It's better to code around "real life situations". But what if you need to code something that you are not in the stage of having good requirements yet?
I didn't read all the article, but one point I would like to say is inventory can actually be fun Just take a look at Ultima 7's inventory system. It was actually fun fiddeling in your backpack.
Charles, I do agree with you that over analyzing is overrated. First, as a player that would definitely ruin your experience and immerssion. And as a developer, you can't really expect to be able to analyze every aspect of a game, and exactly predict what kind of experience your game ...
@Bart, That is very interesting. If I understand you, an extreme example of the Rational/Explorer would be that the player observe all the clues, the player gather all the puzzle related data. Then the player only need to think without pressing any button to figure out the puzzle. After figuring ...
By the way, the reason I think critiques like this game so much, is that the game environment, puzzles and visuals never seem to repeat them self. Every puzzle or place seems like a unique place. There are no sprites or background elements that are used more than once. Mostly. ...
