GDC Next, an extension of the Game Developers Conference focusing on ideas about what’s next for the gaming industry, is still a few months away; but the show’s organizers have announced the first few talks scheduled to take place during the inaugural event. The lineup covers …
Please expect a bit of braggery in this opinion piece. And by lowest possible level, I mean doing absolutely nothing that isn’t mandatory, and even then you avoid it as best you can.
“NERF VAYNE NOW!!”, “AOO SPAM BUILD IN D&D IS OVERPOWERED!”, “BLADE GRASP IS CHEAP!”, whining from noobs who don’t know how to play games it sounds like, but these are genuine complaints. The reason a game has balance issues isn’t always because it wasn’t balanced when …
As a veteran of gaming for nigh on 20 years, I’ve learned what games are tedious and what ones aren’t. Giving thought to it, I find that the most enjoyable ones avoid taking control from the player except when absolutely needed, and when they do, they …
