I was just thinking about your stuff earlier today!!! Picked up core fault and love it. Looking forward to enjoying many more squidgod games in the future :))

No, no...I'm over there to the left about 100 yards...wondering why all those people are trapped under that rug...

Hi I just got my playdate last week and found out about your channel i was sad to see you did not upload for an year since i really enjoyed your content i am happy to see your back to making high end content i also got core fault as my 1st paid game since it was in offer and it was worth every cent

Wow, so glad to see a new video from you. Recently purchased a PlayDate and can't wait to get it to try ur games out. Also your tutorials are amazing!

So glad your not gone from KZread your channel inspired me to start developing for playdate and as soon as I have a prototype I'm proud of I'm gonna snatch one up to test it

Thanks for sharing! You’re my inspiration to pick up game dev!

Literally just subbed a few days ago because of your Playdate content and noticed you hadn't uploaded in months and thought maybe you'd just stop posting. Very pleased to find a new video already.

NEW VIDEO! FINALLY! GREAT VIDEO!

FINALLY I love your videos so much!

Your pixel art is so good!

Glad you’re back :)

Taking inspiration from your journey and focusing on shipping smaller games through game jams and planning on a bigger 2-3 month playdate release later this year! Excited for the next devlog 💪

so happy youre back and up to speed!

Amazing tips and insight. I feel as though I'm on a similar journey and coming to terms with scope / popularity / originality of my games each day. Looking at others games is great motivation but I'm always comparing myself to them too much. Hearing your words gave me great comfort, my experience and worries are totally normal

Great video - thanks for sharing some of the lessons learned in the past year! I'm getting close to releasing my very first game (a space-themed word game for the Playdate complete with both endless mode and a story mode with a colorful cast of characters) and I've only made it this far because of your incredibly helpful Playdate tutorials and videos. Thanks for being a huge inspiration as I try to complete my first project.

I love a lot of the points in this video. I’m currently working on a game that most definitely falls into the problem of a lot of work for a simple prototype. Though my mindset towards this is slightly different than the one u explained in the video. I feel that if the concept, core idea and design around your game are fully realised, when it comes to finally testing that prototype, I feel a lot of developers mistake a bad prototype for a bad idea and scrap way to early. You must remember that from a design standpoint, there are literally billions of ways ur idea could come together at the point of actually playing the game. The longer it took to get from blank project to working prototype, a larger margin for error exists. If you believe in the idea itself then iteration is key. I personally strip back and begin a list of things. Pacing, controllers / interaction , feedback. Sometimes even one of these is enough to completely change ur mind, never give up , let it exhaust itself first.

Omg hype! the god returns! Good video, completely agree on scope management, it can be really hard to set yourself simpler more achievable goals but doing so will just mean you'll smash through them and go much further than you expect too :D Can't wait to see how the game turns out!

YOU'RE BACK LET'S GOOO

The Return of the King

It's great you figured out this issue in your life, can't wait to see more vids =)

Good luck with the game!

Great video and takeaways. I'm not sure if this is what you want to hear, but all those early prototypes still look amazing to me as-is! Don't be dissuaded that you can't make a deck builder one day, I think you have the knowhow and could totally do it if you felt like it. Also I went to Japan for the first time last year and biked the countryside and immediately thought of your cozy game. Your vending machine game looks incredibly charming as well 😊

Woah you're back

That simple game could become a lot more complex if the speed at which you crank that handle thing drastically altered the speed of your guy. It would be fun spinning that think while drifting around corners trying to speedrun levels. I've never actually used a playdate though and I'm not even sure if that's entirely possible I'm just speaking my mind

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

Interesting idea - I'll test it out

He's BACK!

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

I'm back!

Welcome back squidgod

Is it bad if the first game that I make is just a simple one in pulp where you wander around? I don't want to publish to Itch or release it or anything. I just want to make something and make it feel like a real game. Creating the "fun" is something that feels really challenging. Any tips/recommended videos that speak to how to mesh simplicity + fun while still being a week into learning how to even make a game?

