Comments on: My Weird Way I come across this often, and I am the type to shock publishers by removing some "seemingly important feature" just when they were getting used to it and considered it "done". This makes me very unpopular with publishers so be warned if you do tread this path! :) I think when something doesn't feel fresh or innovative the trick is often to remove some default feature - the thing that you thought the least about when implementing it because it was so obviously "needed". Perhaps it is blocking the other designs, perhaps it isn't, but by removing it, it will force you to consider a lot of different options. I come across this often, and I am the type to shock publishers by removing some “seemingly important feature” just when they were getting used to it and considered it “done”. This makes me very unpopular with publishers so be warned if you do tread this path! :)

I think when something doesn’t feel fresh or innovative the trick is often to remove some default feature – the thing that you thought the least about when implementing it because it was so obviously “needed”. Perhaps it is blocking the other designs, perhaps it isn’t, but by removing it, it will force you to consider a lot of different options.

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By: Keith Judge/2011/04/25/weird-way/#comment-3240 Keith Judge Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:54:33 +0000 Haha, you're right! This is quite often why I don't get on too well with publishers and why I need to fund my own games sometimes (which is what we did with PixelJunk). It always strikes me as odd that a publisher doesn't realise it needs to simply trust and empower people who are dedicated and have vision, rather than constantly judge them. Haha, you’re right! This is quite often why I don’t get on too well with publishers and why I need to fund my own games sometimes (which is what we did with PixelJunk).
It always strikes me as odd that a publisher doesn’t realise it needs to simply trust and empower people who are dedicated and have vision, rather than constantly judge them.

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By: Dave Herod/2011/04/25/weird-way/#comment-3233 Dave Herod Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:13:40 +0000