Beyond the Loading Screen
Podcast about games, game dev and my game dev adventure. Come hear about: - Game dev - Games discussions and breakdowns - Games industry and related news - Running a solo game dev studio - Tips, tricks and advice to overcome game dev challenges - Sprinkles of life and fun (of course)
info_outline
What is Video Game Design? | Ep. 9
09/11/2024
What is Video Game Design? | Ep. 9
In this episode, I define what video games design is to me and discuss how I arrive there. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 What is Video Game Design? 09:15 Personal Updates 09:52 Games I've been playing 10:46 Game Dev Update 12:16 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: References: Games Slay the Spire (Steam): Baba is You (Steam): Call of Duty (Steam): Dance Dance Revolution (Wiki): World of Warcraft (Webpage): Destiny 2 (Steam): Townscaper (Steam): Kingdom Hearts 1.5+2.5 ReMIX (Steam): Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter (Steam): Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind DLC (Steam): Podcasts Coffee with Butterscotch: Game Develop Repeat: The Other Castle: Videos How I use Godot Nodes to make my UIs - Godot Tutorial by Aarimous :
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/33000152
info_outline
5 Game Dev Tips & Abridge Fun Facts | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #8
09/04/2024
5 Game Dev Tips & Abridge Fun Facts | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #8
In this episode, we've got 5 game dev tips for you to help you through your game development. Share fun facts about Abridge and it's development. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro & Talking Points 00:40 Game Dev Tip #1: Finish your first game as fast as possible 01:50 Game Dev Tip #2: Get your game working, then polish, then optimize 02:40 Game Dev Tip #3: Keep it simple and minimize the friction 03:59 Game Dev Tip #4: Don't work on artistic elements first 05:06 Game Dev Tip #5: Start a game with making notes, not a game engine 06:28 Bonus Game Dev Tip: Explore your curiosity 07:24 Abridge Fun Facts 15:50 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: aaron7eleven's itch.io (My personal projects and Game Jam Games):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32770527
info_outline
Turn limits...yay or nay? | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #7
08/28/2024
Turn limits...yay or nay? | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #7
In this episode, we talk about turn limits. Why are they are there and should you have them? Share podcast highlights and personal updates. Touch on gaming news with Deadlock and Black Myth: Wukong. Jumping into the 4 games I've been playing: Balatro, Firewatch, Journey, and Hellcard. Close with a game dev and design update. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:08 Talking Points 00:22 Intro (pt. 2) 00:43 Turn Limits 10:35 Podcast Highlights 11:22 Personal Updates 11:30 Game News 14:02 Games I've been playing 25:10 Game Dev Update 30:09 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: aaron7eleven's itch.io(My personal projects and Game Jam Games): Deadlock (Steam): Black Myth: Wukong (Steam): Balatro (Steam): Firewatch (Steam): Journey (Steam): Hellcard (Steam):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32727257
info_outline
Don't find time, make it: Prioritizing Game Dev | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #6
08/21/2024
Don't find time, make it: Prioritizing Game Dev | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #6
In episode 6, we talk about prioritizing game dev. Understanding the problem, building a schedule to prioritizing time and overcoming the challenges of this approach. Review the podcast analytics to talk about the insane reach and power of YouTube. Touch on a person update. For games I played, we talk about Tunic (spoiler free). I beat it! Discuss what I liked, didn't like, and a learning lesson I had. Finish update with a game dev update. Played with shaders in godot for designing card effects. Learned that ignored (and had not considered) readability of the card. Talk about card readability and interesting use case in Balatro with negatives cards. Close with adding a new enhancement card to game. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:22 Talking Points 00:34 Prioritizing Game Dev 06:58 Podcast Highlights 09:03 Personal Update 09:23 Games I've been playing (Tunic) 17:39 Game Dev Updates 25:02 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: Balatro (Steam): Alex Van Dromme Email List: Thor of Pirate Software (YouTube): Elden Ring (Steam):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32629442
info_outline
Give me problems, not solutions | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #5
08/14/2024
Give me problems, not solutions | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #5
