design process, which is discovered to be fundamentally flawed. The game then takes even more time for release than if it had been a shorter deadline with more iteration.
With a short, but not unreasonable, deadline, people work harder and faster.
Pushing out deadlines is a byproduct of psychology.

Without the short deadline, psychologically, people go "I have plenty of time to do this. It's not that serious."
And then the realization comes that you've only iterated once or twice before launch without enough playtesting because the prototypes you built didn't account for other factors in the

If only it were that simple. The thing about AAA game dev is that the creation system works based on pressure. Even Indie games will do this.
With a short dealine, developers rapidly iterate using agile methodologies. The deadline is a weapon of psychology, pushing for quick progress.

I've been on that train for years! We'll see it happen in our lifetime, as well as the economic reset.

I have a few things:
• Start a successful game studio
• Overhaul the US education system
• Redesign the global transportation system

That's awesome! I'd totally read an article on what happened to be getting back together!

My working title is now Tavinnbrook :) I decided I wanted to marry "tavern" and "inn" because the experience will be set as both. Thank you!

Found this shortly after your post lol

Honestly, that sounds really nice and quaint. I didn't have enough space to mention it's going to be a cozy game, and I think this could fit nicely into that genre. It's also unique enough to be found easily with a Google search! Much appreciated 👏