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Hello!

I'm a French PC and consoles game developer. (sorry for posting here, I couldn't find a more suitable location)

I've been working for 4 years on this ambitious adventure game I'm finally ready to unveil...
The first "Classic Adventure" mixed with Beat'em Up and RPG, inspired by cartoons from the 80's/early 90's.
Jymn Magon, creator of TaleSpin, Ducktales... helped me with the script!

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A free prologue is available on Steam and GOG :

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Yes this is a strange mix, so I invite you to try it for yourself :)

NB : I've released 4 games so far on PC/PS4/Vita/Xbox/Switch, my silly adventure game "Demetrios" + 3 console ports of games from another developer (Xenon Valkyrie+, Riddled Corpses EX, Demon's Tier+)

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Been a while since the last update!
I have published a brand new screenshot, from the Chapter 2 of the game and featuring the second playable character, Graff:

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BROK is now slated for 2022. I'm having great progress but it's a very ambitious adventure game and I want to take the time to make sure it's as good as possible.
For more info, check the latest Kickstarter updates, this one in particular:

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By the way, the free Prologue is now 97% positive on Steam and 4.8/5 on GOG!
Remember to wishlist the full version:

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Hi,

Looks like I forgot to post here. The game released on PC a few months ago and received players acclaim!

Today it releases on consoles, which means it's now available on Steam, GOG, PS4, PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
(with special features for each, you can use touch screen on Switch for example)

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BROK the InvestiGator received massive approval from players (Overwhelmingly Positive with 98% rating on Steam)

If you know any streamers interested, please tell them to reach me for a review key:
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Are you a one man developer who can do everything?

How did you get started in games development?

Where did you learn to program?

How did you support yourself while you were developing games?

Are you wealthy enough now to not need to ever worry about money again?

Is Steam evil?
 

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Hi,
That's a lot of questions so I'll be brief ^^

Are you a one man developer who can do everything?
Yes, although for BROK I did get help on the art side, music and of course voice actors and translators. I did do my first game Demetrios almost entirely by myself.

How did you get started in games development?
I've been making games since I'm 8 on an Amstrad CPC 6128. As for professionally, I left my day job back in 2014 to become "full indie"

Where did you learn to program?
By myself and at school university

How did you support yourself while you were developing games?
I saved up a lot of money from my previous job, and then I injected the revenue of my previous games into the next ones.

Are you wealthy enough now to not need to ever worry about money again?
Not really, but enough for a few years, sure.

Is Steam evil?
No XD Actually they're the most friendly game company I know of, frankly.
 
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Thanks for the great answers!

What has been the most difficult aspect of indie game development for you?

What do you think is the greatest hurdle for others to start making games on their own?

What tools/game engines/programming languages do you use for game development?

Have you done all the ports to other platforms yourself or have you outsourced the development for them?

Do you need to convince Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo about the security of your office before they will let you have devkit hardware?

Has game development affected your personal life adversely?

If you were to design a fully 3D game, which game engine do you think would get you to the finish line the quickest?

Do you hang out with other game developers in real life?

Do game developers score more chicks?

What games do you play in your free time?
 

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Hi, sorry that's a lot of questions so I'll answer briefly ^^'

What has been the most difficult aspect of indie game development for you?
Everything XD

What do you think is the greatest hurdle for others to start making games on their own?
Handling absolutely all aspects.

What tools/game engines/programming languages do you use for game development?
GameMaker

Have you done all the ports to other platforms yourself or have you outsourced the development for them?
Yes I did all of them myself

Do you need to convince Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo about the security of your office before they will let you have devkit hardware?
You sign an agreement.

Has game development affected your personal life adversely?
The two can't really be dissociated

If you were to design a fully 3D game, which game engine do you think would get you to the finish line the quickest?
I've never done any 3D so I can't say, maybe Unity

Do you hang out with other game developers in real life?
No, besides local events

Do game developers score more chicks?
I don't think so!

What games do you play in your free time?
Free time, what's that??

If you want more info, I suggest you check out this interview I did: https://gamemaker.io/fr/blog/brok-the-investigator-interview

And this AMA:
 
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What's next for you?

Is the next game going to be in the BROK Universe or you will explore new uncharted territory with an original idea?

By the way, don't you feel like taking a long 3 to 6 months vacation now?
 

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Do you find any platform easier or harder than the others to develop for?
 

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