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This is just my opinion, but if it’s a personal account, it’s entirely up to you what you want to discuss but remember, people will always have their own beliefs and people purchase products from brands they know, like, and trust. Ultimately, I’m not a fan of following trends. You have to do what you feel is best but understand there are consequences for our actions, especially in business.

Nope, it’s a layout function that YT provides so people can see the full width of the video so elements aren’t cut off from seeing just the vertical version

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Of course, glad it could help!!!

Love it! Appreciate you!!!

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Appreciate you watching!

Totally understand that. Have you played Cocoon yet? Minimal UI at its finest!

No, but I just looked it up and it looks amazing, I'm definitely gonna try it, thanks for the recommendation :) I have played stray (the game with the cat) in the past and I've felt so Immersed. Probably also because of the lack of UI

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Awesome I’ll get to work!

As long as you are okay with any results it generates, it’s your business.

Appreciate the feedback! No offense taken! We all start somewhere with our videos. Mr Beast didn’t become Mr Beast overnight so the goal that I’ve always kept to myself was to focus on improving one small thing with every video. Thanks again!

Why is it awful?

@@DesignedByTaz no one remembers the first game while the characters act like it happened yesterday. Also the creators are old now and can't relate to the youth. The classmates and your peers are unrelateable in the game. I remember all the adult characters though.

@@RandomGuy-ft3cj Valid to some degree but as a fan of the series myself, I remembered everything just fine. The sequel also had characters that stood out very well such as Raz’s family. As long as it’s a great game, I don’t mind. Just my opinion though.

@@DesignedByTaz you're right, good game one of my favorites waited since childhood for sequal

lol okay

Good question, some will not agree with me but I would say yes (but don’t allow it to sabotage you into not developing games, even if they are terrible!) Branding in 2024 is the biggest game changer in the marketplace.

Good question, I would definitely say you don’t have to. Does it help, sure, but you can showcase gameplay and allow the scene say everything for you

It might sound cold, but in reality... Unless you can make it into a career (eg. streaming) and it makes you money... I don't see the benefit of engaging with the Brazilian community. I think you will have much wider success by communicating and making content in English, since everyone around the world can consume it given they understand English. This way you can find a wider audience that can have interest in that type of content. Like... Which age group uses the Internet the most in Brazil? And do you think - are they interested in game development? Doesn't look like it. I think unless you can tap into other top mainstream Brazilian CZcamsrs and Twitch streamers to do collaborations with them or like put them in your games as a gag/funny reference then it's simply meaningless. It doesn't look like people speaking Portuguese are all that interested in this type of topics. eg. 616 Games, who makes horror games and is ironically, Brazilian as well - has put 'Karim Musa'/yotobi, a famous Italian YTber with 1.5m subscribers in his games many times, because he fostered some kind of relationship with the Italian audience - and they don't even post in Italian, they post in English only, but they found that connection, not even needing to use the language. Also Tiktok is not a very good metric of engagement and a community. People on Tiktok will move on and not really form a relationship, that is how this platform works (constant dopamine & entertainment stream). I don't think Tiktok translates into revenue, but it can probably be a good platform for a snowball effect to bring attention to your games. Game dev is not really all that popular, when you go down into the generic stuff or very technical stuff. People rather watch something silly and brainless (such times! Can only adapt to them). That is why Ytbers like Dani or TwoStarGames made dopamine-filled, "action"-like videos as if you go into adventure. And developers like 'Blackthornprod' would rather make sloppy "6 DEVS MAKE GAME WITH NO COMMUNICATION" which brings him 1 million views per video as opposed to "Uh hey guys it's episode 33 of me making a RPG game, now lets talk how about I placed some trees and wrote the dialogue". Just because it's more entertaining and brings more viewers. If you make content only in Portuguese will you foster a community that buys your games and supports you? It just doesn't look like it will happen. I just don't see it being appreciated and supported. That is the landscape we are in. And if I can be very crude and blunt then... I don't see your content as being that interesting. Obviously it's the language barier that allows me to immerse myself, but from I can gist you are making like "random game facts" or Q&A and talking about your game features. There is no adventure, no struggle or narrative. I don't think people can relate emotionally at all. And people are more guided by their emotions than intellect. People would rather watch someone talk about philosophy in "emotional way" eg. sharing their journey like "I adopted stoicism and it improved my life, helped overcome my life problems like my marriage and I met new friends because of it" Instead of watch someone talk about philosophy in "intellectual way" eg. debating about values of stoicism and if they are really applicable and analyzing it by breaking to down. There will be some people interested in it of course, but it's a small minority. And if you were to make this content in Portuguese it would be a minority of a minority in countries (Brazil, Portugal + small islands) that have no history of philosophy and some kind of general connection (like for example Germany that has bred many various philosophers that influenced the world). I think people in Brazil have other life struggles than interest in philosophy. I hope you get where I am going with this.

