Not sure if this goes here or not? but ive dabbled a little here and there with different things but i lack like every skill to make a game. Im wondering what aspect or skill is worth getting better at, for gamedev?
I cant code, i cant draw/3d art, i cant make music, im bad with ideas, etc.
Where do i even begin or what would you advise?
It’s great that you’ve had success.
They want to make games. I told him a way to learn about game design without using a computer.
Programming is just one tool and I would say not the most important one to make a good game.
Learning to code is difficult.
Making board games isn’t going to make it easier, you learn by doing.
I think what bothers me is that your advice is fixated on becoming a game designer. It’s also a small part in the sense that you will have one guy doing it in a staff of 50. It’s also arguably the hardest job to get and you need A LOT more than just having built a board game or two to get the job.
By using unity, he will touch on a lot of stuff and have a chance to find out what he likes. Building board games is only oriented to the game design part and won’t really get him anywhere.
Not trying to be a dick here but bad advice imo.