Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” ” Rules are really tricky to do right because you have to serve two purposes: balance the game and communicate clearly. Making Balanced & Clear Rules. Be direct when writing rules.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 11, 2017

This guide comes in four parts: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? What are some guidelines for writing good rules? Rule writing can be business-like, resembling technicial writing in a lot of ways. Brandon: What are some guidelines for writing good rules? How do you test your rules?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

Compelling gameplay loop Balancing the creation of assets, the Mojsovski brothers share that the assets are a mix of marketplace acquisitions and in-house development. They will then not see that part of the facility during this playthrough. “I say it’s 50/50. The levels in Chasmal Fear are not procedurally built. .”

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Oftentimes, despite working in an industry I love, I feel like I'm balancing on a high-wire with no net below. I could pick any one of them and write an article on "Why I Love" the experience it offered. So, a recurring feature that would remind me why I'm here? Sign me up. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 10, 2025

Although I could write some code, I had never actually shipped any gameplay features with code I had written, so if nothing else I was going to learn a lot about programming! One thing I do to try and balance this out a little is work in an office one day a week.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 29, 2024

The handling definitely leans towards arcade-style physics and is designed to offer a balance between being accessible and challenging. “We Achieving the right balance was not an easy feat according to Szpiczakowski. “We We want it to appeal to both casual gamers and racing enthusiasts.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At 9, he ventured into writing compositions, then graduated to writing novels, inspired by a friend working on a novel. Writing and Storytelling During primary school, Dean had English teachers who encouraged his imagination for writing and storytelling. One of the stories I wrote was a game. That game is now Hiru.”

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 17, 2023

But the morale and quality of life it can bring can be quite motivating, balancing & inspiring – if not all the above.” Write the idea down in as much detail as is feasible – what it looks or smells like, how it should seem or feel, what effects it should have on the viewer, or on the code. Balance your mental health.

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 3, 2018

It’s basically where you write programs that feed data (sometimes random data) into program’s functions or modules and make sure you get the expected results or proper errors. No one of going to die or lose their entire bank balance because of our bugs. Why don’t we unit test games like you would other software?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The most important rule is write down all the feedback you receive during play-testing. Some objectives I’ve used for testing Highways & Byways are “make sure Byway Cards communicate the location of roads clearly” and “gather data on the balance of Event Cards.” Chugging right along in play-testing.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The game is balanced on a multitude of variables, events, triggers, put together like a house of cards. Overall, I’d say that coming from the film industry definitely helped the script-writing process for games”, he says. A little mistake, a little bug, and everything can fall down.” “All

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 30, 2023

I wanted to make a game completely on my own to balance my professional life as a game developer working with big teams.” Kemppainen details the journey: “It starts with writing and coming up with a general outline of the story and the main puzzles.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 12, 2024

In 2020 (during covid) I was also writing a short story that addressed many of the same themes of work he illustrated like The Bible, Paradise Lost, Divine Comedy. I try to keep a balanced life. “It started with a love for the artist Gustave Doré. His work has always inspired me and I wanted to bring it to a new medium and audience.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 21, 2019

At the time of writing this article, about 6% of board games listed on board game have cooperative play. Force players to balance tactics and strategy. Pandemic forces you to balance tactics and strategy. A well-designed co-op game like Pandemic stands out among the crowd. You know what I’ve noticed?

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Seem like a monster to balance? These are valid concerns, but consider the following reviews on Board Game Geek: “Totally asymmetric but surprisingly balanced” – Patmol, 10/10 “Excellent design, asymmetric factions. You can read about that in-depth in this great article on Sprites and Dice. Really enjoyed.”

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 4, 2018

It's basically where you write programs that feed data (sometimes random data) into program's functions or modules and make sure you get the expected results or proper errors. No one of going to die or lose their entire bank balance because of our bugs. Why don't we unit test games like you would other software? But maybe I'm wrong.

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Bug Games Data Writing 100

Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As Kim Nordstrm writes in his book Up Down Up There is a level of arrogance that comes with success, a feeling that you are invincible and that you can achieve anything you want. Squad Busters was supposed to be the cherry on the top of Supercells record year but it ended up being a fly in the ointment. Will Squad Busters bounce back?

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Game Refinery

MARCH 20, 2025

Some of these could be obtained by playing through the event, while others required in-app purchases, so there was a balance in trying to keep all players relatively happy. For example, in the Spy Family collaboration event, players could obtain outfits, emotes, gliders, ornaments, and many other items inspired by the show.

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PreMortem.Games

DECEMBER 22, 2023

“I just assumed game development involved writing code all day.” Solo dev Josh Salley (HALbot Studios) “I believe in keeping a good work life balance” Chaosmonger Studios , based in Tallinn, Estonia, is a multimedia production company, but actually it’s a ‘one-man-band company’, as founder and CEO Nicola Piovesan calls it.

