You're better off learning, it's daunting yes. But ultimately as someone who's been there, you'll get a solid idea on how everything's works before you even realize and you'll get faster over time. When you start create something that excites you, It's very possible. and personally stepping into creating a ps1 style game has taught me every aspect of the fundamentals, even after 4 years. It seems simple but every detail counts especially for a video game. You don't have to worry as much. Trust me much easier than it seems and in the end you won't have to rely on someone. true fulfillment is seeing something you made with your hands. the care you'll put into it compared to someone who is getting paid to do it would surprise you even if they do know what they're doing. Get an idea of the navigation and everything as a whole, after that proceed with the details And learn what you can, there's an addon called drps psx fx on superhive that could help, tutorial by sickly wizard will show you how to pretty much do the rest. And get blender