Radiator Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

I liked the idea of climbing / descending a big weird tree, and building it in Quake would be a big challenge, so that's what I prototyped first. This early prototype felt weird to play, because the player could just run around the big open landscape and lead monsters on a big chase.

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Prototyping Fantasy Fighting Terrain 130

Sirlin

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It's a fighting game featuring the same characters as my Yomi card game and it's unusually easy to play. Even in its early prototype state, it was. Here's our Patreon, where you can get a pre-alpha version of the game right now, and new builds every month: Here's our new website for the game.

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Alpha Fighting Prototyping 52

Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

The first part of this so-called “Great Utility Update” began during Alpha 12 with a few fundamental mechanical changes, but since then the project remained on the to-do list until 1) even more content was added to the game, and 2) we collected more info about what items people were and were not using, and why. Exiles Prototypes.

Balance 52

Balance Mechanics Beta Prototyping 52

Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

The first big mistake most developers make is starting with pretty art, making a simple prototype, and then expect to develop the rest of the game the same way. Wait, shouldn't a prototype come first? After a good idea, the most natural action is to prototype it. Making a prototype. Well not really. are on the right path.

Prototyping 52

Prototyping Alpha Games Point and Click 52