Posted July 11, 2021 by Studio Primitive
#Gamejam #pixel art #game dev #scope #scope creep #project management
Hey everyone! Just finished my entry for the Game Dev Unlocked jam #2! What a great experience this was!
I went into the project with a bad taste in my mouth from a previous jam (my first ever). During that week, I put aside my family, my work, sleep, and everything else to get a game done. It wasn’t worth it, and my family didn’t deserve it. So this time around my mantra was to do something manageable.
Throughout the whole process I kept telling myself that the scope has to be limited. I had so many features I wanted to include but said “no” so I could still live life this week. What resulted was a trimmed down, but very fun, quality game jam game. I think the end result turned out great and it taught me that a limited scope game can still be great!
Hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think!
-Joel