Torvus Talon

I've recently passed my certification so I've gotten more free time now that I'm not studying so much. Just the daily grind of filling out job applications now. I can finally get back into game dev once my financial situation improves

EA has 14.5k Ubisoft has 17k Take-Two interactive has 12,928

if a cursory google search is accurate: Nintendo has 8,205 employees globally Sony has 113k employees Microsoft has 228k employees

Idea- have a demo build where you have people play against two different versions of the same boss- one fair, one unfair- then survey them on which one they liked more. AB test

really enjoying doom eternal but levels imo are too long. In the time it takes me to finish one level like the cultist base, I could complete the entirety of any given episode in the original doom

good video that is a result from having an eye for details that can easily go unnoticed by most people youtube.com/watch?v=QK9wym…

neat short on animation technique: youtube.com/shorts/82tbHo7…

dk bananza emerald rush is interesting. It's only a touch of randomness. No random level generation or even random placement of emeralds, only what perk you can pick. So you can leverage your knowledge for where things are to build a better strategy for scoring

another aspect to my frustration with certain action rpgs is they put friction against what I naturally want to do when playing the game and I've already played many games where this wasn't the case. e.g. getting a new weapon and playing with it right away

video like this is a good reminder how even something as simple as how the controller is held is a technique when playing Also reminds me how it is still a shame that modern controllers don't make use of your middle fingers. Index and thumb only youtube.com/watch?v=5QESZs…

In order for combat w/ enemies to be more complex, you need them to survive longer for more interplay. So the more time you spend fighting an enemy or multiple enemies before moving on, the less you're moving through an obstacle course and the less it plays like platforming

reason why attempts to have more complex melee combat in 2d platformers is often hit or miss is because they are design paradigms that are easily at odds w/ each other. Platformers emphasize continuously moving through space but combat typically anchors players to a single area

idea for action games is when hitting an enemy that has superarmor or poise, to reduce the size, transparency or outright remove the hitsparks or other special effects to better indicate that there isn't as much impact while also keeping the action clear. Solves a feedback issue

I beat Alma in ninja gaiden but she's just not a good boss. Little interplay, hyperarmor resulting in unclear interactions and hitstun is inconsistent. I can at least enjoy the rest of the game now but she's another worth breaking down.

had to replace all my tires, get an oil change and then replace car battery. Just when it was looking like I was about to have something resembling savings

Man, donkey Kong bananza looks good.

lot of cool looking games in the combo friday hashtag that I hope are doing well in development

in about 7 months time when I finish my classes, I can finally move on to a better paying job and get back into game dev

Long running thoughts been having. Best way I can summarize the inherent conflict with action rpgs is they shift focus to what you have rather than what you do with them

one idea I've come around to lately is that lore isn't storytelling