DON'T make a VIDEO GAME for your High School SENIOR PROJECT (The Making of Min-Max Wages)

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • I made a video game for my final High School Senior Project. Here's why that was an absolutely terrible idea.
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    Music used:
    Robo ROM-en Theme - Splatoon 3
    Slopping Spree - Splatoon 3
    Kinda Sounds Like It'd Fit In Some Sort Of Fast-Paced Diner Dash Game, You Feel Me? - TheFuriousLucario
    Faint Courage - Deltarune
    Headhammer - Splatoon 3
    Quiet Water - Undertale
    Café - Paper Mario: The Origami King
    House of Leaves - Kevin Macleod
    ΘctΘpticΘn - Splatoon 3

Komentáře • 63

  • @speedyaquas9308
    @speedyaquas9308 Před měsícem +48

    thanks for encouraging me to make a video for my senior project

    • @speedyaquas9308
      @speedyaquas9308 Před měsícem +7

      video GAME! ! !

    • @segadoeswhatnintendont
      @segadoeswhatnintendont Před měsícem +1

      You know you can edit comments Right?

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +9

      @@speedyaquas9308 14:15 (joke)

    • @ianweckhorst3200
      @ianweckhorst3200 Před měsícem +1

      Well whatever you do, you at least didn’t try to make a fighting game in two weeks in pygame where you spent that first week simply building the computer and learning pygame and spent half the second week making a playlist to make it to for an end of year project in sophomore year of high school

    • @ianweckhorst3200
      @ianweckhorst3200 Před měsícem +2

      I’m probably gonna make a video game for my senior project

  • @silly_puppy
    @silly_puppy Před měsícem +20

    The audio with your microphone adds to your rage and agony of having to complete a video game for your senior project in a short amount of time- 10/10 video 🎉

  • @takiyeet6946
    @takiyeet6946 Před měsícem +21

    My take on senior projects is that if you work on it in highschool, you can work on it when you're out of highschool on your own time, so go for something easy especially if school is already stressful for you. Or you're in a situation where doing things is in general difficult. This is totally what I did myself, and did not have to scale the project back so far that it was about 1/20th of it's original size and basically amounted to making the work I already did enough.

  • @emerybrown6145
    @emerybrown6145 Před měsícem +27

    omg i've seen underrated before but hollyyy crap dude, this is definetly the most underrated thing ive seen so far. good video dude.

    • @emerybrown6145
      @emerybrown6145 Před měsícem +1

      btw to tell you how underrated it was incase it like blows up or something, when I saw this video it had 7 comments, 6 likes, around like 13 subscribers, and like maybe 45 views or something.

  • @shumik_
    @shumik_ Před měsícem +4

    procrastinating over a month? waiting for the absolute last minuet to finish? feeling overwhelmed from the amount of work required? entering panic mode close to the deadline then zooming through the entire project? yup, sounds like ADHD to me😅

  • @quantumportal8486
    @quantumportal8486 Před měsícem +13

    WHAT THE HELL THIS IS LITERALLY LIKE LOOKING INTO A MIRROR
    LIKE ONE FOR ONE, THIS PRETTY MUCH EXACTLY HAPPENED TO ME
    context: 2 aps, capstone project video game (roblox dungeon crawler)
    spent the months from september to december doing NOTHING despite the fact i literally told myself "if i don't finish this over christmas it'll actually be impossible"
    then april rolls around and i STILL have basically nothing done (a ton of hopeful planning mixed with the barest traces of code)
    OH AND DID I MENTION I HAD ZERO EXPERIENCE IN ROBLOX STUDIO????
    then i CONTINUE to procrastinate, leading on to the last 3 weeks where i locked in (worked on the game for like, 6 hours at a time, 4 of which were probably spent dissasociating)
    pretty much my ENTIRE final slideshow was like "wowow this was a real great learning opportunity" or "i will be sure to not procrastinate later on"
    i had a 'playable' version by the end, by that i mean a bunch of systems that were integral to the final game, and a somewhat crappy fireball spell implemented on hopes and dreams
    my one solace is that what i did end up with (no matter how little) was good enough to be still used as i take it from capstone to personal project
    SO YEAH. MORAL OF THE STORY IS: do NOT make a video game as a capstone project
    or if you do, make sure to have good habits (impossible)

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +4

      @@quantumportal8486 real, i basically blacked out for several hours at a time whenever i had to code something and woke up with something that kind of functioned
      motivation is probably one of the hardest issues to manage when making a senior project, and it's pretty easy to feel unmotivated when working on a project as overwhelming large as a video game

