Radiator Blog

MAY 19, 2023

The game also hides a bigger unexplained mechanic: a relationship gifting system. The game never says "each NPC has a favorite type of gift item type, and you should equip it and talk to them", you have to guess that this mechanic exists from playing previous farming games or just out of sheer luck.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 5, 2024

There are now so, so many of those cutscene-only video game apps called streaming services. Watching the struggles of Unity is a good way to watch this whole mechanic play out.) The enormous mobile side of the business has been churning out massive piles of product (and 80 ripoffs of every game that gets any traction) for years.

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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. What is Narrative Design? If so, you probably want to be a game writer.

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Game Designing

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Combined with his love for film, this leads to deep story-driven games with lengthy and cinematic cutscenes (Metal Gear Solid 4 once held the world record for the longest cutscene in any game). Beyond pushing video games artistically, Kojima has also worked to push video games mechanically.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

A reliable system of interaction for puzzle mechanics. Player-guidance Traditionally scripted camera sequences (cutscenes) are very helpful to direct the player’s gaze, Unfortunately won’t work in VR – would cause locomotion sickness. Genre-specific challenges in VR.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

This is a convenient diegetic way of locking the player in-place for a cutscene, while also priming the player for an extended cutscene. It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. Expendable companions.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

Secrets are hidden, but findable parts of a game that help give games a sense that there is “more than meets the eye” and that this is a world , not just a content delivery mechanism. They are findable.

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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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Rampant Games

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Not much else is said about the death mechanic in the other game worlds of the series. Cutscenes in an MMO? In the Sword Art Online: Progressive novels, certain plotlines are punctuated by forced events which are effectively cutscene events. Worse, it can cause VR sickness. Knockback.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This isn't a big apocalyptic video game betrayal cutscene where a villain reveals himself and destroys a castle, instead it's a smaller deeper betrayal that instantly brought me back to being a teenager. And yet it doesn't get more mechanically complicated. You talk but they don't listen. Fine, be that way, see if I care!"

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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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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

AppLovin is covering all bases in the metagame, using every existing restoration/makeover mechanic available. Then the player is introduced to the event and they unlock another couple of cutscenes throughout that event while also receiving their rewards.

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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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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. Limited regen (e.g. hide for 10 sec = recover fraction of lost health) you can upgrade the regen fraction or regen delay, but imo a waste of upgrade slots I'd prefer full regen with less max health, or Halo-style shield meter. No hoarding / shopping trips.

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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

UEFN comes equipped with its in-built game mechanics and physics, allowing creators to focus more on the gameplay and user experience rather than building a game from scratch. For a long time, game studios looked to films for inspiration to make their cutscenes and dialogues more cinematic.

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