The Bottom Feeder

MAY 15, 2024

It was famously designed by Gygax to mess with the players in his own campaign and provide meat for players who came to him and said they could beat anything he threw at him. The main problem, alas, is that, while it IS a fascinating landmark for game design, it is not a good adventure. The older one is my copy.) Pwned, n00b.

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iHobo

MARCH 8, 2023

Suppose you have a fighting game. The problem-focussed player who gets beaten is going to look at it as a puzzle to solve. The ubiquity of puzzle-solving play in videogames isn't an accident. Programmers and game designers are brilliant nerds, and as such they are drawn to problem-solving.

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Sirlin

AUGUST 8, 2018

It covers most of my career, including work on Street Fighter HD Remix, Puzzle Fighter, almost Street Fighter 4, Yomi, Codex, and FantasyStrike. We talk a lot about game design too, such as the difference between a player's perspective and a designer's, as well as what "depth" does or doesn't mean.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 19, 2021

Small Giant did it with Puzzle and Empires. RPG games on mobile in the West reached new heights during the lockdowns. And the Role-Playing Games (RPGs) kept up with the growth generating $3.3Bn year-to-date with a growth of 29% YoY. Looking at the RPIs (revenue per install) the game is trailing too far from its predecessor.

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Deconstructor of Fun

DECEMBER 19, 2022

You can't manually choose to target, because that part of the puzzle is solved by the algorithm. Informed of this insight, Nexter’s creative marketing team made hugely successful ads that appeal more to the thinking side of Hero Wars, not the fighting side. “In most app advertising inventories, you do not have many levers to pull.

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Sirlin

APRIL 26, 2019

As of this writing, we’re in the 8th year of Game of Thrones seasons with only 4 episodes left, and yet there are numerous major reveals still left. By looking at the show from a game design standpoint, I think we see how a lot of it has to end up. Game of Throne is, on a casual viewing, a very complicated show.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 20, 2020

So without further ado… First, a quick overview of the RPG genre Role Playing Games (RPGs) have generated nearly $3Bn in in-app purchase revenues year-to-date in the Western markets. This makes RPGs the third largest genre on mobile after Strategy ($5.4Bn) and Puzzle ($4.5Bn) games. Installs are supporting the story.

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

This is similar to my tactics games writeup and Enderal (huge Skyrim mod) writeup where I spoil some interesting game designer / systems design things. I don't discuss much of the game narrative. I assume general game design knowledge but minimal Deathloop-specific knowledge.

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The Bottom Feeder

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That fight really stomped me." "Do Designers are sensitive and can generally pick up non-verbal cues. When I watch someone play one of my games, I can pick up when they switch from enchanted to annoyed. So I went onto Twitch and YouTube and watched how Serious Gamerz did the hard fights. Was that line meant to be a joke?"

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The Bottom Feeder

APRIL 27, 2022

I've been trying to get good at game design for almost 30 years. In other words, yes, the game will troll you. The game will trick you and hide things and be confusing and unfair. Yet, when it matters, when you're in the fights, the meat of the game, you always have a fair chance. I mean, seriously.

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iXie gaming

APRIL 3, 2023

By the end of this article, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to produce high-quality art for mobile games that captivates players and sets your game apart in a competitive market. This entails comprehending the game’s genre, intended audience, plot, and general theme. So, let’s dive in!

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Sirlin

JUNE 13, 2015

I want to show you some of what I'm working (Codex, Flowchart, and a Fighting game) and tell you about Patreon. Codex, Flowchart, and now.the Fantasy Strike fighting game (yes, really!). Everyone, even non-patrons, get my main podcast about game design for free. Instead.it's fun.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 29, 2024

Many game designers will instantly say: "How can we show the player the same thing? Yes, in an ideal world of paid games, this could be true: a unique gaming experience is played only once. So we decided to loop the puzzles at the same time as adding new ones. This surprised us, as Clockmaker is a mystical game.

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iXie gaming

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The studio will provide a script for the character’s dialogue, which you can customize to fit your game’s needs. 3D characters are great for games that need to capture players’ attention but also have more complex mechanics like fighting and other interactions. 3D environment. Scaling your team’s skills.

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Keith Burgun

JUNE 18, 2022

Indeed, one of the main starting points for the design was that it wouldn’t be a puzzle, standing in contrast to the highly puzzle-like nature of Advance Wars. Even super “frustrating” games like Dark Souls, are actually, on a very fundamental level, extremely “normal” and arguably even generic.

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Radiator Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

There's a Portal-like moment where you escape the puzzle. Can't wait for the full frontal in the next game!) Wayward Strand by ghost pattern This is a young adult sidescrolling storybook sort of game about hanging out on a steampunk airship recommissioned as a flying hospital / retirement home in rural Australia circa 1980.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 31, 2009

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. During the early stages of the Monkey Island design, we would watch old Errol Flynn era pirate movies.

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Brand Game Development

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Board game development is a very individual process. Every single developer has different methods for creating their games. This article is the seventh of a 19-part suite on board game design and development. Need help on your board game? This is something that happens in game design a lot.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2021

Hub worlds are coming In addition to trying to acquire properties in other genres, apps will likely try to appeal to players from other genres, particularly puzzle and casual , with popular features like explorable hub worlds, homes, and other custom design areas. Feathers & Dragons Happy 2020!

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The Bottom Feeder

AUGUST 30, 2023

If that had slightly fewer sales, the most popular Zelda game ever would be Super Smash Bros. Because, at their hearts, Zelda games are puzzle games with a bit of combat bolted on. Puzzle games are a niche genre. Yet, this is an amazing time for niche games to break out and become big hits.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2020

As ironSource agrees , a corner stone for making a hit hypercasual game is to reduce CPIs by increasing IPMs (installs per thousand impressions). On looking deeper, it was found that this was driven by two things - 30-35% of the growth was driven by increased IAP integration in various hypercasual mini-genres, most notably Puzzle.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

While some players enjoy puzzling out creative ways to get ahead, at the extreme end it eventually devolves into optimal tedium which is overall harmful to the experience. I wrote about this factor in my recent article on game design philosophy. Failing that (gets blasted in a fight? hacking attempts unsuccessful?),

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Many people say that Cookie Run: Kingdom chose a very smart setup - on one hand, it has a vast universe with long histories, legends, power struggles, supernatural forces, and the eternal fight between good and evil; on the other, cookies are the sweet dessert that we see every day and associate with holiday, celebration, and happiness.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

Elaborated below: 1) Who will play the game? Just try to picture who is going to play the game. Common answers are: Everyone, e.g.: this is a nice puzzle, tower defense, casual, etc. A mainstream audience, e.g.: an RPG, FPS or strategy game. A niche audience, e.g.: an adventure game, turn-based strategy, etc.

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Deconstructor of Fun

AUGUST 27, 2019

This deconstruct is written by Eva Grillova (Game Designer at Smirk Game Studios) and Abhimanyu Kumar (Mobile Games Consultant). the second piece of the puzzle. The East-to-West Audience This brings us to the third piece of the puzzle — the kind of audience Habby is going for with Archero.

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