In 2012 I will....

[Richard Nunes]

I've had progress, not all of it good.

I trashed the Sudoku project I spent a year on. I got a very lukewarm response from a handful of diehard Sudoku fans. I tried three variations but none was popular. I did introduce them to tredoku, a really neat 3D variation by an Israeli mathematician. I made someone else money on that one.

I keep picking up my match-three project because I like the idea and mechanic, then drop it when I realize they haven't been popular in years, then pick it up, then drop it. I am currently in a drop it phase.

In the rest of 2012, I wil...

1) Complete the word game I started and cancelled in 2011.

[Roman Budzowski]

1) Complete the word game I started and cancelled in 2011.

Word games are even less popular than match-3 games... so you might want rethink your priorities ;-)

[Nutter2000]

Word games are even less popular than match-3 games... so you might want rethink your priorities ;-)

Or just reduce your ROI
i.e. knock something up quickly to see what the market is like?

[Richard Nunes]

Word games are even less popular than match-3 games... so you might want rethink your priorities ;-)

HAHAHA. I'm doomed!

[electronicStar]

-make a niche, PC game that I like (and not trying to compete in any platform rat race or gold rush)
-try to sell it

well thanks to things like kickstarter and greenlight,it seems that even niche PC games have become a rat race nowadays...
Bah...
Anyway I have been following my plans mostly and been trying to find a cool and easy graphic style instead of using rush jobs/programmer art with mixed style, I have also been exploring the concepts of rationalization applied to gamedev , because I am realizing how being a solo dev is a recipe for failure.

[Bram]

So, are we going to post-mortem analyse 2012 in this thread? Or do we open a post-2012 thread, and then another 2013 predictions thread? I think Applewood should start them again. My 2012 was AMAZING, so I am itching to report back.

[BantamCityGames]

I say start the 2013 thread and report your 2012 results and then your 2013 predictions...

[Indinera]

Has anybody started the 2013 thread? 2012 Aftermath for me:

* release 4 games (will be a fail if 2012 is like 2011 though) -> 3, so almost a success
* increase my income -> did that!! 2012 was my second best year after 2010

Not too shabby overall then.