    • @quantumportal8486
      @quantumportal8486 Před měsícem +2

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 yeah absolutely, motivation failed me but the good ol stress monster managed to push me through in the end
      ultimately what ive learned from it is that i need discipline rather than sporadic motivation but... yeah making good habits sucks ASS
      even now that its summer and i have legitimately all the time in the world, i still am avoiding working on MY passion project full of features that I WANT
      worst part is, it's not necessarily difficult, i can definitely do it, but that first step is so daunting for no reason
      just getting that snowball moving etc etc, welp if anything the game will appear in my mind more often now so i can eventually rationalize why i must work on it

  • @yeast7915
    @yeast7915 Před měsícem +9

    I love how chaotic this is

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +1

      thanks, i really wanted to recreate the mental breakdown i experienced in a video format 😀👍

  • @UT4iTE
    @UT4iTE Před měsícem +11

    CONGRATS ON THE RESULTS NONETHELESS YOU CAN REST NOW 🎉🎉🎉

  • @bigkebizino8970
    @bigkebizino8970 Před měsícem +3

    As someone doing a level computer science and making a speedrunning platformer for his nea, I feel the pain and the pleasure. Nice

  • @zombathinlostleghackercat5233
    @zombathinlostleghackercat5233 Před měsícem +8

    I made a video game for one of my high school projects, and it went wonderfully.
    Here's where you went wrong:
    -Bit off more than you could chew, made a big game instead of a small, simple game.
    -Stopped working on it for a while month.
    -Didn't make the game a point and click with basic sound effects and basic background music.
    -Tried to be too cool.
    -Intentionally made it more challenging for yourself, instead of doing what you knew you could do.
    You made it challenging for yourself, then complained when it was challenging.

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +3

      @@zombathinlostleghackercat5233 it was less about doing the project for me, and moreso just me using it as an excuse to try something new and challenge myself
      it was pretty frustrating because it was always hard to feel motivated to work on it, but i think working on the project overall taught me a lot more about game development and planning and i still had a lot of fun working on it
      the background music also only took me a few hours to make because i was using loops and there isn't any sfx :P

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +3

      @@zombathinlostleghackercat5233 plus, the whole fun of the video is the mass amount of terrible decisions i made :D

  • @shadk9444
    @shadk9444 Před měsícem +2

    you know what i think im going to make a video game for my senior project while applying for college and taking 5 aps

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      @@shadk9444 YOU FOOL /s

    • @shadk9444
      @shadk9444 Před měsícem

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 I do want to make games in the future so I might as well try even if I don't finish it or I could learn blender (but anyways this was a pretty entertaining video I hope you'll try to improve and expand on your ideas take a sub from me)

  • @somerandomcommenter7228
    @somerandomcommenter7228 Před měsícem +4

    I might make a video game for my senior project

  • @AlmightyAnimate
    @AlmightyAnimate Před měsícem +1

    *BEEEEEP* *BEEEEEEP*
    Sorry good sir, that was my “so fucking underrated” detector. It seems to have gone off.
    I hope you get to 100 soon, this video is LIT 🔥

  • @puddlesl1me
    @puddlesl1me Před měsícem +4

    ...You are about... 3 months too late to save me. I. Uhh. Might be making a video game for my senior project.
    Luckily I specified it was a demo so it just needs to be playable and it doesn't need to be fully finished, but I feel like I'm just a tad screwed now.
    Any suggestions for getting art/music? I have no interest (and negative interest in making art), but I'll probably have to and I'm not sure where I'd start with either.

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +1

      @@puddlesl1me In terms of art and music, I'd probably recommend just using placeholders, like the square people in Min-Max Wages, or some music from another video game (not sure if this is legal tho lmao), if you haven't had any experience with making either before. When making a game, you really want to make sure it functions first and foremost before making it look good.
      I enjoy doing art and music in my free time, so it was just something I was able to do on the side while working on the project, but not everyone has the same interest or ability to work on every little asset of a project like a video game, so it's best to work on what you know you need to and are able to do, especially since a senior project is done in a fairly limited amount of time.

    • @puddlesl1me
      @puddlesl1me Před měsícem

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 That all makes sense yeah. I figured I'd need to use some assets from other sources, and most likely it would be fine if I decided to use a bunch of free assets/try and get someone to make some random art since the focus for mine is the programming and game design side of things. Thanks for the advice.

  • @carl_lenn
    @carl_lenn Před měsícem

    I like this video. Biased because of splatoon brainrot. I have never heard anyone use the robo ramen theme for background music

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      @@carl_lenn i have been hyperfixated on splatoon since splatoon 3 released and have always been a big fan since splatoon 1's release, the soundtrack is so PEAK
      every single video on the internet needs to use a splatoon song fr

  • @man_of_cloud
    @man_of_cloud Před měsícem +2

    this is so underrated bruhhh i subbed

  • @Anarqism
    @Anarqism Před měsícem

    you made papas pizzeria overcooked for your high school senior project
    good video btw u need more subs

