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Ozzie Smith's Blog

Hi, I'm an indie game developer and I like to talk about game design and mechanics.

 

http://ozziesmith.wordpress.com/

Member Blogs

7 Suggestions for Having Interesting Weapons in Shooters
Posted by Ozzie Smith on Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:53:00 EDT in Design
A blog outlining 7 different ways to give a shooter interesting weapons. Ranging from the nature of weapon selection systems to adding interesting and meaningful depth to weapons.
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Player Skill, Character Skill, and Skill Progression Systems  Featured Blogs
Posted by Ozzie Smith on Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:02:00 EST in Design
Examining the difference between player and character skill in videogames and determining how skill progression systems can complement the gameplay of a game.
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Ozzie Smith's Comments

Comment In: Microsoft's official stance on used games for Xbox One [News - 06/06/2013 - 06:28]

So this pretty much kills ...

So this pretty much kills gamefly and redbox games, right

Comment In: 'If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards.' [News - 05/22/2013 - 01:53]

I didn 't use BC ...

I didn 't use BC that often, only a few times a year, but I 'm really glad that the 360 and PS3 had it. There are a few gems that you just will really want to re-visit once or twice a year for the rest of your life, you ...

Comment In: Sony tells us what's going on with the PlayStation Vita [News - 05/14/2013 - 09:33]

Obviously the specs would need ...

Obviously the specs would need to change a bit to make sure the device has a better battery life I 'm not suggesting Sony now make a new version of Vita that is also a phone, but instead wishing that they made a phone from the start . If it ...

Comment In: Pro-gamer migration to League of Legends reveals tension between eSports communities [Blog - 05/08/2013 - 10:00]

SC2 is much smaller in ...

SC2 is much smaller in Korea than SC1 was. SC2 failed to retain the majority of SC1 fans there, and many of them have moved to LoL or just away from eSports and competitive gaming in general many moved to MMOs as well .

Comment In: Should games have stories? [News - 05/08/2013 - 04:47]

I 'm not saying that ...

I 'm not saying that people don 't like stories in games. What I am saying is that pretty much every time that story would be better delivered through another medium. I love MGS but that is more for gameplay. The crazy story is nice for the first time around ...

Comment In: Super Metroid and The Exclusion of Control Mastery [Blog - 05/01/2013 - 10:54]

I think it sort of ...

I think it sort of comes down to what sort of game the developer is trying to make. To me Assassin 's Creed felt like a series that wants the player to see lots of cool moves and feel like the main character is a badass so to speak. Whereas ...

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