Just wanted to poke my head in and say that this analysis is awesome, and everything I 've come to expect from Sirlin. r n r nD2 had this weird halfway design which borrowed elements of Roguelikes yet changed the permadeath mechanic on which they all depended. It 's cool ...
Tess, I could see that concept package including prototype and some art thing working well. r n r nEasiest way to make it happen seems to be for a large studio to take sub-groups of developers and let them explore wild new high-risk concepts with prototypes and basic art. You ...
This game strikes me as very structurally similar to Super Meat Boy. Interesting. r n r nThey 've both got a sort of emergent slot machine thing going on. Every attempt could result in a win, but most don 't, randomly. It 's a game of skill, so there are ...
This is really fascinating, thanks. r n r nI didn 't fully understand the graphs. Are these records of a single play by one player, or some kind of average of whole groups ' play sessions r n r nAlso, why are the Osmos No Audio records so short
I learned a lot here. Thanks, Forrest. r n r nA warning: careful watching that StarCraft II AI video... it will give you a lasting headache if you watch it too long.
I don 't think that text is meant to accomplish what you 're assuming it 's meant to accomplish. r n r nYou 're criticizing the characters and plot, but that text isn 't there to tell a story about characters or plot. It 's a device for introducing themes ...
This comment directed to Jonathan and Jake S. above. r n r nI hate to be a correct-a-tron, but GTA was not designed as a cops and robbers game. You can read the original GTA1 pitch document here: r n r nhttp://www.gamepitches.com/2011/04/dma-design-ltd-grand-theft-auto-1-design-document/ r n r nIt 's remarkably close to ...
Those statistics don't mean what you think they mean. They could occur without any changes to any individual developer's earnings over the course of their career. The ones that make very little money back mostly quit. Those that are successful continue to make a second game. Repeat five times and ...
