I totally forgot the name of the issue but you know that thing where one idea becomes "but i could also do this" and "then if I just add that" "and that" etc etc... I think that's what's happening to me now. I'm going to push an update in regards to 'game over' and then I'm going to stop and release it... I am happy enough that it 'works' I just know it could be better BUT couldn't everything 'be better' ? When do you stop? Its bugging me a little bit for two reasons... I'm not some major game development firm that has the ability to make wonderful amazing things (cuz obviously you just gotta be big to make cool stuff.. GG Brain.. that's not the way I mean it but I'm struggling to explain it..) and the original point was supposed to be for 'see what can be done' ...
My buddy and I have made attempts at making a team quite a few times over last few years and things always fall apart so at the start of 2018 it was a case of 'right, okay.. So what can we do this year' .... We made a simple goal of releasing one project, even if its small (with the attitude that we'd probably make 50 games LOL not that many but you know) and shortly after February we just both got busy and distant and everything fell apart...
Halfway through October I randomly got a message "What do you think we are capable of?" like... and this begun the conversation of how we both envisioned this year to be and all that... and basically after a days conversation I restarted making the tower defense and a week later I had the super basic parts of a tower defense done, and then updates and updates and I don't have a super mega ultra tower defense but I think its nice... I personally would want to improve on it some more.. I'd want to add more maps, add different difficulty levels, change enemies, more towers, more traps, but "that might over complicate this project" "that's a bit too complicated for what we're trying to achieve" is the general response and there isn't much "Yehhhhh" towards making improvements so I think its time to move onto something else...
I plan to finish some tweaks today and release the new version and then basically ride out the rest of the year either planning a project for 2019 or working on edits to this project based on any feedback and just go with it from there. In all my time trying to do these game projects I've never been able to 'finish' anything, never been able to properly 'release' anything and I won't say "it was Jim's fault!" (never actually worked with a Jim just example) or anything like that.. I'll just say, it didn't happen and now I have found and collected so many free art assets and got an account on this forum for the hobby section... It's feeling impossible NOT to succeed with making games. But its very easy to 'succeed' depending on your goals really. I'm not sat here thinking about money, I want to 'be' a game developer like legit.. Am I one yet? I could always 'make' a game but so could anyone with half the tools available these days... I dunno probably some personal motivation stuff right there! Take pity and give me your money! Joking sorry!
I'm going to go now and finish this update! Have a great Monday anyone/everyone!