Been working on this video for a while and its finally ready to go live (at 5pm GMT today!). This video is a deep dive into why the "pick 3" mechanic is so common in Roguelikes/Roguelites, especially after the releases of Hades and then later, Balatro.
I dive into research papers on consumer and player behaviours, look at over 10 different games for examples and evidence, and provide conclusions based on the type of game YOU might be making!
After a bit of a break due to scheduling issues, we have a brand new episode of The Game Design Library Podcast out today at 5PM GMT, with developers WildArts Games! This episode is centered around designing with friction in mind, and surviving without a financial hit as an Indie Developer :)
Hey all! Quick channel update for the rest of December -
Videos will be reduced to between 1-2 a week, rather than the standard 4-5, and will be more so Cool Mechanic videos, as well as a few special videos planned that are a bit different from what I usually do to recap the first year of GDL. This is due to me taking a break from the computer from the 19th of December until the 5th of January.
Shorts will still be mostly 2 a day (the play is for there to be always 2 a day, but I might miss a couple), so if you mainly watch shorts then you shouldn't notice too much of a difference.
There is a chance that episode 3 of the GDL podcast wont come out on the 29th, just due to scheduling conflicts and me being away, but if not then it will come out on the 12th of January.
Thanks again for such an amazing year of GDL, next year is going to be even better I reckon!
New episode of the GDL Pod where I talk with the developers of Black Mesa (the remake of Half-Life) about their upcoming game Rogue Point goes live at 5pm GMT! It is set as a premier so feel free to hop in chat and discuss whilst it's live :)
No video today as I've finally sat down to finish off a video I have been making on and off for a few months now. Breaking down the design and evolution of the level design of every first level in every 2D Mario game! All being good, it should be uploaded tomorrow at 5pm GMT :)
Of course, there will still be two shorts uploaded as usual.
The first episode of the GDL Podcast is out now! Listen to hear a really interesting and insightful conversation with the Game Directior of Kaizen Game Works (Paradise Killer, Promise Mascot Agency).
It was great to sit down and chat to Oli about how the studio started from just his and his co-founder's savings, to funded by a publisher, to now one of the most exciting and interesting Indie Devs in the UK!
If you would like to see more episodes of the pod please consider leaving a like to help get it out there so more people know about it!
Hey all! This post is interesting for two reasons! First, a change to the upload schedule, and second, something really cool!
1. No longer going to be uploading a cool mechanic comp on the weekend. There will still be two shorts going up every day, just no long-form videos.
2. From now on, every two weeks on Mondays, there will be an episode of the brand new Game Design Library Podcast, where I spend an hour or so interviewing a developer and hearing their story. First episode is going up this coming Monday! Whoop Whoop. Thank you to Oli from Kaizen Game Works for taking the time to talk to me. For now, it will just be available on YouTube, but I am looking at how to get it on most, if not all, podcast streaming platforms too!
Hey all! Thinking about switching up my thumbnails for the "Cool Mechanic" series, can you let me know which one you prefer, option 1 is the old and option 2 is the new one!
Whichever one is chosen will be the one for the (reupload) of 5 Cool Mechanics in Puzzle Games tomorrow - the reupload isn't due to the thumbnail, had to take it down to make an edit I couldn't do in YouTube studio.
Thanks for your thoughts and votes ahead of time! Greatly appreciated :)
Seems like the latest entry to the game design library didn't get sent out to as many people as usual, including subscribers. So I thought I'll make a post about it!
Game Design Library
Been working on this video for a while and its finally ready to go live (at 5pm GMT today!). This video is a deep dive into why the "pick 3" mechanic is so common in Roguelikes/Roguelites, especially after the releases of Hades and then later, Balatro.
I dive into research papers on consumer and player behaviours, look at over 10 different games for examples and evidence, and provide conclusions based on the type of game YOU might be making!
Hope you enjoy!
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Game Design Library
After a bit of a break due to scheduling issues, we have a brand new episode of The Game Design Library Podcast out today at 5PM GMT, with developers WildArts Games! This episode is centered around designing with friction in mind, and surviving without a financial hit as an Indie Developer :)
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Hey all! Quick channel update for the rest of December -
Videos will be reduced to between 1-2 a week, rather than the standard 4-5, and will be more so Cool Mechanic videos, as well as a few special videos planned that are a bit different from what I usually do to recap the first year of GDL. This is due to me taking a break from the computer from the 19th of December until the 5th of January.
Shorts will still be mostly 2 a day (the play is for there to be always 2 a day, but I might miss a couple), so if you mainly watch shorts then you shouldn't notice too much of a difference.
There is a chance that episode 3 of the GDL podcast wont come out on the 29th, just due to scheduling conflicts and me being away, but if not then it will come out on the 12th of January.
Thanks again for such an amazing year of GDL, next year is going to be even better I reckon!
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New episode of the GDL Pod where I talk with the developers of Black Mesa (the remake of Half-Life) about their upcoming game Rogue Point goes live at 5pm GMT! It is set as a premier so feel free to hop in chat and discuss whilst it's live :)
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Game Design Library
No video today as I've finally sat down to finish off a video I have been making on and off for a few months now. Breaking down the design and evolution of the level design of every first level in every 2D Mario game! All being good, it should be uploaded tomorrow at 5pm GMT :)
Of course, there will still be two shorts uploaded as usual.
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Game Design Library
The first episode of the GDL Podcast is out now! Listen to hear a really interesting and insightful conversation with the Game Directior of Kaizen Game Works (Paradise Killer, Promise Mascot Agency).
It was great to sit down and chat to Oli about how the studio started from just his and his co-founder's savings, to funded by a publisher, to now one of the most exciting and interesting Indie Devs in the UK!
If you would like to see more episodes of the pod please consider leaving a like to help get it out there so more people know about it!
Thank you :)
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Game Design Library
Hey all! This post is interesting for two reasons! First, a change to the upload schedule, and second, something really cool!
1. No longer going to be uploading a cool mechanic comp on the weekend. There will still be two shorts going up every day, just no long-form videos.
2. From now on, every two weeks on Mondays, there will be an episode of the brand new Game Design Library Podcast, where I spend an hour or so interviewing a developer and hearing their story. First episode is going up this coming Monday! Whoop Whoop. Thank you to Oli from Kaizen Game Works for taking the time to talk to me.
For now, it will just be available on YouTube, but I am looking at how to get it on most, if not all, podcast streaming platforms too!
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Game Design Library
Hey all! Thinking about switching up my thumbnails for the "Cool Mechanic" series, can you let me know which one you prefer, option 1 is the old and option 2 is the new one!
Whichever one is chosen will be the one for the (reupload) of 5 Cool Mechanics in Puzzle Games tomorrow - the reupload isn't due to the thumbnail, had to take it down to make an edit I couldn't do in YouTube studio.
Thanks for your thoughts and votes ahead of time! Greatly appreciated :)
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If you've heard of Clair Obscur Expedition 33, but not sure why people love it so much, this video should help!
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Seems like the latest entry to the game design library didn't get sent out to as many people as usual, including subscribers. So I thought I'll make a post about it!
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