In truth, the only people you should be getting game dev advice from is professional solo/indie game devs but ill say this anyway: There is 250 million Portuguese speakers in the world, and there is 1.4 billion english speakers in the world. But you dont need a billion extra people to buy your game. Brazilians have spent more than 3 billion dollars on gaming according to google. You only want a tiny slice of that pie. You likely just need more like 5-10,000 people to buy your game. I'd only work to develop both audiences if your heart is truly in it. You need to have fun and enjoy it. The people who try to do something hard just for the money seldom survive the challenges. Imo conserve your energy for where you need it most, in your game. If your game is unique and high quality, a publisher will help sell it to an english market too. If you don't need to overwhelm yourself then don't, or you run the risk of burning out early. Youre in this for the long haul. Whatever you can do to preserve, feed and fuel your passion, is most important.

Thank you!!!

Good question! From what I’ve been seeing, Steam has been changing how it’s been showcasing games. Here are a couple things I’m confident of… 1. Steam loves backlinks from external sites (CZcamsrs linking Steam pages) 2. Steam is focused largely on momentum (games that have been marketed for a short time but are getting a lot of wishlists and external traffic vs Steam pages that have been around for a while and getting steady growth) 3. Steam LOVES showcasing open world survival craft games over games of other genres 4. Influencer marketing has been the biggest tool with the majority of games I’ve seen go viral and become successful (vs just hoping for a social media post to go viral) As always, remember that things change. Hope this helps!

@@DesignedByTaz Wow interesting info to consider, thanx a lot! :)

@@leight9503 of course, hope it helps!

Haha appreciate it!!!

Writing it down, gonna make it happen!

Appreciate it!!!

Yeahhhhh, I definitely gotta figure out some audio alternatives 🤦🏼‍♂️

Noted! Thanks for the feedback!

@@DesignedByTaz If you would, please compare the types' trade-offs and provide their example images.

@@ultimaxkom8728 noted!!!

I appreciate ur work and the knowledge u provide for the benefit of all of us, for me personally i want to see a video about solo game dev and the marketing process as solo

@@ssuversa i would highly recommend Thomas Brush, he’s the guy you’re looking for

See! I’m not the only one. Three top case studies I know would be cool is: Persona 4 (Immersive UI), Mario Wonder (Consistent UI), Brutal Legend (Thematic UI)

Appreciate your support!

lol appreciate the feedback, the goal was to make sure the wide b-roll shots are visible since it’s a vertical video

Good idea! I was honestly debating to do something similar to this in the future. I'll definitely get on it!

Of course, glad it could help!!!

Whatever works lol

Glad it could help! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!!!

Definitely knew it was going to be lengthy but wanted to do a single in depth video vs breaking it down and editing multiple vids. I appreciate your feedback!!!

That’s freaking awesome! What are the odds??

But well, We'll see when they start playing it.

That’s very interesting how they would not know when it’s in the title. How did you find out that it wasn’t working, have you been speaking with these testers?

@@DesignedByTaz Normally those who didn't identify with the characters were more people who played the game for the first time. Yes, the game was tested by dozens of beta testers, but what has been criticized the most wasn't the character designs, but the gameplay, camera and some strange ones that I didn't know why.

1000% One thing my business coach taught me years ago…you could have the greatest product and service ever created but if you’re preaching it to an empty room, it ultimately doesn’t matter. So we must learn how to fill that room with as many people as possible!

Thanks for the feedback! Broll is used consistently throughout all my videos :)

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