Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

A mechanic is the concept behind the game and the rule is the way that it’s handled to ensure balance.” ” Rules are really tricky to do right because you have to serve two purposes: balance the game and communicate clearly. Making Balanced & Clear Rules. Playtest a Ton. Rules vs. Rulebooks.

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Balance Games Communications Mechanics 130

Sirlin

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Though you might as well wait until next week because there will be a balance update within a week. Finally, we discuss what Geiger's moves will be in the Fantasy Strike fighting game. Last and certainly not least, I plan to post a new playable version of Fantasy Strike, our simple-yet-deep fighting game (for the $25+ patrons).

Fantasy 52

Fantasy Fighting Balance Concepts 52

Rindoku

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Gabriel Tanko – Concept and 2D Art. Everything would work out as designed if the player started fighting in the new area but of course players will surprise you. Balancing the difficulty for a wide range of players will be a b h. Fix the problems we identified during the playtest. Ovidiu Mantoc – Level Design, 3D Art.

Point and Click 52

Point and Click Dev Demo Playtesting 52

Grid Sage Games

MARCH 10, 2022

Some roguelikes don’t strive for balance, but maintaining balance has always been important to me for Cogmind, since it fits better with my vision for this type of game, heavy on tough, complex, and consequential decision-making at multiple strategic and tactical levels. Alien Artifacts. Exiles Prototypes.

Balance 52

Balance Mechanics Beta Prototyping 52

Grid Sage Games

OCTOBER 2, 2022

I was really unsure any of this would work at all, since internally it’s quite complex and therefore hard to gauge what outcomes are possible and whether they’d really fit into Cogmind, which has a pretty strong focus on design balance. The first iteration simply averaged together the stats of all the input items.

Engine 52

Engine Engineering Mechanics Balance 52

Grid Sage Games

JULY 17, 2022

In playtesting so far this (among other benefits we’ll get to later) is already clearly tempting players who would otherwise always prefer regular branches over infiltrating a Garrison. Of course this change comes with significant balance repercussions, which we’ll cover when we get to discussing that topic further below.

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Beta Content Balance Mechanics 52