Indies Under the Knife

Indie games go "under the knife"! You send me games, mid-development. I cut them open to see what's inside. Insightful and occasionally silly streams and clips.

Curated by: Indie Game Clinic (169 videos)


Currently Playing: "Hermit": Why an RPG Isn't a Good Solo Project

πŸ₯ support IGC on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indiegameclinic Play Hermit here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3787470/Hermit/ 00:00 pre 02:20 start 04:00 intro to Hermit 06:40 Steam page first impressions 16:30 understanding subgenres of fantasy 20:40 the default settings are too high! 24:20 why your quality defaults should be low 26:00 initial UX feedback 34:00 when a game is better with no story intro 49:30 analysing some of the lore writing 58:30 scoping is about quality, not size 1:00:00 long AI rant 1:14:20 why this channel isn't algorithm-friendly 1:25:00 getting out into the open world 1:35:45 what is the RP in this RPG? 1:47:40 what this dev is doing well? 2:01:00 reorienting a game mid development 2:20:45 how to design open world levels? 2:30:00 narrative design feedback


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