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Stuff and Things and Monkey Island

Grumpy Gamer

About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank , I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. If I was going to do Insult Sword Fighting in a future game, I'd make it more free form allowing the player to be clever and construct their own sentences.

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Stuff and Things and Monkey Island

Grumpy Gamer

About a year and a little more ago, as I began designing the uber-awesome DeathSpank , I played all the way through The Secret of Monkey Island to refresh myself on the puzzles and dialog. One thing that stood out was during the fights they always taunted each other with insults. Might be a good time to start hoarding canned goods.

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

none of Dishonored's morality system and I think this is good, the "stealth puzzle = humane cage free assassination" philosophy has aged poorly imo 69% less stealth. 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.

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2020 Predictions #1: Prepare to Crown the New King of Puzzle Games

Deconstructor of Fun

Alrighty then, lets kick off the predictions with the Puzzle genre! Puzzle Games Continued to Grow. Puzzle genre is the second largest, after strategy games, on mobile in terms of in-app purchases. Last year Puzzle games generated a whopping $4.5Bn in IAP revenues while growing 18% year-on-year.

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Empires & Puzzles - From a Failing Company to a $700M Acquisition in a Year

Deconstructor of Fun

The reason for this acquisition was the success of Small Giant’s hit game, Empires & Puzzles. Since mid 2017, Empires & Puzzles has raked in $260M in net revenues with only 34M installs. Empires and Puzzles regularly takes the top spot in Puzzle RPG category in the West (when Dokkan is having a post event hangover).

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List of most popular video game genres in 2023

Logic Simplified

They are more popular than ever, facilitating social interactions, flooding our newsfeeds and providing countless hours of entertainment. 9 Most Popular Video Game Genres Dominating the Gaming Market Adventure Games Adventure games feature minimal fighting and rely rather on narrative. Which gaming genres should you choose?

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Checkmate: Discussing the Rise of Chess Games on Mobile

Game Refinery

The game also features over 500,000 tactical puzzles alongside various interactive lessons and videos to help players improve their skills. Fans could also access several Clash of Clans and Clash Royale-themed puzzle minigames on the Chess.com website. Paid membership also removes in-game ads for a more seamless experience.

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