Near the end of 2018 I joined Longbow Games – a new mobile games startup in Mysore. The project we were working on is presumably still under NDA, but for the sake of providing some shred of context I will describe it as a real-time strategy game.
(The image above is unrelated – I just think Advanced Squad Leader makes for a great generic ‘strategy game’ visual)
Suffice to say I made a lot of spreadsheets and wrote a lot of interesting design docs. We produced a playable app to prove out the basic gameplay. The project was well-received and the client took it in-house for further development! The game was never released.
Personal highlights:
- This was my first experience of being the design lead on a game! The scope of our prototype was very modest, but it felt like an appropriate project for me to be diving into with no particular training or mentoring in that role. I had a good time working on it, and it seemed to go well for everyone.
- We delivered the goods on time, and the client loved it. Huge relief.