Remove AAA Remove Cutscenes Remove Entertainment Remove FPS
article thumbnail

The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

Added: A helpful comparison here would be to look at Black Isle’s 1997 game Fallout , along with Obsidian Entertainment’s 2019 game Outer Worlds. AAA games are first and foremost products and their “smooth functionality” is prized above all else.

Fantasy 52
article thumbnail

Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

unlike Outer Wilds, golden loop here is heavily hard-gated by quest progression, not a "true" information game, compromise with AAA market? Meanwhile, Aleksis is an entertaining character with a big complicated party setpiece that invokes past Arkane games and the game marketing. no mind control) only 5 powers (+1 PvP only power).