Cinematics Mechanics Puzzle 
Deconstructor of Fun
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Hexasort with its new matching mechanic executed so well, is an industry darling. Dramatic Narrative as Core : The overarching story unfolds in cinematic chapters, with key moments driving player progression and monetization. In contrast, DW:S opens with cinematics and characters meeting tragic fates.
PreMortem.Games
JANUARY 17, 2024
“It was all about puzzle design, analytical thinking, and understanding player agency and mechanics”, she says. Animation was my first choice because I wanted to do cinematic animation. Hard skills that I could make a living with. In her first year, Simpson took a course in analog games and instantly loved it.
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CG Spectrum
OCTOBER 2, 2023
You may remember Ewald from when he had just started the Real-time 3D Foundations course and created his first impressive cinematic, Haven. Tell us about your latest cinematic, Menace. Menace is a captivating, high-octane, real-time 3D action cinematic about a reckless motorcyclist evading the pursuit of police in a tropical cityscape.
Deconstructor of Fun
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Just when the market was becoming overheated with the lockdowns and merge mechanics were the all-new rage among the players. Merge Dragons never strayed from merge mechanics and exclusively contained puzzles that players could solve by merging various items. Tough question. At first glance, the answer would seem to be no.
Deconstructor of Fun
MAY 20, 2024
With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. They had a specific take on the metagame, focusing on underserved male puzzle players, and built their visual style towards that goal instead of increasing production complexity. The game is full of cinematics that enhance both the cheesy dialogues and the key story moments.
Deconstructor of Fun
AUGUST 4, 2020
Leave it another Finnish team to build some truly innovative gameplay mechanics in their action strategy title, Battle Legion. Save for a few unicorns ( Fortnite , AFK Arena ), the genres and game mechanics feel to me largely unevolved. If you choose to employ a different strategy, you completely re-organize your team and your units.
Deconstructor of Fun
APRIL 25, 2022
The game won over millions of gamers with the adorable Cookie characters and a perfect mashup of RPG and Build & Harvest mechanics. For a 2D game, animated cinematics can significantly help with storytelling in the main campaign. As a mobile game, how did Cookie Run: Kingdom accomplish this through its gameplay mechanics?
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