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Glad my feedback was useful.

Thinking in terms of simplicity doesn't necessarily make for a better game. Fun should probably be more of a focus.

I definitely wouldn't say that I had "fun" or was hooked by your prototype. Creating fun in game design can often mean designing a good game loop. You game loop right now is 5 seconds long, consisting of "press a button for 4 seconds". Not very interesting or rewarding as it stands.

Here's a book I highly recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Game-Design-Lenses-Second/dp/1466598646/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537819025&sr=8-3&keywords=game+design

It's all about game design, independent of coding or anything else.

The (I'll assume it's the player character) Player seems kinda off in body proportions: His arms are skinnier than his legs, his torso seems a bit too bulky and the Army Uniform and Armor isn't VeRy AcCuRaTe to real life Uniforms and Armor (I owned one of these Camo Uniforms a while ago so I can help you with references).

The Weapons could use better textures and the guns seem very... Boring? You could mix gun parts to create a new gun in order to train.

The shovel could use another Source as reference, This one should do the trick but there's also This one.

The backpack could come in different varieties, Gall seems like a good source since they have multiple Models. Could be the basic Backpack, Middle Tier Backpack and finally these two for the 'Army' Backpacks: Very big Backpack, Green, Other one or This one.

That drone seems Civilian drone, not the scouting one used by Police forces and rarely by the Army. The police used by the West Midland police force (UK) mention 3 UAVs or Drones: Yuneec Tornado H920 is the biggest one, Normal sized one Yuneec Tornado H520 and the Smallest DJI Mavic Pro (Will see if they look better than yours in a minute)

Overall: Pretty good modeling ( I can't do anything decent lol) but could use more originality.

Will definitely keep an eye out for "END"

You know, right now your games look horrible which is fine since you're just starting. But I had a thought as well-- there are a lot of misc platforms that have a pretty low bar for game quality, but still need games.

Things like the in-air games on planes, the kiosks at restaraunts, or even things you'd never think of, like this pink kids camera which has built in games.

If you've got the business chops, it might be worth looking into providing basic games for platforms like these as a starting point to generate income.

Sorry guys heres the links to the game:
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.JamieParish.TheWanderer

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BRTHBQN

iOS (in review): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-wanderer/id1365548683?ls=1&mt=8

I started by reading this (now obsolete) book back in 1999 or something.

Windows Game Programming for Dummies

Once I knew the basics, I started to learn different technologies over the years: OpenGL, Mobile Java, iOS development and most recently Unity. I personally prefer books, and here is a good one to get you started with Unity, which makes everything easier, but with higher expectations.

Unity in Action

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