April 2018
Beginner
476 pages
14h 4m
English
A GDD is not just text. A picture is worth a thousand words, including sketches, concept art, reference pictures, or even examples from other video games (which could easily be in video format). These are great ways to convey information about how a specific system should work. In particular, using existing video games as a reference is perfectly fine.
It is unambiguous and can save both the designer and the reader a lot of time. There's no need to describe something that already exists in a lengthy manner. It's called not reinventing the wheel. If someone already did what you're trying to do, and you can reuse what's already been done…just do it!
As we already said, you don't have to be innovative in every aspect. On the contrary, ...