In fact, working like this is so difficult that, on his Facebook page, Bing said that he must work on the game in his free-time so he can find employment.īing’s game trailer is so impressive and the expectations for Lost Soul Aside are now so high that it’s possible he’ll fall victim to his own preliminary success. Also, any money made from a game won’t be seen until the game is released so all those hours spent in development are hours that a paycheck is deferred. The nature of game development includes the possibility that all the time and money sunk into a project won’t be returned. Working this way leaves zero time for a personal life, and even after putting in 20-hour days it’s possible to still come up short. This is definitely not feasible for many solo developers.
Lost soul aside new trailer full#
They can be a great asset for the solo game developer with limited time and skill.Ĭurrently Bing works on the game full time and does freelance work to pay the bills.
Lost soul aside new trailer code#
Both of these are beneficial to game developers of all levels, especially those who have no experience writing code and creating art because they allow for the crowdsourcing of materials. Marketplace (or Unity’s Asset Store) has downloadable tools, models, sounds, characters, and animations everything needed to cobble together an entire game. It’s so comprehensive that it’s possible to make a whole game without writing a single line of code. Blueprint (or Unity’s Playmaker) is a visual scripting tool that allows coders of all levels to create game logic to control characters, animations, AI, etc.
On the Unreal Engine 4 message boards, Bing said that he’s used Blueprint coding and assets that he’s purchased or downloaded for free. This failure to address how the game is being made is harmful to other indie developers who are working alone or in small teams because it causes unrealistic expectations that are impossible for most solo developers to live up to. The fact that he is making Lost Soul Aside all by himself has been the central focus of every single article that’s come out about it not how he’s managed to make such a great looking game without a team of developers, ignoring both the technical and logistical aspects of making a game alone.
The progress Bing has made on this game is impressive. At last count, there were 23,000,000 articles and reaction videos about the game and the trailer had 1,900,000 views. For those who don’t keep up with games journalism, Lost Soul Aside is the Final Fantasy XV/Devil May Cry inspired creation of one developer: Seoul’s Yang Bing.
0 kommentar(er)
