Ask a Game Dev

JUNE 14, 2024

3:22 - Conversation wheel with “personality” icons and paraphrased words 3:39 - Dynamic inventory in game cinematics, show player’s items 3:46 - Scripted Player equipment change during cinematic 4:04 - Quest variables (e.g. My expertise is in gameplay, so that’s where I will be focusing.

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Cinematics NPC Terrain Scripting 64

CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

They are also responsible for implementing NPC (non-player character) movement, performances, and behaviors, which are controlled by AI (artificial intelligence). Some game designers focus on combat balance, using spreadsheets and simulations to provide challenges without impossibility. What does a game designer do?

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However the sudden and convenient conclusion (replete with sugary Patrick Wolf soundtrack) didn't work for me, an obvious pushback against Brokeback and other dour artsy post-Brokeback cinematic gay dramas like A Single Man (2009), Weekend (2011), and Keep The Lights On (2012). Balancing the weight of each system was difficult.

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Pixel Film Art Prototyping 130

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. However, there are not many innovative areas in the core gameplay and UX.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Art Content Mechanics 52