Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structure' makes it a challenge

Re:Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structur... by WeylandYutani on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:05PM (#35533412)

Isn't that the whole point? How do you get priority at a company changed to do what you want without ordering or paying your coworkers? This isn't 1997 were you could make videogames with 20 people.

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Re:Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structur... by Dracophoenix on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:14PM (#35533484)

> This isn't 1997 were you could make videogames with 20 people

With recent advancements in design and tooling, this could be a possibility again.

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Re:Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structur... by HWR_14 on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @09:49PM (#35534082)

You most certainly can make videogames with 20 people or less. You cannot make AAA videogames with 20 people or less.

The current best example of this small team methodology is Stardew Valley.

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Re:Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structur... by burnished on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @02:18AM (#35535678)

I think stardew was made by a sole person, not a team.

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Re:Writer wants to make Portal 3, but Valve's 'flat structur... by HWR_14 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:23PM (#35547871)

It had one main developer with outsourcing of some asset creation. He may have added help as time went on.

But 1 < 20.

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