Game Update
This week was an off week with my mentor Chris, but I still managed to get some work done on one of my stages. I feel some pressure, but it’s probably not enough pressure. Releasing the game to early access might have been a big mistake due to the motivation push back that I keep feeling. Something inside me says, “it’s already on Steam move on with your life.” I have to counter it by telling myself that it’s not done yet, and there is so much more I have to give.
Reducing the number of stages was the right choice. I could see myself cutting even more possibly. Maybe it would be best to work on the final boss stages and then start filling in gaps. As I think about some of the best RPGs that I’ve played when I was young they did have some sections which were filler. Padding out the time to finish the game seems OK in theory, until you don’t have the manpower to do it.
Personal Update
Most of this week was spent either working on my old board game idea or cleaning up my painting/modeling area. My office needs to get cleared out too now. It’s almost been 2 years and I had a pile of junk all over the corner of my bedroom. I cleared it to give my girlfriend a nice place to have her coffee and figured out how I could set up my painting area to watch TV and work.
I hit the Arcade Board game idea again and this time I’m going the “worker placement” route. It feels much better this time around so I’m hopeful. I really like the idea of creating mini arcade machines for the game that the player would place in their arcade. It will also use dice as patrons and have some sort of color matching system. Somehow the system of 6 elements from 6 aspects made its way into the game although this might be forcing something unnecessary. Time will tell I suppose.
Returning to normalcy with the school year in full swing means a lot of things that I need to keep in check. I haven’t been on my treadmill as much as I had been before so I need to be more intentional about that. My kids will have to pay for lunch this year, which means I had to weigh my options this week. I’m not able to see my girlfriend as much as I had been over the summer, and she’s been having a hard time lately. I wish I could be there for her more easily. The long distance part of this relationship has made things more difficult in many ways.
I started reading the book “Think and Grow Rich”. In the book they talk a lot about believing in what you are doing or you will limit yourself. Although the book is primarily about making money I extended it to what I’m doing to get this game done. I have to believe that I have something great on my hands. I have to know deep down that the game will be something that people will love and understand. Simply put if I don’t believe in what I’m doing than no one will. Tony Robbins also talked about this with his idea of watching the language patterns that I use. I’ve even noticed it in other people. Often when someone says something like, “why do I always have bad luck” they will inevitably attract bad situations and play the victim. The book talks about when people were about to give up on things many times they were so close to greatness. I have to believe that about this game. Like I said if I don’t then no one will.