I'm now officially a refugee here, since I'm hangin' in Brazil and twitter is banned. Sounds good.
10,000 views! My video on playtesting is the first video essay I've ever made. Pretty good turnout. youtu.be/eyu8AxtIXJc?...
Many Indie devs, especially beginners, underestimate the real value of playtesting. In this video I explain how our intuition can fail us and how playtesting...
I've finally released my video about playtesting! youtu.be/eyu8AxtIXJc?... Also, I'll be at Gamescom in São Paulo this week. Send me a message if you're going!
Many Indie devs, especially beginners, underestimate the real value of playtesting. In this video I explain how our intuition can fail us and how playtesting can help you you make a better game in less time. 🗓️BOOK A TIME SLOT WITH ME🗓️ Email me at gdr@caseyweeks.com for now while I set up a website. 🗞️NEWSLETTER SIGNUP🗞️ https://aesth.substack.com/ 🔖CHAPTERS🔖 00:00 - Hi 00:41 - Purpose of Video 02:07 - Part 1: Everybody's Doin' It 05:44 - Part 2: How to Trust Yourself 08:36 - Part 3: Speed & Clarity 13:44 - Ethnographic Interview Methodology 15:21 - Part 4: No Buts. No Excuses. 20:45 - Summary 21:34 - Boz's Game Design Review I have sad news: During the making of this video, Daniel Kahneman unfortunately passed away 😔 📔SOURCES & RE-SOURCES📔 The Science of Playtesting https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-science-of-playtesting/1100-6323661/ Too Much Playtesting? 5 Games in the Top 50 Say "No" https://gdcvault.com/play/1034414/Too-Much-Playtesting-5-Games RICHARD LEMARCHAND – PLAYTESTING AND A PLAYFUL PRODUCTION PROCESS https://gamesuserresearch.com/richard-lemarchand-playtesting-and-a-playful-production-process/ The Secret Science of Games https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75667206-the-secret-science-of-games Daniel Kahneman https://www.ubs.com/microsites/nobel-perspectives/en/laureates/daniel-kahneman.html Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow Cognitive Biases https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_cognitive_biases Adriaan de Jongh Playtesting: Avoiding Evil Data https://youtu.be/6EUeYu0aPn4?si=N-Iw_EIRbjiN__hy&t=0s https://adriaan.games/ 📃CREDITS📃 Music until 5:41 by Boz: https://soundcloud.com/bozfloat All other music by: https://www.bensound.com Game Footage All game footage is from official trailers for the games themselves, except for: * Cool Noita Wands - Part 1 - https://youtu.be/sdmmf6QFYX8?si=BO_LEo7gm30uRZ7d * Darkest Dungeon - Sheepdog Short Play Part 1 - https://youtu.be/xH2XcrhFCas?si=vJax6-Mc6VHCElQ0 * Rocket League - Supercut Montage | Memories by Az - https://youtu.be/o-S6QkRyEZ8?si=k6I2X9T_IW1xhwwk * Slay the Spire - Gameplay (PC UHD) - https://youtu.be/mh0wjqSGlXs?si=tGPJeTFNcyqVBrxV * Half-Life Alyx - 20 Minutes Of VR Gameplay | Kotaku - https://youtu.be/TKfnQfT9giU?si=uuV08Al29jy4vAOr * Longplay of Left 4 Dead 2 - The Sacrifice (DLC) - https://youtu.be/dWbEgzd7LS4?si=JaXkHjBp_kVhFnZc * PORTAL 2 - Full Game Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/A0K5EXfgJnk?si=TNYCm382FyUbh1m7 * Team Fortress 2 (2021) - Gameplay (PC UHD) [4K60FPS] - https://youtu.be/6CCZEGUdnmU?si=xgii2c_GGvBvAi9S * Team Fortress 2 Spy Gameplay - https://youtu.be/Tmtv36m1tRs?si=nZVfAFPbgi9rdLXR * Destiny 2 - FULL Gameplay Reveal Trailer 2017 - https://youtu.be/QeCsm63BBvc?si=vJizbbGN3Ua8IIBW
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I think it's gonna depend on the type of game and scope. What I'm talking about I feel like is a indie-mid-sized way of thinking about things. Not to say a AAA game can't have it - it absolutely can, but the formula for a lot of AAA is more like unique content and story for everything. Brute force.
Some folks have been asking why I renamed Twilight Tower to Twilight Tactics and that's a big naw, Twilight Tower is still on the way. Tactics was a fork in the road we turned back from. Here's some dank art from Twilight Tower progress. Creature courtesy of the amazing www.instagram.com/c0hil/
Hell yeah part 2, Twilight Tactics is 7th in deckbuilding on Itch (once you filter out the erogames). Nice to see people enjoying an old prototype I never thought to release before.
boz-float.itch.io/twilight-tac... Twilight Tactics is a demo of a roguelike tactics deckbuilder concept our team worked on during the pandemic. While this demo was set aside, I'd like to turn this into a full game some day.
Just look at games like Mario or Doom with their finite basic elements that can be arranged in endless and exciting new ways.