Remove Cutscenes Remove Development Remove Game Design
article thumbnail

Anima Flux is a co-op Metroidvania with a retro-futuristic visual flair

PreMortem.Games

Anima Flux , the latest game by studio Anima Flux, is exploring new territories in gaming. According to Andrey Songraf, Game Designer and Product Owner, this makes them pioneers of sorts. The game employs hand-drawn animated cutscenes to enhance its narrative, providing players with a detailed, dark world.

Co-op 239
article thumbnail

VR Storytelling in Games

Played with Fire

1⃣ Short Play Sessions Limit Deep Narratives Most VR players engage in 30-60 minute sessions , much shorter than traditional gaming. Developers struggle to fit complex plots into these timeframes, leading to simplified stories or a focus on action over depth. This enhances role-playing elements and deepens engagement.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers is a tribute to sci-fi movies of the ’50s

PreMortem.Games

“From the moment I got the idea of making it like an old movie I called the people from Fehorama Filmes to work on the live action cutscenes”, says Rosa. The initial idea was for them to just work on the cutscenes, but they ended up executive producing the whole project.” They had the know-how as producers, so they stepped in.

Cutscenes 104
article thumbnail

Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

Anyway I didn't mind the incompleteness so much because I was playing less for fun, and more "for work", as a first person game developer. 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.

Studios 246
article thumbnail

Korean indie dev Funnylocks “We made Unstoppable for a global audience”

PreMortem.Games

More and more South-Korean indie game developers take aim at the PC and console market. Set in a New York office building in the 1990’s, the game plays out as a action-filled mini series, including cutscenes that unravel the plot. “To Yet, because of such experiments, there are victims.”

Indy 104
article thumbnail

Months Late Game Review, Part 2. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Some Bad Things.

The Bottom Feeder

In my last post about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Z:TotK for short), a very popular game, I suggested that people would be interested in thoughtful criticism of slightly older games, once the dust has settled and people had the chance to calmly reflect about them. Most people don't actually care about deep dives into game design.

article thumbnail

Game storytelling and narrative design

Jaunty Bear Games

Game storytelling and narrative design involves creating a compelling and immersive narrative that enhances the player’s experience and engagement with the game. The post Game storytelling and narrative design appeared first on Jaunty Bear Games.