  • @BestSegmentsFriday
    @BestSegmentsFriday Před měsícem

    Besides your mic quality pretty good video

  • @StixxyTape
    @StixxyTape Před měsícem

    I’m guessing if you tried a game jam, the universe would implode from the sheer stress focused on a single point.
    Actually though, this was a great video. I was hoping that your alternative was switching to Godot, but Unity was a fair choice as well.
    As a fellow game dev who’s about to go into their final year of school, I promise I won’t try to make a video game as my final project… maybe

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      @@StixxyTape i've done a few personal game development challenges with my cousin using rpg maker mv, usually making a game in a few hours/a single day, but yeah a game jam sounds pretty stressful
      also don't make a video game for your senior project /hj

  • @rosykindbunny1313
    @rosykindbunny1313 Před měsícem +1

    Wait, other schools do senior projects? I thought it was just my school. Unless somehow every person in the comment section goes to my school.

  • @unamelable256
    @unamelable256 Před měsícem

    Its kinda sucks when you realize that you have to work in the same damn work for all your life (if you wanna stability in your misery life). And you will not even able to buy a home or appartment due of crazy prices. And even IF you will drive away from parrents you still will suffer from minimal paydays and constant savings for "bad day" when you have to buy food, pay for services and pay the rent just to prove that you wanna to exist and not stray on streets like a homeless.
    The most idiotic thing about growing up is when you realize that in the future you will be run over by a train with all the responsibilities and discipline, so you stress a lot more often, and procrastinate until the very last moment because you don't want to work and convert your mental and physical health for a couple of miserable money.
    I have no idea why CZcams recommends it to me when I'm trying to sort out my own cockroaches in my head

  • @EvenFox
    @EvenFox Před měsícem

    8:37 What are you yapping about I eat my fans all the time

  • @_0vercast_
    @_0vercast_ Před měsícem +1

    Underrated!

  • @joseluismonterocazanas5271
    @joseluismonterocazanas5271 Před měsícem +2

    Good video

  • @klank9409
    @klank9409 Před měsícem

    incredible video

  • @delsonjm1849
    @delsonjm1849 Před měsícem

    Holy fuck eminem cameod in this video multiple time

  • @robertosan0169
    @robertosan0169 Před měsícem

    video games are fun

  • @TheEpicKeyboardSmasher
    @TheEpicKeyboardSmasher Před měsícem +1

    what were the results? like did you get a 70/100 80/100?

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +1

      @@TheEpicKeyboardSmasher i got my grade after the first semester because my capstone class was only a semester long, and my teacher liked the video as well as the little bits that i had already finished, so i got an 'a' (my school works on a 4 point scale, so basically a 4/4)
      technically, i only needed to have 15 logged hours in total, which i had barely managed to do at the end of first semester, but in all honesty i really just wanted to challenge myself to make the game playable for senior exhibition night. my grade kinda became secondary since i had already received it, and i actually ended up finishing the project with 36 logged hours :P

  • @CheeseOmeletteBoi
    @CheeseOmeletteBoi Před měsícem

    Take my sub

  • @Phantom_Boi
    @Phantom_Boi Před měsícem

    Sounds like a skill issue most of the time not gunna lie.
    Though I will take this advice to heart as someone who can’t even make game in the first place.

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      @@Phantom_Boi this video was made by sckilly skill issue from hangout with a neko girl
      play hangout with a neko girl for free on my gamejolt and itch.io the least sus game you will ever play

  • @Hevf1
    @Hevf1 Před měsícem

    I cant hear you properly

  • @ArtherMadness
    @ArtherMadness Před měsícem

    i need Creators for my game. looking for under looked people wanna join?

    • @GDdaz217
      @GDdaz217 Před měsícem

      im with him, a music producer. would you want to join our project?

    • @ArtherMadness
      @ArtherMadness Před měsícem

      Im the director of AeonFalls project

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      Hello! What kind of game is it? I'll soon be entering my freshman year of college, so I'd like to know a bit more about it before joining anything.

    • @ArtherMadness
      @ArtherMadness Před měsícem

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 RPG metroidvania post apocalypse game. there's deeper lore but its for theorizers

    • @ArtherMadness
      @ArtherMadness Před měsícem

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 RPG metroidvania Post apocalypse game. there deeper lore but that for the devs and theorizers to know.

  • @gelatom5942
    @gelatom5942 Před měsícem

    I appreciate the subtitles but my dude ya gotta talk slower I'm begging, you aint singing rap god my guy

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem +2

      this is just how i talk man 😔

    • @gelatom5942
      @gelatom5942 Před měsícem +1

      @@thefuriouslucario8019 And here I thought it was the post senior project rage fueling you. Forget game design the music industries calling you

    • @thefuriouslucario8019
      @thefuriouslucario8019  Před měsícem

      @@gelatom5942 i mean, i did sing this: czcams.com/video/LZVzm9WYzv0/video.html