iHobo

JULY 12, 2023

Conversely, Ultima placed the agency motive above the narrative motive - the play itself creates stories from the toy box the game provides. It is the model that all contemporary open world games follow. Yet the agency motive has more to offer.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. In this sense, playing a 75% finished game is more useful than playing a 100% finished game.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

We’re in production for a currently untitled game that we plan on building entirely using no-code development tools like Bolt. And I always start my first day with play, because early play will help you spot potential problems early on and help you troubleshoot those issues in an open space. I want a game with roughly 1.5

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Game Designing

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Rather, the ‘atmosphere’ of any game is a combination of many things: art, sound, post-processing effects, story, dialogue, and more. Compare two games Breath of the Wild and Elden Ring. Both are open-world action-adventure games with fantasy elements and similar mechanics.

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SOVEREIGN MOON

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Similarly, like many of the other games on this list (like Planet Calypso), Star Trek Online has a strong social element to it and the game takes shape based on your preferences and game play decisions. The game world is huge and you can pretty much do whatever you want. Want to Make Video Games?

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Radiator Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In a past era of game design, we complained when combat games had obligatory stealth sections -- now we have story games with obligatory combat sections. Before you begin the zombie-filled Palace quest, the game UI helpfully advises, "if you're not a fan of action or horror gameplay, feel free to decline this quest."

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