Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It's really just a series of supply fetch quests and "find yet another character whose name rhymes with 'son' (in this big huge open world)" but it feels like you are helping establish an entire new town in the wilderness - leaves you with a genuine "I helped people" feeling. I love that quest.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

It’s an open-world survival craft game where you tame monsters and put them to work. Both feature large open worlds and show the same exact environmental indicators (e.g., Similarities all around Beyond its look and feel, the gameplay mechanics found in Palworld also closely match those from other well-known games.

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Radiator Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

The Witness fully commits to hundreds of puzzles at the scope of an open world game. Is it heat, wind, light, acidity, soil sugar content, or any of the previous puzzle mechanics we spent the last 2 hours tutorializing? All the puzzle mechanics are one-time one-off things. What affects this plant's color?

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iXie gaming

MARCH 2, 2025

A simple texture change or model update can impact gameplay mechanics, UI design, and monetization strategies. Genshin Impact: miHoYo uses a combination of handcrafted assets and procedural generation to sustain its ever-expanding open-world environment. Enables dynamic world-building with non-repetitive assets.

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Logic Simplified

AUGUST 1, 2023

We will cover everything from crafting intuitive and engaging game mechanics to creating immersive storylines and themes to prioritizing user interface and experience. Game Mechanics Video game mechanics are the foundation of any game and dictate how players interact with the game world.

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics. Overall, it is a more moody atmosphere that lends a sense of dread, and this goes along nicely with the hostile game mechanics players will be up against. The best way to understand the atmosphere may be through an example.

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 11, 2024

Combining the looks of a Ghibli movie with the condensed open world of that game, gave birth to the idea of an apprentice witch delivering packages. With much of the game involving little witch Mika swooping around the beautiful scenery of the island, the team is particularly proud of the flying mechanic. “We

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Game Analytics

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Think of this as a hyper-casual Beyblade game with a merge mechanic mixed in the middle. What we liked about Spinner Merge is how they came about the idea of bringing in the merge mechanic. Cart Crash is an incredibly satisfying game that relies much more on timing than any other mechanic. Spinner Merge by Sunday.GG.

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Game Errors

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Practically, you take the role of a modern farmer and immerse yourself in a huge open world loaded with new content. Because the game is a simulator and because they have pretty complicated mechanics, you may encounter issues with Farming Simulator 17 keeps crashing on your PC.

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Game Errors

APRIL 19, 2023

While Japanese games have traditionally been associated with distinct gameplay mechanics and anime-style aesthetics, the line between Japanese and Western games has become increasingly blurred in recent years. Why does Japan dominate the video game industry?

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

It’s really just a series of supply fetch quests and “find yet another character whose name rhymes with ‘son’ (in this big huge open world)” but it feels like you are helping establish an entire new town in the wilderness - leaves you with a genuine “I helped people” feeling.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

supports advanced global illumination techniques such as lightmapping (including SH lightmapping), Voxel GI (which is fully real-time) and SDFGI (which is a single click, open world GI solution). Streaming is the most important feature missing for managing large scenes or open worlds. Additionally, Godot 4.0

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Logic Simplified

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, creating a realistic gaming world needs planning, storylines, aesthetics, characters, visuals and sound design, as well as meticulous attention to detail and a thorough understanding of specific gameplay mechanics. Let’s now discuss the ways to develop a detailed and realistic game world.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I do sometimes have ‘flashes’ -or dreams- of cool ideas like a gameplay mechanic, other times a whole story or environment. Often they could be difficult to implement or have no coherency with the world you are building. An open-world social simulation of a whole human civilization on Mars.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Instead, your missions focus around training to better understand the game mechanics. This large open world allows you to select which faction you want to become part of and then you can start working on building up and customizing your own starship and character. Endless Sky. Dark Orbit. Astro Empires. Vega Conflict.

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Big Games

JANUARY 31, 2024

This battle royale sensation has taken the gaming world by storm, offering fast-paced action, engaging building mechanics, and a vibrant virtual world. Genshin Impact Genshin Impact has set new standards for open-world RPGs on mobile. Fortnite Fortnite needs no introduction.

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Played with Fire

APRIL 14, 2022

Sometimes it is an unusual story, innovative mechanics or surprising mix of genres. Imagine that you can enter the world of your favorite game. In the world of VR, the aspects we mentioned earlier – such as an unusual story, innovative mechanics or surprising combination of genres take on a whole new meaning!

