It certainly seems like a top down approach to mechanic design: starting with an outcome and figuring out what fills the needs. The alternate approach is to create the mechanic as a toy , play with it to discover what's fun to do with this toy, and then design goals ...
Skipped to the bottom of comments. Sorry if I've missed someone saying the same stuff. This article reminded me of something I wrote a while ago on a now defunct game design site antifactory arguing that all games are uninteractive : designers have designed an all encompassing possibility space, and ...
I must point you at this gamasutra article which does a great breakdown of in world/in hud/hybrid huds. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4286/game ui discoveries what players .php The full version if you can track it down is even more excellent. While there is a certain elegance and consistency to building everything into the ...
Your speculation is spot on - I mentioned that the pre-final boss feels a tad weak thinking it was probably an important detail, and you've explained why, fully Once again, excellent illucidation. You are so cool to me I like you
@Jim McGinley: Sir, do not worry You may have missed my sarcastic tones, and also I missed a key plot point: I did the exactly opposite of cover for him. I was as shocked as you, and told my comrades the story behind the producer's back, because I'm a LOOSE ...
I fear the marketing arms race has already begun, and it is too late for the pebbles to vote . That said, an honesty-offensive could stick out amongst the concensus of self-inflatory press and fanboy pandering. I mix my metaphors digitally.
John - melee attacks could be downed if the audio visual payoff were still juicy enough, and strategically viable enough to use. Doesn't just have to be about damage. All you're getting with massive damage is an immediate, distinct, noticeable, strategically useful payoff. Melee systems are clearly horrible when you're ...
