Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Starting somewhere in 2020, I started this huge dive into the Final Fantasy series – strangely enough, starting with the XIII trilogy. This article , in particular, from Nintendo Power, I have a distinct memory of reading and being totally transfixed by the concept of the world of Final Fantasy 1. (I A cool, fun game.

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Sirlin

JULY 25, 2019

Fantasy Strike is available now on Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 , and Steam (Windows / Mac / Linux). There are several notable features and innovative things about the game, so I’ll summarize them here. In Fantasy Strike, you just click on anyone in your in-game friends list to challenge them. No, you would not.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

In this sense, playing a 75% finished game is more useful than playing a 100% finished game. So this post will focus on my read of the general game design and player experience. Similarly, you can see where the core game design wanted to hit. What if vampires invaded Cape Cod (hmm, ok?

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

“I thought that the core mechanic in this 2D game was extraordinary, so I contacted the developers. I told them I had already created some early concept art and design work for my next game and that it would fit perfectly into it. He’s also planning the overall game design.

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PreMortem.Games

MAY 21, 2024

But I was missing a really good city builder in a fantasy setting. Once I decided that this was the general idea for the game I tried to come up with what it might actually look and feel like.” “João does all the art and shaders. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 10, 2023

But I was missing a really good city builder in a fantasy setting. Once I decided that this was the general idea for the game I tried to come up with what it might actually look and feel like.” “João does all the art and shaders. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 5, 2023

But I was missing a really good city builder in a fantasy setting. Once I decided that this was the general idea for the game I tried to come up with what it might actually look and feel like.” “João does all the art and shaders. He also helps come up with ideas and cool concepts and we cooperate very closely.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 12, 2023

The developers of Fireplace Games made an early prototype of the game while still in school, but are now well on their way to release it as a full-fledged game. To dig a solid fantasy out of that ‘omelette’, we found ourselves essentially relying on a good ol’ helping of subtractive design. We feel like En Garde!’s

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. All of this creates a more lighthearted fantasy world. We feel the desire to protect this beautiful world and the characters we meet, playing nicely with the game’s story. This is the power of the game atmosphere.

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Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Codex is a new take on customizable card games. Last week I posted a new Raw Game Design podcast episode (for $10+ patrons) where I discuss "reset buttons" in Codex (cards that blow up the board so you can possibly come back from a very bad position). We're also looking for a volunteer concept artist to help with our stages.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Within broader game design culture, the theme also invokes an awkward aspect of cultural appropriation and reduction. On the other hand, why shouldn't our fantasy settings involve Mesoamerican and Andean influences? The massing was inspired by this "Forgotten Temple" concept art by Jonas Ellermann (above).

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the fifth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? Paths: World of Adia , a fantasy themed tabletop RPG.

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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Brand Game Development

APRIL 13, 2018

You can always do more outreach, but I wound up working with the super cool people behind Board Game Design Lab and We’re Not Wizards. Was it the basic concept? I never used market data to validate this game. I’ve never found an adequate game to make a comparison to. That’s where you want to be.

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Brand Game Development

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the sixteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. One of the trickiest parts of self-publishing a board game can be finding good artists. It’s true.

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iHobo

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In 2023, the game I'm most proud of in my long and distinguished career as a game designer will be twenty years old. Why is this game so beloved? Before I talk about the ghosts, I need to start with where this game began. But I was wrong - we had one more game together.   Aether and Stonewall.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 9, 2022

That’s why this game genre is called cozy games or farming genre. It’s about life and breathing that life into that game. You’re pretty much living a 2nd life in a fantasy world. I want to compare my game to stardew valley since I get criticize for being a stardew valley copycat.

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Moonmana

DECEMBER 20, 2022

By the way, artists sometimes offer interesting and unusual solutions by mixing low poly with other styles to create amazing in-game experiences. This style can be a nice option for adventure, mystery, and puzzle games. Fantasy Realism. Fantasy realism is used for games full of movement, action, and drive.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.

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Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

So what we end up with, over time, is a “tradition”, or traditions within a blanket term like “RPG” There are so-called “ARPGs” like Diablo, JRPGs like Final Fantasy, CRPGs like Ultima, tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem, and so on. Over the years, I have loved games in all of these categories.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

As I’ve gone through the Final Fantasy series recently , it’s notable that the games used to have secrets, and now, they pretty much don’t anymore. Somewhere in the late 90s, and certainly by the mid 2000s, it was decided that secrets are bad and games shouldn’t have them. They change everything.

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iXie gaming

MAY 24, 2023

Predicting the outcomes of complicated gaming systems is one area where AI is having a significant effect. This feature is especially helpful for online games, which rely on real-time simulations to work successfully. Generating Game Content Every video game features countless unique models, animations, sounds, graphics, and more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 24, 2023

To a diehard sports fan or competitive gamer, winning the fantasy sports league provides emotional value on top of the financial value of any prize money. For a market game designer, revealing information should be an orchestrated event. Power-based matchmaking is also a common option in games with vertical progression.

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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Thanks to a crazy head engineer with a god complex, ten thousand players are now playing an ultra-realistic fantasy game in a virtual world with real-world stakes. So author Reki Kawahara drew on his familiarity with the games of the day and their systems to create what he thought would be a super-cool virtual reality game.

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Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

So simulationism was born as a way to make fantasy worlds richer, more immersive… in a sense, to “make the ride better.” Not that I coined them, of course; the concepts were very much in the air. It’s stuff that single-player game designers know how to do. So is FFXIV. But Eve is basically simulationist.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Kevin J Bray (Game Engineer) , another professional with years of entrepreneurship experience (CEO at now defunct Byte Canvas; Executive Director at Tonk Tonk Games), who previously was a developer and lead engineer at League of Legends (about the same time as Maya). I won’t forgive you for that, Supercell!)

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

This analysis is written by Taras Koshelev (Lead Game Designer at My.Games Venture Capital) who focused on game mechanics and loops and Michail Katkoff (Founder of Savage Game Studios) who covered the market and marketability. When it comes to heroes Puzzle Breakers has the same concept as E&P.

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Brand Game Development

JULY 3, 2017

In it, I’ll be guiding you through every step of the process of creating board games: core concepts, ideas, design, development, manufacturing, crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter, selling, and marketing. Weird Giraffe Games (@WeirdGiraffes) May 30, 2017. Chris Mayfield (@abandonrules) May 30, 2017.

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Brand Game Development

JANUARY 29, 2018

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the thirteenth of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. This week, I want to zero in on the subject of making the perfect board game rule book.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

This points to a general problem with treating sexual moods like immutable video game character classes. So in hindsight, a better game design analogy for sexual roles would've been "stances" or "buffs" that freely change and/or stack. L of semen for each one. So for example, instead of redeeming two men for a +3.0

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