The game-making lessons we mentioned are:
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Inscryption - A game’s mechanics don’t have to be novel in order to be worth playing or developing around
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 - Puzzles should have feedback to guide the player. Meandering and luck are not satisfying game mechanics.
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Doki Doki Literature Club - Video games can still be meta, even after Undertale. If the game’s conceit is unique, being meta isn’t necessarily a death sentence.