Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Kojima always had a knack for creating and worked on film and writing projects before deciding to enter the video game industry in the mid-1980s after securing a job at game developer Konami. Game Development Style & Philosophy. More than anything Kojima treats video games as a storytelling medium.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Film Cinematics Games 52

Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

This explains the otherwise confusing use of the title “Remake” for a game that… isn’t(?) The side quests and smaller interactions in the game are good, those cutscenes are great. I really wish big AAA game developers would stop stretching everything as thin as possible.

Fantasy 105

Fantasy Cutscenes Writing Racing 105

Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Narrative design has always been an important part of video game development, but its significance in modern-day games continues to grow as narrative elements play an important role in player engagement and retention. This storyline is the primary driver for most of the game as the player levels up their character.

Mobile Gaming 98

Mobile Gaming Mobile Mobile Games 98

Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

If Microsoft had given them another 6-12 months to truly polish everything, then it maybe would've been a more solid OK game. Anyway I didn't mind the incompleteness so much because I was playing less for fun, and more "for work", as a first person game developer. But not really.

Studios 98

Studios Co-op Open World Cutscenes 98

Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

Part of the “golden path” you just haven’t seen yet – If it’s your first playthrough, and you’re watching the first cutscene, whatever is in the next cutscene is not a “secret”, it’s just information that the player hasn’t encountered yet. They are findable.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Puzzle Content Cutscenes 52

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

As this video talks about, as players play more and more games, it becomes more difficult for them to find this sense of wonder in new games – even more so when they become game developers themselves. AAA games are first and foremost products and their “smooth functionality” is prized above all else.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy AAA Concepts Cutscenes 52