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A Fighting Game First: Showing Frame Advantage

Sirlin

We just put a new feature in Fantasy Strike that’s notable because it’s never been done before. The concept of who recovers first after a move hits or is blocked is called “frame advantage” in fighting games. The concept of who recovers first after a move hits or is blocked is called “frame advantage” in fighting games.

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Sirlin on Game Design, Ep 18: Fantasy Strike

Sirlin

Fantasy Strike is our new fighting game. This podcast explains what Fantasy Strike is all about. We cover the high concept about making a fighting game more accessible from top to bottom than anything else we've seen, the specific game mechanics we chose to accomplish that, and the resulting dynamics of how it plays.

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I’m making an RPG!

Keith Burgun

Starting somewhere in 2020, I started this huge dive into the Final Fantasy series – strangely enough, starting with the XIII trilogy. This article , in particular, from Nintendo Power, I have a distinct memory of reading and being totally transfixed by the concept of the world of Final Fantasy 1. (I A cool, fun game.

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A New Era of Fighting Games

Sirlin

Former Street Fighter designer / Evolution staff member / writer of competitive gaming guide is working on a new fighting game focusing on easy execution, great online play, and will be free to play." Which game is it though: Fantasy Strike or Rising Thunder? As great as it is, it isn't literally a fighting game though.

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Olivier Madiba’s Kiro’o Games is building a Pan-African entertainment ecosystem

PreMortem.Games

It was during those moments, captivated by the epic boss fights and voice acting in Final Fantasy 7, that Madiba’s deep love for video games was ignited. Olivier Madiba recalls playing games on warm sunny afternoons at his grandmother’s home with a spark in his eyes. These are some of his fondest childhood memories.

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4 Lessons from Everdell for Aspiring Board Game Designers

Brand Game Development

As the name suggests, Everdell has a fantasy setting, and is indeed named for a charming valley within the game’s world. Cute fantasy themes go a long way. I don’t know what exactly it is about fantasy themes, but board gamers love them. The shared lineage between science fiction and fantasy is on full display there.

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Introducing: Yomi 2

Sirlin

Yomi was "a fighting game in card form" that I made before making the actual fighting game Fantasy Strike. Now, Yomi 2 is a re-imagining of that fighting-card-game concept. For the last four and a half years, I've been working on a sequel to Yomi.