Indie Developer Nicholas Nel needs attention.

[BlackShipsFillt]

lol! I wondered what was up with that. That article makes sense now.

I would still go a bit further than that though. While listening to criticism is totally important and useful... in the field of game-making getting criticism is vital in order to make a game in the first place.

I mean, I don't think it is possible to make a good game in isolation. Developers absolutely need know how people other than themselves experience their games in order to make games that people other than themselves enjoy.

That's a minor point... and I guess Nicholas did actually seek out criticism and his problem has more to do with his ability to receive it than anything else. But he also sought it out WAY too late. He should have been getting people playing it and looking at the graphics as soon as possible instead of spending years and building a complex game and then only seeking feedback (and then rejecting the feedback anyway.)

[Flangenimblick]

lol! I wondered what was up with that. That article makes sense now.

I would still go a bit further than that though. While listening to criticism is totally important and useful... in the field of game-making getting criticism is vital in order to make a game in the first place.

I mean, I don't think it is possible to make a good game in isolation. Developers absolutely need know how people other than themselves experience their games in order to make games that people other than themselves enjoy.

That's a minor point... and I guess Nicholas did actually seek out criticism and his problem has more to do with his ability to receive it than anything else. But he also sought it out WAY too late. He should have been getting people playing it and looking at the graphics as soon as possible instead of spending years and building a complex game and then only seeking feedback (and then rejecting the feedback anyway.)

Wholeheartedly agreed. I think he kept this utterly to himself and so missed out on any feedback from friends. Or ignored friends etc as well...

Games are social by nature, if you don't get an idea of how other people perceive it, then you can't understand how it should appeal to an audience beyond yourself.

I mostly posted that article so he could get an idea of what we're trying to do as friendly people trying to give him helpful feedback.

It's not too late for him though, perhaps his games yes, but he can still learn from this and go on to make something better. Just wish he wasn't so stubborn...

But yes, in agreement :)

[helloserve]

To echo the previous two comments here - You're being unfair towards yourself if you cannot take any sort of criticism. It's the ONLY way you can learn and improve. If everybody's efforts where always 100% sell-able the first time round all of us would be millionaires within a year.
So, don't patronize them for their opinions on you and your games - take it for what it says and do some introversion from your side.