PreMortem.Games

JUNE 17, 2024

“Many game developers at that time were trying to replicate experiences like TRPGs, Werewolf, or lateral thinking puzzles with ChatGPT,” he explains. Deeper story One of the standout features of Doki Doki AI Interrogation is its underlying narrative, which intertwines with the AI-driven interrogation mechanics.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This time, we’ll look at the top games that use storytelling as a core mechanic and show you that you don’t need sparkling design and intense gameplay to create a hit. Three Minute Games also included a time mechanic to make it feel even more realistic. Horror in the Darkness is a text-based horror puzzle-esque game.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

“I wanted to learn techniques that not everyone knows like coding and animations. “It was all about puzzle design, analytical thinking, and understanding player agency and mechanics”, she says. Hard skills that I could make a living with.

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 20, 2022

They just make a game with a few mechanics, but without thinking about the social element. It’s less about the mechanics and more about how the players will be able to interact with one another. In Wacky Wizards, the player solves puzzles and makes potions. And so it just doesn’t work.”. And to test out whether it’s working.”.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

none of Dishonored's morality system and I think this is good, the "stealth puzzle = humane cage free assassination" philosophy has aged poorly imo 69% less stealth. NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e.

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Big Games

AUGUST 17, 2021

Earlier the game players were constricted to play online games such as simple puzzles to adventures series only on the desktop, but the massive development of mobile technology within the past few years has brought a noticeable change in the game application development industry. This tool offers users with documentation and tutorials.

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PreMortem.Games

AUGUST 9, 2023

Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Is this mechanic fun? Will it run properly? The day to day.

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PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Solve puzzles and wander your way across the iris, and through the life, of Impressionist painter Claude Monet. It’s the combination of art, coding, music, sound design, graphic design, writing, acting, animation, sculpture, and then at the end you can play it! Is this mechanic fun? Will it run properly? The day to day.

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Deconstructor of Fun

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Engineers need good knowledge of how to code the crypto layer and how to integrate with wallets and airdrop / reward coins securely in a way that can’t be easily hacked or botted. The dev team needs to be experienced with HTML5 and web tech — the know-how to make a game load quickly and have decent quality — even if it’s just a “web game”.

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Designer Notes

MARCH 31, 2023

Civ inherited this mechanic directly from Empire, a game from the 80s which had much of the same tile-based, turn-based combat as Civ but without the scope of all human history. Here is Frontierville, by Brian Reynolds, the designer of Civ2, which took Farmville and added an Energy mechanic that limited the player’s actions.

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Designer Notes

AUGUST 2, 2021

None of these systems were any fun and weren’t intended to be so; they were mechanics put in place to keep the players from ruining the game for themselves by founding too many cities just because it was simply the most effective strategy. I was well aware that the city sites of Old World would be a controversial feature.

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Filmustage

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Creating a shooting schedule for film production resembles solving a puzzle where pieces constantly change shape. Digital Planning Tools and Software Film production scheduling has evolved from a manual puzzle into a sophisticated digital process. A minor scheduling hiccup can trigger a costly chain reaction.

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Game Daily

JUNE 8, 2023

GameDaily: How do I, as someone with no coding experience and a lack of artistic talent, go about making a game in Adventure Forge? First, we have the universe level where you establish things like game mechanics, abilities, characters, locations, statistics and so on. There’s no code. We aim to change that.

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Big Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Begin by meticulously brainstorming the genre, storyline, and gameplay mechanics that will distinguish your game from the crowded market. Whether you opt for a mind-bending puzzle, an immersive adventure, or a heart-pounding action game, ensure that your idea stands out and resonates with your intended audience.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 18, 2025

Welcome to the high-stakes world of film production, where script breakdown isn't just paperwork it's the secret code that keeps the whole show running! Think of it as solving a giant puzzle: Which scenes share locations? Think of script breakdown as the master blueprint of moviemaking. When can we get all these actors together?

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 4, 2020

In the first quarter of 2020 Supercell soft-launched their second title with a puzzle core - Hay Day Pop. On paper, Hay Day Pop seems like a smart move from Supercell: it’s a puzzle game for a simulation audience with a familiar character that got a face-lift. Hay Day Pop is Fishdom meet Hay Day with a tile blast mechanic.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

They oversee both the foundation and execution of the game mechanics and overall user experience. FX artists require a mix of technical, creative, and interpersonal skills. They contribute to world-building, shaping the story and intellectual property (IP) to guarantee playability, enjoyment, and engagement.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

And games haven't been the most value-driven industry in my opinion (referring to the abuse of addictive mechanics in games for profit, massive company layoffs to meet financial targets and the pressure on teams to deliver, leading to crunch and toxic behaviours, etc.). Will you make another puzzle game?”. These are valid questions.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

I’m reminded of Beta 11’s spicing up the main complex with Heavies and Cargo Convoys , though in this case it’s not just adding one or two new mechanics but instead about turning Garrisons into proper branch maps in terms of content distribution… Encounter Architecture. …alert level xD.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Becoming a Kristala Patron also means you'll unlock a special, secret code that'll gain you tons of bonus entries for our upcoming PS5 giveaway! This ultimately helps simplify our code and— the best part —can be applied to the entirety of the game’s programming. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! fact that has caused more headaches than hoorahs.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

Though it's not exactly a weapon, per se, the gorgeous shield Nick created below still possesses the signature bronze details, gears, and other mechanical elements that help embody the overall Kota aesthetic. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As we move closer and closer to completing the vertical slice for Kristala, our dev team has been working hard to finish all the designs, models, and mechanics that will be featured in Dalamase, the level area that's featured in the slice. Music is an important piece of the Kristala puzzle.

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Awesome Tuts

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the downloaded files you’ll find assets to follow with this tutorial and the complete project you can use as a reference to inspect the code. The only difference between this code and the one we’ve been using in previous tutorials is that we are using the ehnaced input action nodes. Important Information Before We Start.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If you're familiar with some of Kristala's backstory and lore, you may already know that the general aesthetic for our rodent-like Kotakayans takes inspiration from a sort of mechanical, steampunk vibe, which you can definitely see in the weapons Nick designed below. Also fixed logic error in the code.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

With all core mechanics and elements now in place, the last thing on the list is to add any last-minute assets and address bugs. In addition to starting the armor for our second Kota soldier variant, Fede also made some adjustments to the intricate, mechanized weapons you'll see our base Kota soldiers wielding in the Kristala Vertical Slice.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2022

So don’t let small things like not knowing how to code interactive creatives cap your UA output. Casual Games in 2022 In our taxonomy, built together with Sensor Tower, the casual games category is divided into seven genres: Puzzle, Hypercasual, Arcade, Tabletop, Simulation, Lifestyle, and Geolocation. Puzzle Games The King is Back.

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Designer Notes

DECEMBER 10, 2023

AI works perfectly well for these types of games as the mechanics themselves hinder diplomacy.) Relative to the average gamer, I tend to do pretty well the first few times through a game (and then fall back to the pack), and it usually comes down to figuring out the most likely mechanic that will deliver victory.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

A dense randomized mini-chess puzzle where everything matters. In my simulation code, men can have one of five sexual moods: Top, Bottom, VersBottom (Versatile), TrueVers, and Voyeur. For instance, Zugzwang's hanky code also gives a vital hint for predicting AI behavior. These moods must be compatible.

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