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“Observing tests of your game run by someone else lets you spot your influence on playtest outcomes and data.”
— John Brieger
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“Keep grinding, the only way out is through.”
— JR Honeycutt
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“When making a game, you don’t have to innovate if you’re improving on what’s out there. Also, as long as the game experience is new and novel, the mechanisms themselves don’t have to be.”
— Seth Jaffee
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“Rationalizing arbitrary choices that work is easier than careful planning. It looks the same from outside. It’s not.”
— JR Honeycutt
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“Express extreme appreciation for negative feedback, so that testers learn they should always speak up about issues.”
— John Brieger
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“Can you summarise the primary focus of your game into 1-5 words? Everything not supporting that core focus should maybe be cut.”
— Behrooz Shahriari
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“At some point, you’ll hate your own game. Keep testing through that valley – but be willing to shelve it.”
— John Brieger
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“Every mechanism has problems and advantages. Good design is using them in the best possible way, for a suitable purpose.”
— Behrooz Shahriari
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“It’s not a game designer’s job to know how an idea will play. It’s their job to find out.”
— Jay Treat
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“Your playtesters’ minor irritants of today are your reviewers’ slams of tomorrow.”
— John Brieger