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Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

PreMortem.Games

Anima Flux , the latest game by studio Anima Flux, is exploring new territories in gaming. According to Andrey Songraf, Game Designer and Product Owner, this makes them pioneers of sorts. The game employs hand-drawn animated cutscenes to enhance its narrative, providing players with a detailed, dark world.

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VR Storytelling in Games

Played with Fire

2⃣ Mechanics Over Story in VR Games VR game design prioritizes motion controls, physics, and realism , often at the expense of narrative. Unlike traditional games, where cutscenes or dialogue drive the story, VR relies more on player interaction , making storytelling a challenge.

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Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”

PreMortem.Games

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Yet, because of such experiments, there are victims.”

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Months Late Game Review, Part 2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Some Bad Things.

The Bottom Feeder

In my last post about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Z:TotK for short), a very popular game, I suggested that people would be interested in thoughtful criticism of slightly older games, once the dust has settled and people had the chance to calmly reflect about them. Most people don't actually care about deep dives into game design.

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Indie game capsule reviews: Immortality, Wayward Strand, Cult of the Lamb, Betrayal at Club Low, Atuel

Radiator Blog

In the end the FOMO doesn't really matter (just like real-life) and fortunately the best part of the game is unmissable -- a strong sequence where someone suddenly turns against you. It takes good parts of other good games, and skilled talented people spent lots of time and money on it. The documentary process is unusual for games.

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Game storytelling and narrative design

Jaunty Bear Games

Some key elements of game storytelling and narrative design include: Character development: Creating believable and relatable characters that players can connect with, and giving them well-defined personalities, goals, and motivations. The post Game storytelling and narrative design appeared first on Jaunty Bear Games.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

The map models are rich and varied in terms of items, buildings, and terrain changes, which offsets outdated graphics performance. Animation: Two perspectives, the separation of cloud and mud Lost Ark has a sincere visual performance, among which are various cutscenes from a top-down perspective. The rough cutscene).