game design first

[thecorpament]

To be successful in game development, it’s important to map out exactly where you want to go and what you want to do. There seems to be a lot of design-related posts in here, so I would say everyone should give Video Game Design Pro a shot. It’s a design documentation tool used to help guide users through the process of creating their designs. http://www.thecorpament.com/downloads.html

[drummingpariah]

I checked it out when it was featured in Game Developer mag. It's nice if you're doing a cookie-cutter game, but if you're planning to break new ground I found that it wasn't especially useful. Just my .02