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A Question about Development

Hello!

I've been thinking about something lately, and wanted to ask you about it!

So, on March, I made Robo Otto in 31 days, then, on April, I made Enkindle in 3 days. In June, I started working on Su-BARA-shi. I intend to make another game for December.

That would be 4 games in one year... as one person.

This had me wonder... do I make too many games? What I mean is... while Robo Otto is really neat, and the fact Enkindle even got made amazes me... I've never been able to make a big game! A game I spent a long time putting a lot of effort into!

I don't want to feel like I'm quantity over quality.

I really like making games for game jams... I never thought I would, especially this much! But, if I change strategies, I could just slow down development of my game to partake in a game jam here and there.

Of course, my main concern is my issue with finishing big, ambitious projects... I tend to get distracted by shiny new ideas that seem so much nicer than working on the same thing I've been doing for months... :(

I think about how a lot of developers have "their game", I would put it. A game they spent years making, and maybe it's even their only game! It's something very special because of how much time and effort they put into it.

Sure, I think Robo Otto is nice. I'm flattered by how many people think it's cool! But what could I conceivably make if I spent, say... 2 years making a visual novel? Or 4 years on an RPG? Sounds scary, but I feel like I could make something pretty darn neat!

A lot of people share my feeling that Robo Otto could have benefited from just being... More! Longer! Better constructed! Alas, the dreaded "time crunch" would not allow it.

I don't think I'll stop doing game jams any time soon. But I want to know if I should focus on making games I really put my time and effort into.

That means asking what you think! Because, if I'm gonna make an important decision, it'd be good to not make the one that will make you very upset with me!

If you have any ideas about this situation, I would be happy to hear it, since this seems to be a pretty important thing I'm asking.


Thanks for reading,

Bye-Bye~! <3

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