I just discovered your podcast two or three months ago and got addicted, listened to all the episodes from the beginning while at work. Very motivating and inspiring, glad you're still keeping it up.
You guys ask for topic suggestions sometimes, so I thought of one which maybe you haven't covered, unless I'm forgetting: How important is it for puzzles to be original? Like I imagine a lot of puzzles end up being repeated from other games just by coincidence, but some are probably unknowingly repeated by subconscious influence. For a big and/or commercial project, is there a way to search and find out if a particular puzzle idea has been done before? Or is it ok to consciously copy puzzles from other games as long as you switch it up in an interesting way?
You guys ask for topic suggestions sometimes, so I thought of one which maybe you haven't covered, unless I'm forgetting: How important is it for puzzles to be original? Like I imagine a lot of puzzles end up being repeated from other games just by coincidence, but some are probably unknowingly repeated by subconscious influence. For a big and/or commercial project, is there a way to search and find out if a particular puzzle idea has been done before? Or is it ok to consciously copy puzzles from other games as long as you switch it up in an interesting way?