Please don’t apologize! I keep up with the devlogs in great part because of messages like yours. Many devlogs turn into tutorials, and strip out all the clumsiness. But I’m never in total control of the work. It’s a messy and sometimes frustrating process, and I just want to share it for what it is. Let the reader take what they want from it.
I don’t claim the paternity of that approach though. It was inspired by Jordan Mechner and his journals for Katateka and Prince of Persia. I highly recommend them, since you seem to enjoy this kind of report. They’re highly detailed development accounts of legendary games, but also more personal and intimate views into the daily life of a kid in the U.S in the 80’s.
Here’s a link: