The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

First, it's all managed between games. Third, the new characters and levels are fun and prolong how long you play the game. There's no balancing. 25 if your game is extra-fancy. It's one of the few retro games that still totally holds up. It's the most Power Fantasy of genres. Don't be a fussy designer here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

And Many More… There are so many more seemingly profitable hits — Rocky Rabbit (a PvP battle sim), Fanton Fantasy Football (a soccer/football idle sim), Farm Frens (an idle farming game), MemeFi Club with its clans and raids, the 18+ “dating” and clicker game Pocket Waifu , not to mention thousands of others slowly rising through the charts.

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Sirlin

AUGUST 23, 2015

You're also invited to give feedback on Patreon about balance issues. That said, it won't make sense to make balance claims right off the bat. You'll need to get your head around the game and play against competent players before you'd even know if some strategy was truly hard to beat.

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

FINAL FANTASY XVI – After playing a bunch more Kingdomheartslikes and getting more used to that, I’ve gotta say, this is a very well made Kingdomheartslike. Whereas if you compare that to something like Final Fantasy 13, there is a pretty central thing that’s being headed toward the entire time. Bad FIGHT pacing.

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Game Daily

APRIL 11, 2023

Lacking a single force able to coral the many competing entities right now, Pinnock is positive that mutual interest will bring companies together, most especially to resolve Web3 gaming’s most outlandish promise, and its thorniest problem – interoperability. “Think about a Marvel Universe, for instance.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

AI-driven tools generate dynamic content, adapt game mechanics, and customize aesthetics, resulting in more engaging gameplay and new storytelling possibilities. In this blog, we’ll delve into the future of art and AI in game production, exploring the latest advancements, challenges, and potential industry-wide impacts.

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iHobo

MARCH 16, 2022

I remember a discussion about the word ‘inculcated’ in the script that showed a really masterful understanding both of English as a language and also fantasy as a genre. A decision was made at some point that we would focus on getting the game balance right for the main body of the game, and not worry too much about the ending.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

To a diehard sports fan or competitive gamer, winning the fantasy sports league provides emotional value on top of the financial value of any prize money. For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event. Power-based matchmaking is also a common option in games with vertical progression.

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Keith Burgun

MARCH 13, 2024

I’m playing through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth now (which I am loving) and it’s very clear in that game, whether you are in Outside , Dungeon or Town , pretty much at all times. Videogames are a language, and this pattern is an important building block in that language.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. It would feel terrible.

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Brand Game Development

JUNE 19, 2017

It’s no secret that one of the most critical parts of making a board game that will sell is making it gorgeous. Box art alone has the ability to multiply sales of an otherwise unassuming board game. Finding an artist is something that many first-time board game designers find very difficult to do.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many game designers will instantly say: "How can we show the player the same thing? Yes, in an ideal world of paid games, this could be true: a unique gaming experience is played only once. People usually start talking about triple-A games as examples. They're not going to play it again.

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

I would have played it sooner, but I was on this huge Final Fantasy kick (which is still ongoing, to be honest). It stands in stark contrast to 1995’s Final Fantasy V, where it’s extremely exciting to play around with the classes. One last thing about the combat: it is very poorly balanced. Wish me luck.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Despite being a casual game, Cookie Run: Kingdom published a 200-page art collection with detailed backstories, characters, and designs, showing the developer’s ambition of building its own universe. As a mobile game, how did Cookie Run: Kingdom accomplish this through its gameplay mechanics? Cookie Run: Kingdom is no exception.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Kevin J Bray (Game Engineer) , another professional with years of entrepreneurship experience (CEO at now defunct Byte Canvas; Executive Director at Tonk Tonk Games), who previously was a developer and lead engineer at League of Legends (about the same time as Maya). And past experience in entrepreneurship.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. Instead, a balanced team of one her per faction is pretty much all a player needs.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 21, 2021

Over the years, Supercell’s portfolio has become slightly more balanced, with other games than the Clashes bringing in a more significant portion of the revenue. Supercell’s portfolio is more balanced and not so heavily reliant on Clash IP, which still brings over 50% of the revenue.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

When we talk about MMO, many may relegate this game category to “old-school” or “niche.” Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers. Lost Ark outshines other MMO games because each element mentioned above is polished to the next level. The rough cutscene).

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 3, 2025

Ne Zha wants to be good, and Ao Bing sometimes serves evil, but they are always in balance, and at one point in Ne Zha 2 someone complains about how the Taoists are causing trouble again, and there's a demon army, and. Or game design.) You can still late-back the Kickstarter for our next game, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

For balance purposes, I limit the number of voyeurs in the maze, otherwise it can enter a deadlock where there's only voyeurs but no one for them to watch. This points to a general problem with treating sexual moods like immutable video game character classes. Voyeurs work differently, they have sex by watching a couple have sex.

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