The last 10% takes 80% of the time :)

SparkyidrSparkyidr Member Posts: 2,033
edited August 2012 in Miscellaneous
Just needed a break from putting the final touches to our latest game.
Always seems like that last 10% of work is the bit that takes the most time to get done.

polish polish polish etc

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  • GrapeSodaGamesGrapeSodaGames Member Posts: 93
    Totally agree!
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  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    yup, its a pain, but that polish is what makes your games stand out from the other shovel ware

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  • DanielDoeDanielDoe Member Posts: 307
    Ups, so I'll finish my current (first) game in next 7 years :)
  • ORBZORBZ Member Posts: 1,304
    the real suck is that the last 10% of the last 10% takes 80% of the 80%
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    Totally agree! Sometimes you just want to give up. But is there anything more fun to do?

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  • SparkyidrSparkyidr Member Posts: 2,033
    edited August 2012
    Yeah.. I always get a little burned out and a little bummed out at this stage.
    But even so... this game, by the end, will have had a really quick 2month turnaround, from initial "let's do this" to us submitting to Apple.

    Thanks to Gamesalad allowing a musician/producer (me) and a graphic designer (the other Mark) to become makers of games :)
  • BBEnkBBEnk Member Posts: 1,764
    I've been working on my game for a year and getting close too end been a real pain just trying to finish it up I've done nothing in the last three days I'm so burned out but so close.
  • CulturePlayCulturePlay Member, PRO Posts: 113
    Keep hope alive!
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    edited August 2012
    Hmm. I seem to add the polish even at the beginning of the project. When I make something new I always try to make it stand out. When I get close to finish it only takes a couple of days. I guess I'm different.

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  • SparkyidrSparkyidr Member Posts: 2,033
    edited August 2012
    It's not so much polish from a graphical standpoint. As Mark has the design planned out pretty much from the start.

    It's more all the little things that make it a better experience for the player. Making sure everything runs as solid as poss, fixing up any little bugs here and there.
    Like, I spent a whole day, fixing a bug that didn't really happen by accident in the game when you were playing, you had to be looking to make it break, to make it break...and even then, it didn't really "break".
    We spent another day, tweaking button sizes after our first round of play testing. 2px her or there do actually make a difference to the user's experience.

    etc.
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