Game, Develop, Repeat

 Game:

•  JRPG Guides
•  Step by step, line by line
•  Official vs community guides
•  Skipping parts of the guide
•  Complex Mechanical Guides 
•  "Just trust me"
•  Terminology overload
•  Skill Based Guides

 Develop:

•  Every weakness, every strength
•  The need for tutorials
•  Ignoring and extracting information
•  The importance of context
•  A note about useless teachers/guides

 Repeat:

•  Best guide (or teacher) experiences?
•  Worst guide (or teacher) experiences?

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Game:

• Bad Design
• Incredible design
• Hidden good design
• The crazy, interconnected nature of game design

 Develop:

• Getting overwhelmed by big inspirations
• Locking in on the small inspirations
• Gradually realizing how much you can actually create

 Repeat:

• What game has incredible design, and what small element of it stands out to you?
• What game has some major flaws, and what design element would you pull inspiration from or redesign?

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  Your first gaming experiences
•  When a player carries you too hard
•  Discovery and Learning
•  Games that bring you the most joy
•  The dream of a massive break from gaming

 Develop:

•  Not being overwhelemed by the totality of work
•  Knowing your target audience
•  Not knowing how hard things will get
•  Being absorbed in your own perspective
•  Be an idiot (with some limitations)

 Repeat:
 What wouldn't you have done, had you known it'd be so hard?

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  The Idea vs The Design of...
•  An MMO
•  Celeste
•  Hollow Knight

 Develop:

•  My first game (Sut)
•  How to transition from idea to design

 Repeat:

•  What is your smallest creative idea right now?
•  What core design assumptions do you have about some genre?

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  Final Fantasy 16 Demo
•  The action RPG angle
•  FF8 isn't as "sacred" as other FF titles
•  Clear areas for improvement
•  Other games entering Final Fantasy's old niche

 Develop:

•  Iteration
•  Final Fantasy always tries something new
•  Improve where you know you can
•  Trying to beat a masterpiece

 Repeat:

•  What game would you like to see remade?
•  Do you know any "diamond caked in manure" games?
•  Tip: Keep exploring, keep experimenting

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  Games that invite a binge
•  Games that invite patience
•  Playing games differently from their design
•  Binge games that never end

 Develop:

•  Binge-worthy design elements
•  Patient design elements
•  Story Recaps

 Repeat:

•  What gaming pace do you, on average, enjoy more?
•  How compelling do you want your next game to be?
•  Tip: Whichever pace you normally take, test out the opposite.

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

• Certainty and Uncertainty
• Saving the game
• Real world safety

Develop:

• Noticing and embracing security in unfamiliar skills

Repeat:

• Are there skills you're avoiding learning due to uncertainty?
• Community Shoutout: SurvivalScape (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2862660/SurvivalScape/)

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  The social element
•  Addictive grinds
•  Monthly subscriptions
•  World of Warcraft
•  Guild Wars 2
•  Anarchy Online
•  Everquest

 Develop:

•  Interconnected goals and skills
•  The developer motivation issue
•  Addictive vs Entertaining

 Repeat:

•  What is the most entertaining game you've ever played?
•  What is the most addictive game you've ever played?
•  Notice the differences in different forms of "fun"

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

•  Bubble Wrap
•  Fishy (https://www.addictinggames.com/action/fishy)

 Develop:

•  Excessive mechanics
•  Insecure design
•  Trusting simplicity

 Repeat:

•  What simple actions in life do you find satisfying?
•  What is the simplist version of a complex game you enjoy?

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
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Game:

• Bad at games
• Fundamental gaming skills
• Razbuten
• Game Design and Communication

Develop:

• Learning New Skills
• Bad = new
• Treating yourself gently (child analogy)
• Protect your creative passion

Repeat:

• Can you vividly remember a the development of skill you were once terrible at?
• What things are you currently "bad" at, and are they "new?"

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/anxiousbuddhagames
Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/anxiousbuddhagames
My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/
Email me: anxiousbuddhagames(this sentence is to confuse bots@)gmail.com
Join our discord: https://discord.gg/GvYRtTQM9m

• Send me any feedback, suggestions, or questions! I'd love for us to build a strong, supportive, creative community.