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Brand Game Development

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

3) Write down everything your play-testers say even if you disagree. My analogy works, but maybe I should eat before writing these… 4) Almost Finished Games are sell-able, but they won’t build your legacy. I-4 comes with art applied, slightly simplified rules, and tighter balance.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 28, 2017

To me, a mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance. I’m making this up as I go along and even as I write this very sentence. The mechanic was so inelegant that it would have required a ton of rules to make the game balanced.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.” On balance I’d rather work in a great team with people I get on well with rather than alone, for me it’s more fun that way.” I used ChatGPT heavily while writing the backend Amazon service that handles the daily challenge.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 1, 2023

This means the Template balances both interests – it features everything publishers need to know, and encourages devs to not make common mistakes. These are good primers to keep in mind as you’re writing your pitch and can generally help you understand the process of pitching.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 1, 2024

” “Our goal is to build our games holistically where music, interaction, art and writing all inform one another and iteratively improve throughout the development process. This time around we’re putting a lot more time and resources into playtesting and catching problems early.” he says.

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Radiator Blog

MARCH 16, 2023

This recap post / viewing guide covers only the first half of the series (episodes 01-17) and I'll try to write-up the second half later. Tim Schafer also has to refresh his writing workflow; should the blockout dictate the script, or the other way around, or how do you manage that back-and-forth? What's the balance?

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

If it looks good, you should write a copy of it. I was inspired to write this post because I saw a popular streamer playing Yet Another Zombie Survivors. However, the weapons aren't balanced well. The newer games try much harder to balance the weapons against each other, providing a better variety of builds.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

When Ahmetcan isnt busy crafting and designing killer features, youll find him exploring Berlin's vibrant tech scene or writing for Deconstructor of Fun in one of the hipster cafes of the city. This success highlights their ability to generate revenue through a balanced mix of IAP and ads. Succeed in the market.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

We’ve been writing about the growth of ‘hybrid’ mobile games – when a title merges two or more genres to create an entirely new gameplay experience – since 2020, but hybrid games have evolved a lot since then, especially when it comes to the game genres that are being merged together.

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AWS Games

MAY 7, 2024

Palia’s external traffic is routed through a geo-load balanced domain name system (DNS) address to a Network Load Balancer (NLB). Load testing Before Palia had any players, Singularity 6 simulated them by writing load tests against their microservices using Locust.

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Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Make sure the balance is right. I’m writing this in 2018, and if I tell you what to do specifically, it probably won’t last to 2020. If you’re adding elements to your game through stretch goals, you need to make sure they are thoroughly play-tested. You need to make sure there are no breakdowns in your rules.

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The Bottom Feeder

MAY 29, 2024

How do we do game balance? I have observed that, when people write about RPGs in our enlightened modern year, they thing they are discovering ideas and moral principles completely foreign to us dumb orc-people who played in the impossibly different time of the 1980s. Making money writing helps the self-esteem.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 1, 2024

For stuff like gameplay balance and feature implementation we have equal input and chime up if there’s something we feel strongly about. Regarding the designing of traits, story elements, characters, mission objectives and dialogue writing, I took on most of that.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 30, 2023

Delightfully eerie world Development on Dredge began shortly after and took roughly two years to complete, with the last six months mostly focused on balancing, bug fixing and other tweaks. This allowed us to solidify our narrative over time instead of being rigidly prescriptive from the start and writing ourselves into a corner.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 20, 2023

Delightfully eerie world Development on Dredge began shortly after and took roughly two years to complete, with the last six months mostly focused on balancing, bug fixing and other tweaks. This allowed us to solidify our narrative over time instead of being rigidly prescriptive from the start and writing ourselves into a corner.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Different genres need specific approaches to synopsis writing. Horror and sci-fi writers must balance their world-building elements with suspense. This piece shows you how to write effective synopses for different film genres. Focus on unique genre elements but skip clichs that make the writing stale or predictable.

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The Bottom Feeder

JUNE 12, 2024

I wanted to write a third and final article about Baldur's Gate 3 (BG3 for short), a really great game that most people have moved on from, but I want to talk about the most important part of any RPG: LOOT. That said, the balance in this game is very strong. Making money writing helps the self-esteem. The reward. Nicely done.

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 9, 2024

MTDS is when you balance and rebalance and add rule after rule to prevent unpredictability or eccentricity. Sometimes, when I'm writing a game, I start acting like a hardass and tacking on difficulty. Just as writing is almost always improved by editing it down, just about any game system can be improved by chopping out a few rules.

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