PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

The name Chibig is a reflection of the cute Chibi art style which is used in all the games of the studio. Combining the looks of a Ghibli movie with the condensed open world of that game, gave birth to the idea of an apprentice witch delivering packages.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

Good level design is crucial for creating engaging and challenging gameplay, as well as for keeping players immersed in the game world. So, if you're designing a platformer, an open-world game, or a first-person shooter, effective level design is key to keeping your players engaged and invested in the game.

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Game From Scratch

MARCH 11, 2024

Project Titan is a 10 week long game jam using Unreal Engine for creating an open world, open source project. GameFromScratch.com Unreal Engine Project Titan Epic Games have just announced the launch of Project Titan.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 1, 2023

” The Victorian style undergoes a transformative journey, embracing otherworldly magic, allowing the art team creative freedom to explore the fusion of sci-fi technology, crude materials, and nightmarish creatures within the game’s realms. Sense of history Flynn sheds light on the studio’s design philosophy.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

You can get unique merch, including stickers, hand-drawn original art, and the original, signed, annotated designs from our first game, Exile,from back in 1994! A: Avernum 1-3 had a world where you wandered through an outdoors and then entered towns, which were sort of "zoomed-in" zones. The problem was that parts felt crowded.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The Witness fully commits to hundreds of puzzles at the scope of an open world game. But when you actually play this, it turns out neither of those are useful comparisons. Gone Home anchors its story focus with voice acting, narration, simpler puzzles, and wry realism.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 26, 2024

She emphasizes that architecture goes beyond art. It started as an ambitious open-world project but was streamlined into a mobile game with a few missions. “ .” Bukola Akingbade Bukola now predominantly hires architects in her company, valuing their structured approach to design and problem-solving.

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Nvidia

MAY 26, 2021

UE5 represents a generational leap in both workflows and visual fidelity, extending the engine’s support for DirectX Raytracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex, and adding new features such as Nanite and Lumen that make it faster and easier for games to implement photorealistic visuals, large open worlds and advanced animation and physics.

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Big Games

MARCH 28, 2025

Over time, this evolved, incorporating more detailed pixel art, smooth pictorial Movement, and realistic effects. This allowed developers to create visually engaging worlds while maintaining the medium’s straightforwardness and accessibility. Uses advanced lighting, shadowing, and reflection systems for more realistic effects.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

Japanese games are often associated with storytelling, character design, and anime-style aesthetics, while Western games are known for their focus on gameplay mechanics and immersive open-world environments. Japanese games are known for their distinctive art styles, such as anime and manga, which have become popular around the world.

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Game Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Most critics praised the open-world format, as well as most of the designs for the new monsters. For Eurogamer’s Lottie Lynn , the art is also rather uninspired. Last month, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet released to generally positive reviews. Yesterday, Nintendo acknowledged the complaints and has released a patch 1.1.0

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

I used GenoTerra to research and reflect about the design process using procedural generation in the creation of base shapes that the designer/s in a studio can use to create a more coherent game world. “Open World Games" have the potential for countless hours of exploration and fun through their huge game worlds.

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Developing a rich and immersive game world is a complicated and multi-disciplinary process. To build a truly immersive gaming environment, a team of designers, developers, artists and programmers employ a combination of psychology, art and technology into video games that challenge and capture players, resulting in satisfying gameplay.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

If you follow that link, you’ll see open world events occurring as the quest proceeds, done without zone or quest locking, etc. The state of the art has moved on so far that it’s hard to convey how important the idea of “let’s make these behaviors generic” was. Highly narrative, intricate puzzles, and immersive storytelling.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

One common "problem" with Skyrim (and most open world RPGs) is that you end up with a bunch of money and nothing to spend it on, except nice-to-have things like convenient access to crafting materials or a house. This game is scared that the player might not have an activity every 15 seconds. It's more paranoid than a Ubisoft game.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Monkey Island ended and I started working on a new game I dubbed “RPGTBD” It was a classic Zelda-like pixel art RPG and was a lot of fun. When I first started RPGTBD everyone told me that it’s unrealistic to do a open world RPG with a small team. I brought on an artist (Craig) and a designer ( Elissa ) to help.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There are two open world regions, Redfall Commons and Burial Point. OK you get the idea. Let's zoom out.

