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Anima Flux: Co-Op Metroidvania Launch
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How do game developers decide what scale of numbers their system will use, I.E. how large the “base” numbers are? For example, in MTG a 15/15 creature is a world ending menace while in Yu Gi Oh a 300/200 creature, Skull Servant, is noted on the card’s flavor text to be individually weak. What are the advantage of using large numbers versus small ones and vice versa?
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MAY 20, 2025
The size of the number affects how things feel to the player. When it comes to system design, what really matters is how many hits it takes to defeat an opponent. However, humans also have feelings associated with big and small numbers relative to the "normal" expected number. The relation of the number to the "norm" is what makes something feel big or small within the game.
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