Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I don't think that we'll ever see pre-rendered cutscenes go away permanently. As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g.

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Game Refinery

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To put you on the right track, we’ve taken a deep dive into four games that have delivered innovative storytelling in four subgenres: Merge Puzzle from the Casual category, and MMORPG, Action RPG, and 4X Strategy from the Mid-core category. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE features high-quality anime cutscenes.

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The Bottom Feeder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Each has a puzzle you have to solve, and the puzzles all use different abilities and parts of the engine. Each time you find a “Geoglyph," you watch a cutscene which shows a sliver of what happened to Zelda. Problem #3: Key Character Cutscenes Are Too Similar The story of Z:TotK is a mixed bag for me.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 28, 2024

The side quests and smaller interactions in the game are good, those cutscenes are great. And the Queen’s Blood puzzles are extremely well designed. This explains the otherwise confusing use of the title “Remake” for a game that… isn’t(?) actually a remake? But still, it’s super fun. PRO : Barret.

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Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Astronomical observatory simulator, manipulating telescope POV, rotating planets on lens display like dioramas or puzzle boxes, relaxing, immersive 360 experience in space, UX pillars: precision, real-time, comfortable distances, avoiding locomotion sickness. A reliable system of interaction for puzzle mechanics. Not necessarily!

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. They had a specific take on the metagame, focusing on underserved male puzzle players, and built their visual style towards that goal instead of increasing production complexity. The former is still trying to find its feet while the latter has achieved a moderate level of success.

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Keith Burgun

APRIL 10, 2023

This concept of “secret” doesn’t really make sense in a strategy game, contest, or a puzzle. So technically, it may be more like a “bad puzzle”, but in any case it shares a lot in common with secrets. It also is kind of hard to do, practically, in tabletop games (although it is possible !).

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