Jared
@designingjared.bsky.social
Designer and Column enthusiast.
You may have played something I made.
I guess I am here now, Resist...
All thoughts and opinions are my own; subject to change. Terms and conditions apply.
You may have played something I made.
I guess I am here now, Resist...
All thoughts and opinions are my own; subject to change. Terms and conditions apply.
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![Yoshida feels diverse portfolios and smaller projects can deliver stability
Does that mean there's cause for quiet optimism? Yoshida believes so, but feels the largest companies need to begin (sensibly) investing in portfolios rather than pinning all of their financial hopes on a handful of gargantuan projects with no margin for error.
"Each product is different, right? Some live service games are successful—like Helldivers 2. So you cannot just take one product [or model] and say they're all wrong. Especially with entertainment products, nobody can predict sales, especially when new IPs are tried," he continued.
"I've worked with marketers in the past and they always miss the numbers. So, what big companies should do is invest in a portfolio of titles—because if they just invest in a small number of titles it's a huge risk. Even when you invest in existing successful franchises, because people's tastes will change."
It's also important, says Yoshida, to moderate the amount invested across that portfolio.
He explains that because big companies have to compete with rivals of similar size and stature, budgets can quickly balloon as competitors attempt to outdo each other. The antidote to that budgetary arms race, he suggests, is to realize that "sometimes limitation is really helpful" for studios and developers looking to push themselves creatively.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdnlidrx2n2nitqimqymzutr/bafkreigtuaxaln3bdjk6lmrnjdki2z3f7c5r5aznji6uccrumisj4kyyee@jpeg)
If there is such a thing as an anti-holiday... For parents, today is it...
March 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If there is such a thing as an anti-holiday... For parents, today is it...
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Take back your attention.
January 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Take back your attention.
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Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Start your own website. Run your own blog. Use decentralized and open-sourced platforms
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
@ghost.org is a great open-sourced blogging platform and website builder
Pixelfed is doing great work for images and runs on the social web
Support open social projects so your homes on the web don't fall apart
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It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat...
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
-Leonard Cohen
January 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It's coming from the sorrow in the street,
the holy places where the races meet;
from the homicidal bitchin'
that goes down in every kitchen
to determine who will serve and who will eat...
Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.
-Leonard Cohen
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Hey folks!
I’m proud to showcase blockouts for the levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – Bygone Settlement, and the Shattered Moon Array Channel & Republic Research Laboratory
(1/X)
#blocktober #leveldesign #gamedev
I’m proud to showcase blockouts for the levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – Bygone Settlement, and the Shattered Moon Array Channel & Republic Research Laboratory
(1/X)
#blocktober #leveldesign #gamedev
October 2, 2023 at 5:29 PM
Hey folks!
I’m proud to showcase blockouts for the levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – Bygone Settlement, and the Shattered Moon Array Channel & Republic Research Laboratory
(1/X)
#blocktober #leveldesign #gamedev
I’m proud to showcase blockouts for the levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – Bygone Settlement, and the Shattered Moon Array Channel & Republic Research Laboratory
(1/X)
#blocktober #leveldesign #gamedev
Even more #JediSurvivor #blocktober goodness out of Simon Anderson!
I made a big #Blocktober post about Jedi: Survivor on the other site. Would've loved to post here but it's all videos and gifs. Here's the link!
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x.com/LD_Sandersen...
October 2, 2023 at 5:46 PM
Even more #JediSurvivor #blocktober goodness out of Simon Anderson!
Hey, if you liked any of my #blocktober stuff, check out my fellow LDs on the great work we all did on STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor!
#gamedev
#gamedev
It’s that time of year again: Blocktober!
Super excited to get a chance to show off the blockouts for the two levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor, Dredger Gorge and Stone Spires! (1/5🧵)
#Blocktober #GameDev #LevelDesign
Super excited to get a chance to show off the blockouts for the two levels I designed in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor, Dredger Gorge and Stone Spires! (1/5🧵)
#Blocktober #GameDev #LevelDesign
October 2, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Hey, if you liked any of my #blocktober stuff, check out my fellow LDs on the great work we all did on STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor!
#gamedev
#gamedev
Greetings!
It's Blocktober & I'm excited to show you some of my work from Jedi: Survivor. Specifically the opening to Jedha.
Everything in GD is a team effort. In these areas you see the work of Env. Artists Nate Rulli & Brain Gao and Lighting by Sam Santillo.
#blocktober #gamedev #leveldesign
It's Blocktober & I'm excited to show you some of my work from Jedi: Survivor. Specifically the opening to Jedha.
Everything in GD is a team effort. In these areas you see the work of Env. Artists Nate Rulli & Brain Gao and Lighting by Sam Santillo.
#blocktober #gamedev #leveldesign
October 2, 2023 at 4:47 PM
Greetings!
It's Blocktober & I'm excited to show you some of my work from Jedi: Survivor. Specifically the opening to Jedha.
Everything in GD is a team effort. In these areas you see the work of Env. Artists Nate Rulli & Brain Gao and Lighting by Sam Santillo.
#blocktober #gamedev #leveldesign
It's Blocktober & I'm excited to show you some of my work from Jedi: Survivor. Specifically the opening to Jedha.
Everything in GD is a team effort. In these areas you see the work of Env. Artists Nate Rulli & Brain Gao and Lighting by Sam Santillo.
#blocktober #gamedev #leveldesign