GMTK Reading List (February 2024)

Paint! Pals! Plot twists!

Hey there! I am knee deep in game development right now, trying to get this darn game finished. But I still found some time to watch great YouTube videos and read fascinating game design and development articles. Here are 30+ I reckon you’ll like.

Design

[Read] What might the ultimate character creator look like? - "I was curious to find out more about the process of developing character creators, to understand the challenges developers have to overcome and how representation in video games can be improved"

[Watch | CC | 1 hour, 34 mins] Returning to Monkey Island - "We talk to the original creators of Monkey Island about the legacy of the franchise and how that impacted their journey to bring the series back in 2023."

[Watch | 14 mins] A Game Designer breaks down Diablo 4's character-building loop- "The way it works keeps you tinkering with your character for many, many hours. Learn how Diablo 4's designers pulled that off."

[Watch | CC | 24 mins] Alan Wake's Abandoned Survival Horror Open World - "Compromises saved the game from cancellation, but evolved this ‘interactive Twin Peaks’ into a less ambitious, linear 3rd-person shooter."

[Watch | CC | 14 mins] Was Dark Souls' Blighttown a Mistake? - Dark Souls’ most infamous area gets dissected in Second Wind’s Design Delve.

[Read] Prince of Persia and the High Price of Pants - "The hardest moment in Ubisoft’s brilliant Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is tucked away in a random, innocuous room."