The summary of ‘Mad Games Tycoon 2 Guide to the Early Game’

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In this part of the video, Luchara provides a guide to navigating the early stages of Mad Games Tycoon 2, which he identifies as the most challenging part of the game. He recommends selecting Australia as your headquarters location because it offers early access to skill, adventure, and puzzle games. Luchara then outlines his initial office setup, suggesting specific room configurations for the development, research, and QA teams. He emphasizes the importance of enhancing office quality with carpets and posters and advises placing water dispensers and garbage cans in multiple rooms to minimize breaks and mess.

Before developing any games, Luchara advises conducting initial research on gameplay features like controller support and the current popular genres and topics. He notes the importance of aligning game development with these popular trends while avoiding unpopular genres such as pets and racing. Finally, he suggests keeping an eye on the job market for suitable employees.

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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses their strategy for developing a new game. They are focused on performing research and hiring new team members, including a graphic artist and a researcher, to help them with the early stages of game development. The speaker plans to diversify their game topics, considering options like fantasy, cyberpunk, zombies, and wizards for an adventure game. They emphasize the importance of having a balanced team consisting of a graphic designer, a game designer, a programmer, and a sound person early in the game development process. As the segment progresses, they decide to develop an adventure game, opting against a train theme in favor of something more appealing. They also touch on the importance of selecting the right platform and mention that early game stages require versatile team members until more specialized studios are established.

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In this segment, the speaker discusses strategies for game development on Steam, including adjusting game elements based on fan feedback and utilizing QA studio reports for optimization. They highlight the cost implications of enabling multiple languages early on, advising to stick with English due to limited initial funds. The speaker emphasizes the importance of balancing gameplay, visuals, story, and atmosphere for adventure games, generally advocating for enabling all features due to their relatively low cost. They also touch on decisions about bug fixing and the choice of publisher, explaining how market strength and payment per game sold should influence publisher selection, while also considering publisher fan base preferences.

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In this part of the video, the creator discusses the process of improving their game development skills. They mention that with each game created, they become better, which results in better reviews. They showcase the review process for their second game, achieving a score of 63, and acknowledge that this score was decent as they had used optimal settings. The creator then decides to make another game, intentionally not using ideal settings to demonstrate a point. They explain the importance of fan feedback and adjusting game settings based on this feedback to achieve better reviews without relying on external guides. Additionally, the creator emphasizes the significance of free game updates to fix bugs and improve the game, as these updates can boost sales and overall profitability. They stress the importance of continuously releasing games to generate income, even with less than perfect settings, until they have enough funds to invest in a quality assurance building, which will enhance their game development process.

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In this part of the video, the creator discusses the game development process, focusing on hiring researchers and graphic artists. With limited hiring options, they optimize their team and release a well-reviewed game, scoring their first 70. The speaker highlights the importance of expanding QA capabilities to boost sales and managing platform availability based on game releases. Additionally, a practical tip about addressing in-game messes by purchasing robot janitors is given, despite space constraints. They then hire individuals with game testing skills for QA, though finding suitable candidates is challenging. Lastly, they demonstrate creating a game report and analyzing it for better game development insights.

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In this segment, the creator discusses how to identify errors and correct them by using game reports to get suitable sub-genres and priorities for game reviews. They emphasize the importance of using QA departments to improve gameplay and fix bugs, which significantly increases the quality score of the game. The creator showcases the process of finalizing development, selecting a publisher, and achieving high review scores, highlighting the impact of QA. They also suggest investing in a graphics and sound studio to enhance game quality further. Additionally, for sustainable success, the creator advises staying updated with engine and gameplay features and eventually producing your own games for increased revenue. Finally, the creator encourages feedback to improve future guides.