How I Started Making Cozy Games (And How You Can Too)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- NOTE: This video was made before the name of my channel changed from Shimmerscale to Pastel Pixels.
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I related way to hard to the having to learn art part. It's always hard to get into it but an absolute must have skill!
Indeed! It's tough, but so rewarding :)
Thanks so much for the inspiration! I'm a female game dev as well and it's been over a year trying to just get started making my game. I started with Unity but now I'm switching to Godot. I signed up for a game jam but was worried about finding the time. I think I need to just stick with it and do them because I think they'll help me a lot.
I've found that game jams can be such a huge motivation and confidence boost because of all the feedback I can get even if my game isn't great. My first game jam entry was very bad, but people were still friendly and gave me tips. I hope you stick with it and have fun! :)
Nice devlog. Loved the aesthetic so much ^^
(For coding I would recommend not to comment out code and delete it entirely. You could use a version control system like Plastic to not loose your old progress. But having commented code makes it harder to work with it again and even harder for other people to read it)
Thanks! I usually do use a version control system, the code in the video was from an old project I'm not working on anymore :)
I can't tell you how many times I've resurrected commented-out code... or how many times I had to delete it entirely. IMO leaving it there is best if you aren't publishing your source code.
Cozy games are awesome! I'm trying to add a cozy feeling to my metroidvania game when outside of combat. Keep it up :D
Cool! Will do! :)
I've been wanting to make games for the longest time ever but coding is something that doesn't appeal to me. I'm trying to learn a codeless engine but still find it difficult. I feel dumb because it should be easier but the urge to see my art in a game has me going. You're an inspiration!
Aww, thanks so much! I've often felt the same way about art, but holding onto that goal of sharing my games with people keeps me going through the tough parts too :) You can do it!!
Visual programming doesn't tend to make every task easier. You're doing much the same thing, just entering it in differently, so what is difficult the one way is going to be similarly difficult the other way, especially when you get in to more complex logic. Not saying you should necessarily learn a typed out programming language, but I'd say keep it in mind and that it might not be as bad as one may think, and a lot of times it's much easier to move concepts to another language/environment/engine/whatever, so you don't get trapped with having to stick with one.
@@Aeduo Thanks I will keep that in mind. Once I'm done with the mini game I'm working on I think I'm going to try scratch.
Thanks for the encouragement! Was interesting and inspiring to hear your story! I also like to write fiction and wanted to be a game designer as a kid and ride horses 😂 I have learned a lot about game dev and learned how to use unity and godot and unreal…. And have even started a couple small projects but never got far. I’m not good at coding or art so jumping in is a bit scary for me 😟
Best luck to you and thank you for sharing your story.
PS: your library had BotW to check out? Cool.
Thanks! :)
I been learning myself. Coding is awesum. Lil tricky . Feel like I'm decent at pixel art. U do great work. Can't wait to see wat all ya make.
Thanks! :)
@@PastelPixelsDev ur welcome
So much of my free time i spend making games and similarly I dropped a CS degree for a more general tech degree because it was so much work that wasn't immediately applicable to 90% of the game dev process. Found myself skipping class and taking shortcuts on programming homework so that I could get better at more general game dev skills in that time.
Great video. Thanks for encouraging others. You are obsoletely correct in that you can learn anything. Many people are afraid of learning and get held back.
Thank you!
Love this video. Thanks for sharing😁
like my Favrot games are pixel games like Stardew valley so this was encouraging
Glad to hear it! :)
Really enjoy your channel and your aesthetic! Looking forward to more videos!
Thanks so much!
I love the cozy style of your video! :) Your pixel art is really good!
Great advice. Thank you 😀
Glad it you liked it! :)
Right now, I’m a Jack of all trades :( but I just use scratch to make decent games
I really like it, keep it up!
You are inspiring! 😺
Loved the vídeo ❤
Hey, your pixel cats looks very good. And i understand, GUI is hard... And a little boring :p. In other hand, do you mind try to work with someone else for the jams? Maybe a musician or a generalist to split tasks :D
Thanks! I think it would be fun to be part of a team for a game jam, I just haven't tried it yet :)
Weirdly enough
First time i've seen a game dev made by a girl
Just something i've noticed
Also i really like your art style
Haha yeah, it doesn't seem like there's a lot of us girls making games.
Glad you like the art! :)
There's not as many but we female game devs do exist!
what specifically did you do to learn art? i'm in the exact same boat - programmer but the games i want are art dependent
When I started learning how to make art for my games, I picked out a single style/medium (pixel art) to focus on and found some good TH-cam videos that covered the basics--not tutorials, but videos about shading, color, and more general principles like that. I also did a lot of game jams, which gave me practice with my art. Examining art from games that I like the style of has also been helpful for learning new techniques. Hope this helps! :)
Unity cost now😭 I just tried to use it and IT COST
That's weird! Did you try signing up for a personal plan instead of Unity Pro?
I think people need to move away from college spending 200 grand on something you can easily learn for free just isn’t feasible or smart anymore having a house is better
Woman...
Your point…
My point...@@darthom
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