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Mnenad

JULY 8, 2018

I used GenoTerra to research and reflect about the design process using procedural generation in the creation of base shapes that the designer/s in a studio can use to create a more coherent game world. “Open World Games" have the potential for countless hours of exploration and fun through their huge game worlds.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The world of video games has undergone a remarkable transformation over the years, evolving from simple pixelated screens to immersive, open-world environments with complex narratives and stunning graphics. Let’s explore how game testing has evolved and how modern QA teams navigate today’s complex gaming landscapes.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 6, 2023

In order to answer you question, I think it helps break down the way things work. Usually, any combat encounter in a game that has level differentials assumes certain underlying stats for the agents involved.

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Tom Francis

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Its levels are encampments dotted seamlessly around a huge open world – just like Far Cries 2-4. Instead of cutting to the next exciting mission or cinematic, it leaves you to deal with the basic mechanical business of getting things done and moving on.

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iXie gaming

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Unlike its namesake, this game is not a turn-based RPG, but rather a action-adventure title that is looking to incorporate certain open-world elements to it. The shooting mechanics look sound along with a many interesting characters and locations being introduced in this title. Pacific Drive.

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Game Errors

MAY 7, 2023

Genshin Impact offers endless exploration and relaxation in an open-world setting, alone or with friends. It has become an excellent free-to-play action RPG with innovative combat mechanics and a captivating world to discover.

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Grid Sage Games

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Here we’re primarily talking about the player revisiting earlier floors on their journey, rather than backtracking within a single map (though I’ll cover that topic a bit separately at the end), and our discussion focuses on roguelikes of the dungeon delving variety, since open world games generally allow backtracking by default.

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Deconstructor of Fun

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Truly open worlds populated by procedurally developed content, adaptable game mechanics, and narratives. We know that large studios can’t afford the risk of making much else than sequels due to their cost structures. Secondly, AI will help large teams to create exponentially more immersive titles.

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Game Errors

APRIL 6, 2023

Putting Effort into Putting No Effort In At All Before tearing into this game for being one of the most low-effort games in the Far Cry era, one has to say that if this were a brand new game with a different title and from a different developer, you would praise its mechanics and some of its graphics and design.

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Big Games

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Unicorn Run also introduces flying powers and shooting mechanics to help you achieve higher scores, adding an extra layer of excitement to the gameplay. Players step into the boots of Arthur Morgan, a Van der Linde gang member, as they navigate a world on the brink of modernization.

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Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

I’m reminded of Beta 11’s spicing up the main complex with Heavies and Cargo Convoys , though in this case it’s not just adding one or two new mechanics but instead about turning Garrisons into proper branch maps in terms of content distribution… Encounter Architecture. …alert level xD. That’s a problem.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 31, 2022

The most significant growth in revenue was seen in the following sub-genres: Open World Adventure is a newborn sub-genre that grew by 622% this year. Successful 4X games developers are constantly bringing new gameplay mechanics to stand out in the market as seen in the examples below. 3 Product innovation is crucial.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

For the first time ever, Godot also comes with a GI technique that can be used with large open worlds — signed distance field global illumination ( SDFGI ). Previous versions of the engine provided users with a powerful, but obscured mechanism for preparing imported 3D assets.

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Video games have come a long way since they were first conceptualized in the 1950s, with expansive open worlds that can fit right in your pocket, but you don’t need to go back 70 years to see what games looked like back then. Secondly, the biggest chess and auto-chess games have strong links to esports and online streaming.

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DameDev.tv

JANUARY 22, 2024

This remake retains the essence of the original while offering a fresh experience with updated mechanics and deeper narrative elements. This Souls-like action RPG stands out for its hauntingly beautiful visuals, intricate storyline, and innovative mechanics. Resident Evil 4 (Remake) 9. Lies of P 5. Baldur's Gate 3 1.

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Deconstructor of Fun

JANUARY 17, 2023

At the same time, cross-platform open-world RPG Genshin Impact continues to break new ground, crossing its $3 Billion in IAP Spend in Q2 2022. Overall, in the key Western markets, MMORPGs, Roguelikes, Merge and Puzzle genres largely bucked the recession in terms of revenue. Until next week. ?

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Moonmana

APRIL 24, 2023

The worldwide game development industry has come a long way from games with simple gameplay and mechanics to complex feature-rich titles. Metaverse worlds These are immersive virtual spaces constructed from user-generated content and containing gamification elements to encourage users’ collaboration and socialization.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 30, 2025

What other new features and mechanics will be included in the February drop? Not only will this next installment feature the biome for our ice-magic clan, the Tandarans, but it's also the first open world-style level in Kristala, which means you can expect to roam the tundras of Tandar on your trusty CANINE STEED!

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