That was the scenario Volition’s David Bianchi faced when coming to work on Saint’s Row: The Third.
At GDC 2014, he delivered a great talk about how he effectively wound up single-handedly designing and implementing the game’s vehicle system.
Now you can watch his entire talk for free over on the Official GDC YouTube channel and learn those lessons too — potentially saving yourself some future headaches!
One designer, 90+ vehicles and only six months to go.
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