Why does developing games take so long nowadays, and im looking particularly at small indie titles, for example Deltarune or Mewgenics. What costs so much time, especially considering the low graphical and technological standards of these games?
>>732306596I'd let my pitbull go wild on that tranny cat
>>732306672Please focus on the topic at hand
>>732306596games like silksong, deltarune and mewgenics take forever to come out because the devs are perfectionists who are already set for life due to how well their previous games sold. They don't care if it takes forever because they don't even need the money
>>732306672Brown hands typed this
>>732306672I bet you'd let a pitbull go wild on your balls
>>732306672Based pitmommy
>>732306596depression, not wanting to disappoint fans. also if its a sequel to a game that has fans, taking longer with the follow up will build hype and maybe more people will buy the first game cus of it.>>732306672idk if racism is allowed here so I'll keep it positive.I'm white. You're not. You can try all you want, but that melanin is never leaving your skin.
>>732306596most indie devs have day jobs and/or treat game development as a hobby, so they aren't spending 8 hours a day developing their game
Hmm so i can actually make it then
>>732306596At least for me the high majority of my time goes into thinking about the lore / story of the game, what should and shouldn't be in it. I'm very obsessed when it comes to making everything perfectly interconnected and immersive. I also add a lot of symbolism and meaning behind each item, sprite, character etc so I have to sit there for a while and go over it. I wouldn't expect a frogposter or catposter to think about such things though. Have some Steam keys.ECINB-IP5V9-BJ9PAALGLW-X6CKD-B0EFRAHD2P-P5KLD-EAFPGF4RF2-WENPB-8DHHMXZ4V3-KIYLA-M6PBMTB9FQ-MFKJI-RJKLP5V664-L9ZDD-XN0Q0NF38D-VHZGZ-BGKTMKFF3L-ACPJN-HTXVTLZNPI-WXCPK-RIITE7M8P2-KBFFB-YAK7DA4JVA-98WDC-WRPMMHDPYI-VETD9-D9B8W
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>>732312493Oops I farded and shidded on your game
>>732306596>and im looking particularly at small indie titles, for example Deltarune or MewgenicsThey don't, the devs are just autists or lazy and aren't making the progress they easily could have. For bigger AAA projects it's a problem of the scope, expectations inflating way out of control. We should have stopped at a compromise between "good enough" graphics and a nice dev time cycle of one to two years
>>732306596Considering Deltarune's size, it's taking only slightly longer than Undertale to come out, but then you also have to consider Covid.
>>732306596I've spent the last month making a teapot spin and bounce off the sides of the screen.
