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The Forgotten City (2021) revisited

Radiator Blog

A hostile NPC statue wakes up, which means you can lure it away from the door.) SHINY ART STYLE: The most obvious difference vs its Skyrim mod roots is the art style -- it went from 2011 pre-PBR Skyrim to 2020 UE4 Quixel 4k photoscans with subsurface scatter'd Character Creator NPCs.

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

NOT telekinesis, only works on NPCs / PvP) Havoc (temporary shield / damage buff), very useful for people who keep dying (i.e. This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power). Limited regen (e.g. No hoarding / shopping trips.

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Open world RPG design notes from Enderal, a big long Skyrim mod

Radiator Blog

Whenever an NPC is about to dump backstory and exposition on you, they'll ask you to take a seat. During big long quest chains, there are periodic quest stages where you have to wait 1-2 in-game days before checking in with the NPC again. Diegetically, the NPC has to prepare a machine or potion, or get supplies, or whatever.

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The Last Pile of Thoughts About Elden Ring, Promise

The Bottom Feeder

But a Lot of Pretty Things get Repeated While Elden Ring is enormous, a lot of that length comes from repeated content. Fortunately, when you get tired of a certain sort of content, you can skip it. Fighting the same boss a few times is ok if the game is fun. Either NPC characters, ghost monsters, or actual human players.

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #32

Astral Clock Tower Studios

In addition to being our first in-person convention in over two years, Play NYC was also the first time we've exhibited a version of Kristala that features our brand new player character and custom combats animations.plus a fast-paced, exciting mini-boss fight!

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The Kristala Dev Blog - Issue #30

Astral Clock Tower Studios

With Tiff working on a bunch of the water villages and pathways of the Dalamase, Level Designer Ian spent some time this sprint laying out the underground Cave level area that's home to a special, secretive NPC you'll meet in the Kristala demo. Have a look! Programming. link] Rigging / Animation.

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The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

Here’s a handful of good examples: Final Fantasy VII : you’re part of a terrorist organization that is doing a bombing mission to try and fight back against an evil empire. At all times, players should have some sense of how close they are getting to reaching that goal, and they should care about doing achieving it.

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