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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.…

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Holy moly, what a week! Not only did we see a bunch of new games and hardware specs for the Switch 2, but we also had to break down the price for the new console, it's games, Switch 2 Upgrades, and Nintendo deciding to delay pre-orders in the states due to Trump's new tariffs. This is a meaty episode! Discussion Topics: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Gam…

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It's been a minute, good to have you with us. <3 In this episode, Jeremy gushes over there finally being a good new piece of Indiana Jones media, Kerry is loving being in the Wilds of Monster Hunter, and we discuss what Nintendo needs to make the Switch 2 not just a success, but an all-timer. Discussion Topics: Monster Hunter Wild Indiana Jones and…

A game I meant to mention that has major "tortured artist" vibes: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156380/One_Dreamer/ 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, suggesti…

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Game: Overthinking Mechanics Overthinking in different genres Enjoyable vs unenjoyable overthinking Develop: Looking for objective facts Creativity as communication Creative diary entries Building creative communication skills Repeat: What do you enjoy overthinking? What do you dislike overthinking? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steamp…

Game: The problem with point and click games A single game developer's evolution Develop: Finishing a project instead of expanding it Saving evolutions of your project for future projects Seeing a developer's evolution vs seeing just the finished product Repeat: What art inspires you? A rant about Arcane and John Singer Sargent Nonchalior: https://…

Game: Sonic and running into walls Fast but not distracted Develop: The urge to go slow The long game Time scales for progress Repeat: What is your time scale for finishing your project/getting good at game dev? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/ Email me: anxiousbuddhagames(this sentence is to confuse bots…

Game: The Golden Cheatcode Era and Bighead Mode DLC as Cheats Single vs Multiplayer Cheats Skill development and Cheating Cheating and fun Develop: The Piano Analogy, slow focused practice Taking advice and exploring advice Rushing past the joy The 100th episode is done Repeat: Is there any part of development you'd like to try savoring more? My fi…

Game: Soulframe alpha and feedback accessibility Subnautica's beautiful feedback system "Why Subnautica Owes Its Success to This Button" Hades and roguelike early access Project Zomboid and long Early Access times Free vs Paid early access Develop: Closed, short test run within a community Putting feedback buttons within the game Paid early access …

Game: Brighter Shores and Runescape Number goes up I'm confused about why I don't enjoy these games Develop: The idle to engaging gameplay spectrum Infinite vs limited games Distractions and Ethics My evolving design philosophy Repeat: What types of games do you want to make? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/S…

Game: Unplayable default hotkeys Mechwarrior 2 and 3 Warcraft III hotkey optimization Gothic hotkey engineering Dustforce, Celeste The "First letter" hotkey scheme Develop: Default responses to challenges Bashing my head against walls vs learning tools Key rebinding and therapy Repeat: What is your default response to overwhelming challenges? My fi…

Game: Games without goals How games present goals Challenges, exploration, invitations Develop: Creating things Music, Game Dev, and Writing Coding feels like improvisation Not having a goal Repeat: What size of goal is useful for you? Are there times when you benefit from not having a goal? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.c…

Game: Warcraft III ranked Climbing the ladder Blizzard's affinity for competitive games Develop: Pro-competitive design Marketplace competition Skill development and rankings Rankings are not the full picture Repeat: Do you like competitive games? Favorite? Do you find competition useful? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/…

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.…

Game: Drowning in Sonic Time limits If Skyrim had no quest log Baldur's Gate and Morrowind Develop: Work expands to fill time Time pressure vs financial pressure To-Do list vs Quest Log Repeat: How does your life's quest log function? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/ Email me: anxiousbuddhagames(this sent…

Bonus! Bonus! Bonus! Jeremy saw two films recently that he won't be able to not talk about the next time he gets in front of a microphone, so why not give them their own dedicated space! In this episode, Jeremy shares his thoughts and feelings about Megalopolis and Trap, both from 2024. This is a little bit of a newer area, so we appreciate you lis…

Game: Efficiency Chasing Interconnected web of goals Destroying the planet Single-mindedness Incredible aesthetic and voice-over Overwhelming but manageable Develop: Development at its best Development at its worst Deeply Satisfying Tiny optimizations can waste time Repeat: How can your development be more like Satisfactory? What "efficiency traps"…

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 Repe…

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 m…

Short one this week, as Kerry is recovering from illness. In this episode, Jeremy takes us through the bizarre two weeks PlayStation has had, from Concord to Astro Bot to the PS5 Pro. So strange! Discussion Topics: Concord Astro Bot PlayStation 5 Pro Make sure you head to MiniMap.com.au to watch this episode in video form, to check out all the fun …

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 so…

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? My first game, "Sut" is out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638880/Sut/ Email me: anxiousbuddhagames…

We return to bring you another episode! In this one, Kerry falls in love with Monster Hunter Worlds, and Jeremy explains why things feel so bad now for games media at large. Thanks for sticking with us! We came back to record this one because we missed it! Discussion Topics: Why Games Media is in a world of pain, and who is responsible Monster Hunt…