Absolutely not obvious to me, especially since I have heard a lot of solo dev stories that insist it was purely a 1-person project. And it’s true in some cases.
replyIn that case, please, define "developed the game" for us. Is doing all the programming "developing" the game? Is coming up with the game design and hiring programmers "developing" the game?
replysits back with popcorn
> Is doing all the programming "developing" the game?
replyYes, if you're also doing game design.
> Is coming up with the game design and hiring programmers "developing" the game?
Yes, so is using LLMs to do the programming.
What if you hire voice actors for each of the characters? And level designers? And animators? At what point does it stop being a solo project? Only when outside investors get involved? Or does it only stop being "solo" if those investors demand board seats? Or can it _still_ be considered "solo" even then?
replyGiven that Death Stranding 2 only credits Kojima as the game's writer and designer, I guess -by GGP's very silly definition- it's a solo project. XD
replyDesigning the game and having codex shit out the code is how I roll.
replyHmm, it didn’t occur to me. Yeah, not sure it’s obvious to many people so was glad for the explanation
replyFWIW, that was not obvious to me either, and I appreciated the parent comment
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