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iXie gaming

JULY 19, 2024

Tools and Techniques Game artists use different lighting tools to create realistic worlds. Example: Bright sunlight in an open-world game) Point Light. Tips for Aspiring Game Artists Whether you’re new to game art or have years of experience, mastering lighting can greatly enhance your creativity and storytelling.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It's really just a series of supply fetch quests and "find yet another character whose name rhymes with 'son' (in this big huge open world)" but it feels like you are helping establish an entire new town in the wilderness - leaves you with a genuine "I helped people" feeling. signs of the sojourner" has beautifully done quests.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The game plays with this a little: there's a treasure door that opens only during the fail state. (A SHINY ART STYLE: The most obvious difference vs its Skyrim mod roots is the art style -- it went from 2011 pre-PBR Skyrim to 2020 UE4 Quixel 4k photoscans with subsurface scatter'd Character Creator NPCs. "It

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iHobo

JUNE 8, 2022

Suzuki-san and his colleagues often try to paint this series of games as a precursor to the open world genre. Indeed, in the Kickstarter for Shenmue III , the text expressly tries to make this claim: Shenmue defied all convention and created the genre that later came to be known as "open world." But so what?

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Atmosphere, when done right, can turn the bundle of programming, art, and sound that we call a video game into something so much more than the sum of its parts. Rather, the ‘atmosphere’ of any game is a combination of many things: art, sound, post-processing effects, story, dialogue, and more.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s really just a series of supply fetch quests and “find yet another character whose name rhymes with ‘son’ (in this big huge open world)” but it feels like you are helping establish an entire new town in the wilderness - leaves you with a genuine “I helped people” feeling.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

hours of gameplay and therefore my goal is to create an open world where my character can explore 6 different micro-environments each taking about 15 minutes to complete and each with their own set of obstacles, characters and stories. Time Chunks: The first game element I play with is time. I want a game with roughly 1.5

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DameDev.tv

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hi-Fi Rush Hi-Fi Rush stands out with its vibrant art style and rhythm-based gameplay. Its beautifully crafted pixel art, engaging turn-based combat, and emotionally rich story make it a gem in the modern gaming landscape. Pizza Tower Pizza Tower is a delightful surprise in the gaming world. Resident Evil 4 (Remake) 9.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We don’t see this often enough in casual simulation games, but there is a lovely open-world feel to this game. That, slapped on with some vibrant colours, cute art style, and upbeat music, made playing this game a treat. Conquer the world with your vampire army. It’s intuitive and rewarding, without babying the players.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Whether you’re aiming to create a nostalgic, stylized platformer or a cutting-edge, realistic open-world adventure, understanding the strengths and limitations of 2D and 3D animation will guide you in making the best choice for your game.

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Game Design Aspect

AUGUST 12, 2020

In this article, game designer Sande Chen reports on Sam Barlow's presentation at PLAY NYC, in which he describes how the digital world is transforming the art of storytelling. Players are allowed to explore with curiosity, usually in an open world, and feel immersed. Moreover, players are the main driver of the story.

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Game Daily

JULY 19, 2023

It also helps that depopulated worlds – or at least those populated by easily replicated baddies – are much cheaper and easier to produce than well-ordered, sophisticated societies. Gershenfeld recalled his days working on open world games at Activision. “Open worlds are complex, expensive.

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Moonmana

APRIL 24, 2023

Metaverse worlds These are immersive virtual spaces constructed from user-generated content and containing gamification elements to encourage users’ collaboration and socialization. The Sandbox is a buzzing open-world platform where players can buy land and build games. Web3 projects allow people to earn real money for playing.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

The most significant growth in revenue was seen in the following sub-genres: Open World Adventure is a newborn sub-genre that grew by 622% this year. Thanks to the art style, fun narrative, and easy to approach features, the audience is female-dominated which is uncommon in the Squad RPG sub-genre. Sonic the Hedgehog).

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