Early Access Preview: PlataGO! (PC)

Preview by Harvard L.

The recent stories about harsh indie gamedev working conditions, triple-A microtransaction scandals and oversaturation of digital platforms are necessary, but they can have a nasty side effect making the general public forget that game design can be fun and exciting. There is a palpable barrier between game developers and game players which is wider than other mediums such as prose, film or music. The best bridge for this gap is software like RPG Maker, Ren’Py and now, PlataGO!, which takes away the more prohibitively complex elements of development in order to let people experience the feeling of creating a new, unique game experience. With PlataGO!, you’re getting the chance to make your own platform game and share it with not just your friends, but also a growing online community. Its vision of seeing ordinary people become game developers is admirable, even if some of its technical features haven’t been ironed out yet, and it’s certainly a promising project to keep watching.

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