PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The balancing of the game between two players,” Olczyk explains. We throw ideas around, different puzzle mechanics, narrative elements and unique interactions,” Olczyk says. “Our games improve significantly thanks to the feedback we receive and we take it seriously when refining mechanics and puzzles.”

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Puzzle Mechanics Communications Studios 138

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. In the later game, raid mechanisms become quite rich.

Cutscenes 52

Cutscenes Art Content Mechanics 52

Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

This is a convenient diegetic way of locking the player in-place for a cutscene, while also priming the player for an extended cutscene. It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Expendable companions.

Open World 130

Open World NPC Cutscenes Terrain 130

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. and I think this balance tuning is intentional. So I think they got this balance right, even if I whine about it. Limited regen (e.g. No health potion inventory , big change from Dishonored / Prey. No hoarding / shopping trips.

Fighting 130

Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 130

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

The opening cutscene literally made me cry. In JRPGs, when the battles are fun, it’s actually usually that the party-building / character configuration mechanics are good. One last thing about the combat: it is very poorly balanced. The Good The writing starts off incredible. And the battles kind of suck.

Writing 52

Writing Fantasy Fighting Cutscenes 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 19, 2025

However, two special mechanics also encourage resource spending. Both mechanics are pretty much the same, but fruits and runes are obtained from different sources. While rich in dialogue, the narrative is often self-explanatory, supported by cutscenes, expressive character emojis, and other visual cues.

Build 52

Build Mechanics Animation Animation 52