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

No, that's a great idea, and pulp is the perfect platform for that sort of thing. Adding a bit of story with some characters to talk to and some simple "go to a room to get a key to unlock another room" can go a very long way to making something simple fun. I wouldn't worry too much about the fun part yet - just have fun yourself making it. For some inspo you can look at existing pulp games or bitsy games (pulp is based off bitsy) itch.io/games/tag-bitsy

Hey, I love your content and I have a question. Do you plan to bring a tutorial about how to create pseudo 3d games like gran tour legends from playdate? I wish it could have content about

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

I believe Grand Tour Legends pre-rendered a 3D track into a video, and the crank essentially changes the playback speed. I haven't explored doing any 3D yet, but I plan to sometime this year! Whenever that happens I'll make a video about it. A lot of pseudo 3D is just making your own pipeline for prerendering images, if that points you anywhere in the right direction.

@matheusnico1as

3 ай бұрын

@@SquidGodDev thank you very much for the explanation ❤️

Hey SquidGod! Would love to see you at some point participating in a game jam. If you'll ever considering this let us know ;)

long time no see 😅

Will you be making more videos about the play date ?

@SquidGodDev

11 күн бұрын

Yeah

@TateDoesStuff13

11 күн бұрын

@@SquidGodDev Good to hear.

WOAH, what was the game at 0:55? Is that a Propeller Rat??

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

Yezzur. Game I'm working on right now

Extremely relatable!

Amazing love it ❤❤ Also you should check out Ribbit Rouge it’s a rouge like kinda like slay the spire for playdate

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

I know it! Keeping up with their devlogs

Were you using GameMaker Studio for the demos (like the Jihanki one at 5:09?)

@SquidGodDev

Ай бұрын

I'm using Godot

@theD3n0minator

Ай бұрын

@@SquidGodDev thanks!

Core fault was worth every cent so addictive 😮 Really one of the best playdate games

I was not expecting a SquidGod vid, but it definitely made my day WAY BETTER!! I love your content! EDIT: Will you ever release the Mario Maker-like platformer?

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Probably not 😅

What game is that at 2:05 ?

@SquidGodDev

2 ай бұрын

The card game? Slay the Spire - super fun deck builder

"You gotta go there to come back" glad you found your way back to Playdate

@SquidGodDev

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Matt! Feels good to be back

5 abandoned projects? Me with 72 repositories: ☺

How is this game called 0:29

@SquidGodDev

2 ай бұрын

Game I worked on but I never finished: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXyMltuSdNG7hKg.htmlsi=p3Fex59NTw3fYP7g

@malsegans5798

2 ай бұрын

Oh that’s too bad, but thanks for the answer

Oh, I consume them for more power, that's all. My bad.

"Ships in a couple of days" *non-US people crying*

Hey I have a question

@bbrother92

3 күн бұрын

how you make pixel animation?

@SquidGodDev

3 күн бұрын

@@bbrother92 using aseprite

@bbrother92

3 күн бұрын

@@SquidGodDev thank you sir you are so kind

He’s finally back after 9 months thank you for coming back we need more playdate games

So relatable, and inspirational. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences! It's kind of weird to stop and reflect on the last few years of game development, but overall it feels good to do what we want and not just chase current trends.

@radu-oy7em

3 ай бұрын

you know this video isnt original amd this guy just copied of other more popular videos to get some views right?

Love the sentiment. Your prototype looks really fun! Glad to see you back Squid! It's really interesting how different people tend to be with their game development styles. Embrace what works for you! That authenticity will hopefully show in the final product and make it uniquely you-branded :D

i don't know how to code, my code dosen't work, my code is garbage, my story might be copying someone else, the mechanics might be copyrighted, the game could be a plagiarism of another game, my game won't work, you know there is a lot of factors that can be solve by knowing coding, you think is that easy? 5 years making the same game and restarting development because the game dosen't work is a big factor than "just realese it"

🙂 Promo>SM

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First comment

99% of indie games suck

@clankfish

3 ай бұрын

*99% of games