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4 Lessons from Root for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

In short, Root is a wargame wrapped in a theme about adorable animals. Marquise de Cat rules the woodlands with an iron paw, forcing the woodland creatures to team up and fight back. You can read about that in-depth in this great article on Sprites and Dice. Clearly, they’re doing something right here.

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The Art of 2.5D: How It’s Redefining Game Design 

iXie gaming

This makes it ideal for fighting games, Metroidvanias, and RPGs. Its not just about blending 2D sprites with 3D environments; it is about strategic design choices that create a unique visual and gameplay experience. to deliver fluid animation, layered environments, and tight control mechanics. What Powers 2.5D? Challenges in 2.5D

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Stuff and Things and Monkey Island

Grumpy Gamer

While Insult Sword Fighting is one of the first things people think of when they hear Monkey Island, I thought it seemed little tedious (but fun) as I played though it again. If I was going to do Insult Sword Fighting in a future game, I'd make it more free form allowing the player to be clever and construct their own sentences.

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Stuff and Things and Monkey Island

Grumpy Gamer

While Insult Sword Fighting is one of the first things people think of when they hear Monkey Island, I thought it seemed little tedious (but fun) as I played though it again. If I was going to do Insult Sword Fighting in a future game, I’d make it more free form allowing the player to be clever and construct their own sentences.

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D20 RPG – Combatants

The Liquid Fire

We will add animated sprites to represent both a hero and monster. We will also provide a tile based room for them to fight in. It includes a collection of prefabs, scripts and sprites that we can use to play with. New Sprites There are three new sprites included.

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The Beautiful Closed World of Shenmue III

iHobo

The open world genre crystallises in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, especially after its transition into 3D models from its sprite-based roots. Here we come to the biggest complaint levelled against Shenmue III by its detractors: the kung fu fighting isn't good enough. Shenmue III invites us, once again, to become Ryo.