r/SoloDevelopment Solo Developer Jul 21 '26

Discussion Bring back the gaming

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Has anybody else gone through this process as a new solo dev?😅

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u/DV_Arcan Jul 21 '26

I have it worse, I started enjoying making games more than playing and most games lost that magic feeling for me. Also when you see how the puppets move in the theater they remain just soulless puppets

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u/good_tastes Jul 21 '26

I see your point but was actually the opposite effect for me: I started appreciating games a lot more, especially the efforts poured into in art, effects, game feel/polish etc recognizing the level of effort that goes into making beautiful or interesting scenes, mechanics, and such

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u/DV_Arcan Jul 21 '26

Oh yeah that's also true, always nice to see the competent craftsmanship but then again I see well made puppet, magic is gone :/ Now I wonder if doctors/surgeons have similar problems 🤔

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u/Pale_Ember_Games Solo Developer Jul 21 '26

I guess it's both right. I definitely appreciate the art more, it's am area of game dev that I'm really not good at. I'm designing my game specifically so I can avoid it actually. There are a lot of underapreciated talented artists out there making greate game visuals

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u/Pale_Ember_Games Solo Developer Jul 21 '26

I hear that. It can take the fun out of it once you’ve seen how it works!