Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

When you imagine doing this job, is it mostly about crafting amazing cutscenes? We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. How should I space out my content to create the pacing I want? What is Narrative Design?

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

A secret is a bit of content – a part of a level, an item, a character, or any other thing in the game, which is (for lack of a better term) “missable” I hate to use the term missable, because that has a negative connotation, but it also points to an important part of what secrets are. What are secrets in videogames?

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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Not much else is said about the death mechanic in the other game worlds of the series. I believe that Skyrim is a mix of hand-crafted and procedurally (or at least tools-generated) content, and it could be a pretty fair comparison. Anyway, bottom-line, we’re talking about 150-200 Skyrims of content for all of Aincrad.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. Or at worst, they are leftover consequences of the design and they had to fudge some random content for it. Limited regen (e.g. No health potion inventory , big change from Dishonored / Prey. No hoarding / shopping trips.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

The 1P videogames I’ve always dreamed of had these qualities: Mechanically deep and systemically driven – perhaps even if that means it’s got a learning curve. Endlessly replayable, with 1P ranking systems (“single-player Elo”). Clear off-ramp (i.e.

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Games Puzzle Graphics Concepts 52

Keith Burgun

JULY 29, 2022

It’s the fault of developers for not exploring new kinds of stories, new kinds of worlds, new kinds of mechanics and so on. Even a handful of new mechanics or other properties are often enough to help create that question in people’s minds: “what else might be possible in this game?”

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Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

The opening cutscene literally made me cry. In JRPGs, when the battles are fun, it’s actually usually that the party-building / character configuration mechanics are good. The Good The writing starts off incredible. And the battles kind of suck. Let’s talk about that.

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Writing Fantasy Fighting Cutscenes 52

Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 15, 2022

Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Battle: Simplified skill point system and amazing visual effects The core of the skill system relates to balancing and mechanisms. In the later game, raid mechanisms become quite rich. Skill UI of the Witch class).

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

One HaZ has shared his insights on the exciting developments happening within the Unreal Engine Fortnite (UEFN) platform and its potentially transformative impact on the future of gaming and content creation. “The w hole thing Fortnite has been well known for is its players can create stuff, user-generated content,” he explained.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MARCH 19, 2025

However, two special mechanics also encourage resource spending. Both mechanics are pretty much the same, but fruits and runes are obtained from different sources. Time-limited events Expeditions Event expeditions play a crucial role in live operations, offering both fresh content and time-sensitive, high-value rewards.

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