The Mental Block is being able to foresee the game play even when testing since you maybe preset to make the best game choices when you play.
Dead in their tracks, is when a player encounters an obstacle they can not overcome. Or when they missed an object earlier in the game they need to proceed, and can not go back to get it
Your Brain contains the Best Program Ever Written : Manage Your Data Wisely !!
You can create a game like Tetris or Pong. They don't have much of a story.
No story for QWOP or Super Pole Rider either to my knowledge:
If you just want to make something right now, work with what skills you've got right now.
If you want to do something story-oriented, work that skill by researching storytelling, reading, playing short story games that will inspire you and make that game next. Work on something within your constraints while you give yourself time to nurture your other skills.
Otherwise you're only blocking yourself from expressing your potential.
