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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

PreMortem.Games

After coming out of development of their multiplatform game OddBallers, the team knew they wanted to make a game for PC first and foremost. To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. We solve everything by keeping on testing, says Sommer. I carry the overall direction.

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In Guntouchables enemies power up with the upgrades that you leave behind

PreMortem.Games

After coming out of development of their multiplatform debut game OddBallers, the team knew they wanted to make a game for PC first and foremost. To make sure all upgrades and weapons are properly balanced, Game Swing does playtests throughout development. “We We solve everything by keeping on testing”, says Sommer.

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I currently write for Geek & Sundry, PC Gamer, and ThereWillBe.Games. r/tabletopgamedesign and /r/boardgameindustry are good for connecting with other designers and developers, getting feedback on a design, or even organizing playtests. Many developers choose to create their own subreddits for playtesting. It worked great.

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During the playtest, six people played at the same time, and I noticed they laughed at certain texts, which was great. ” Based in Kenya, Adeline is passionate about creating immersive gaming experiences and has diverse experience in game development projects, from mobile to PC and VR.

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Feedback from playtest sessions with friends or players is really important. We’d plug 8 controllers into my PC and have such a laugh playing all night. Once I feel that a solution is clear enough, I tend to get a sudden impulse to start making it, so I just follow that urge.” Especially early-on.

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