Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

I played Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Where Final Fantasy XVI kind of feels like “a bunch of white men growling at each other”, FF7 Rebirth is a very diverse world of colorful characters, almost all of which (Cloud being the exception) wear their heart and their personality on their sleeve. In general, I liked it.

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Fantasy Cutscenes Writing Racing 105

Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 8, 2024

For features like cutscenes, it depends on how much difficulty it takes to build the cutscenes. The in-game bits - the low-poly characters moving, talking, and animating - were cheaper and easier to build, so they could be changed significantly later in the dev cycle. In the original FF7, the FMV sequences were set in stone.

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Cutscenes Dev Rigging Cinematics 64

Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

We used the term actively on MUD-Dev back in the day, making the distinction between simulation and “stagecraft.” So simulationism was born as a way to make fantasy worlds richer, more immersive… in a sense, to “make the ride better.” It famously only added any crafting because the dev team saw it in UO during beta. So is FFXIV.

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Sandbox Simulation Content Scripting 59

Keith Burgun

JANUARY 27, 2023

I would have played it sooner, but I was on this huge Final Fantasy kick (which is still ongoing, to be honest). The opening cutscene literally made me cry. It stands in stark contrast to 1995’s Final Fantasy V, where it’s extremely exciting to play around with the classes. The Good The writing starts off incredible.

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Writing Fantasy Fighting Cutscenes 52

Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Perfect for pretending to have played Deathloop if you find yourself talking to a game dev. Not that you should ever talk to a game dev. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power). TUTORIAL The tutorial happens across 3 in-game loops.

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Fighting NPC Puzzle AI 130