roxas2153

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[–] roxas2153 1 points 10 months ago

I wish they had something for the US, but I am glad they hook it up virtually now. Thank you!

[–] roxas2153 2 points 10 months ago

By far some of the most interesting and bizarre games I have ever seen. Thanks!

[–] roxas2153 3 points 10 months ago

I am glad I finally know what the Steam Next Fest actually is. Thank you!

[–] roxas2153 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you! The hardest part for me was finding a consolidated source of upcoming ones, and this fits that need well.

[–] roxas2153 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It is true, the gap between Hollow Knight and the other two is large (Steam Reviews as source, and general ease of finding it). But even finding something like Hollow Knight was something that conveniently popped up through either a Curator or in Specials at one point for me (can't remember for certain).

Growing up, if a game was not something that showed up at E3 or was mentioned by a friend (and then later, showing up on Steam's Specials or Top Selling), I never played or heard of it. And Steam is good, but I guess I was looking for something that targeted Indie games in particular, and if there existed a yearly showcase or event that was dedicated to Indies.

Hadn't considered GOG or heard of Indiegala though, thank you for the reference!

[–] roxas2153 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you! I appreciate watching the beginning of a game anyways, that way I can experience the rest if it looks interesting. Definitely has a TON of playthroughs.

[–] roxas2153 4 points 10 months ago

I had no idea that was what it was. I just looked at February's Next Fest, and it is awesome. Thanks for the recommendation!

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Started playing a few indie titles on PC, or at least titles that I would not normally be able to find without digging a bit (Sea of Stars, Hollow Knight, Garden Story, etc). Finding games that are made by smaller studios is a little (not much, but a little) harder than finding "Top Sellers" on Steam. I have tried Steam's "niche" Recommender, which has helped find some cool titles.

However, I am wondering if there is something that would be equivalent to what E3 was, but for Indie titles? Either some online showcase that doesn't rely on the Steam Curator system, or even something hosted in person with actual demos like E3. Does anything like this exist?

EDIT: Thank you for the answers! Steam Next Fest, the YouTubers listed below (thank you again!), gamescom, and itch.io all work great for what I was looking for.

[–] roxas2153 2 points 2 years ago

I hope so, would be a nice change of pace from a few of Bethesda's recent releases.

[–] roxas2153 1 points 2 years ago

To me, this seems like a lose-lose scenario. One one hand, the longer the game takes, the higher the expectations will be for a game taking 10+ years to develop. On the other hand, seeing how the last few releases were when they didn't have 10+ years of development time... but maybe this will be helpful?

[–] roxas2153 1 points 2 years ago

I see. Getting the patience and discipline is a struggle of mine, but I understand that it is something I just have to work and develop. Thank you

[–] roxas2153 1 points 2 years ago

Very true, getting a project down to manageable goals/sections is something I definitely need to work on. Thank you

[–] roxas2153 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This strategy makes a lot of sense. When you get to a section of the program though that you know you are going to dread, whether it be something with the UI or something in the backend, do you knock off sections of it while working on other parts? Or do you try to get it out of the way as quick as possible? These parts for me tend to be the ones that kill a project.

 

So, I have 2 months before I go to finish my last year in CS. Every time I sit down to start a project, I will work on it for a few days, and immediately stop working on it.

How do you stay focused for these long projects? Or what are some techniques that you follow to keep at it for longer stretches?

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