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- Comment on Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage 3 days ago:
I’ve been programming as a hobby since I was 9. It’s also my job so I rarely finish the hobby projects anymore, but still.
On my first computer (Apple II) I was able to make a complete game as a kid that I felt was comparable to some of the commercial ones we had.
In the 1990ies I was just a teenager busy with school but I could make software that was competitive with paid products. Published some things via magazines.
In the late 90ies I made web sites with a few friends from school. Made a lot of money in teenager terms. Huge head start for university.
In the 2000s for the first time I felt that I couldn’t get anywhere close to commercial games anymore. I’m good at programming but pretty much only at that. My art skills are still on the same level as when I was a kid. Last time I used my own hand drawn art professionally was in 2007.
Games continued becoming more and more complex. They now often have incredibly detailed 3D worlds or at least an insane amount of pixel art. Big games have huge custom sound tracks. I can’t do any of that. My graphics tablets and my piano are collecting dust.
In 2025 AI would theoretically give me options again. It can cover some of my weak areas. But people hate it, so there’s no point. Indy developers now require large teams to count as indy; for a single person it’s difficult especially with limited time.
It’d be nice if the ethical issues could be fixed though. There are image models trained on proprietary data only, music models will get there too because of some recent legal settlements, but it’s not enough yet.
- Comment on Rustmire (in development), an adventure x strategy x city-builder hybrid, where you explore a post apocalyptic world while building out a roaming city, with pixel-art graphics and a side view, releases a demo on Steam. 2 months ago:
Reminds me of Of Mice and Sand
- Comment on Elden Ring on Switch 2 Is a Disaster in Handheld Mode - IGN 3 months ago:
I played it on Steam Deck and it was fine. And the Switch 2 is more powerful than that, although it also has a much higher display resolution.
- Comment on Ex-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar' 8 months ago:
To be fair, connecting some of the hardware I used in the 80ies is not straight-forward. But not impossible.
- Comment on Game Informer Is Back and the Entire Team Has Returned 8 months ago:
Just enough money to buy some physical goods, but not enough to buy so many that storage becomes a problem…
- Comment on Dragon's Dogma 2 release date [March 22nd, 2024] seemingly leaks ahead of dedicated showcase 2 years ago:
The first Dragon’s Dogma had a ton of small DLC too, so this isn’t exactly new. They even sold rift crystals. I guess a lot of players don’t realize how much DLC it was because the later editions and the ports came with most of it included.