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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

Only MMO like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 are still generally recognized by western gamers. This is primarily because the Korean art team does not have the same historical and cultural burden as European and American teams shoulder when designing western fantasy elements. The rough cutscene). The grand scene).

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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

So simulationism was born as a way to make fantasy worlds richer, more immersive… in a sense, to “make the ride better.” It famously only added any crafting because the dev team saw it in UO during beta. Breadcrumbs, dialogue trees, cutscenes, progression paths. So is FFXIV. But Eve is basically simulationist.

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