061: The Difference Between Bad and Incredible (Front Mission 3)

Game:

•  Front Mission 3 vs Front Mission 1st remake, initial impressions.
•  Design Fundamentals
•  The UI and maps in Front Mission 3
•  The difficulty tuning in Front Mission 3
•  RNG Damage sponges in Front Mission 1st

 Develop:

•  Design Fundamentals
•  Examples of bad vs good execution
•  Things that age poorly
•  Fine tuning the player experience
•  Putting time into the bits that seem frivolous
•  Long term, sustainable effort.

 Check-In:

•  I have some Youtube video ideas and Twitch ideas
•  I have not been working on development.
•  I've gotten obsessed with chess rankings
•  I want to harness my competitive nature for game development (game jams?)

 Repeat:

•  What gameplay mechanics have you accepted as normal?
•  Is there any room for improvement in those mechanics?
•  Is there something about those mechanics which targets the incorrect audience for your particular game?
•  Tip for myself: Give yourself some genuine silence to make room for planning/thinking.

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