev quality sucks? Hey! We want to praise our God or our deities? Give us a break? Right?
Those pesky quality controllers! >.< You can talk about this topic in your videos. And don't be ashamed at all. Some of our devs have game dev praise and worships! No! Really! :)
@Joël Burleson What's wrong bud...?
Please give me a everlasting enternal impression ok? :)
So let me get this straight , you are so lazy to even pray that you want to pray through a console ?
Your latest “internship” offer isn’t really confidence. Smh
Genuine should be your middle name
Way to much plugging. Already ended the video
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@@venustheplanet8208 oohhhh you gonna cry now? hurt the little baby? dance for me, puppet
@@MrMeanor Lmao kid.
are you 6 or 7 ?
@@artyomalekseyevichchyornyj9167 people who call people kids are actual degenerates. you think you're better than me, clown?
@@MrMeanor Be proud of your self cus you came here first and you commented it Don't forget to drink your milk Good night kid
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