Polishing a game is not a game design job only. Actually, most of the polishing work would be carried out by artists, animators, and programmers. The game designer has a crucial role in this phase nonetheless. Entering the final stage of a game production means that the game designer will have to put himself in the shoes of the player and play the game like it is his favorite game of all time. This is the stage where the game designer has to become an expert gamer of their own game.
Most gamers would probably be surprised how little playing of the game happens by most people in game development. Most programmers and artists usually ship games that they have never actually played the whole way through, except those particular ...
