Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

In this sense, playing a 75% finished game is more useful than playing a 100% finished game. So this post will focus on my read of the general game design and player experience. Similarly, you can see where the core game design wanted to hit. that a bigger US AAA or a non-US indie would've failed to capture.

Studios 246

Studios Co-op Open World Cutscenes 246

The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We started this five game series in 1999, and Geneforge 1 came out in 2001. Dwarf Fortress is the banner Olde Game these days, but the first Geneforge game was out and selling before it was even started.) The Geneforge Saga is a fantasy-science fiction hybrid with a wildly open-ended world, story, and game system.

Fantasy 75

Fantasy Game Design Game Designer Graphics 75

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In a past era of game design, we complained when combat games had obligatory stealth sections -- now we have story games with obligatory combat sections. Before you begin the zombie-filled Palace quest, the game UI helpfully advises, "if you're not a fan of action or horror gameplay, feel free to decline this quest."

NPC 130

NPC Fighting Art Dev 130

The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Vampire Survivors got big at about the same time and really showed what the much bigger AAA game does wrong. 25 if your game is extra-fancy. Twin-Stick Shooters Show the Perils of Game Design This has been my favorite genre since the first of its kind, Robotron: 2084 , came out in 1982. It was great timing.)

Indy 89

Indy Balance Game Design Game Designer 89

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.

Fighting 130

Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 130

iHobo

JULY 12, 2023

Although these lines are increasingly blurred today (as AAA cRPGs will tend to draw heavily from both traditions), there is a clear historical period after the Ultima - Wizardry split that dominates more than two decades of cRPG design.

Open World 52

Open World AAA Game Designer Game Design 52

Logic Simplified

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Preferred Choice for AAA games Unreal Engine is well-documented and has great tools for the game development discipline that reduce the manual and resource-intensive tasks in game development.

Engine 57

Engine Engineering Development Visual Scripting 57