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by pdntspa 1094 days ago
> I mean come on, this is the golden age of indie development for games, where literally anyone can make a game in like a days effort following a YouTube tutorial.

Yeah but will it be good? I'm betting on no.

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That's because game design is an actual skill that needs to be cultivated, just as much as prose writing technique or cinematography or whatever.

Making game software is only half the problem, everything from high-level concept to tweaking spreadsheets is a genuine craft that is often neglected.