Build Fighting Terrain 
PreMortem.Games
MAY 8, 2023
The size gives the advantage that you can see much more terrain, so the action is much more interesting. As I was trying the builds, the game itself was telling me what things would be interesting to add, so I added them. How much did the project and your way of working change in the 8 years it took to build Moons of Darsalon? “I
Radiator Blog
AUGUST 12, 2022
I liked the idea of climbing / descending a big weird tree, and building it in Quake would be a big challenge, so that's what I prototyped first. So I divided the bumpy terrain into quadrants, with big tree roots gating each section. It wasn't really fun to fight on the actual tree branches.
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PreMortem.Games
DECEMBER 1, 2023
“What interested us as game makers is the idea of building worlds that have depth and substance to them. Where players can navigate the terrain and feel a sense of history beneath their feet.” Sense of history Flynn sheds light on the studio’s design philosophy.
The Bottom Feeder
JUNE 12, 2024
The rules for this item are complicated and fiddly, but if you work hard and think about it, you can build your character in a way that makes it sort of useful. I found fights in BG3 where it became really hard to target the high-up enemies. Then follow through. It's art, after all. Follow your vision. Me, I sold it. Nicely done.
Radiator Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Cult of the Lamb by Massive Monster This is a Hades-like / Binding of Issac-ish 2D action roguelike wrapped around a Don't Starve / Rimworld-y town building crafting survival system, with all the subversively violent dark cartoon humor of those references. After all, how many games offer you a "suffering musician" build?
Radiator Blog
MAY 5, 2021
But without any meaningful code access to upgrade terrain engines or lighting systems, that mostly means spamming set dressing and clutter everywhere. It's not uncommon to walk between towns and fight like 6 different packs of wolves. This decouples the player's behavior from their character build. Money sink.
The Bottom Feeder
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The trick is making sure the fighting part is engaging. Restrictive terrain. Unless actually fighting a boss fight. Retraining your character should be affordable, so that you can easily experiment with different builds. That's the loop. The move part is always boring, and looting should always be fun. No suspense.
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