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Beyond The Tales v0 Lessons Learned Part 1/5

Posted on: Thu, 11/15/2018 - 21:31 By: Andrew Filipski

Opening

Hey guys! I’m Drew, game designer/developer/project lead/composer for Beyond The Tales, and we wanted to share some of the main lessons learned from the FIRST attempt of at this game. I hope this information helps future game devs with some big decisions! Some history to start with first.

Beyond The Tales v0 Lessons Learned Part 2/5

Posted on: Thu, 10/15/2020 - 17:11 By: Andrew Filipski

Lessons Learned #3 : Design before Coding

Really spend time thinking about what you want your game to contain. Design a few levels, design a few sub systems, design as much as you can. Changing a design is infinitely easier than changing code.

Story Beginnings Pt 1

Posted on: Tue, 12/04/2018 - 22:03 By: Paul Guminski

Sudden intense anxiety, that’s what I felt… So, here I am, finally home from one of “those days” at work, just minding my own business in the safe quiet of my apartment. A text chimes on my phone, which to be honest I ignored. Then a couple minutes later another, followed by a phone call… fine, I guess I should answer. This is how Andrew got a hold of me to ask if I would help Sean and him write a story for some new game he wanted to make. Now to warn you, I have no idea how to write professionally, but to Andrew it makes sense to ask me..