ConcernedApe is a gem. I can't tell if it's heartening or depressing to see how easily one guy with passion and a clear vision can utterly humiliate multi-billion dollar studios when it comes to producing games that are genuinely worth playing.
> Arthur Lee, “Mr. Podunkian” (1.4 & 1.5 updates), Tom Coxon (Multiplayer net code in 1.3), Alex Erlandson, “Zillix” (1.4 update), Sickhead Games (Console ports), The Secret Police (Mobile ports)
(full credits can be found in the game’s title screen)
If anything it showcases his hard skills because he did everything.
Unless I'm missing something complex about the game? It seems like it's just a basic game with decent old-world storytelling and game mechanics.
I was implying no one else has made this game so maybe ConcernedApe is in fact 10x
It just reduces your implication that he is a 10x developer. He may or may not be, but this game doesn't reflect that.
As for multi-billion dollar studios, why would they be humiliated by such games? They have completely different objectives.
they sure do. and one of those really makes me wonder how incredible things would be if we restructured what we incentivize.
i’ll echo what so many others in this thread have already said, stardew valley blew me away once my gf finally convinced me to play. it would be hard to overstate what a fantastic fun little world he built. i went into a little local computer shop the other day and they had the stardew music playing—i hadn’t played in like 3 years but that music immediately glazed over me like i was there in the game.
what an absolute gem.
corp studios and stardew developers definitely have different objectives and holy shit what a stark difference in outcomes.