In this episode, we discuss getting feedback from players about their pain points, problems, and negative experience and why this is important. Continue with 3 challenges with getting this level feedback and my thoughts to overcoming them. Share podcast highlights. Talk about personal updates and games I played this week. Give an example of feedback about pain points and a game breakdown with Aotenjo (a Mahjong Balatro Game). Close with game dev updates and game design discussion. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:21 Talking Points 00:36 "Give me problems, not solutions" and feedback discussion 05:22 Challenges of getting quality feedback of negative experience 07:43 Responds to resolving feedback challenges 14:00 Wrap up feedback discussion 15:24 Podcast Highlights 15:54 Personal Updates 18:26 Games I played this week 22:07 Aotenjo Breakdown, Feedback, and Pain Points 37:03 Game Dev Updates 43:42 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: Slay the Spire (Steam): Tunic (Steam): Balatro (Steam): Aotenjo (Steam): Cloud Nine C989M/C989FSK Ergo Mechanical Keyboard w/ Kailh Tactile Brown keys (Amazon, not an affiliated link):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32551972
info_outline
Getting back into game dev after a long break | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #4
08/07/2024
Getting back into game dev after a long break | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #4
In this episode, we discuss getting back into game dev after a long break. It can be challenging to overcome this. So, I'll share my experience and tips to get pass this. Then, continue on with personal updates, games, and a game dev update. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:23 Talking Points 00:36 Getting back into game dev after a long break 06:07 Personal Updates 07:39 Games I've been playing 09:55 Game dev updates 12:22 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: Balatro (Steam):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32453807
info_outline
Why players refunded my game on Steam? | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #3
07/31/2024
Why players refunded my game on Steam? | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #3
In this episode, we'll talk about why players refunded my game, Abridge, on Steam. Found out Steam's gives the devs this info in Steamworks (Steam's backend for game devs). I'll discuss what they said and how I would address had I know this earlier. Catch up on personal updates. Talk about games I've been playing (Balatro and Tunic). Close with game dev updates and a card/game design discussion. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:20 Talking Points 00:37 Background and context for refund data on Steam 01:35 Why players refunded my game on Steam? 03:00 Thought reason for refunds 06:26 Personal Updates 05:12 Games I've been playing: Balatro and Tunic 09:21 Game Dev update 14:26 Outro Goodies: Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: References: Balatro (Steam): Tunic (Steam):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32364542
info_outline
Banana Breakdown & Steam Transactions | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #2
07/24/2024
Banana Breakdown & Steam Transactions | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #2
In this episode, we'll talk about the banana (the game). Share background, stats, and why I think it blew up. Learning lessons from banana 1) De-mystify steam transactions from a developers perspective and 2) don't know what will blow up. Talk about personal updates and games. Give a game dev update about my unannounced game. Talk about I am with development, game design and interesting bugs. Time Stamps 00:00 Intro 00:28 Talking Points 00:48 Banana - Intro 01:29 Banana - Stats 03:30 Banana - Quick Thought on Stats 03:59 Banana - Background 05:12 Banana - My thoughts, experience and why it blew up 09:21 Learning from Banana: Steam Transactions 12:55 Learning from Banana: Don't know what will blow up 13:37 Personal updates 14:09 Games 15:27 Game Dev updates and Game Design Discussion & Advice 22:03 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: Reference: Banana (Steam): Balatro (Steam):
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32234632
info_outline
Let's catch up | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #1 (again...)
07/18/2024
Let's catch up | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #1 (again...)
In this "first real" episode, let's ... Finish a thought from the last podcast about "Why Podcast?" Spend some time catching up on my game dev adventure Few comment about life and ergonomics Brief chat about games and game dev Finish off a chat about Crashlands and breakdown two of it's systems. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:19 Talking points 00:40 Why Podcast? 03:06 Catching Up 35:18 Life 36:15 Ergo Chat and Tips 37:07 Game Dev Updates 37:20 Games Updates 37:34 Crashlands Discussion 38:34 Crashlands' Combat System 42:31 Crashlands' Quest System 45:04 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord: References Crashlands on Steam:
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32192477
info_outline
Pivot! PIVOT!!! | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #00
07/18/2024
Pivot! PIVOT!!! | Beyond the Loading Screen - Episode #00
In this "first" episode, I'll introduce myself, share why I want to podcast (again...), and what I want it to be about. Timestamps 00:00 Surprise!?! 00:11 Intro 00:57 Why podcast...again? 03:08 New additions 03:53 Outro Goodies Abridge on Steam: Join our Email List: Hop into our Discord:
/episode/index/show/0ee17115-c114-4139-8d11-5899b6474fa6/id/32192447