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new Quake map: The Close And Holy Darkness

Radiator Blog

On the other hand, why shouldn't our fantasy settings involve Mesoamerican and Andean influences? The monster closet approach is less work, Though in the late 1990s, gamers started deriding Doom's monster closets as unrealistic and "un-immersive", reaching a fever pitch when Doom 3 had the audacity to pair monster closets with cutscenes.

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Would “Sword Art Online” Be a Bad VR Game?

Rampant Games

Thanks to a crazy head engineer with a god complex, ten thousand players are now playing an ultra-realistic fantasy game in a virtual world with real-world stakes. In the later game Alfheim Online , level and skills were all but ignored, emphasizing player skill like a shooter or fighting game. Cutscenes in an MMO? Sword Skills.

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The three most important qualities in an RPG

Keith Burgun

So what we end up with, over time, is a “tradition”, or traditions within a blanket term like “RPG” There are so-called “ARPGs” like Diablo, JRPGs like Final Fantasy, CRPGs like Ultima, tactical RPGs like Fire Emblem, and so on. Over the years, I have loved games in all of these categories.

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Design review of Redfall by Arkane Studios Austin

Radiator Blog

You're fighting not only the privatization of public health but also reckless climate engineering! Instead there's cutscenes without animation, scripted conversations without choreography, and readables you rarely read because the game never pauses. Three safehouse skulls + main quest macguffin = boss fight. But not really.

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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. Balancing relies heavily on gear, maps are crowded with question marks, Boss fights feature repetitive mechanisms. Despite the game’s powerful use of top-down view, the live cutscenes of Lost Ark are full of bugs.

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Why I’m bailing on Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Keith Burgun

I would have played it sooner, but I was on this huge Final Fantasy kick (which is still ongoing, to be honest). The opening cutscene literally made me cry. I mean, you spend a LOT of time fighting in this game. Next up on my list to play are: Final Fantasy X-2 and Death Stranding. Wish me luck. Thanks for reading!

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Deathloop deconstruction / design thoughts

Radiator Blog

This fighting game health mechanic is too fussy and unreliable for a busy shooter. So to survive fights for the first half of the game, you have to trust the level designers to leave enough health consumables around, Doom / Quake style. Bot invaders often don't interrupt a boss fight. Limited regen (e.g.