I have a LOT to say. So strap the heckles in.
First off, thank you!!! 300 is a crazy milestone and suspense building up to this has been insane. There are a lot of people to thank yadda yadda but I am going to use this as a major excuse to rant about the dude who has been by far the coolest dude on GameJolt to me: @Mr-Bad .
If you've kept up with my profile AT ALL you know me and bro connect. He has given nearly endless feedback and laughter to me and it's amazing to have someone like that to ramble to about one of my games or the most random bull on the planet.
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Jokes aside
BIG COOL REVEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, my very good friend is going to be INTERVIEWING me and the full interview will recorded as audio and then I'll do some art and add our little persona/sprite things!
It's gonna be really cool, and ever since he came up with the idea I have been so hyped to do it!
Here's what I've learned in my game development journey so far. This is very scatterbrained and random, but I wanted to make it for those seeking advice:
START NOW.
Don't wait. If you wait you'll just never do it, I know that's obvious but it's true. If you need to, stop reading this and go install the game engine you want to use. Start that tutorial series.
Go now.
MAKE SOMETHING CRAPPY.
Don't start with your dream project. Make garbage. Make a parody.
Grab a few friends, take piece of media you love, and turn it into a goofy little game. It’ll be fun, and you’ll be learning. You’ll also be starting with something you already enjoy, which helps a lot.
HATERS GONNA HATE.
No matter what you make, someone’s gonna hate it. Sometimes with a reason. Sometimes for no reason at all.
It sucks.
But for every person who hates what you do, someone will love what you do. I myself have lived and seen this.
LOST MOTIVATION?
Understandable. This recently happened to me so I dealt with it by playing a game much like what I am making:
And after about ten hours of gameplay I had gotten some ideas of what to work on! So the point is, if your making a game and you have lost motivation; play games like it.
(Sea of Stars will get a review at some point once I finish it along with Deltarune.)
INSPIRATION IS NOT PLAGIARISM!!!
Taking inspiration is not plagiarism. Undertale was made by some dude who just really liked EarthBound. The Flipside is heavily inspired by nearly any game you think of. Mainly Deltarune.
Let yourself be inspired, but bring your own experiences and thoughts to it.
THE FLIPSIDE
I haven't made this clear, but TF is a very personal project. I won't go into detail but it has helped me deal with things that I never thought I could handle. Not as much as Lucid, but it game development has been a outlet to express and get my emotions out there.
So if you have supported at all, whether it's a like on a devlog, game follow, supportive comment or anything. Just know it helps and motivates me to tell the story that's spinning in my head like the solar system.
And of course, the classic list of dudes to go support as they've been awesome in my game dev journey:
@Mr-Bad
You're a chad, bro, MLG gamer and pog champ all in one.
@ninesoulssea
Goofy dude and certified RM player.
@Theguestcreator
You're just a silly guy.
@TheLinguini
Thanks for being there.
@LUKELCS
You didn't do a TON (you still did a really large amount tho), but what you did do I thankyou for.
And lastly, @supersmashbrosuniverse for making a post telling people to follow me even though I don't know them at all.
May God bless all of you, and here's to another 300!
-LinkIncGames
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